[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
1 more post for the time being - I’m currently smoking a Liga Privada T52 - pic attached - this bad boy is from 2011.
Full bodied, but I like this brand so much I named my dog after it - her name is Liga.
And lastly, in my opinion, no country is producing tobacco like Nicaragua these days. Better than Cuba, better than the Dominican Republic, again IMO. The My Father factory that I mentioned earlier is in Nicaragua.
Now that smoking season is in full swing, I’ll try to upload pics of what I’m smoking and I hope all you smokers out there do the same! Let’s keep this thread alive![/quote]
Hear hear! Thanks for all the tips.
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
This is my setup. Hygrometer was a perfect 70 for the 1st 2 weeks, now it reads like 72 or 73. I did calibrate the analog hygrometer with the salt test. Maybe I don’t have enough cigars in there. I do have 10 of different 5 Vegas cigars that are supposed to come today. [/quote]
See my post on the previous page, those humidification devices and the analog hygrometers that come with the humidor are notoriously garbage on even the most expensive humidors. Get a Boveda pack for $4 and save yourself the worry.
Also, you’re absolutely right on the more cigars = more stable RH environment. Fill that bad boy up![/quote]
How many boveda packs would I need? Could I use one at a time and buy a 5 pack that would probably last a long time? 69degrees ones right? So I could go without buying the digital if I have the boveda? Plan on buying more cigars and the boveda today.
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
This is my setup. Hygrometer was a perfect 70 for the 1st 2 weeks, now it reads like 72 or 73. I did calibrate the analog hygrometer with the salt test. Maybe I don’t have enough cigars in there. I do have 10 of different 5 Vegas cigars that are supposed to come today. [/quote]
See my post on the previous page, those humidification devices and the analog hygrometers that come with the humidor are notoriously garbage on even the most expensive humidors. Get a Boveda pack for $4 and save yourself the worry.
Also, you’re absolutely right on the more cigars = more stable RH environment. Fill that bad boy up![/quote]
How many boveda packs would I need? Could I use one at a time and buy a 5 pack that would probably last a long time? 69degrees ones right? So I could go without buying the digital if I have the boveda? Plan on buying more cigars and the boveda today. [/quote]
You have a 50 count humidor? I’d throw 2 in there. 1 for every 30 cigars or so is my rule of thumb (I may have actually read that on the back of the package).
And as long as you’re not needlessly opening the humidor all the time and your seal is good, they should last a long time. 6 months or so at least, so it’s not a big expense. I prefer 69%, some prefer 65%. I think 72% results in cigars that are a bit overhumidified (I don’t think that’s a word).
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
This is my setup. Hygrometer was a perfect 70 for the 1st 2 weeks, now it reads like 72 or 73. I did calibrate the analog hygrometer with the salt test. Maybe I don’t have enough cigars in there. I do have 10 of different 5 Vegas cigars that are supposed to come today. [/quote]
See my post on the previous page, those humidification devices and the analog hygrometers that come with the humidor are notoriously garbage on even the most expensive humidors. Get a Boveda pack for $4 and save yourself the worry.
Also, you’re absolutely right on the more cigars = more stable RH environment. Fill that bad boy up![/quote]
How many boveda packs would I need? Could I use one at a time and buy a 5 pack that would probably last a long time? 69degrees ones right? So I could go without buying the digital if I have the boveda? Plan on buying more cigars and the boveda today. [/quote]
You have a 50 count humidor? I’d throw 2 in there. 1 for every 30 cigars or so is my rule of thumb (I may have actually read that on the back of the package).
And as long as you’re not needlessly opening the humidor all the time and your seal is good, they should last a long time. 6 months or so at least, so it’s not a big expense. I prefer 69%, some prefer 65%. I think 72% results in cigars that are a bit overhumidified (I don’t think that’s a word). [/quote]
Thx for all your info brother. Just ordered 15 more cigars in the mild to medium strength range. Mostly CAOS and Macanudo and 5 Vegas. Ordered 4 of the broveda packs so I’ll put one in there since I’ll have almost 30 cigars in there. Oh almost forgot should I leave the circular humidifier in there with the broveda pack or take it out?
