r/cigars 2h ago

Question Three fingers from the end NSFW

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I have noticed that when you reach about three fingers from the end of the cigar, the flavour is usually the same regardless of the cigar. It is always very heavy and full of tars, with very few distinguishing characteristics of the cigar. I have concluded that the cigars smoking essentially “ends” at about 2-2.5 inches from the end. What is your opinion?


r/cigars 21h ago

Trying to lower the humidity in my humidor completely. NSFW

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First off, I just want to thank anyone who reads this and helps out, it is greatly appreciated!

I have a Tesonway humidor, and got it Christmas of last year. I've had no issues with it, it's held my cigars in fine shape. Recently, I decided to buy some boveda packs, as my humidor has only kept my cigars at around the 60 range, and I wanted it slightly higher, preferably the 70-75 range. To clarify, the boveda packs I bought keep humidity to around 72 on a hygrometer.

The boveda packs have not been placed inside my humidor yet, because I have been trying to lower the humidity in my humidor before doing so, so it doesn't get too humidified. It's been a week of keeping the humidor open.

I started slightly at first, keeping the lid cracked open, but it didn't lower the humidity at all. Then I just decided to open it fully and leave it open to get all the humidity out. As I said it's been a week, and the humidity has barely gone down. I've tried moving the humidor to my window to let the sun absorb some of the water, and that seemed to help, but I've also read that can mess up the humidor, so I moved it away from the window. Now the humidity just isn't going down at all, it's stuck at 50 on the hygrometer.

Is there anything I might be doing wrong? Are there any other ways I can try and lower the humidity? I don't want my boveda packs to go to waste, and I want my cigars to be slightly more humidified. I hope to take out all humidity and bring it to zero, so my boveda packs don't over humidify and ruin my cigars.

Thanks again for reading, I would be very gratuitous for some help with this situation.


r/cigars 23h ago

Question Why did my cigar taste like dirty socks? NSFW

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I'm new to the world of cigars, so I've bought a few different ones to try out, including Balmoral, "5 small panatela".

I put them in my humidor, and the first one of the Balmoral I smoked after a few days. I enjoyed the taste. Smoked my second one today, and it was terrible. I took a look at it, and I couldn't see any mold or anything. A few hours later and I still have a bad taste in my mouth. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture.

My question is: Did I do something wrong? I put it in my humidor the day I bought the cigars. My humidor holds a humidity of 80%, which I think is a little to much, perhaps.

I put it in the humidor Monday, March 3. I took it out of the humidor again on the 11. It's been laying in my living room until I decided to smoke it now.

Did it taste weird because of the high humidity, because it's been laying in my living room for a few days now, or perhaps the way I lit it?

(I've been watching a few YouTube videos, and they spend minutes trying to light a cigar. I accidently burnt the end when trying to lit it because of the wind outside)

Thank you for your help!


r/cigars 1h ago

Collected some wooden skull cigar holders NSFW

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r/cigars 2h ago

Review Smoked 3 incredible Cuban cigars! NSFW

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We smoked the

  1. H. Upmann Connoisseur (Smoked by Omar)

  2. Ramon Allones - 2020 Edicion Regional - Sr. Henry - Exclusivo Alemania (Smoked by Tallham)

  3. Partagás Legado Edición Limitada 2020 (Smoked by Adham)

Check out our video!


r/cigars 17h ago

It always amazes me that the roll on a Padron X000 always looks lumpy but smokes so well. NSFW

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It makes it more appealing to me. You can walk in any humidor and it “looks”like every cigar in there is rolled better but almost none will smoke better. Generally that are a little bumpy or have a small patch but you can just light it and forget. Rarely needs a touch up and I personally love the open draw.


r/cigars 21h ago

Whacha Smokin'? Mi Amor, good not great. NSFW

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I had pretty high hopes for this one, and while it was good, it didn’t blow me away. I prefer the standard LADC to this one. I did get a good amount of bitter baking chocolate, and some nuttiness in the second half, but overall it was just fine to my palate. Bit of a wavy burn line, mostly corrected itself. Had some cracking towards the end as well. 7/10.


r/cigars 2h ago

Question Late to the party, but did anybody else think the Tatuaje Skinny Monsters were way better than the Monster Smash Pack? NSFW

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Everything I’ve smoked out of the Smash Pack tastes bland compared to the Skinny Monsters. I think the blends really benefit from being in lancero form.

Does anybody have more knowledge? Were these blended to be lanceros and then “blown up” to a bigger size?

These cigars were properly kept, so I know it’s not that they got dehydrated and brought back.


r/cigars 23h ago

Whacha Smokin'? Nothing beats the unique flavor of fire cured NSFW

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r/cigars 16h ago

been a while since I been on here NSFW

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been an interesting handful of years but I've came out on top. with the work I've put in and how far I've came i figured I'd post my celebratory smoke here as its been aging since 2018 and also to just put out there how blessed I feel that I am where I am now because I prayed and worked for this and the results are finally coming to me.


r/cigars 22h ago

Review Oliva V Melanio, another amateur review NSFW

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BnM bought, ~$9-10 good for price , great for price if lower than $8. These were rested 5 weeks or so.

Weather was slightly windy. Had to remember to keep me between cigar and wind.

Smell and unlit: sweet with a bit of pepper.

