Quote Originally Posted by Kenyth
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.