Re: Storage problem
- From: Bob Borgeson <rborgeson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:49:19 -0500
bikerrog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>I'm not into long term storage, basically buying a box from JR ,
>putting them in a small humidor, smoking one a day, and reordering when
>I have 6 or 7 left. I have a small humidor with a humidifier that I've
>wet with a 50/50 mix and a Radio Shack digital temp.-humidity gage that
>I've checked with the salt test.For the last several months I've been
>smoking H. Upmann Connoisseurs.When I first get them the gage reads
>about 65% and the cigars smoke fine. After a week or so the hum. has
>only gone up to about 67%. When I take one out to smoke it looks fine
>except sometimes the wrapper has started to unravel. As I smoke it down
>it starts to swell and the wrapper bursts. What's going on and how can
>I correct it?
>Thanks,Rog
Are you sure that one of your buddies isn't setting you up
for the exploding cigar prank?
Seriously, those are symptoms of too much moisture. Many
folks feel that JR sends out cigars that are wetter than
optimum and let them dry out a while.
Bob
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