Questions You Thought Too Stupid To Ask

[jhedrick83]

I've searched and read what I can find about burn lines (yes, I'm a little obsessive about it, a little problem can become a big one if you don't fix it) and the prevailing wisdom is to put the slower burning side down. This works for me a significant portion of the time and I really don't have too many burn issues since lowering my rh to 65%. But...in the last month I have had 2 cigars where putting the slow side down didn't work, but when I put the slow side up it corrected. Are there just different cigars that will respond differently to which side is up? Could it have to do with how tightly packed they are? I would have thought it might be the scotch or tequila, but both times it happened when I was drinking coffee with my cigar. And....discuss.

Has it been windy those two times? My porch can get quite windy, when that happens the top tends to burn a bit faster as the bottom is better shielded from the wind by the ashtray.

[CoachDread]

Has it been windy those two times? My porch can get quite windy, when that happens the top tends to burn a bit faster as the bottom is better shielded from the wind by the ashtray.

An excellent question. Not that I noticed but it is always a little breezy. I do enjoy my cigars while watching the afternoon/evening thunderstorms roll in...I'll have to pay more attention to that. It may be that the airflow in that little corner (I keep my ashtray down on a small table tucked into a corner to avoid excess wind or any kind of rain) allows the breeze to change significantly depending on the direction of the breeze. Great thought, thanks Jesse!

[jhedrick83]

An excellent question. Not that I noticed but it is always a little breezy. I do enjoy my cigars while watching the afternoon/evening thunderstorms roll in...I'll have to pay more attention to that. It may be that the airflow in that little corner (I keep my ashtray down on a small table tucked into a corner to avoid excess wind or any kind of rain) allows the breeze to change significantly depending on the direction of the breeze. Great thought, thanks Jesse!

There may be more to it than that, but that may be a big factor.