How to purge a cigar

If you are not an experienced cigar smoker, you will learn that there is a small ritual to follow before, during, and after enjoying your stick. This is an integral part of the art of smoking your cigar like a pro. Smoking focuses on the purging of your cigar and explains how to proceed.

Purging a cigar, what does that mean?

Cigar purging, also called "cigar purging," is done at the end of tasting or when relighting a piece of a cigar that you had previously started. The end of the cigar holds all the tar and other particles from combustion. It may then taste more bitter and less pleasant. You may experience the same sensations if you relight a cigar that you had already started some time before. It is therefore necessary to have all the cigar maintenance products.

The technique of purging a cigar is regularly performed by many experienced smokers. This will allow you to restore the aromas and regain the taste of your favorite cigar.

How do you purge your cigar?

The technique is quite simple:

• Take your cigar, then remove the ashes.
• Get your lighter, then light the flame. Now hold your cigar about 1 to 2 cm from it.
• At this moment, blow gently and regularly into your cigar. A small flame will appear between the cigar and the lighter. This is normal and is precisely the desired effect.
• Continue to blow gently until it goes out on its own. As long as the flame persists, keep blowing.
• When it disappears, it means your cigar is completely purged. You can then stop blowing.

The advantages of purging a cigar

This method is reliable and very easy to implement. It allows you to enjoy your cigar to the end, without wasting! Indeed, you will quickly find a much more flavorful range in your mouth, as if you had just started your session.

Besides the economical and flavorful aspect, purging a cigar is a technique that mainly applies to stronger cigars. In other words, it slowly allows you to transition to stronger cigars, without being unsettled by the last third and having to discard a often more expensive smoke.