Newbie questions about lighting the cigar (and more!)

[Zeede]

I too stress about my lights. However, If its just a little on the periphery of the cigar, it will usually catch without additional flamage. Take a few casual, normal puffs and recheck. If it hangs too much, I touch it up very lightly. I try to stress less and enjoy more

As far as the burn line, Its fairly normal for there to be a black line just before the ash. I would say that the black line is generally around the thickness of a dime, or about 1/16th to 1/32th of an inch. Are you getting a line much thicker than that?

Yes, sometimes thicker, like an 1/8th of an inch, and the wrapper has bulged out from the cigar a bit.

I'm not talking about the thin black line that is normal.

[DBragg]

My best guess is that you are trying to hard to keep it burning, and making it too hot... Which is a symptom of tobacco that is too wet, as mentioned by Zurg and Tracmyer. Waiting for cigars to drop to 65% becomes easier as your supply increases.

That being said, I have some Tat Noella Reservas that I cant wait to get my greedy little paws on... Just have to hang in there for a couple more weeks LOL