New smoker - Fake cohibas?

[the brain]

Are beetles very common, and how do i tell if they have beetles. Cant say i want to smoke them.

[597]

Are beetles very common, and how do i tell if they have beetles. Cant say i want to smoke them.

If you keep your cigars in the right humidity and temperature you won't have to worry about beetles. So long as your cigars don't go above 70' F the beetles won't be able to hatch. If you do have beetles you will notice holes in the wrapper of the cigar, and if they are in your humidor they will likely destroy your smokes.

[badwhale]

If you keep your cigars in the right humidity and temperature you won't have to worry about beetles. So long as your cigars don't go above 70' F the beetles won't be able to hatch. If you do have beetles you will notice holes in the wrapper of the cigar, and if they are in your humidor they will likely destroy your smokes.

God that would suck. I just imagined all my smokes ruined. I would consider quitting smoking cigars after a devestaing blow like that. Maybe that's rash.

Will

[craig]

If you keep your cigars in the right humidity and temperature you won't have to worry about beetles. So long as your cigars don't go above 70' F the beetles won't be able to hatch. If you do have beetles you will notice holes in the wrapper of the cigar, and if they are in your humidor they will likely destroy your smokes.

64 degrees now, according to the latest article I could find: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/...41_87/_article

Tobacco beetle eggs and pupae are in/on a lot of tobacco. Most manufacturers fumigate their tobacco constantly and/or freeze the cigars prior to purchase by consumers.

Some people take the extra step of freezing all cigars that they buy. I'll freeze custom rolls and any boxes of cigars brought back from Cuba. It is a PITA, but beetles are worse ...

[the brain]

ok awesome advice, i'll freeze them until my humidor arrives.

[ggiese]

I hope you didn't pay any more than a buck or two a piece. They're the most incredibly looking fakes I've ever seen - they look like they're fakes of a fake!!!