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theoneandonlyhoppy · 10-05-2005, 10:00 PM

I finally got my coolerdor sealed properly with dense foam weather-stripping and a good lid latch. I was using 65% beads and the RH has been a steady 62% for weeks without any bead maintence (I suspect it's really 65 but I'm just seeing my hygrometer error). Due to the air conditioner and heating system in my house the ambient RH is usually somewhere in the 40's in the room the coolerdor is in.

My cigars have really improved as far as burn goes, but the taste has been kind of harsh. I smoked a Cusano 18 this morning and the cigar has lost it's characteristic "creamy" taste and now it kind of bites the tongue. I noticed the same with my Padrons and Flor De Olivas lately.

I have switched back to the 70% beads (hygrometer now reads 67%) to see if this reverses itself in the next few weeks. I'll swap a little burn problems for a better tasting cigar overall.

Hey, it's a hobby after all.

tonycsmoke · 10-06-2005, 03:49 AM

It's pretty interesting - I like all mine and think they taste better at 65%. It took me awhile to figure it out. I was dead set on 70% being what I thought I needed.

univibe88 · 10-06-2005, 08:49 AM

At the very least, you seem to have proven that your hygro is exactly -3%.

sillyrib · 10-06-2005, 10:45 AM

I thought cigars would taste harsher at 70% than 60%

Rob G · 10-06-2005, 10:57 AM

My guess is that they are burning too hot.

tchapchap · 10-06-2005, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob G

My guess is that they are burning too hot.

....which can also be caused by drawing on the cigar too often.

prflani · 10-09-2005, 10:02 AM

I do have a few domestics that seem to taste better at closer to 70% RH than 65%. It also depends a little on how long it is after I remove the cigar from the humidor that I light up and the room or ambient humidity. In the 70, 80, 90% type humidity levels in my area, cigars smoked outdoors, straight from a 70% humidity container, seem to get mushy and off-tasting just a bit...

10-05-2005, 10:00 PM	#1
theoneandonlyhoppy Starting Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saint Helens, Oregon Posts: 91	More bead experiments I finally got my coolerdor sealed properly with dense foam weather-stripping and a good lid latch. I was using 65% beads and the RH has been a steady 62% for weeks without any bead maintence (I suspect it's really 65 but I'm just seeing my hygrometer error). Due to the air conditioner and heating system in my house the ambient RH is usually somewhere in the 40's in the room the coolerdor is in. My cigars have really improved as far as burn goes, but the taste has been kind of harsh. I smoked a Cusano 18 this morning and the cigar has lost it's characteristic "creamy" taste and now it kind of bites the tongue. I noticed the same with my Padrons and Flor De Olivas lately. I have switched back to the 70% beads (hygrometer now reads 67%) to see if this reverses itself in the next few weeks. I'll swap a little burn problems for a better tasting cigar overall. Hey, it's a hobby after all.

10-06-2005, 03:49 AM	#2
tonycsmoke Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St Louis Posts: 3,135	It's pretty interesting - I like all mine and think they taste better at 65%. It took me awhile to figure it out. I was dead set on 70% being what I thought I needed. __________________ "Homer, slow down you'll kill us" yelled Marge. "Or die trying" exclaimed Homer.

10-06-2005, 08:49 AM	#3
univibe88 Herf Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Slidell 4 Life Posts: 5,814	At the very least, you seem to have proven that your hygro is exactly -3%. __________________ Karl "No man's life, liberty, or property is safe," warned Mark Twain, "while Congress is in session."

10-06-2005, 10:45 AM	#4
sillyrib Club Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,268	I thought cigars would taste harsher at 70% than 60% __________________ Oh stewardess, I speak jive.

10-06-2005, 10:57 AM	#5
Rob G Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Camillus, NY Posts: 16,119	My guess is that they are burning too hot. __________________ Rob If people can tell me where to smoke, I can tell them where to go, too.

10-09-2005, 10:02 AM	#7
prflani Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Granite City IL Posts: 7,267	I do have a few domestics that seem to taste better at closer to 70% RH than 65%. It also depends a little on how long it is after I remove the cigar from the humidor that I light up and the room or ambient humidity. In the 70, 80, 90% type humidity levels in my area, cigars smoked outdoors, straight from a 70% humidity container, seem to get mushy and off-tasting just a bit... __________________ http://www.space.com There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation... I am the Prince of Insufficient Light.