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pertaining to mostly boxes... will you smoke one ROTT? or will you allow to rest?? just got my box of verocu 9's and they look delicious.. but i cen even smell that they need some time.. light up or resist? what do you do?

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Smoke 'em. You didn't buy them to look at. I will wait a week if the shipment seems to have sat in the sun or took a long time. :2

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Smoke one! You got 19 more! They are AWESOME!

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I usually don't resist the temptaion to smoke one FOTT, unless past experiences with specific cigars have taught me to do so.

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convinced!! ill be back!

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I always burn one right away...temptation always get me!!

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Smoke them!!!

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You know, somehow I have the self control to wait a couple of weeks. Not sure why I have self control when the smokes arrive but not even the slightest bit of it when I'm checking out the online retailers.
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ive smoked cc's right away, but thats because i heard its best to dry box them before smoking them, so figure a day or 2 in the mailbox is equal to dryboxing...at least thats how i justify my lack of self control! smoke it buddy, theres always more!

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too much self control here.:D I sit them in the coolers for at least a weak before trying one.

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Ill usually try one if they don't seem too wet although I would leave it unhumidified for a day before lighting up. I'd leave the rest for at least 2-3 weeks to calm down a bit.

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I usualy have just enough self control to wait till I get home from the office before I light one up. I just don't think my boss would like to see smoke coming out of my cubicle. :r:r:r

The really bad days are when I have more than one type of smoke come in and then I am sitting there and home trying to figure out which one I am going to have. :wo

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They go into the coolerdor for a few weeks to stablize.

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Such problems. You have it so bad. Don't you?

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some vendors tend to ship "wet". I tend to let em rest 30 days or more.

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:tpd:

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:tpd:

my guys have a real problem with this. It is best to let them wait, but I still smoke one right away, even though I know it's going to be squishy.

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Mine go into the freezer before they hit the main humidor... eventually I get to smoke one! :ss

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Don't wait! The bugs burn fine! Protein! :r

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I tend to try one ROTT. Do a pre-light draw test, drybox it if need be, then see how they're doing. The rest go into the freezer and into the humi to stabilize.

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Wow. I've been smoking this verocu for about 45 mins. And I'm just reaching the half way point. This cigar is amazing even rott. VERY VERY close to a cc, probably one of the closest out of my experience with NC's. If you haven't had this stick yet... Do yourself a favor and pick some up. As soon as I go inside I'm ordering 2 more boxes. They'll get smoked through quick!

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I try to let them rest, but pretty much grab one because I have very little self control.

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I inspect them and then bury them in the humi for at least a month so they can recover from their journey. I've never had a good cigar ROTT. :2

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If I order a 5er or box/bundle, I'll usually try one ROTT. Singles I try to let rest for a week or two.

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I used to fire one up right away, not they go into the freezer and I play the waiting game.

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I would do that, but the humidity in my house is like 76-78%! :(

I'm pretty good about waiting a few days before smoking one. A week is pushing it. If the first one doesn't smoke well, I try to wait a month.

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:tpd: They always seem much better after some rest.

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Time for a dehumidifer I think. I have one and my house is about 63-65 RH all the time. My humidor doesn't even have a humidification device i it anymore, I took them out for more cigars and it's stable at 63-65.I have a cigar in there that is over 80 years old and it is in tip top shape.

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I haven't smoked one right off the truck in a while. I usually rest them for a couple of weeks.

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I always smoke one that day and leave the rest to hibernate. After that I lable each cigar with a date on them and then smoke one a month. If I get a 5 pak I do the same thing. Lately, I have been buying the 5 paks and keep everything in a rotation,,,damn OCD!

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Into the fridge and then into the humi for maybe a week before first smoke.

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how long do you guys keep them in the fridge or freezer?

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I usually let them sit for a day outside of the humidor before putting them away. Certain cigars I try and wait for them to dry up just a bit.

But my curiosity gets the best of me after about a week!

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They always go into the fridge and then to the freezer for a week. Then they go into the humi for a month before I smoke one. Very rarely do I smoke one ROTT.

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I smoke one ROTT and see if I might want another in the next couple of months, since they are headed to the deep freeze. I usually pull out a fiver if I think I might want more.

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Yeah, I take one or two and throw them in a plastic bag with a little humidifying element. This isolates them from the rest of the stash. The remainder get frozen before ending up with the general population.

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The main humidor he says ... :D


(I freeze mine too.)

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Just had one ROTT myself. A bit tight but a great smoke. I still like the East Coast better but this is a great medium smoke. :tu