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07-12-2010, 10:04 PM | #741 |
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Thanks guys, just posted my first review. I enjoyed the smoking (of course) but I also really enjoyed taking the time to focus on the cigar and what I was tasting and experiencing.
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07-13-2010, 06:22 AM | #742 | |
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07-13-2010, 10:12 AM | #743 |
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Haha, wow thanks for noticing that. In my review I link to the "Refining" thread and must have mixed up the two links. My real first review is here.
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07-19-2010, 06:11 PM | #744 |
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I have a question about Boveda humidity packs. Do you think they are enough on their own for a desktop?
They seem to work pretty well, I like that if I go on a weekend trip I can just put one in a container w/ my sticks. |
07-19-2010, 06:19 PM | #745 | |
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If you have a Boveda pack throwing it in your humidor while you are away will help. What is your main source of humidification? If you using a sponge with PG solution, I would change to beads as soon as possible. |
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07-19-2010, 07:18 PM | #746 |
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I use beads in my coolers and boveda packs in my desktops. No issues. When they get hard, I replace them.
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07-19-2010, 07:26 PM | #747 | |
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07-19-2010, 07:28 PM | #748 |
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07-19-2010, 07:32 PM | #750 | |
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Regarding the disadvantages of only using Boveda packs. They do not absorb moisture as quickly as beads, nor do they have the holding capacity. Boveda packs are a short term solution while beads are long term. |
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07-19-2010, 07:48 PM | #751 | |
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07-19-2010, 08:30 PM | #752 | |
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Don't wait until the pack is crunchy or this might not work. If you catch the pack when it is just getting thin, you're fine and it'll pump back up quickly. |
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07-19-2010, 08:33 PM | #753 |
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I just put a pack up top and a pack down below. I use 70% and that's just about where it stays.
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07-19-2010, 08:35 PM | #754 | ||
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07-20-2010, 04:30 PM | #755 |
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I keep having to re-light my cigar. Does this have something to do with the cigar itself or with how I'm lighting it? I've watched countless videos on how to light a cigar and think I'm doing it correctly.
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07-20-2010, 04:31 PM | #756 |
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So I'm heading down to Key West for my honeymoon and can't wait to get some of the cigars down there. I'm hearing there are a bunch of places that roll them right in front of you.
My question is, do you have to let these "age" or can you smoke them right way? I think that I'd go crazy waiting to smoke them if I had to!!
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07-20-2010, 04:43 PM | #757 | |
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What many here do is store our cigars at 60-65% rH instead of 70% and this eliminates most of the burn and relighting issues. A quick fix is to let the cigar "drybox" for a day or two before smoking it. Place the cigar in a unhumidified box for a day or two and it will dry it out enough to smoke. Another issue I have sometimes is the humidity in the air. I smoke outside a good bit and in GA during the summers it can get a bit humid causing my smokes to not want to stay lit. When this happens I just put up with the relighting, what other choice do I have. |
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07-20-2010, 04:49 PM | #758 | |
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Here is another question. I get the humidor 70% thing but what about temps? I don't have A/C and sometimes it gets pretty darn hot here. Is it ever better to move the humidor into the fridge on a really hot day?? |
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07-20-2010, 05:00 PM | #759 | |
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Probably more to do with the ambient humidity where you are and how moist the cigar is. What are you keeping your humidors at? |
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07-20-2010, 05:04 PM | #760 | |
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A lot of it depends on how much age the leaves have before they were rolled. Also, depending on how moist the roller made the leaves when bunching, you mgiht run into a physical burn issue when trying to smoke them fresh. Buy five. Smoke one. That will tell you right there about that particular cigar blend/size. |
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