Why are my cigars dry?

[mrtr33]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm....................

What kind of humidor are you using? How big is this humidor? What kind of cigars did you get from JR? I second the moistening of the cap before cutting.

[primus67]

it's a madelaine monet. holds 75 cigars. i have 23 coronas. 25 lonsdales. 11 churchills. 3 torpedos. so 63 cigars in all.

[cinda]

I thought most people try to run the humidor at 68 and then dry box the cigar a day before your going to smoke ...maybe I am not getting it.

[mrtr33]

Is it one like this? Looks pretty good. I don't see any problems there. I guess when I was asking what kinds of cigars, I was looking for brand names, instead of vitolas.

I was also thinking about the calibration of the hygrometer. Last I saw you posted, it was this:

it WAS in a double bag! it seemed ok till i moved it, then my ocd DID kick in! forget it, i'm gonna go play some video games!

Did you get that fixed? The other thing is, you might want to go with beads instead of foam. Almost eliminates the need for a hygrometer at all, in some people's opinion. You buy the beads to keep your humidor at a certain humidity level, then just make sure they are kept moist.

Let us know.

[597]

Wild guess here but if the cigar when you cut it was "crumbly" it may be the cigar (I believe you mentioned you bought from JRs).

The humidity shouldn't be a problem (assuming the humidity reading is correct). You may be using to much force to "squeeze the cigar" when you hear "crackling". Your only suppose to lightly squeeze it with minimal force and see a slight sponge movement on the tip of the cigar.


The only other explanation of the loss of humidity is that the seal on the humidor may be bad and humidity may be lost at the higher temps (you mentioned I believe 74-75 F, most recommendations are to keep cigars around 70f at 70% humidity).

If your still having problems after verifying the above I'm not sure what the problem is.

[primus67]

25 partagas no.1
23 partagas no.2
10 partagas no. 10

as far as i can tell, leaving the hygrometer for a while in the same place where my humidor is at kept it at 75% at 73 degrees.

i have a foam humidor and the people at madelaine suggested this one:

http://madelaine.com/products_detail...30&category=10

don't know if it will really make a difference or not.

and yes, the cigars came from jr. is that a problem? i've never ordered from jr before.

[kevin7]

No ,JRs is a good place to buy cigars.