That is a solid sampler right there. I’ve never had the Guantanamera or the Fonseca but the other 3 are good.
Just a general note about Cuban cigars for anyone that wants to know more - When buying Cubans, it’s 100% imperative that you trust your source. They are illegal in America, so there are a ton of online (and outside of America, retail shops) places that sell fake Cubans. I’ve never used the site you have listed above so I can’t speak to their authenticity. For me personally, I only have 2 rock solid choices that I can vouch for (that I would not share over a public forum).
A lot of people get burned buying from places that sell fakes. Even going overseas, I’ve had several friends bring me home what they thought was a Cuban cigar that was clearly a fake. People think that just because Cubans are legal in whatever country they are in, there is no reason to fake them and that’s just not the case.
100%, you have to trust your source.
There are a few ways to spot fakes, even though there are some really good looking fakes out there. This is a good site to use:
Mostly fakes will have bands that differ in subtle ways from the real bands. Also, all Cuban cigars have what is called a triple cap - the end of the cigar that gets clipped should have 3 distinct caps on it. A lot of fakes (but not all) have only 1 cap. [/quote]
Thank you for chiming in and thank you for all the tips!
[quote]Apoklyps wrote:
Got a beautiful Cohiba Behike that I can’t wait to try.[/quote]
How much did you drop on that bad boy? They ran for about $50/cigar when I first saw them 3 or so years ago, I haven’t looked them up much since then. I’ve never smoked one myself.
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
This is my setup. Hygrometer was a perfect 70 for the 1st 2 weeks, now it reads like 72 or 73. I did calibrate the analog hygrometer with the salt test. Maybe I don’t have enough cigars in there. I do have 10 of different 5 Vegas cigars that are supposed to come today. [/quote]
See my post on the previous page, those humidification devices and the analog hygrometers that come with the humidor are notoriously garbage on even the most expensive humidors. Get a Boveda pack for $4 and save yourself the worry.
Also, you’re absolutely right on the more cigars = more stable RH environment. Fill that bad boy up![/quote]
How many boveda packs would I need? Could I use one at a time and buy a 5 pack that would probably last a long time? 69degrees ones right? So I could go without buying the digital if I have the boveda? Plan on buying more cigars and the boveda today. [/quote]
You have a 50 count humidor? I’d throw 2 in there. 1 for every 30 cigars or so is my rule of thumb (I may have actually read that on the back of the package).
And as long as you’re not needlessly opening the humidor all the time and your seal is good, they should last a long time. 6 months or so at least, so it’s not a big expense. I prefer 69%, some prefer 65%. I think 72% results in cigars that are a bit overhumidified (I don’t think that’s a word). [/quote]
Thx for all your info brother. Just ordered 15 more cigars in the mild to medium strength range. Mostly CAOS and Macanudo and 5 Vegas. Ordered 4 of the broveda packs so I’ll put one in there since I’ll have almost 30 cigars in there. Oh almost forgot should I leave the circular humidifier in there with the broveda pack or take it out?[/quote]
It won’t matter. I have a 50 count that I use for the cigars that I’m just not that into, I’ve taken it out of that one.
[quote]Apoklyps wrote:
Got a beautiful Cohiba Behike that I can’t wait to try.[/quote]
How much did you drop on that bad boy? They ran for about $50/cigar when I first saw them 3 or so years ago, I haven’t looked them up much since then. I’ve never smoked one myself.
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
This is my setup. Hygrometer was a perfect 70 for the 1st 2 weeks, now it reads like 72 or 73. I did calibrate the analog hygrometer with the salt test. Maybe I don’t have enough cigars in there. I do have 10 of different 5 Vegas cigars that are supposed to come today. [/quote]
See my post on the previous page, those humidification devices and the analog hygrometers that come with the humidor are notoriously garbage on even the most expensive humidors. Get a Boveda pack for $4 and save yourself the worry.
