Split Cigar, Piss Me Off

[mauied1101]

I have an anti-split experience. My humi sits around 68-71 and I picked up a RyJ Corona yesterday to smoke it. Felt a little moist, didn't think too much of it, lit it, smoked it. At the 1/2 inch point, it went out; I relit it, at the inch marker, I just quit. It tasted worse by the puff. I'm thinking it just absorbed more moisture than the other sticks. But how the heck did it do that? I have a box of the same and haven't had the problem before. So I don't know what's worse - having it split on you or having it douse itself out five minutes after initial lighting.

[Shelby07]

I have an anti-split experience. My humi sits around 68-71 and I picked up a RyJ Corona yesterday to smoke it. Felt a little moist, didn't think too much of it, lit it, smoked it. At the 1/2 inch point, it went out; I relit it, at the inch marker, I just quit. It tasted worse by the puff. I'm thinking it just absorbed more moisture than the other sticks. But how the heck did it do that? I have a box of the same and haven't had the problem before. So I don't know what's worse - having it split on you or having it douse itself out five minutes after initial lighting.

Well, this is just a guess, but I've read somewhere that if the cigar is not rolled evenly it can absorb moisture unevenly.

[mauied1101]

Well, this is just a guess, but I've read somewhere that if the cigar is not rolled evenly it can absorb moisture unevenly.

this must have been the worst fat-finger rolled cigar by a drunk blindfolded mule sitting in a merry-go-round on a moonless night. some parts of the wrapper didn't burn - they had a little "bubble" if you could call it that. and, there were little white specks in the ash - anyone know what they are? never seen them before.

[stjohnroe]

some parts of the wrapper didn't burn - they had a little "bubble" if you could call it that. and, there were little white specks in the ash - anyone know what they are? never seen them before.

Had an RyJ (DR) Bully last night that tunnelled like a , i'ts been sitting in my humi with a variety of other sticks for at least a year and I haven't had problems before. Reason that I mention it is that when it finally corrected itself the area that burnt away below the tip seemed to have little white specks in it. I am guessing that they where small collections of oils but am not sure. Apart from that it was an acceptible but not exceptional smoke.

[cigar no baka]

Cigars are a hand-made product so I'll let it slide if once in a blue moon I get bad one. Even in full boxes of some of my favorties, i will have one that burns rather poorly, was rolled incorrectly or has a cracked wrapper. I just let it go, but if it happens more than once in a blue moon, then I start to question the integrity of the product and may not go back to it.

[Dickson]

You know the day after I read this it happened to me. Thanks Newfie!!!!

Seriously though, I had it happen to an Ashton and a AF Hemingway. The only two times it has happened in my young carrer as a cigar smoker. The Hemingway cracked as soon as I lit it in my truck after pulling it out of my coolerdor. Coincidence or inexperience?