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Old 07-13-2021, 06:26 AM   #1
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Properly Humidified Sticks aka Unicorns

I was thinking that a large percentage of sticks I purchase whether brick and mortar or online are rarely ever properly humidified. Typically the sticks are on the drier side. It could be a supply chain issue. Meaning the supplier ships the sticks to my LCS and they don't stay on the shelf long enough to get humidified. But what a real treat when I do find a place and the sticks are well humidified. What is your experience?
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Old 07-13-2021, 07:52 AM   #2
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Haven't been in an actual Cigar shop in years as there aren't many in Wyoming, especially in smaller towns like I'm in now, but online vendors, I have never had problems with even smoking rott.
As long as its properly packaged I have never had a problem with the few places that I order from.

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Old 07-13-2021, 02:47 PM   #3
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My local B&M does a pretty good job. In my experience cigars seem to show up through the mail on the drier side of things. I always chalked it up to living in the desert. Thought it was a local phenomenon.


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Old 07-14-2021, 09:54 AM   #4
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I've always thought that warehouse cigars are stored in higher humidity. Wet cigars ship better. Usually when I put new cigars in a humidor, the RH goes up.
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I've always thought that warehouse cigars are stored in higher humidity. Wet cigars ship better. Usually when I put new cigars in a humidor, the RH goes up.
That's my experience as well. One reason I like to let them rest a bit after they arrive.
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I can absolutely verify that. I've been inside JR's warehouse in NC and they're kept at about 70+%.
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