Also, you’re absolutely right on the more cigars = more stable RH environment. Fill that bad boy up![/quote]
How many boveda packs would I need? Could I use one at a time and buy a 5 pack that would probably last a long time? 69degrees ones right? So I could go without buying the digital if I have the boveda? Plan on buying more cigars and the boveda today. [/quote]
You have a 50 count humidor? I’d throw 2 in there. 1 for every 30 cigars or so is my rule of thumb (I may have actually read that on the back of the package).
And as long as you’re not needlessly opening the humidor all the time and your seal is good, they should last a long time. 6 months or so at least, so it’s not a big expense. I prefer 69%, some prefer 65%. I think 72% results in cigars that are a bit overhumidified (I don’t think that’s a word). [/quote]
Thx for all your info brother. Just ordered 15 more cigars in the mild to medium strength range. Mostly CAOS and Macanudo and 5 Vegas. Ordered 4 of the broveda packs so I’ll put one in there since I’ll have almost 30 cigars in there. Oh almost forgot should I leave the circular humidifier in there with the broveda pack or take it out?[/quote]
It won’t matter. I have a 50 count that I use for the cigars that I’m just not that into, I’ve taken it out of that one. [/quote]
Thx I guess it would free up more room if I took it out. Plus it was sold as a 50 capacity but it looks like 40 would be pushing it. Thx again
The last few cigars I bought were from some Cuban guy with an outdoor stand when I was in Key West, made with Cuban leaf and rolled by Cubans. Those were some really good cigars.
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I missed this yesterday. Those guys in Key West are street turds. I can’t speak for the quality of the cigar so I’m glad you enjoyed it, but they market their cigars as Cuban and they most definitely are not. They are “cuban seed” which makes it about as Cuban as a t-shirt from China with the word Cuban written across it. As I said, glad you enjoyed the cigar but have a problem with their marketing ploy.
Pic attached is an Undercrown Corona Viva - great every day type cigar. A box of 25 can be had for $105 in the right places. Typical MSRP on a single is around $7.
More random cigar knowledge - PA and FL are the only 2 states without cigar taxes. So if you live in any other state you’re probably paying a significant amount more for the same cigar than people in PA and FL (sometimes 75% more), unless you buy from a shop online that is located in PA or FL. Most of the country’s biggest cigar shops are in PA and FL. They are all great to deal with, my personal favorite for service and generally the lowest prices is cigarplace.biz.
If you read up on some things and would like to sample, cigarmonster.com is great. They run a different deal every hour (a lot of it is garbage, so you have to know what you’re looking for) and on the weekends they’ll typically have a mash up where they display all deals of the week. The site is run by Famous-Smoke which is another big, great to deal with cigar shop in PA. Most of the stuff you’ll find on there are good value type cigars, great for smoking without breaking the bank, but usually nothing that would be considered amazing (those type of cigars don’t need to be discounted!). I used it a lot when I was starting out. Edit - Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial robusto on cigar monster for the next hour. $25 for a 5 pack with free shipping. Good deal on those.
Nice website Lanky. I’ve been dealing with Cigar international which is in PA also. The first time I was ordering from them and I was checking out it showed no tax I thought it was a mistake. 5-5 Vegas classics arrived today. I have 10 more in a sampler coming along with the boveda packs… Like you said fill that bad boy up.
BTW I like what you posted earlier about smoking what you like and not worrying about what others say. I liked the CAO moon trance cigar and I don’t give a shit what anybody says. My buddy at work has a bunch of acids that I might trade/try. I seperated the moon trance cigars from the regular cigars in my humidor. Does this really help with cross contamination with your regular cigars or is it bullshit. I do leave the cellophane on my cigars in my humidor. It is supposed to help from crossing cigars no?
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
BTW I like what you posted earlier about smoking what you like and not worrying about what others say. I liked the CAO moon trance cigar and I don’t give a shit what anybody says. My buddy at work has a bunch of acids that I might trade/try. I seperated the moon trance cigars from the regular cigars in my humidor. Does this really help with cross contamination with your regular cigars or is it bullshit. I do leave the cellophane on my cigars in my humidor. It is supposed to help from crossing cigars no?
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I started off smoking Acids, IMO if you like infused cigars, Acids are the cream of the crop. The Kuba Kuba was my go to. I haven’t smoked one in a few years, though.
