Hade a smoke today that will remain unnamed for now. Anyway I was straightening out a crooked burn with my torch lighter when parts of the ash melted and curled up into little balls. The smell was a bit like burning plastic. And ya, there was no cello on. This is freaking me out a bit. The smoke is from a reputable brand although it could be fake. Also it didn't taste right either, kind of smokey/hickery.

I thought maybe a build up of tar or something. I tried fireing up the ash on some other smokes sitting in the ashtray on my deck and could not replicate this. Anyone have an explanation for this.

oops, wrong board. Please kill this post and go to cigars and related