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Cigar purging
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xibbumbero Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, Jul 21 2003, 6:01 AM EST
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Just wondering how many of you purge your cigars? I do on occasion,but only if the cigar starts to get bitter or harsh. What say ye all? X
bud451 Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Jul 21 2003, 6:06 AM EST
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You got it X....exactly what I do.
rmarrandino Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Jul 21 2003, 6:21 AM EST
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Not very often, only when needed.
Slimboli Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Jul 21 2003, 6:25 AM EST
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... yep, what X said ... and always before I put it in my Cigar Savor.
SteveS Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Jul 21 2003, 7:39 AM EST
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that's odd ... I read the question and after thinking about it for a few seconds, I realized that I subconsciously do that all the time and wondered why ... it IS part of what I habitually do when smoking, but I have no idea how, why or when I began doing so ... I THINK it's something that's related to the pipe smoking I did back in college and for some years afterward ...

That's gonna be one of those things that really bugs the *&%$ outta me now ... thanks for bringing it up ... LOL
Robby Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Jul 21 2003, 7:40 AM EST
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I'm more in to bingeing than purging...
Mr.Mean Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Jul 21 2003, 7:54 AM EST
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Purge when necessary. Last nights' smoke needed purging.
Charlie Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, Jul 21 2003, 8:29 AM EST
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Yes, what you all said!

Charlie
La10870 Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Jul 22 2003, 5:19 AM EST
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It's the only way to smoke a Lone Wolf. Just purge it.
Go Stars! Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Jul 22 2003, 7:49 PM EST
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Purge? As in PUSH air through the stogie instead of DRAWING into the mouth? If so, yeah, I do that whenever I've let a stoge go a minute longer than necessary between puffs and I have to take multiple puffs to sustain the cherry. After that puffing, it tastes nasty, so I "purge".
ajeroth Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 12:33 AM EST
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I didn't know that it was called purging... But I also do it. Sometimes just to get the cherry going again.
Slimboli Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 3:25 AM EST
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Go Stars! --- purging is when you blow air through the cigar while keeping a flame at the 'cherry' ... once the flame is burning, you can take the flame away ... and it will continue to burn.

You will see a multi-color flame shoot out of the foot, almost like a flame thrower, and it will be a really cool array of colors that eventually will turn into a yellow flame ... and then it will go out.

What is happening here ... is you are burning off the accumulated gasses and tars that build up the length of the cigar as it is being smoked.
Slimboli Offline
#13 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 3:26 AM EST
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ajeroth --- in order to purge your cigar, you already have to have a good cherry going ... ;^)
ajeroth Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2003, 12:06 AM EST
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Thanks,
I'll try it tonight with a flame to it.
turnberry Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2003, 10:29 AM EST
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It was bound to happen sooner or later. I have to develop a modified smoking technique to keep in synch with this cool group.
chibacity Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2003, 6:36 PM EST
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Just wait 'till you have to start holding you cigar differently as well. LOL

Rob
Go Stars! Offline
#17 Posted: Sun, Jul 27 2003, 5:58 PM EST
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Slim! Thanks bro! very helpful sir....

Chibacity, you mean like in the movie GATTICA?

"A righty never holds it with his left."
ken9810 Offline
#18 Posted: Mon, Jul 28 2003, 5:25 PM EST
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I make it a habit,not waiting for the cigar to get funky.When I saw the thread title I was reminded of guys at the H.A.R.D.#4 herf,who power-smoked fresh JdN
Antanatos until they hurled.And lit up another.
ajeroth Offline
#19 Posted: Tue, Jul 29 2003, 2:38 AM EST
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I can't get the hang of it. Every time I start blowing through the cigar hard enough to try to get a flame the lighter goes out. Ohh well. They smoke all right anyway. I'll have to wait till I meet an experienced smoker in person.
Slimboli Offline
#20 Posted: Tue, Jul 29 2003, 4:31 AM EST
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The cigar must not be that bad then ...

Once the foot is shooting out flames ... you take the lighter away, and if there is enough 'build-up', it will stay lit all by itself until all the gasses are burnt off.

It's qite the site ... the flame will be multi-colored, kind of like a mini Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) ... and then will go to just yellow before it will run out of fuel.
smithbw Offline
#21 Posted: Sun, Aug 3 2003, 12:04 PM EST
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I can't believe it...

I have not purged a gar in a long, long, long time. Simply, did not need to. However, this weekend I smoked a PAM 64 that I had to purge three times! The colors were phenomenal and the gar tasted better after each purge.

Thanks for jinxing me X...
usahog Offline
#22 Posted: Sun, Aug 3 2003, 12:09 PM EST
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I only have to Purge a Cigar if it is Green.. Fairly new with little age to it... then for me it is a must.. at least 2 to 3 times through the Smoking of it... sometimes it is a must though to hear about and try a new one right out of the Box!!! and sometimes adds the mind with Doubt that this Cigar will be a winner... but to let it sit a couple months and fire one up again... that is the true test as to weather their a keeper or not...

Hog
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