I love to sit out on my porch in the afternoon with a fine cigar in one hand and glass of wine in the other, then gaze upon the setting sun to the east. As my children play baseball in the yard and my dog sleeping under my feet, I think back to the very first cigar I ever lit. It was a big old one that my father gave me - these were much bigger than the cigarettes I was accustomed to, but had a very unique smell that I enjoyed when my dad smoked his. I just held this in one hand and tried to light it, but had a very hard time. The wind blew out my butane lighter, and I felt awkward trying to really puff on it.
My father gave me these pointers: a) be sure to get yourself a Zippo Brand Windproof lighter so the wind will not blow the flame out.. b) as you hold the cigar begin to puff with the tip of the cigar right at the end of the flame. and c) begin to rotate the cigar while puffing using your thumb and index/middle fingers for about 20 seconds.
He was right! My first lighter was a chrome Zippo brand and together with this technique, lighting a cigar became a breeze.
