Cigar /Pipe Smoking thread

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#3,080
butchna said:
I always take the band off. May be violating some code.
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My cousin would tell you to always take the band off. It’s part of unwrapping a cigar.

Now, each of us has had that disappointing moment when removing the band damages the wrapper. Smoking ~1/3 to 1/2 of a cigar before removing the band purportedly loosens the band, making it less likely that removal will damage the wrapper. In any case, waiting means not having to deal with a damaged wrapper for a bit (if at all).
 
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Another post-breakfast smoke in the DST dark. A sole robin is singing as I post. This morning’s indulgence is an AF Don Carlos reserva robusto.
 
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Tin Man said:
My cousin would tell you to always take the band off. It’s part of unwrapping a cigar.

Now, each of us has had that disappointing moment when removing the band damages the wrapper. Smoking ~1/3 to 1/2 of a cigar before removing the band purportedly loosens the band, making it less likely that removal will damage the wrapper. In any case, waiting means not having to deal with a damaged wrapper for a bit (if at all).
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I have to wait. Experience has taught me the hard way not to take that pesky band off until the burn is less than an inch away. I always seem to get the veggie glue that holds up like Rocky and wants to destroy my pristine thin wrapper.
 
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To continue on the humidity conversation:

How many of you dry box your cigars before smoking? btw, that simply means taking them out of the regular humi and putting them in an empty humi (no bovedas, etc) for a day or sometimes just leaving them out in the ambient room for a couple of hours.

As I mentioned previously, I think 69% is a good storage humidity but not every cigar smokes best at that level. Some do like it dryer. My Cuban Cohibas for instance, seem to be more nuanced if I can remember to take them out around mid day and let them "breathe" before smoking them that evening.

Do any of you do similar? Are their sticks you feel do better dry? some that are better a little moist (lest they burn too hot and fast)?

How say you all?
 
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#3,085
Gandalf said:
To continue on the humidity conversation:

How many of you dry box your cigars before smoking? btw, that simply means taking them out of the regular humi and putting them in an empty humi (no bovedas, etc) for a day or sometimes just leaving them out in the ambient room for a couple of hours.

As I mentioned previously, I think 69% is a good storage humidity but not every cigar smokes best at that level. Some do like it dryer. My Cuban Cohibas for instance, seem to be more nuanced if I can remember to take them out around mid day and let them "breathe" before smoking them that evening.

Do any of you do similar? Are their sticks you feel do better dry? some that are better a little moist (lest they burn too hot and fast)?

How say you all?
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I’m just into convenience. 😉
I will remove from the humiTUB ~5 cigars that I anticipate smoking within the week. I’ll place these in an old Carrillo Pledge box (which has a boveda in it) for ease of access, and I don’t go in and out of the humiTUB so often (allowing it to maintain humidity). I profess to periodically not allowing enough time in the humiTUB for recently received cigars to recover from transit. I know this when a wrapper begins to crack or flake. I’m trying to imagine your issue, not having any real Cubans.
 
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Gandalf said:
To continue on the humidity conversation:

How many of you dry box your cigars before smoking? btw, that simply means taking them out of the regular humi and putting them in an empty humi (no bovedas, etc) for a day or sometimes just leaving them out in the ambient room for a couple of hours.

As I mentioned previously, I think 69% is a good storage humidity but not every cigar smokes best at that level. Some do like it dryer. My Cuban Cohibas for instance, seem to be more nuanced if I can remember to take them out around mid day and let them "breathe" before smoking them that evening.

Do any of you do similar? Are their sticks you feel do better dry? some that are better a little moist (lest they burn too hot and fast)?

How say you all?
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I use 69% Bovedas and have the temp set on my humidor(frigidor?) at 68. No Cubans. I tend to set a few sticks in a spare glass top humi on Friday to smoke over the weekend. Might be more of a habit than a necessity although Camacho triple maduro, AB Black Market churchill, Joya Silver come to mind as benefitting from dryboxing.
 
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Gandalf said:
To continue on the humidity conversation:

How many of you dry box your cigars before smoking? btw, that simply means taking them out of the regular humi and putting them in an empty humi (no bovedas, etc) for a day or sometimes just leaving them out in the ambient room for a couple of hours.

As I mentioned previously, I think 69% is a good storage humidity but not every cigar smokes best at that level. Some do like it dryer. My Cuban Cohibas for instance, seem to be more nuanced if I can remember to take them out around mid day and let them "breathe" before smoking them that evening.

Do any of you do similar? Are their sticks you feel do better dry? some that are better a little moist (lest they burn too hot and fast)?

How say you all?
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I don't dry box. I store all my cigars at 65% RH and 65 degrees. It's rare that I have one that doesn't burn right or is hard to draw. Many of my cigars have been stored this way for several years and stay in great shape.
 
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A weather front moving through this morning. Presently, winds are calm. It just finished raining. 55 degrees. The forecast is for clearing skies, strong winds, and falling temperatures. Well, better to have a post-breakfast smoke than wait til the afternoon. AF Hemingway Best Seller. The challenge of hand rolling these delightful little cigars accounts for their price.
 
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Gandalf said:
To continue on the humidity conversation:

How many of you dry box your cigars before smoking? btw, that simply means taking them out of the regular humi and putting them in an empty humi (no bovedas, etc) for a day or sometimes just leaving them out in the ambient room for a couple of hours.

As I mentioned previously, I think 69% is a good storage humidity but not every cigar smokes best at that level. Some do like it dryer. My Cuban Cohibas for instance, seem to be more nuanced if I can remember to take them out around mid day and let them "breathe" before smoking them that evening.

Do any of you do similar? Are their sticks you feel do better dry? some that are better a little moist (lest they burn too hot and fast)?

How say you all?
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