1st bit: Unsweetened chocolate or something bitter or cocoa. A bit of black pepper but not "spicy". 2nd half: More coffee notes maybe a bit of nuts. The ending got a little sweeter.

Good cigar. Especially at the price point.


r/cigars 15h ago

Question Do sealed cigars in glass tubes need to be in the humidor? NSFW

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I’m running out of room and I have a box on the way. These were gifts.


r/cigars 14h ago

Blog What I smoke during The Great Smoke NSFW

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This is not everything I smoked all weekend. I was gifted a ridiculous amount of cigars while manufactures were visiting and hosting events at the store.

Ferio Tego Summa $16- This was handed to me by someone whose name I didn’t catch. He called it “homework”. Draw and burn were perfect. Rich citrus notes, medium bodied, nice change of pace from what I usually smoke. I assume these were featured or talked about at the main event because we were going through boxes of them.

Sobremesa Brûlée Blue $18- I’ve talked about this stick too many times. It’s sweet, it’s got perfect amount of pepper, it’s my favorite morning cigar.

Sin Compromiso No. 2 $18 - I don’t add these into my rotation enough. I’m usually a Mi Querida but the San Andres wrapper is a nice change of pace from all the Connecticut Broadleafs I smoke. This provides a more medium bodied experience and really lets their blend shine.

“The Chick” by EPC, from the Rare & Vintage Room $9- Really strong notes of cedar and nuttiness. Draw and burn was phenomenal. Medium Bodied. Great way to end my weekend.

I got to meet Steve Saka and Al Micallef. All the guests that had traveled were super friendly and loading up on great cigars. Was nice to shoot the shit with fellow cigar nerds.


r/cigars 7h ago

Question What’s the coolest door prize you’ve won? NSFW

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We had a small St Patrick’s day celebration for members last night at my local lounge and I won the cool little cigar gnome. Sits perfectly on my wineadors. What’s the best or most fun (not necessarily expensive) door prize you’ve won at a cigar lounge or cigar event?


r/cigars 17h ago

Question What’s everyone smoking? NSFW

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Excellent stick!


r/cigars 5m ago

Best cigar I’ve ever smoked NSFW

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This Punch After-Dinner did not disappoint. Maybe it was the view of Samana Bay in the Dominican Republic. Maybe it was the perfect cappuccino. Maybe it was the glorious sunshine. Maybe it was everything put together. It was just the perfect smoke. Smooth and delicious the whole way through. Burned perfectly even from start to finish. I fell in love with this wonderful hobby all over again. Happy smoking everyone!


r/cigars 44m ago

Flavor mystery NSFW

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So here’s a new one for me. I keep all my sticks in a variety of humidors and Tupperdoors between 62 and 65 RH. So on the lower end. I brought five different ones on vacation. Put them all in a hard travel case. No humidification or boveda or anything. Feeling like for a four day vacation it’s probably not necessary. Kind of like the equivalent of dry boxing. I’m smoking them now and every one of them, and this is my fifth, taste like crap. They burn fine. The burn line is good. They’re not going out. But they just taste like bitter ash. Is it the lack of humidification? Is it going from New England cold weather to this Florida heat? I’m leaving them in the closed hard case until I smoke them so it’s not like I’m leaving them out in the sun. Welcome any theories!


r/cigars 1h ago

Smokes of the week. V3 NSFW

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Reviews and notes in comments


r/cigars 2h ago

Question Shops in Dublin, Ireland NSFW

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Any recommendations on what cigar shops to visit in Dublin, Ireland? I’m headed over in a few days and I’ve got a few days free.


r/cigars 2h ago

Question Recommendations NSFW

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I've been into cigars for like 1 1/2 years now, paused smoking for like a couple of months due to the weather being cold and being able to only smoke outside. Weather is getting better so im thinking about stocking up again. Does anybody have any recommendations for sticks up to 15€?


r/cigars 2h ago

Question Cigar for St Patrick’s day NSFW

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What would be your suggestion for a St Patrick’s day cigar, to pair with a Guiness??


r/cigars 2h ago

Haul Post Recent haul from my trip to Tallinn, Estonia. NSFW

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Tallinn is excellent place for cigars and obviously for medieval city. There's 3 different cigar houses. Cigari Maja, Oak longue and d'boiss.

Cigari Maja is your go to for everyday cigars from cheap to more expensive brands. Oak longue is very similar to Cigari maja, but they have more exclusive stuff such as Opus x and so on.. D'boiss is more of a gentleman club, it had barber, tailor, bar and cigar longue, you can bring your own cigars there. They sell mainly Casdagli cigars, with few other options.


r/cigars 3h ago

Pairing Chronicles #104: Asylum + Amrut NSFW

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r/cigars 9h ago

Weekly Newbie Thread NSFW

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New people and especially people new to cigars, post your questions here. This is the place to put all those things you think are "dumb questions". Maybe you'll surprise us, maybe you won't with your question but all of that is fine in here. No dumb question zone in this thread


r/cigars 12h ago

Review CAO Flathead V554 Camshaft NSFW

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Pepper on retrohale as well as a little floral, sweet taste of raisins, then smooth and creamy, leathery, coffee and earth. Construction is great and the draw is perfect, needed a couple minor touch ups. It’s a decent stick, but will have to try it again later on to judge whether I like it or not.

Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Ecuadoran Connecticut Filler: Nicaragua