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The head of a cigar is sealed with a crap of tobacco which
helps to secure the wrapper leaf in place. Before lighting you need to create a broad opening in it, a job efficiently done using a guillotine cutter or special cigar scissors. Make your incission across the shoulders of the cigar, leaving the bottom part of the cap in place to avoid the wrapper unravelling. Piercing as a means of preparing the offers a poor draw and can focus heat and oils. Removing the brand at this stage can damage the delicate wrapper leaf. If you wish to take the brand off the best advice is to do so after smoking for around five minutes, when the cigar has warmed up and the brand is easier to remove. Even then the brand should not be pulled off, like a ring off a finger, but rather peeled off. |