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On this page you will learn more about our lounge and cigars, including:
• Ventilation
• Entertainment
• Seating
• How to cut your cigar
• How to light your cigar
• Other cigar information and terminology
Ventilation
Nothing sucks the joy out of enjoying a great cigar than a stuffy, stinky atmosphere. Cigar Club Modesto features a state of the art ventilation system, providing you with a safe, clean and pleasant way to enjoy your cigars. Ventilation helps create the perfect cigar lounge experience and protects you from the dangers of cigar smoke or unpleasant smoke smell.
Entertainment
We provide an enclosed cigar lounge so you can smoke and read or socialize, or whatever you want to do — we’re here to help you relax. With comfortable, cushioned chairs, plenty of ash trays, lighters, and the ball game on the HD screen, you can’t find a better place to spend the afternoon!
Seating
Whether you’re meeting to close an important business deal or gathering with an old friend, we know our sophisticated and trendy atmosphere will be a perfect and unforgettable setting. Our intimate and plush leather seating is the perfect setting to relax and enjoy your favorite cigar or a quiet conversation.
Besides our indoor lounge, we are also proud to offer a wonderful outside patio. No matter what the weather brings, we have seating, heaters for those colder days, and fans for the warmer summer afternoons to maintain your comfort all uneder a covered space to keep you dry and out of the wind.
How to Cut Your Cigar
Firstly, locate the cap end of your cigar. You will notice a small swatch that’s glued onto the closed end of your cigar: this is the cap. You should only cut your cigar through this part. If you cut further than where the cap ends, it will damage the cigar and result in an unpleasant smoking experience.
If you are unsure about your cutting skills, our staff would be happy to cut your cigar for you at the club.
Types of Cutters
Straight Cutter
If you didn’t know already, straight cutters have one or two blades that are used to make a “straight cut” across the head of your cigar. These cutters are often refed to as “guillotine cutters.” These are some of the basic cutter options that smokers go for. Using these, you can slot your cigar’s hole and seamlessly squeeze the cutter to make a neat cut. These cutters are the most popular versions.
V Cutter
As the name suggests, using the v-cutter, you will create a V-shaped cut on the cap end of your favorite cigar. This is quite different from basic cutters, which tend to remove a certain volume of the cap end of your cigar. The cut is highly precise and focuses on creating a hole for you to inhale properly rather than remove a particular volume of the cigar.
With precise and very small cuts, v-cutters reduce the chances of loose cigar filler entering your mouth. In any case, keep in mind that a smaller hole through the v-cutter can often prevent you from drawing the taste and smoke properly. Since the cut is precise and focuses on a v-shape, you have to make sure that you don’t cut unnecessarily deep into the cigar. Although this will increase your draw, it will cause your cigar to burn more abruptly.
Punch Cutter
Punch cutters are one of the go-to options for novice cigar lovers. Punch cutters simply cut off a small portion of your cigar’s end cap. This cutter makes a hole in your cigar’s cap end and that too, without removing the cap entirely.
If you want to prevent the loose filler or tobacco from entering your mouth when you draw, you can use a punch cutter. In fact, using a punch cutter prevents you from making a hole that’s too deep. It also helps prevent the wrapper on your cigar from unraveling.
However, since they make a voluminous hole in the cigar’s cap end, they won’t always work for small ring gauge cigars. Small cigars are too thin for a punch cutter to punch a hole into.
How to Light Your Cigar
To light a premium cigar, follow these three steps:
1. Light your cigar the same way you would toast a marshmallow over a campfire—keep the cigar above and near the flame, but don’t let them touch. Burning a cigar directly in a flame makes it too hot. If you do accidentally nick the cigar with the flame, don’t worry! You haven’t ruined the cigar. Instead, calmly, but quickly, move your smoke back out of the flame.
2. And, as with a marshmallow, you’ll want to rotate the cigar so all parts of its tip are equally heated. Be patient and keep at it until there’s a glowing ring all the way around the cigar’s tip and the edges are thinly blackened.
3. Raise the unlit end of the cigar to your mouth and take the first puff. The ember should burn evenly while drawing, If it doesn’t, take the cigar out of your mouth and go ahead and touch up the end with the flame. You can also try to gently blow on the embers to create a smooth, completely rounded ash.
Use the proper flame for lighting
Remember, it's better to avoid lighting a cigar with a flame from a source that will alter the essence of your cigar. Examples include a candle, Zippo and oil-fueled lighters, and standard sulfur matches. These lighting implements can add odd flavors to your smoke.
The best way to get the perfect light is to use a lighter (torch) designed specifically for cigars, with butane for fuel and a flame (or multiple flames) wide enough to easily light a cigar. The most important requirement is performance—a lighter should fit easily in your hand, ignite easily, and work without fail every time.
Instead of using one of these slighters to directly light a cigar, you may also find a strip of cedar, called a spill, and use that to light your smoke. This is another preferred method of cigar connoisseurs. If a cedar spill isn't available, we suggest getting extra-long, wooden matches that are sulfurless.
If you're only option is a Zippo or oil-based lighter, let the flame burn for a moment before lighting your cigar, but we recommend using this only as a last resort.
Additional Cigar Education
Cigar Ring Gauges
Cigar Wrappers
