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CigarChik · 10-26-2002, 01:11 AM

well... i was very excited about trying this cigar. ive been reading lots of good things. i bought it yesterday at my local shop. this is a beautiful, dark cigar wrapped in a ceder sleeve. rock solid construction. very impressive. till....

i lit this beauty. then, the prince turned into a frog. it didnt want to burn. it was like trying to light a wet cigar. just smoldered. i worked with it for quite awhile, managed to get it going but, very little smoke, tight draw, uneven burn. bad taste.

my conclusion is this was either a very over humidified cigar, or i just got a fluke bad one. i suspect it was a humidity problem. the high level of humidity these shops keep there humidors at is really annoying. if they are gonna keep em at over 70%, they should tell the customer to dry em out a few days before smoking. but, being a newbie, i suppose i could be wrong.

i really, really wanted to like this cigar. oh well... ill just try another and hope things improve. sucks to waste a good cigar though. specialty cigar shops should know better.

Edited by - CigarChik on 10/26/2002 02:14:44 AM

10-26-2002, 01:11 AM	#1
CigarChik Starting Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 60	well... i was very excited about trying this cigar. ive been reading lots of good things. i bought it yesterday at my local shop. this is a beautiful, dark cigar wrapped in a ceder sleeve. rock solid construction. very impressive. till.... i lit this beauty. then, the prince turned into a frog. it didnt want to burn. it was like trying to light a wet cigar. just smoldered. i worked with it for quite awhile, managed to get it going but, very little smoke, tight draw, uneven burn. bad taste. my conclusion is this was either a very over humidified cigar, or i just got a fluke bad one. i suspect it was a humidity problem. the high level of humidity these shops keep there humidors at is really annoying. if they are gonna keep em at over 70%, they should tell the customer to dry em out a few days before smoking. but, being a newbie, i suppose i could be wrong. i really, really wanted to like this cigar. oh well... ill just try another and hope things improve. sucks to waste a good cigar though. specialty cigar shops should know better. Edited by - CigarChik on 10/26/2002 02:14:44 AM