Debunking 2 Common Cigar Myths

In today’s modern, enlightened, health conscious world where cigarette smoking is deemed socially unacceptable, cigar smoking is accepted...even encouraged! 

People all over the world smoke cigars and, of course, just like everything else myths begin to circulate when a lot of people are doing anything. Cigars and the smoking of have cigars have produced a few myths that are very interesting….wrong…but still interesting.


For example one cigar myth that is prevalent and still circulating even in today’s modern and well-informed world is that cigars are better if they are warmed before they are smoked. According to this myth, warming a cigar from end to end before smoking it provides a smoother smoking experience and a better flavor.

People sometimes spend a long time warming up their cigars before they light them. I’ve seen some hold a cigar in one hand and run a lighted match along the length. Then they turn the cigar and repeat the process until ever little bit of the exterior has been exposed to heat.

The problem is…it doesn’t work. Warming the cigar has no positive influence on smoothness, taste or aroma and it’s more likely that the flame of the match will get too close to the cigar and scorch the outer leaf. This will ruin the taste of the cigar completely.

Another cigar smoking myth is that the finest cigars are rolled on the thighs of sultry mulatto women. There is another variation on this theme; the best cigars are rolled between the thighs of virgins.

Either version is laughable. First of all most of those who roll cigars by hand are men because rolling cigars requires a lot of arm strength and most women aren’t strong enough. Secondly, cigars must be rolled on a hard, smooth surface. Thighs of sultry mulatto women or virgins do not qualify as smooth, hard surfaces adequate for rolling a cigar.

Please! Cigar smoking isn't any "cooler" than cigarette smoking! Quit smoking tobacco in any form!