Thread: What cigar did you smoke today?

Originally Posted by dimab

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Cohiba Maduro 5 Magicos - also from my trip to Cuba

My next Cuban...will be my first.....

A Davidoff No5 Grand Cru along with a nice single malt

Hoyo one of my top faves......

Was just gifted 2 of these…..Special Edition Rocky Patel 60….can’t wait !

Well, I might go to Hell in a bucket, but at least I’m enjoying the ride 🎼

Cuban - Monte Cristo no 4 🙂

I have been waiting on this cigar for some months now. I have a special humidor upon which I cure certain cigars with spiced rum. It has been in my humidor since February to soak up the flavor of the rum. It did not disappoint! This is a Lamb's Club Cubano. It's a 7"X50 Churchill, full body from the Dominican Republic. Outstanding Cigar! They are made by Finck's Cigar Co. They have stores here in Texas, but you can order online also. About $5.50 a stick, so it doesn't break the bank.

Ok explain the rum soak to me, sounds good

Hi TC! Good to hear from you!

Rum soaked is defined as follows:

I have a special handmade humidor that I only use for this purpose. I take Captain Morgan Spiced Rum and coat the inside of the humidor with the rum. The cedar soaks up the rum, so I generally apply two very liberal coats of the rum.

Then I leave the humidor to set empty for two days with the lid closed. Then on the second day I apply a light coat of distilled water to "wake up the rum". Just a very light coat of water. I try to keep my humidor between 70 - 72% humidity.

Add your favorite cigars to the humidor. I put cedar runners down in the bottom of the humidor so the cigars don't touch the bottom and small runners between the layers of cigars.

I let mine cure for about 3 months before I smoke them. Every couple of weeks, I rotate the cigars and ensure there is distilled water and rum in little dishes. This ensures my 70 - 72% humidity and the rum flavor infuses the cigars. I guess I shouldn't say rum soaked but rum infused cigars.

TC - this gives the cigars a nice bouquet and the taste is that of spiced rum. It's not overpowering but it has hints of the spiced rum. It doesn't change the flavor of the cigar, but it just adds a little bit more character. I love it!

Here's some pictures of how my humidor is set up

This is the humidor that I use to infuse the Rum flavor into the cigars. I made this with aromatic cedar for this purpose.


Here's the inside of the humidor. It normally holds 26 cigars, but I have 27 in there now. To the left is my distilled water tray and to the right is the rum tray.


Here's the lid with the hygrometer. I've had the humidor open to air a little and the humidity is climbing back to 72%. You see the water and rum trays better in this picture.


Keep distilled water and spiced rum in the humidor for around 3 or 4 months and they turn out great. After about 4 months, no more rum, just distilled water. Once a year add some rum in a tray for about a week. The cigars will keep for a couple of years and I promise you, if you like good cigars with a twist of spiced rum, you'll like these.

Enjoy my Friend!

^^^^^^^^ we need to do some trading

Originally Posted by nessmuck

^^^^^^^^ we need to do some trading

What do you have in mind?