When you are struggling on a tight draw do you....

[Montaigut]

Toss.

Not even a second thought about it.

Price does not come into play.

Its part of the game, accept it and move on to the next one...

[Bunner]

I pitch it... From my experince massaging doesnt help much. Rather then suffer through it, it's outta here!

[audio1der]

If its already lit and a quick massage/tinkering with the Henry's tools doesn't fix it, PITCH IT. Life's too short.

I have tried to clip & draw while selecting, so I can put them back if I find a tight draw. that has helped a lot.

[dan5974]

I usually test the draw after cutting or using a punch.If it seem tight,I'll run a Drawpoker throught it.Cigars a too expensive to just chuck if the draw is too tight.On the other hand,if they taste like ****,I'll chuck em in a second.

[LLC]

I'll try a gentle massage and if that doesn't work I'll try more aggressively and then toss it if it didn't work or if that ruined it.

[Hugomarink]

No tolerance. Life is too short to smoke a cigar you can't enjoy. I used to wrestle with these things but the success rate (making a tight draw tolerable) is really pretty small. Not worth the effort. Time to cut your losses and grab another one.

[cementhead339]

Ill try a couple small cuts, if it doesnt help Pitch it and start with a new one. A crap draw ruins the whole cigar experience for me.

[orangedog]

I echo a lot of the comments here... poker, then pitch.

other route is to sometimes put it in a dry box and let it sit for anywhere from a couple of hours to a day.

[maverickdrinker]

I pitch it. Life is too short.

[DinoCop05]

Gentle massage and if that doesnt work, I'll increase the pressure. No dice, then it's history. Unless, of course it's your first 1966 that was gifted at a Xmas party. Had to suffer through it. Of course of 6 smokers I get the one with a terrible draw!

[reliefdvm]

I have never had good luck with messaging the plug. I do have pretty good luck using old 2mm orthopedic bone drill bits. "Drill" 3 holes up past the band and usually your good to go. If its still plugged then pitch it and move on.

[LeafLover]

Over the last couple months I've been really disappointed with my habanos with tight draws and inconsistencies. I had an epiphany toward the end of the last year: its been a while since I've been in the NC world, let's see what the NC world has to offer. So, for the last couple months, I've been searching out NC's.

To my surprise, I've found a few NC's that I enjoy equally with my CC's- in flavor and complexity. And all with great draws and consistency fron cigar to cigar.

For a long time, I've been 100 percent CC's in rotation. Now I'm up to 10 percent NC's in stock.

Im just tired of suffering through what plagues CC's. There's nothing wrong with my storage: 60-62rh/60-65F.

[Dbone]

Toss.

Not even a second thought about it.

Price does not come into play.

Its part of the game, accept it and move on to the next one...

+1

Life is to short to be smoking plugged cigars

[nubchin]

Toss it.

I've tried pocking them but tightly rolled stick tend to crack since I keep a dryer RH, plus found out that badly rolled sticks tend to have a bad blend.

I've also tried unrolling tight sticks to smoke the separated leaves in pipes after humidifying them just for fun . Some secos and wrappers are surprisingly delicious.

[Murri]

Will try to save it but have little patience for plugged cigars.

They get tossed pretty quick.

Mu biggest complaint with CC's.

[DougB]

I have had quite a few plugged cigars lately. A '99 BCE- not much of a surprise there- and 4 Partagas 898's out of an 09 box. Sucks. Recently too I had a plugged Sir Winnie from '10. Makes me wonder just how often those draw tests are actually done. It's annoying and expensive. I chuck 'em. These days I bring 2 with me to the shop because of my latest experience with plugged cigars.

[thechenman]

If i get a plugged smoke, I will feel around for the plug than massage. It usually doesn't do much, and if it does, its usually temporary. I'll smoke about a third of the cigar and If still plugged, I will cut under the hard spot...if that still does not work, I chuck it. Had this happen to me two weeks ago with a NC, a Four Kicks Corona. Like others have said...a tight draw can just ruin the cigar experience.

[ramon_cojones]

I find it amusing some are willing to suffer because they paid more for a particular cigar. Toss that *****.

[dweinberger]

My choice wasn't one of the options.

I'll usually massage the cigar. I try to find the plugged area, usually a tight area in the cigar. I'll then massage that area using both light squeezing and slight twisting at the same time. If the cigar is not overfilled, this usually helps tremendously. I'm able to save 50%-75% of my plugged smokes this way.

If that doesn't work, the cigar gets cut and depending on how far I had to clip it, it may be saved for when I'm washing the car. If above the label (not usually), then its smoked immediately. Below the label becomes a car wash cigar.

[hardrock86]

I always feel bad tossing especially when I only have a couple of them, so I usually try to roll it out in my hands and use the poker...I am very hesitant to toss it but as I get more boxes I can see that becoming a better option.

[Strick28]

I use to try and save them but the success rate was not worth the time. I have no patience when it comes to dealing with plugged cigars. I will try to massage one for about 5 seconds and if that don't work game over. I have been lucky for quiet awhile now and have had no issues...

[CohibaBehike]

I'll suffer through it and see if it gets better, if not i'll grab my "poker" and try and create a hole, if that doesn't work than i pitch it. I would never cut it though, rather just pitch it.

[Maplepie]

plugged cigars have NEVER been a problem in my days

unless they were shiteily rolled. then it's not the plug that's a problem.........

[ogus]

Habana Kebab

[TheLiquidGator]

Lower the humidity.