I just touch the foot of the cigar to know. I found that most of my cigars have a sticking sensation when too dry, and a "sticky" sensatiom when properly humidified. They get softer and they don't stick my finger when they have been humidified properly. This applies to my preference of 69-70% HR, so your experience may vary!
Veeery important! I just started with cigars, and now i know that i already had 1 dry one. And nope, it wasn't good. Good to know i really need to get a humidor and first put em in there for some weeks. Thanks!
Funny you mention this. I purchased some cigars by mail once and they were extremely soft. Kept them a few weeks in my humidor then they were much firmer but not crunchy like you mentioned. But to be honest with you, the firmer ones burned and tasted better than the soft ones, especially as it burned 2/3 down. More flavor. Idk, maybe I’m backwards
I'm going to disagree. After much trial, error, and wasting good cigars, if found that my preference is between 55 - 60%. This cigar will feel slightly hard with a little bounce, and there will be a crinkle when you roll it between your fingers. This is perfect - this will make for a cigar that burns more evenly, stays lit longer, and tastes better. Fire and water don't mix, a dry cigar is better than a wet cigar.
If that’s your preference that’s fine. A “crinkle” sound from a cigar is never a good thing. You run the risk of the cigar falling apart once you heat it up & it will burn too fast which can lead to a heated cigar. Obviously you do what works for you & what you enjoy. Optimal humidity is up to the individual cigar smoker.
65% 65 degrees in my fridge humidor 🙌🏼😮💨. Also takes about 3 days for anything to gain moisture again if it’s really dried out. I know this from dried out weed 😂
@@anthonymazzola4470 I know a veteran like you doesn't need anyone telling them whats good and whats not good but man, it's worth trying if you haven't. A lot of people these days are "dry boxing" their sticks for a few days before smoking. Since including this practice in my routine I have fewer canoes, tunnels, and construction issues in general. Falling apart is never an issue, and flavors are more pronounced. I have my humidors at 69% but I almost never smoke one straight out of the humidor anymore. It definitely is a preference but I think more people need to try it.
Okay first of all dry out cigar, is going to depend on how long they were in that state but generally you can throw them into the garbage because they lost all the oil that mean all the flavor... the cracks are a good thing, you should take a cigar that is at 72% humidity and dry box it when the inside of the cigar (the filler) is at 63% to 65% and the outside ( the rapper and the binder) is around 58%. is perfect it's ready to smoke just make sure to put a tiny bit of water on the end before cutting it and wait 5 minutes otherwise it may crack the rapper when you cut it
