Shedding some light on split Tatuaje wrappers
 

I found this while searching for some info on cigars. Can anyone add to what is being stated in the article? I might go out and buy a small desktop to try this out and see.

http://www.cigarenvy.com/cigar-revie...abinet-tainos/

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My humidor is quite close to 60 I've personally never had any bursting wrapper tats. I'll light up my face tomorrow and see about that one.

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Never had a busted wrapper either. I keep my humidor at around 63%.

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Mines at 65% with no issues to report.

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I keep mine at 65% but recently switched from 2 coolidors to a cabinet humidor. The only Tatuaje that has split on me was the face but, it saw humidity as high as 70% for about a day so I'm letting them sit for at least another week at 65%. Do you have any cigars that don't do well at 60%?

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Mine is around 60-63%. Perfect for me.

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I have smoked my fair share of tatuaje, cabaiguan, la riqueza and I have had maybe 3 busted wrappers.

One I dropped, the others were smoked with to much humidity.

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How much was to much humidity and was it Criollo/Corojo blend? I really want to see if this rings true to some of the bad press some of these get by being passed off as thin wrappers/poor construction. And see of different cigars and or wrappers smoke better at different RH.

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For me anything over 65% humidity is way to high for anything that tatuaje makes. These were stored with 69% Boveda bags.

Remember, cigars dry from the outside to inside. The thickest tobacco is in the filler and when you fire that freshie or high humidity tatuaje up, it's gonna create a bit of moisture inside the cigar. Store them on the drier side and you shouldn't have issues.

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I Agree With Lower Humidity On The Tats. I Prefer Most Of My Sticks @ 65-66, But Have Many Tat Wrappers Crack At That RH, Especially When I Smoke Outside In The Mobile, Al. Humidity Of 80% Most Days.;)

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I keep mine at 65%, but I always drybox Tats. Never had a problem that way.

Cheers,
G

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Interesting to hear about the article, luckily I had my wife set my humi at 65-66% while away

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Also consider the humidity of where you are smoking.If you are in a very dry environment,the wrapper can and will dry out and split.Usually in the winter here in the south, cameroon and similar thin wrappers will crack in just a few minutes outside.
It is not just Tats,they are well made smokes.........

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Happens To Me All The Time In Winter. My Sticks Aren't Used To 30% RH Outside. Good Point!:tu

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Thanks for the link. I'd seen this recommended in the past and not just for Tats. One of the first things that stands out to me is the article is several years old. I believe Pete has said that over the past two years or so, they have switched to a Habano cover leaf on the regular Brown Label line. This was done because they could not find a consistent source of Corojo that met their quality standards.

A lower RH may work best for cigars that have a large amount of Criollo/Corojo but what if you have other smokes in there as well? Right now, I only have Pepin products in my humidor but not all of them are Tats (or similarly blended smokes). After some experimentation, I've settled on 67% RH, which seems to be a happy medium, at least for me. Like others here, I also dry-box certain sticks prior to smoking them.

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I keep mines at 65%-67% work's great for me.

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I have a mix of CC and NC, quite a few of which are Tats and other Pepins. Compromise is the name of the game for me, as I'm not interested in running multiple humis segregated by RH level. I keep everything at 65%, and drybox as needed. YMMV, as I don't like any cigars to go to 70%, if possible. Works for me on everything except Cameroon wrappers; they split in the dry air no matter what I do.

Cheers,
G

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I Still Don't Quite Understand "Drybox" After All These Years Of Smoking. How Long? Is It OK To Leave The Stick You Want To Smoke On The Counter @ 55%RH In The House? Anyone Care To Elaborate? Thanks!:tu

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The wrapper on The Face I smoked last night split in two different places. My Vino runs between 63% and 65%.

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What Was The RH Where You Smoked It?