Lighting Cigars with Cedar Strips
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Oct-07-2009
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Smoking is as much about the accessories attached to the activity as it is about the tobacco itself. As is the case with cooking a gourmet meal, a smoker oftentimes spends an equal amount of time deciding upon the best way to go about their preferred leisure activity as they do deciding upon which type of tobacco or cigar they prefer.
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Smoking is as much about the accessories attached to the activity as it is about the tobacco itself. As is the case with cooking a gourmet meal, a smoker oftentimes spends an equal amount of time deciding upon the best way to go about their preferred leisure activity as they do deciding upon which type of tobacco or cigar they prefer. Among the very gourmet methods of smoking cigars is the lighting of the stogie with a cedar strip.
Many cigar smokers seek to experience their smoke in a way that keeps it completely free of flavors imparted by chemicals. Some smokers claim to be able to taste lighter fluid when using lighters fueled by liquids and, for them, a butane cigar lighter or a match is the typical choice. Cedar strips are used by those who want something entirely different out of their experience.
Most smokers who prefer this method have some degree of sensitivity to the taste of the chemicals used in both lighters and matches. Cedar burns fast and hot, has a pleasant, natural taste and, according to many cigar aficionados, imparts no unpleasant taste to their tobacco. For this reason, many individuals who prefer to light their cigars in this fashion also light the cedar strip itself with a match, eliminating altogether any chance of having lighter fluid or other substances discolor the flavor of their cigar. Of course, this method is not the most convenient and is usually something that is done when one smokes a cigar in their home as carrying around all the materials required can be somewhat cumbersome.
There are advantages and disadvantages to this method. Among the advantages are the lack of chemicals involved. While fluid-filled lighters can sometimes impart a taste to the first few puffs of tobacco and do burn with a scent, butane lighters and cedar strips do not. Cedar strips are also very inexpensive and most smokers will find that they can get a couple of lights off of one strip, depending, of course, on how hard their cigar is to get lit.
Cedar strips offer something different for one's cigar-smoking experience. The smell of burning cedar being immediately followed by the smell of high-quality, burning tobacco is really quite pleasant. If one is truly looking for a gourmet experience, cedar strips can be a nice addition to the smoking ritual.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Lighting Cigars with Cedar Strips_3915.aspx
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Author Resource :
Dave Sabot is the owner of an online specialty lighters store. With expert knowledge of cigar accessories, including Zippo pipe lighters, Dave also authors a premier cigar lighter repair blog.
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Keywords :
cigars, lighters, cigar lighters, zippo, zippo lighters, butane lighters, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Leisure, Relaxation, Educationa,
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Home and Family
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Hobbies
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