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BOTL UPCOMING MAINTENANCE
Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.
Novice questions
- Thread starter jasontp
- Start date
Wasch_24
2005 BoY
I recently learned the most effective way of doing this. You ash the cigar and blow through the cigar while holding a flame to the foot. Remove the flame while continuing to blow and you should acheive a blow torch like effect. Continue blowing until the flame goes away or you run out of breath. Your cigar will taste almost brand new.
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Great advice. Jason, I'd go with the tupper-dor. It's about the easiest thing in the world. Go out to your local Target or Wally-world and get a "Sterlite" or any other kind of "tupperware-like" container so long as it seals well. Go over to heartfeltindustries.com and get yourself some 65% beads. Put the beads in the tupper-dor, put the cigars in and you are good to go. Oh yeah, pick up a nice, inexpensive digital hygro as well just so you know what's what for now.
Cheapest way to get started and there are enough different size tupperware like containers to give you some flexibility in storage size.
Great advice. Jason, I'd go with the tupper-dor. It's about the easiest thing in the world. Go out to your local Target or Wally-world and get a "Sterlite" or any other kind of "tupperware-like" container so long as it seals well. Go over to heartfeltindustries.com and get yourself some 65% beads. Put the beads in the tupper-dor, put the cigars in and you are good to go. Oh yeah, pick up a nice, inexpensive digital hygro as well just so you know what's what for now.
Cheapest way to get started and there are enough different size tupperware like containers to give you some flexibility in storage size.
indyrob
BoM Feb '06 & Sept. '08
I think that the Maduro wrapper might need to be explained too. Some are sweet, some are strong...just don't look at it like it's going to be an ass kicker because it's strong looking.
jasontp said:
The others were great suggestions, but I'd stay away from the Edge maduro at first. It's one of my current favorite NC's, but it's a high-octane smoke and will probably put you on your butt, at least until you get a little more used to cigars.
Sounds like you're getting off to a good start. I wish I'd had BOTL when I was starting out. Keep asking questions, bro.
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Oh yeah...
They still make phone books??Hal said:
I'm not worried about getting kicked on my butt I like to start strong when i started drinking wine my instant favorite was Cabernet. . . but I'm definately getting some stuff that's not quite so stout to start off with too!
A word or two about inhaling. You don't have to inhale into your lungs to taste the tobacco. Your taste buds and sense of smell are in your mouth and nose, not your lungs. If you inhale you stand a much bigger chance of getting cancer, especially if you smoke cigarettes according to the studies I've seen. Also, cigar smoke is much heavier than cigarette smoke so it'll make you sick anyway. You won't enjoy it so my advice is not to.
You can force the smoke into your nose or breathe some in through your nose to get the full flavor experience, but to inhale to the point of getting it into your lungs is like drinking vanilla coke - some people do it but it's just plain wrong...
You can force the smoke into your nose or breathe some in through your nose to get the full flavor experience, but to inhale to the point of getting it into your lungs is like drinking vanilla coke - some people do it but it's just plain wrong...