Thread: What cigar did you smoke today?

Originally Posted by yardie

Keeping at stable environment is an effn PITA where I am.

I think I'm going to take a page out of Earcutter's manual and put my humis in a closed case.

It really works for me Yardie. I use a wooden chest because I want everything to "breath" as most of the sticks I have in the chest will be aged (I just can't smoke enough to keep them less than a year or two lol). Of course, it's hell on the chest - the lid is warping every which way with the humidity... but whatever lol.

The kitty litter works like a charm (keeps it at the high 60's to 70 RH range) - you just have to make sure you have the right one. I use this stuff - unscented of course.



I know some place their humis into tupperware - and that works, but note (in case you didn't know) that if you do place your humi's into a plastic container that is a completely sealed environment, you would want to make sure to open it now and again to let some fresh air into it.

Like I say - it works for me. As it stands now, the humis I have in my chest need to be "tended" too about 1/3 of the time I need to tend to my outside humi needs. Moreover the other thing about the wooden chest that I think makes a difference is that the temperature fluctuations that normally occur in the fall, were a non-issue for my chest kept humis this year. I can never figure out why that happens when my house is kept at 70 all year round??

Originally Posted by earcutter

The kitty litter works like a charm (keeps it at the high 60's to 70 RH range) - you just have to make sure you have the right one. I use this stuff - unscented of course.

Before or after Kitty is done with it?

Man... bad day on the cigar front!! The weather is rather nice here in N/E Kansas today. Nice enough to head out for a cigar - WOOT! Until...

Effort # 1. A couple of years ago Cu-Avana Intenso Punisher's were getting some pretty good reviews. So one drunken night, being genuinely intrigued - I bought a 5er.

You can see a review here - probably one of the reviews I read that very night - if you are inclined: Cu-Avana Intenso Punisher - PVNISHER - Cigar Reviews | Beer Pairings | Casas Fumando

When I sobered up - I received shipment and threw them into the depths of my humi. I don't know what I was thinking - I hate flavored cigars lol. They dip the tip in a red pepper solution to add zing/kick.

Well - I lit up today because... well, because I had to smoke one one day. It was awful! LOL - it was really awful, and worse yet, that tip with a red pepper solution to add kick, was terrible. Oh well. I couldn't finish it. That's rare .





Effort # 2. So I figured a couple hours later, being the kids were playing so well together, to give something else a try. I dug through the humi and noted a cigar whose band looked like it had been water-logged. Somehow the stick get wet. How? I don't know - but the band looked like it has swam in water at some point!!

Anyway it was a 601 La Bomba - love them. So I figured I would spark it up - the stick looked like it had dried up and was ready to smoke. Had to be a year old at least.

As soon as I lit it, it tunneled like a champ! The wrapper and binder were clearly way more damp than the filler... man what a bad buzz!! I had to continually touch it up. Not only did it burn poorly - it tasted wrong. I know this cigar well - so take my word for it when I say wrong lol. I couldn't finish it either.

Well - that's been my day... can't win em all I guess.

that really sucks. I had a undercrown tunnel on me the other day too. luckily I was able to fix it with a few touch ups. I think I might have to get a new humi. I don't think that thing is holding in the humidity correctly. it was a cheap start humi I got on sale from CI. I think its time to move up to a 125 ct humi. anyone have good recommendations? I want to get a quality one this time.

Flor de Oliva Original Toro

You know, not a bad little smoke.

David
I'm glad it came back together for ya Sorry you had a couple of duds
Mike

El Rey Del Mundo
6 3/4" x 52

Had a great smoke today. A nice Davidoff Nicaraguan Robusto.

Pretty sure you have all seen this pepper bomb before. Great dog-walking gar.




Either way, this one smoked like a champ.