I’ve never stored infused cigars with my regular cigars specifically for that reason. I’ve always read they should be in a different humidor or put in a ziplock with their own humidification device. That makes sense to me because the aroma of infused cigars seems pretty strong. Keeping them in the cello will definitely help, but I’d recommend putting them in their own bag/jar. Again, this is just what I’ve always read.
Glad this thread got resurrected. I’m still a newb but I’m learning. This past winter I was in Cuba on vacation and was able to go for a tour of the famous cigar factory in Havana. What a treat that was, the smell of that place was intoxicating lol.
One interesting note from the tour was the fact that everyone that works there is allowed to take one cigar home per day so what a lot of them do is save them up and sell them to tourists through a friend that works at a resort which I did. I bought a pack of five of those big cohiba’s for fifteen bucks. Love em’ so much I bought ten more before I left. I wasn’t much of a fan of the punch brand. The broom handle sized R&G I bought at Hemingway’s bar in Havana for ten bucks which I thought was a good deal. Still waiting to try the Hauptmann and the Bolivar.
[quote]bond james bond wrote:
Glad this thread got resurrected. I’m still a newb but I’m learning. This past winter I was in Cuba on vacation and was able to go for a tour of the famous cigar factory in Havana. What a treat that was, the smell of that place was intoxicating lol.
One interesting note from the tour was the fact that everyone that works there is allowed to take one cigar home per day so what a lot of them do is save them up and sell them to tourists through a friend that works at a resort which I did. I bought a pack of five of those big cohiba’s for fifteen bucks. Love em’ so much I bought ten more before I left. I wasn’t much of a fan of the punch brand. The broom handle sized R&G I bought at Hemingway’s bar in Havana for ten bucks which I thought was a good deal. Still waiting to try the Hauptmann and the Bolivar.
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Brother, it pains me to say this but I’d be willing to bet those Cohiba’s are not genuine. Check out the site I posted earlier:
You’ll see the current Cohiba bands have 3 rows of dots above the word “Cohiba” while your cigars only have 2 rows of dots. This is fairly common in fake Cubans.
I’m glad you enjoyed them and there are some decent “fakes” out there, but even in Cuba they are selling fake Cubans, go figure. As long as you like 'em, that’s all that matters.
Merde…gonna kill me a certain Cuban when I go back lol. Thanks for the info even though it’s painful. All the others I bought were purchased at the duty free shop at the airport or at the factory I mentioned so I’m good there at least.
Smoked a CAO moontrace infused cigar tonight. I liked it but it seemed very mild. I picked up on the vanilla flavor but not much of anything else. The flavoring in it was very subtle. Also noticed that it didn’t give the buzz my other cigars did. I have more smokes coming tomorrow. I’m gonna start trying some more medium bodied cigars. I kinda crave more flavor. I’m hoping the 5 Vegas classics give that.
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
My new improved humidor system full and pimped out Lanky style. [/quote]
Nice!
Word to the wise on that torch lighter. You’ll need to purge it before every refill or it won’t last more than a few months. Basically, after the lighter is “empty”, you need to further empty out all the remaining butane/air in there by putting something into the the refill button and pushing down until you don’t hear any gas/air escaping. I use a q-tip with the cotton part cut off.
I went through probably 4 or 5 lighters thinking they were all garbage before I found this out.
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
My new improved humidor system full and pimped out Lanky style. [/quote]
Nice!
Word to the wise on that torch lighter. You’ll need to purge it before every refill or it won’t last more than a few months. Basically, after the lighter is “empty”, you need to further empty out all the remaining butane/air in there by putting something into the the refill button and pushing down until you don’t hear any gas/air escaping. I use a q-tip with the cotton part cut off.
I went through probably 4 or 5 lighters thinking they were all garbage before I found this out. [/quote]
I watched a video on purging and filling. I’ll try and make the lighter last as long as I can. I really like it.
I will use the que tip method when I purge it after it’s empty.
Are my boveda packs ok where I placed them? Also how do you know when the packs are no good anymore?
