Mourning lost sticks
 

A cautionary tale illustrating the need to rotate and inspect boxes...

I have 3 standard-size wineadors, all different brands. All have worked great for years.

On Tuesday I was gathering an assortment of sticks to send out; I wanted some of my old stock so I was essentially emptying one of the fridges when four boxes seemed stuck together. What happened next just about broke my heart.

That fridge had developed a drip inside and the drip had fallen on those four boxes, causing a huge mold infestation. I've never had that happen and I've never seen a case of mold this bad. One of the boxes, a full box of '98 LGC Sabrosos had just the slightest damage and only 4 of the sticks were beyond salvation. But I spent the last couple days trying to clean off sticks carefully and making sure the wrappers were not penetrated, and transferring to new cedar.boxes (three of the boxes were beyond repair).

But in the end, I lost about 10 of 18 '01 Black Princes in one box, all 17 '98 LFdC PCs in another, and (thankfully) only a couple of '01 Super Partagas. The Black Princes really hurt; they are one of my favorites and I was lovingly rationing them carefully to make them last.

And I just rearranged the fridges around November, so all this happened since then.

I've had tiny bits of mold before on occasion, but never actually lost a cigar, let alone an entire box.

The lesson, gentlemen: fondle your boxes. Often.

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Sorry to hear this Joe, I don't haver boxes yet, just singles but I fondle them often.

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:salute: Aye aye, Cap'n.



;s for your loss. :sad

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That right there is worth quoting, for many reasons. :r

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Man that sucks!

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Can't wait until the fiancé gets home tonight so I can put this good advice to use.:tu

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That's heartbreaking. All the care, and more importantly, the willpower to not smoke them all too soon, wasted.

I have very little willlpower regarding when an aged stick is "on". I went through the last half of a cab of 05 PLPC's in record time over the summer. Wish I would've hung on to more than the 3 I have left.

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Sorry to hear. That's a drag :(

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sorry to hear :(

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damn, that sucks man. sorry :(

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:r

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Sad to hear brother. I'm obsessive compulsive when it comes to my sticks (so my wife says). I am forever moving stuff around and "peeking in". :D

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Yes...cigar tetris rules! :D

I'm similarly obsessed, but this freak occurrence with the leak really bummed me out because there's little I could have done; I would have thought that once every couple months was alright.

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Bummer! Sorry for your loss.

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That's the worst one I've heard yet, so you've got that one going for you, Joe.
I wish you wouldn't have told that story, you made me half sick.
Sorry, man. I'm glad you caught it when you did!!! :tu

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Bad news Dude!

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Man that's horrible! I promise to fondle everything I have as much as I can! And I mean till it hurts!:D

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That sucks, sorry to hear and a good warning!

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Damn that really sucks. I guess it's nice that I have less than 100 cigars. I fondle them often :D

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Yeah, it could have been worse, Scott. It was tough throwing out those BPs, though, and all of the LFdC PCs.

But it could have been my Clears in another fridge, and that might have broken me. :gary

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Oh man that's terrible news :(. Sorry to hear about your sticks bud...guess on the bright side its time to start stick shopping!

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Sabrosos and LFdC PCs....gah. That hurts me just hearing it, Joe. :hn

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My condolences on you loss. What a horrible way to go. :sad

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Ouch, the Black Princes are indeed great cigars. Man that hurts.

Sorry for your losses. :(

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Sorry to hear of your loss Joe! My deepest condolences!

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Yeah, lost ALL the LFdC-PCs since they were in cedar; the mold got under there so bad I couldn't clean them off. Some of the BPs were actually water-damaged. Only 4 of the Sabrosos were affected, thank goodness, and although I wouldn't give them away, I might be able to smoke them with slightly damaged wrappers/bands.

I know it could have been far worse.

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This actually made me a little sad.

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Ouch brother....I'll burn one in memory. (and I'll sort through my collection just to make sure they are safe)

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Good lesson. Sorry for your loss bud

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Dang brother... sorry for your loss.

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That sucks.

;s

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+1

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:td

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A lesson learned for all that's for sure! Sorry it had to come at your expense Joe!