A fellow cigar smoker asked me a question about his cigar burning more on one side than the other. I told him it was canoeing. Being a Newbie, he gave me a look like a dog would give you when you ask him a question, he tilted his head to the side and sort of whimpered. He recovered from the puppy look and asked me more about canoeing and this is what I told him.
You can not prevent canoeing 100% due to so many uncontrollable variables such as plant grown, humidity while drying and construction, however there are things you can do to cut down on this issue after you get them into you possession.
If your cigars are over humidified (over 70%) they have a tendency to canoe. If you have a good supply of cigars and they sit for more then 2-3 months on one side in your humidor they can also canoe. If you light your cigar and do not light it in the middle or do not rotate it while lighting it, it can canoe. Lower end cigars have a tendency to canoe as well, due to lower quality of leaves, construction and inexperienced rollers.
As I say anything hand made can canoe it is impossible to account for all the variables like sun-light, construction, humidity, quality of leaves etc. so if you rotate your stock every few months by a half turn or a flip and keep your humidity between 65-70% and rotate your cigar when lighting you should cut down on the percentage of cigars canoeing.
good Luck and Happy smoking.
Cigar Ash
You can not prevent canoeing 100% due to so many uncontrollable variables such as plant grown, humidity while drying and construction, however there are things you can do to cut down on this issue after you get them into you possession.
If your cigars are over humidified (over 70%) they have a tendency to canoe. If you have a good supply of cigars and they sit for more then 2-3 months on one side in your humidor they can also canoe. If you light your cigar and do not light it in the middle or do not rotate it while lighting it, it can canoe. Lower end cigars have a tendency to canoe as well, due to lower quality of leaves, construction and inexperienced rollers.
As I say anything hand made can canoe it is impossible to account for all the variables like sun-light, construction, humidity, quality of leaves etc. so if you rotate your stock every few months by a half turn or a flip and keep your humidity between 65-70% and rotate your cigar when lighting you should cut down on the percentage of cigars canoeing.
good Luck and Happy smoking.
Cigar Ash
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