Cigar bulge/split

**drew_goring** · 02-01-2006, 11:00 AM

Last night I was smoking a Leon Jimenes and about half an inch into it, there was a slight bulge, and the wrapper split on me. I did a search and found that it may be related to the cigar being packed too tight, but this cigar had a very loose draw. Could my humidor be too humid? I am waiting for my heartfelt beads, and digital hydrometer. The macanudo that I smoked earlier in the night was fine, no problems and it was in the same humidor. Any suggestions?

**SuperChuck** · 02-01-2006, 11:26 AM

Sounds like high humidity to me.

bigpoppapuff · 02-01-2006, 11:30 AM

what he ^^^^ said.....

**drew_goring** · 02-01-2006, 11:32 AM

hmmm...Thanks, I guess I'll have to wait a few days for the heartfelt beads to come in. Am I going to cause any problems leaving it as is until the end of the week?

bigpoppapuff · 02-01-2006, 11:37 AM

don't fret,grasshoppah.......

**drew_goring** · 02-01-2006, 11:38 AM

thanks...I really apreciate the help.

**F.T. Pulver** · 02-01-2006, 11:51 AM

The thing you should do is put the hygrometer in the humidor for a few hours first to check the current humidity. If it is low you need to raise it SLOWLY or risk more wrapper/binder splitting. If the cigar had a loose draw, I'm not wholly convinced that your humidity is too high. Better safe than sorry.

**drew_goring** · 02-01-2006, 12:28 PM

My humidifier has been reading from 60-65ish after I calibrated it with the salt test. I seasoned my humidor as per the instructions, and let it sit for a couple days with the humidifier in it to stabilize. The cigars that are in it were out of a humidor for about 4 days during shipping. They were in a ziplock bag with no humidifier. Could this have caused it?

**drew_goring** · 02-01-2006, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by F.T. Pulver

The thing you should do is put the hygrometer in the humidor for a few hours first to check the current humidity. If it is low you need to raise it SLOWLY or risk more wrapper/binder splitting. If the cigar had a loose draw, I'm not wholly convinced that your humidity is too high. Better safe than sorry.

Oh, and the draw was super loose...like 10 cent bangkok...well, you know what mean. I've never smoked a cigar with a draw so lose. And it wasn't 'leaking' anywhere because the smoke was plentiful. I'm not really sure what size it was...not that experienced yet, but it was fairly fat and about 5 inches long.

edit for spelling

**F.T. Pulver** · 02-01-2006, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by drew_goring

My humidifier has been reading from 60-65ish after I calibrated it with the salt test. I seasoned my humidor as per the instructions, and let it sit for a couple days with the humidifier in it to stabilize. The cigars that are in it were out of a humidor for about 4 days during shipping. They were in a ziplock bag with no humidifier. Could this have caused it?

How long did you let the cigars sit in your humidor before you smoked it?

No telling how the vendor stored the cigar, but the rule of thumb for me is about 30 days in ideal conditions before smoking. The longer a cigar was improperly stored, the longer is has to sit before it's ready to smoke.

I once bought a box of 4 year old cigars and I had to let them sit for about 8 months before they were ready to smoke. You never know.

reaganyouth84 · 02-01-2006, 03:00 PM

I had the same thing happen to me not too long ago. It was because I had over saturated the cigar with saliva while I was smoking it. So yeah, moisture did it.

-Mike

**SuperChuck** · 02-01-2006, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by reaganyouth84

I had the same thing happen to me not too long ago. It was because I had over saturated the cigar with saliva while I was smoking it. So yeah, moisture did it.

-Mike

WTF were you doing to the poor cigar?

bigpoppapuff · 02-01-2006, 03:06 PM

the cigar,no doubt,was just laying back and enjoying what was going on.......

**F.T. Pulver** · 02-01-2006, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by reaganyouth84

I had the same thing happen to me not too long ago. It was because I had over saturated the cigar with saliva while I was smoking it. So yeah, moisture did it.

-Mike

Maybe you otta change your handle to Clintonyouth...

reaganyouth84 · 02-01-2006, 03:25 PM

I was outside working on my car so I was holding it in my mouth the whole time. I didn't have a free hand to hold the cigar. So the saliva built up in my mouth a couple of times and got into the cigar.

-Mike

bigpoppapuff · 02-01-2006, 03:29 PM

yeah,sure!!....

**drew_goring** · 02-01-2006, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by F.T. Pulver

How long did you let the cigars sit in your humidor before you smoked it?

No telling how the vendor stored the cigar, but the rule of thumb for me is about 30 days in ideal conditions before smoking. The longer a cigar was improperly stored, the longer is has to sit before it's ready to smoke.

I once bought a box of 4 year old cigars and I had to let them sit for about 8 months before they were ready to smoke. You never know.

I just got it with a bunch from a friend who shipped them to me. I had it sitting in my humidor for about two weeks before I took it out. The thing is I smoked a different size of the Leon Jimenes (longer and thinner) a few days previous and had absolutely no issuses with it. I'm just going to let them sit until I get my heartfelt humidifier and then see if that solves the problem.