What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025

[JoeW]

Crowned Heads La Careme, courtesy of @TubbyInTweed

 

[Speak Easy]

SPC Plum Pudding Special Reserve for todays stogie.

 

[IrishBadger]

SPC Plum Pudding Special Reserve for todays stogie. View attachment 436636

Had no idea! Who retailed these gems?

 

[Speak Easy]

Had no idea! Who retailed these gems?

I honestly don’t remember. SP had some. That’s the first one I’ve had. The first third was pretty good and then it kinda got a little lackluster after that. I think what I learned was I like a little cigar leaf in my pipe tobacco, but not a little pipe tobacco in my cigars.

Cheers

 

[BenMN]

Maduro Short Story


And more snow

 

[BenMN]

Saddened to find mold on 4 of my Joya Cuatro Cincos


Not sure how this happened... the little acrylic 20- count has been stable at about 63°F and 66RH


My best guess is that sometimes mold just happens...

It could also be limited air flow. In reviewing the data I see that I only opened this box once in December, once in November, but 4x in October. But then guys keep stuff in coolers, tupperware, Boveda bags with what I assume is very limited air exchange...

I dunno, we'll see. There are 2 other Joyas in there that seem unaffected, as well as a few cello-d randoms that seem unaffected

This acrylic box has a cedar tray. No signs of mold on the wood. I wiped the general area with Iso alcohol real liberally anyway, then let it air off for 20 minutes

*the Joyas were all "naked" no cello. Every cigar that got mold was a naked Joya. No cello-d cigars show signs of mold

At the end of the day if you've got stuff resting you might wanna check it

 

[Deano]

 

[Speak Easy]

Another Jake Wyatt Appendix II for me this evening. Need to try some others from this company, all have been quality so far.

 

[Revnatorade C.P.G.]

Saddened to find mold on 4 of my Joya Cuatro Cincos

View attachment 436727
Not sure how this happened... the little acrylic 20- count has been stable at about 63°F and 66RH

View attachment 436728
My best guess is that sometimes mold just happens...

It could also be limited air flow. In reviewing the data I see that I only opened this box once in December, once in November, but 4x in October. But then guys keep stuff in coolers, tupperware, Boveda bags with what I assume is very limited air exchange...

I dunno, we'll see. There are 2 other Joyas in there that seem unaffected, as well as a few cello-d randoms that seem unaffected

This acrylic box has a cedar tray. No signs of mold on the wood. I wiped the general area with Iso alcohol real liberally anyway, then let it air off for 20 minutes

*the Joyas were all "naked" no cello. Every cigar that got mold was a naked Joya. No cello-d cigars show signs of mold

At the end of the day if you've got stuff resting you might wanna check it

This hearts my heart.

 

[BenMN]

This hearts my heart.

Thanks man, yeah me too

Whenever something like this happens (I had tobacco beetles last year), there's the initial suck, then containment efforts, then the "are we good now?" question

Thankfully there's only 8 other cigars in this little box. But I'd hate to lose them, for various reasons

I wish I had a stronger "why" for this. Guess I'll calibrate the Sensorpush again but I do this anyway 2X per year and I'm pretty confident the readings were (close enough) accurate

The beetles made sense- I had a desktop humi on main floor. Daytime temps got into high 70s and it wasn't time for A/C yet. I thought I'd be fine with low 63RH. Nope. Lesson learned. That loss = 4 AJ Last Calls. A bunch of way nicer stuff was spared

Anyway, thanks for your kind words. This Dunbarton Mi Querida 448 was absolutely excellent



@Speak Easy we have very different views! I saw these turkeys on my travels today amidst a proper blizzard