Lighting a cigar

The act of lighting a cigar involves 2 very important principals. The first involves the instruments used to light the cigar and the second the enjoyment of your Habano.

1) Always use a butane lighter or a cedar or wooden match-stick. Try to never use a petrol lighter, a candle or a wax match as all of these have odors that the cigar is quick to absorb.

2) The second principle to remember is that a cigar must be lit with the utmost patience. Nothing spoils the enjoyment of a Habano faster than a badly lit cigar.

Warming: Hold your cigar at a 90 degree angle above the flame of your lighter. Burning directly in the flame makes heats your cigar unnecessarily. Patiently twist or rotate the cigar until all parts of the foot are evenly charred.

Lighting: Place the cigar to your lips and with the flame still under the foot, puff gently onto the cigar until the flames jump up. Continue to slowly rotate the cigar while occasionally blowing on the foot to ensure an even burn.

Ashing: Allowing the ashes to gently fall or rolling these off onto the edge of the ashtray, are both perfectly acceptable.