Anyone wetting their cigars before smoking?

bobarian · 02-09-2014, 09:42 PM

I used to do this fairly regularly but not so much today. The technique I found the most convenient was to use the same spray bottle I used to dampen my beads. With the Vinotemp door open and as a backdrop, a couple of spritzes would do the trick. The excess would hit the door and help rehydrate my beads. I found this to have beneficial effect with many of the "sale" cigars from 99-00 production. But as I ran low on these cigars, I found it had less of an effect on fresher cigars. I never found any positive results on non-Cuban cigars of any age.

02-09-2014, 09:42 PM	#5
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Anyone wetting their cigars before smoking? I used to do this fairly regularly but not so much today. The technique I found the most convenient was to use the same spray bottle I used to dampen my beads. With the Vinotemp door open and as a backdrop, a couple of spritzes would do the trick. The excess would hit the door and help rehydrate my beads. I found this to have beneficial effect with many of the "sale" cigars from 99-00 production. But as I ran low on these cigars, I found it had less of an effect on fresher cigars. I never found any positive results on non-Cuban cigars of any age.