Mike's Cigar offers a guide "how to smoke a cigar properly"

1. How to Smoke a Cigar Properly
These simple rules help you right in and make you
look like a pro. When you know what you are
actually doing, you will enjoy your cigar more. This
is like your quick-reference guide on smoking that
cigar properly. If you follow these rules, you will
enjoy your cigar experience more!

2. Follow Some Simple Rule
There are things about smoking right that only cigar
aficionado knows best. And if you’re someone
who has smoked a few stogies before, that too
only once in a while, smoking a cigar can be
rather confusing. Of course, it looks like the most
basic thing at many levels, but there’s a little
more to it. But it’s not quite that easy. Like with
all best things in the world, there are subtle
norms that cigar smokers follow. If you don’t
want to look like a greenhorn when the humidor
is laid before you light up that cigar, follow some
simple rules.

3. Choosing the right cigar
You must be thinking what this has
got to do with cigar smoking, but
actually everything! Check out the
guides available about the cigar
varietals and pick what you think
would suit your taste best.
Remember this that you won’t be
able to enjoy a cigar well if it’s too
strong or too light for you. Just
don’t give away wad of cash and
get the most expensive cigar
thinking it will be the best. Highly
priced cigar doesn’t come with
quality guarantee.

4. How to cut it right
• Before you light up the cigar, clip
the end of the cigar right. There
are purpose-build cigar clippers
meant for this purpose. Some
cut it with a knife, but that is
acceptable only if there is no
clipper handy. For those who are
biting the end off, are just going
the wrong way. You should avoid
it at all costs. If you want a quick
solution to this, snip the end off
with strong motion quickly.

5. Light it right
• So you have a variety of options
here. That being said, a torch
lighter works best. Wooden
matches also work well but not
easy to use. That makes them a
poor choice for beginners. Then
you have Cigar lighters which
should be avoided as experts
also claim that the flavor of
tobacco can be affected by this.
Hold the cigar in your hands and
place the tip right above the
flame.

6. The finale!
• When you have the tip
primed, put the stogie in
your mouth and puff. You
must not inhale the
smoke. Chances are,
you’ll end up hacking.
When you don’t know
how to puff, the best way
to go about it is just don’t
draw in air and only
pretend you’re sucking
something with a straw.