Tl;dr - can you draw more often on a slim stick than a fat one without burning and ruining the flavors?

danmdevries wrote:

When I first got into cigars I wasn't smoking anything much smaller than a 60.

I steered clear of the slimmer ones because I was afraid of burning them and ruining the cigar with too hard too fast a draw. After doing a few trades here, I've a well rounded assortment of sizes and ive just recently started smoking some of the narrow ring sizes.

But I'm not getting the hot burned tar flavor that I was getting if I drew too hard or too often on others.

Are slimmer sticks more resistant due to greater surface area to filler ratio? Or am I subconsciously taking it easy on them?

Am I misinterpreting the experience or was my initial impression incorrect? Can you draw more frequently on a 40 ring than a 60 and avoid the heat?

danmdevries wrote:

Just go easy on ALL cigars, regardless of size. the flavors will be much better and probably a lot more noticeable.

knokmdwn wrote:

Different cigars require different smoking techniques (draw frequency, draw force, etc.) in order to get the "most" out of them.
It took me a while to get that sorted out properly, but it has made a huge difference.

KingoftheCove wrote: