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Just in from the Storm
Join Date: Feb 2012
First Name: Jerry
Location: Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas
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I have experienced some burn issues. I just got the hygrometer a few days ago and calibrated it in the boveda test kit for 36 hours and it stayed at 74% |
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#1822 | |
7th Heaven Will Commeth!!
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First Name: Ken
Location: *** THE WOOD *** -Cigar Zombies-
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#1823 |
Feeling at Home
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What can you tell by pinching a cigar? Whether it's humidified or not? I've always been told that a well humidified cigar will have some give to it.
Also, I have heard that nicely aged cigars will be more firm to the touch, even rock hard, and that is a sign of the tobacco being well aged. Is that correct, and if it is, how can you tell if you have nicely aged cigars, or cigars that are just dried out? |
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Just call me Slappy.
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Don't think that is correct at all. A rock hard cigar could be over packed, have a stem in it, or other malady. Of course, the might just smoke fine. Only way to tell if a cigar is correctly aged is to age it yourself, or be handed one that somebody else aged. One of the interesting things about aging a cigar is experiencing how it changes over months and years. Some even have sufficient patience, funds and aptitude to monitor over decades.
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Ditat Deus
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Leave the pinching to Grandmas and their adorable little grandchildren. Pinching tells you absolutely nothing IMO. ![]()
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Newb
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A friend suggests you should burn off the cigar when you get towards the end by holding a flam up to the cigar and blowing out for 30secs. Then let it sit for a min or so and smoke it. Ive tried it a few times and it worked. Is this a common practice?
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Moar Padrons!
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Newb
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#1831 |
Still Watching My Back
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I purge all the time
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#1832 |
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Are you supposed to leave the plastic wrapper on cigars when stored in your humidor?
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#1833 |
You're next
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It doesn't hurt them either way. Some do and others dont remove. It all comes down to personal preference.
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Admiral Douchebag
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#1835 |
I'm going to smoke...
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you wouldnt like em on a crowded subway train at 7am...
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Admiral Douchebag
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I wouldn't be awake at 7AM on a bet, much less on a subway.
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#1837 |
I'm going to smoke...
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LOL, I got 20 years to go before I can enjoy that luxury...
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Admiral Douchebag
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Just work nights!
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#1840 |
Just in from the Storm
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This is going to be pretty long I'm thinking. So if anyone takes the time to read it and respond I would greatly appreciate it. This is more about my first experiences with cigars over the last few months than a question, although I do have a few questions.
So I bought a humidor in January along with a few cigars. Bad idea. For about two weeks I was hastily trying to season my humidor and place my cigars in it before they dried up. Why? Because being a noob, I thought the cigars would dry up quicker than I could season my humidor. Anyway I could never get the humidor seasoned right and it would never hold at the 65% rh I desired, despite using the beads. It hovered between 56-60. I live in Iowa. So it's not too humid. I think my first mistake was the 65 beads. I may change to 70. Does that seem reasonable? I also had a post in the cigar smoking technique forum about not being able to taste my cigars despite retrohaling. A person there suggested that my cigars may have been dry, and I'm sure now that they were. I may try the boveda seasoning packs for the seasoning. Do those work well? I guess the main thing I've learned is that this is not a hobby to RUSH. Patience, as with most things in life, is essential.
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