Consider how cool it’d be to be able to punctuate your stories with a deep inhale of cigar smoke and then long exhale of smoke rings. Most people who smoke admire those that can do it but few actually know how. Well, luckily there are a few certain things that one can do to get in the swing of doing smoke rings which’ll be quickly covering below.
The first and most important thing is to know your cigars as you’ll absolutely need a cigar with thick and strong smoke output. Wispy, weak, inconsistent smoke output will make creating smoke rings far, far harder and, in some cases where the smoke consistency is very weak, it’ll be downright impossible no matter how good you happen to be.
Second important point – ensure, when you’re either practicing or performing your smoke rings for a audience, that you are somewhere without much airflow. Drafty houses, outside on windy days or nights, places with lots of fans or air conditioners create a disturbance in the air which’ll make very, very difficult to ever get your smoke rings right as it’ll disrupt the frail connectivity of the smoke, leaving you with nothing more than an airy wisp in place of beautiful ovals.
Now, on how to actually create smoke rings. So you have found a nice room with still air, you have got a hefty cigar with lost of thick smoke output – what next? First inhale a generous amount of smoke and take it into the back of your throat (this will require some practice as you may find it difficult to adjust to withholding so much smoke and make cough a bit at first) and then move your tongue to the back of your throat as much as you can.
Next make an ‘O’ with your mouth and gently blow the smoke out whilst opening your jaw – one of the primary mistakes that most beginners make is that they do not open their mouth and thus over-compress the smoke, making it impossible for rings to form. Once you work out the proper distance to open your mouth ensure that you aren’t quivering your lips or making an excess sound when you exhale as this will further disturb the smoke.
Follow these easy steps with practice and you’ll be impressing at your parties with lovely smoke rings in no time.