humidor problem- cigars taste odd

[RobR1205]

Originally Posted by bigheadmark

I am pretty sure that the cigar has spanish cedar lining. I seasoned it and have shilala beads inside of it, along with a C.I. humidifier thingy.
Here is the problem: after leaving cigars in it for several days, even weeks, the flavor and aroma of my cigars have changed to an odd/ harsh flavor with a different smoke/aroma smell.

Can anyone think why this is happening?
Can anyone think of a solution?

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If you mean this something like this...
http://www.cigarsinternational.com/h...ation/#p-19706
...then I would bet that it is the culprit. When I first got into the hobby, I only relied on these things. At one point, my cigars became acrid and nasty. I soon realized that I oversaturated the beads and they began to stink something awful and had made all my cigars taste nasty. I was in 65%-70% humidity range despite all of this. After a few weeks of switching to Boveda packets (I've since moved on to strictly HCM Beads) they began to return to normal. Hope this helps!