Comments on: That Cigar Came With A Prize!

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:55:24 +0000

I had a Padron 3000 that I dismantled one time – in fact it was my first and only Padron, probably the reason I haven’t ever bought another from the brand. The cigar looked good on the outside, but as soon as I cut the cap I noticed three huge stems staring back at me. This is, of course, a huge pet-peeve of mine. It immediately puts me in a bad mood to cut the cap on a cigar and have lumber staring back at me. In this case though it was so bad I just unrolled the cigar so I could take photos to show people. The stems were massive, I couldn’t imagine just how bad the cigar would have burned if I had tried to smoke it.

By: Lake Rouse

Lake Rouse — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:16:52 +0000

Reinforced packaging tape (Filament Tape). Yummy

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By: HavanaBill

HavanaBill — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:36:27 +0000

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By: ace

ace — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:52:11 +0000

What appears to be a piece of twine is actually the application of the nuances of the cigar. Green twine is used for claros and lighter sticks, black twine for maduros or oscuros. Brown twine is used most often for medium shades but blends in with the tobacco leaf so well that it is hard to pick out. Flavorless cigars are a result of this nuance not being applied in the rolling process. This usually occurs when the lectores are going through a particularly spicy in passage in a Novela Picaresca. That can also be a source of what appears to be pectin on the cigar.

By: Steve (Ratters)

Steve (Ratters) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:40:32 +0000

Yeah, I had a Gurkha Fuerte I found holes in and went nuts checking the rest of my smokes. Went through my smokes in my tower, about 1000 of them, and couldn’t find any more holes or dust, and this one was in a drawer in the cabinet so I woulda expected to find dust in there as well but thankfully didn’t. I’m assuming (hoping) that it was there and gone before I ever got it. Scared the piss out of me though. And it’s over 70 degrees temperature, not humidity that makes them grow.

By: Jack R

Jack R — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:19:10 +0000

About a week ago, I took the band off a Perdomo La Tradicion Cabinet Series and found two bore holes with a couple “trails” right on the surface. Scared me to death! Figured I had bugs. My humidor has not gone above 70% that I can ever remember. (I have done the “salt mush” calibration in the not too distant past, so I know how much error is in my readouts.) I emptied both of my humidors and went over every cigar (over 200 of them), but found no signs of any more. Since this one was in a sleeve, hopefully this was old damage. The fact that these holes/trails were “hidden” under the band makes me suspicious. Am I being paranoid? Anybody have a similar discovery? Keeping my fingers crossed for now.