Guides
From first cut to last third
Three guides, in the order you need them, each built to use with a cigar in hand.
Step 1 · 1 minute
How to Cut a Cigar
Take off too little and it will not draw. Take off too much and it comes apart in your mouth. The difference is about two millimeters.
Step 2 · 1 to 2 minutes
How to Light a Cigar
A cigar is not lit like a cigarette. It is toasted, slowly, with the flame never touching the leaf. Get the first minute right and the next hour takes care of itself.
Step 3 · 45 minutes to 2 hours
How to Smoke a Cigar
Everything a first cigar needs, in the order you need it. None of it is hard. Most of it is slowing down.