R.Patel smell like cheese?

[new2cigars]

Hi Guys, new to this forum.

Been smoking for 2 years

I recently bought a box of Rocky Patel 1990's. I've had 3 so far and they were all perfect. Last night I had my 4th but this one was different. It had a distinct "cheese" smell before I lit it. Similar to sharp chedar

I checked my hands to make sure it wasnt me since I had tacos a few hours before and my hands were clean - no cheese smell there.

I keep all my cigars in a 200 count humidor at 68-degree and between 70 to 73 humidity. My hygrometer checks out and is acurate.

All the R.Patels are in celo.

Any ideas what it could be from?

thanks!
-p-

[drew_goring]

Hi Guys, new to this forum.

Been smoking for 2 years

I recently bought a box of Rocky Patel 1990's. I've had 3 so far and they were all perfect. Last night I had my 4th but this one was different. It had a distinct "cheese" smell before I lit it. Similar to sharp chedar

I checked my hands to make sure it wasnt me since I had tacos a few hours before and my hands were clean - no cheese smell there.

I keep all my cigars in a 200 count humidor at 68-degree and between 70 to 73 humidity. My hygrometer checks out and is acurate.

All the R.Patels are in celo.

Any ideas what it could be from?

thanks!
-p-

Never heard of that before. Are they perhaps mold or something like that? 70-73% RH seems a little high. Try lowering it at least 7%.

That is assuming that your hygrometer is bang on.

[mauied1101]

Never heard of that before. Are they perhaps mold or something like that? 70-73% RH seems a little high. Try lowering it at least 7%.

That is assuming that your hygrometer is bang on.

Never heard of that either. Assuming you just got a bad stick - happens once in a while, did to me. Or, the guy rolling it had tacos for lunch and he wiped his hands on the tobacco.

Not joking - did that cello smell like cheese as well? If you can tell, might want to sniff the others in the box.

Welcome to the forum.

[new2cigars]

Glad to be part of this formum. Been meaning to join one for a while but never got around to it.


i havent checked any others but will do so tonight.

Its too bad, I didnt even think of checking the celo. I DID however have my buddy take a wiff too just to make sure I wasnt imagening things....and he thought the same thing.

Weird, eh!

oh well, no harm done, it still tasted good.

[bigpoppapuff]

your humidity is way too high........as for the "cheese" question,go to the "how can i help" thread....i'll answer it there....

[new2cigars]

your humidity is way too high........as for the "cheese" question,go to the "how can i help" thread....i'll answer it there....

sorry - still new here...where the heck is the "how can I help" thread - I did a search and looked around...cant find. Maybe I'm just blind (or a moron - lol)

[bigpoppapuff]

look down the page....and there it will be......read it first,though...lots of really good info...

[basil]

Hey I've had non-doms that smelled like blue cheese - possibly a Stilton, or maybe a Roquefort, with a light smokey aroma - oh wait . . . that was me burning it.

No shit though - I've had sticks that smelled like cheese. and I treated it as such - like, I love blues of any kind or country, but they smell aweful until you actually eat it. Well, I figured for cigars, the same. So far, I've been dead on - those that smell have been some heavenly smokes - RASS, HdM petit robs, and a couple others.

[SuperChuck]

BPP, you're met Roky, right? Does he smell like cheese?

Despite washing your hands, you could be smelling your taco cheese... You can ooze food odors out of your pours after eating... The human body is peculiar beast...

[cigarsarge]

I got drunk once and somehow Cheeze Whiz got all over my cigar...Didn't slow me down one bit.

[Lopaka]

I got drunk once and somehow Cheeze Whiz got all over my cigar...Didn't slow me down one bit.

That's just scary trying to picture that!

[new2cigars]

You guys are funny ;)

I took 3 more out of the celo last night and yup...all of them had a slight sweet / cheesy scent to them (but not as bad as the one in question). I also found my celo wraper from the other night and took a wiff...yup - cheese.

Oh well, no biggie - still tasts good. I just wanted to see if anything like that had happened to anyone before.

Thanks!
-p-

[Kenyth]

Cheese and cigars are both fermented products. It's not a stretch to think that some of the same microorganisms may at work in both. That may be the similarity you're smelling.


A more likely explanation. It could also be that the cigars were shipped in a trailer that was also transporting cheese or cheese flavored products. A broken jar of cheese spread in a hot truck trailer will probably taint everything nearby with it's stink. I worked as a grocery stock clerk as a teen. Jars get broken all the time in transport.

[new2cigars]

A more likely explanation. It could also be that the cigars were shipped in a trailer that was also transporting cheese or cheese flavored products. A broken jar of cheese spread in a hot truck trailer will probably taint everything nearby with it's stink. I worked as a grocery stock clerk as a teen. Jars get broken all the time in transport.

Yeah, this is what I was thinking as well. Even though the box was wrapped in celo, it was not completely impervious, so I'm sure scents got in in.

[Leeroy_Fan]

Never heard of anything about RP smelling like cheese. Ive gotten a few boxes of the vintage 90's as well, and the only thing i could smell was a perfeclty blended cigar. My only advice, like others, is to lower ur RH lvl to bout 65. I keep mine at round 59-62. Keeps all of my cigars fresh.

[brian]

I was looking for info on aging and came across this:

# - At this point we enter into the realm of "vintage" cigars in my book. Many of these cigars will be so flat and boring they are worthless to smoke, while others will take on unique characteristics that will make them enjoyable smokes. One such trait is a musty smell and a taste that is similar to snuff. Another rarer long-term aging trait is cigars taking on an odd scent that is commonly referred to as the "stinky cheese-like smell." This odd reference is due to their pre-light bouquet being similar in scent to a ripe wheel of Stilton Cheese. Though it may sound unappealing, these cigars are a delight to smoke and are highly prized by vintage cigar collectors worldwide. Many pay top dollar to secure these smokes. Regardless of the flavor characteristics of vintage vitlolas, very seldom do any of these cigars maintain any quantitative strength at this level of aging. Also, only the fullest bodied cigars have any chance of being worthwhile smokes after this many years.

The reference to cheese made me remember this thread so I thought I'd share it.

[guado]

I have smelled the cheese before.