What Cigar are You Smoking? 2024

[BenMN]

Another El Borracho Broadleaf from Dapper


Conn. Broadleaf, Habano Rosado, Nicaragua

5 X 50 Robusto, the box press makes them seem smaller, and I'll bet they would actually measure 48 or 49 on top of that

Pretty good so far, if you like Broadleaf and Nicaraguan. This is the 2nd from a box purchased back in May, so 7 months in the humi.

Both sticks have required some perfectdraw poking. Been stable at 67°F and 66RH for months...

Overall happy, paid $7 and change per

 

[BenMN]

Starting the day with a Flying Pig. Have a good Sunday, y’all!View attachment 354417

Maybe weird, but seeing you post this pig at 4:53AM made me happy

 

[cshubhra]

Oliva Serie V Melanio

 

[Speak Easy]

Maybe weird, but seeing you post this pig at 4:53AM made me happy

I aim to please

 

[RL Bucktails]

Rocky Patel

 

[pantsBoots]

La Aurora 120th
A couple months in the drybox has tamed the thick wrapper somewhat - it doesn't burn even, but doesn't need relights either. High quality Dominican Olor and Piloto Cubano with a little Corojo to spice it up. I've got a couple left somewhere and will try to leave them alone for a few more years. I could see these aging well, but there are other things I would buy instead, given the price of these.

 

[cshubhra]

Arturo Fuente Hemingway

 

[BenMN]

Fuente Don Carlos #3

 

[cshubhra]

Drew Estate Factory Smokes Maduro

 

[The Libertine]

Had a Quorum Churchill today. My last few have had bad runs in them. Any tips?

 

[jbfrady]

 

[BenMN]

Mini G

 

[BenMN]

Had a Quorum Churchill today. My last few have had bad runs in them. Any tips?

What's your temp and RH? And how long have they been at that?

 

[The Libertine]

What's your temp and RH? And how long have they been at that?

Both at 70 and about a week and a half.

 

[BenMN]

Both at 70 and about a week and a half.

Could drop RH and see if that helps.

I have mine at 65-66RH. Some smokers go even lower

Some "dry box" for hours to days before smoking. I don't practice this, but maybe someone who does can chime in on their methodology. Basically, you are placing the cigar in a lower RH environment for a time. This ranges from leaving the cigar on a counter for a few hours to placing it in a controlled (but less RH than your humidor) box for weeks.

If you do drop the RH in your humidor, know that it takes time for the Cigars to acclimitize fully, all the way through. A month, maybe more

Let us know how things go!

 

[Speak Easy]

First smoke of the day is a Diamond Crown Julius Caeser 6x52.

 

[pantsBoots]

Could drop RH and see if that helps.

I have mine at 65-66RH. Some smokers go even lower

Some "dry box" for hours to days before smoking. I don't practice this, but maybe someone who does can chime in on their methodology. Basically, you are placing the cigar in a lower RH environment for a time. This ranges from leaving the cigar on a counter for a few hours to placing it in a controlled (but less RH than your humidor) box for weeks.

If you do drop the RH in your humidor, know that it takes time for the Cigars to acclimitize fully, all the way through. A month, maybe more

Let us know how things go!

THIS. I drybox extensively - living in the humid southeast, it helps significantly as far as burn qualities as well as flavor (over humidified cigars are typically less flavorful, IMO). I also keep my RH low. My smoke now humidors of Cubans and some NC I target for around 55-62 RH, other NC humidor around 65ishRH, and my aging cooler at 67-68RH. I tried the 70RH @ 70 degrees when I started and got little but mold and astringent cigars.

 

[Speak Easy]

@The Libertine Agree with what has been stated above and will add if you’re not smoking indoors or a climate controlled environment, major temp swings can cause issues as well. Mostly in the winter months when leaving a 70 degree home and into 30 degree weather. Although I’ve seen it in the summer when temps are above 100. I always give mine 30 minutes to an hour to adjust to the temperature change. The cigar I’m currently smoking came from the house to a warmed up truck. Rested for 30 minutes then lit. You couldn’t ask for a crisper burn ring, but as soon as I exited the truck into 32 degrees it was disrupted and began to require some touch up lites. Hope this helps!

 

[atwaterville]

Villiger Cuellar Kreme.

 

[cshubhra]

Cult Maduro

I thought Cult is a pipe tobacco company but their cigars are also tasty