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Newbie in need of answers...
Newbie in need of answers...
I purchased a box of CAO Moontrance Petit Corona's about a month ago
from FSS. When I pulled them out of the box, they were as fresh as
anything and the first smoke was awesome - full of flavor. I had
never before smoked a CAO cigar. Since then, they have been chillin'
in my humidor at a constant 69-70% humidity. I've smoked about one a
week and it seems that each time I experience less and less of the
full flavor I tasted on the first smoke. A few days ago, I purchased
5 cigars at a local wine shop (I know, I know...). Although they
were
not as fresh as the sticks I had ordered from FSS, they were not too
hard (they were sitting in a large humidor in the shop). I placed
the
sticks in my humidor right away and re-soaked the humifier. I
checked
the new sticks after a few days and they were still a little stiff.
After dinner this evening, I smoked another Moontrance. This time I
noticed that almost all of the flavor was gone. The stick didn't
appear to be any dryer or harder than the previous cigars, but it had
much more of a tobacco-y bite.
Now for my questions:
1) Have CAO flavored cigars been known to lose their flavor over
time,
especially the petite coronas?
2) Even though the temperature and humidity in the humidor has
remained constant, can the new sticks I purchased affect the cigars
already in the humidor?
3) What do I need to know for the future?
Thanks,
Mike
I purchased a box of CAO Moontrance Petit Corona's about a month ago
from FSS. When I pulled them out of the box, they were as fresh as
anything and the first smoke was awesome - full of flavor. I had
never before smoked a CAO cigar. Since then, they have been chillin'
in my humidor at a constant 69-70% humidity. I've smoked about one a
week and it seems that each time I experience less and less of the
full flavor I tasted on the first smoke. A few days ago, I purchased
5 cigars at a local wine shop (I know, I know...). Although they
were
not as fresh as the sticks I had ordered from FSS, they were not too
hard (they were sitting in a large humidor in the shop). I placed
the
sticks in my humidor right away and re-soaked the humifier. I
checked
the new sticks after a few days and they were still a little stiff.
After dinner this evening, I smoked another Moontrance. This time I
noticed that almost all of the flavor was gone. The stick didn't
appear to be any dryer or harder than the previous cigars, but it had
much more of a tobacco-y bite.
Now for my questions:
1) Have CAO flavored cigars been known to lose their flavor over
time,
especially the petite coronas?
2) Even though the temperature and humidity in the humidor has
remained constant, can the new sticks I purchased affect the cigars
already in the humidor?
3) What do I need to know for the future?
Thanks,
Mike
Re: Newbie in need of answers...
Mikey D wrote:
>
> Now for my questions:
>
>
> 1) Have CAO flavored cigars been known to lose their flavor over
> time,
> especially the petite coronas?
> 2) Even though the temperature and humidity in the humidor has
> remained constant, can the new sticks I purchased affect the cigars
> already in the humidor?
> 3) What do I need to know for the future?
Having never smoked flavored cigars I can't help you there but I would
suggest you not mix flavored and unflavored cigars in the same humidor.
I do on occasion smoke aromatic/flavored pipe tobaccos and they don't
seem to lose any flavor over time and I have a couple of blends that
have been around for months.
Ken in Miami
Mikey D wrote:
>
> Now for my questions:
>
>
> 1) Have CAO flavored cigars been known to lose their flavor over
> time,
> especially the petite coronas?
> 2) Even though the temperature and humidity in the humidor has
> remained constant, can the new sticks I purchased affect the cigars
> already in the humidor?
> 3) What do I need to know for the future?
Having never smoked flavored cigars I can't help you there but I would
suggest you not mix flavored and unflavored cigars in the same humidor.
I do on occasion smoke aromatic/flavored pipe tobaccos and they don't
seem to lose any flavor over time and I have a couple of blends that
have been around for months.
Ken in Miami
Re: Newbie in need of answers...
"Mikey D" <mikefromjersey@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:b1bfe1a0-30ee-4c26-a8ea-31fd53964640@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups . com ...
>I purchased a box of CAO Moontrance Petit Corona's about a month ago
> from FSS. When I pulled them out of the box, they were as fresh as
> anything and the first smoke was awesome - full of flavor. I had
> never before smoked a CAO cigar. Since then, they have been chillin'
> in my humidor at a constant 69-70% humidity. I've smoked about one a
> week and it seems that each time I experience less and less of the
> full flavor I tasted on the first smoke. A few days ago, I purchased
> 5 cigars at a local wine shop (I know, I know...). Although they
> were
> not as fresh as the sticks I had ordered from FSS, they were not too
> hard (they were sitting in a large humidor in the shop). I placed
> the
> sticks in my humidor right away and re-soaked the humifier. I
> checked
> the new sticks after a few days and they were still a little stiff.
> After dinner this evening, I smoked another Moontrance. This time I
> noticed that almost all of the flavor was gone. The stick didn't
> appear to be any dryer or harder than the previous cigars, but it had
> much more of a tobacco-y bite.
>
> Now for my questions:
>
>
> 1) Have CAO flavored cigars been known to lose their flavor over
> time,
> especially the petite coronas?
I don't have much experience with flavoured cigars. That said, humidity --
both ambient and of the cigar -- will affect the flavour, sometimes
dramatically so. Equally important are the circumstances: the weather, your
mood, the time of day, the food, the company, all these (and more) will
change the way a cigar tastes. A cigar that's absolutely fantastic one day
may be only so-so the next simply because something else changed.
> 2) Even though the temperature and humidity in the humidor has
> remained constant, can the new sticks I purchased affect the cigars
> already in the humidor?
> 3) What do I need to know for the future?
As Ken said, it's a bad idea to keep flavoured and unflavoured cigars in the
same humidor. The flavoured smokes will "infect" the rest and may even
impregnate the wood.
"Mikey D" <mikefromjersey@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:b1bfe1a0-30ee-4c26-a8ea-31fd53964640@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups . com ...
>I purchased a box of CAO Moontrance Petit Corona's about a month ago
> from FSS. When I pulled them out of the box, they were as fresh as
> anything and the first smoke was awesome - full of flavor. I had
> never before smoked a CAO cigar. Since then, they have been chillin'
> in my humidor at a constant 69-70% humidity. I've smoked about one a
> week and it seems that each time I experience less and less of the
> full flavor I tasted on the first smoke. A few days ago, I purchased
> 5 cigars at a local wine shop (I know, I know...). Although they
> were
> not as fresh as the sticks I had ordered from FSS, they were not too
> hard (they were sitting in a large humidor in the shop). I placed
> the
> sticks in my humidor right away and re-soaked the humifier. I
> checked
> the new sticks after a few days and they were still a little stiff.
> After dinner this evening, I smoked another Moontrance. This time I
> noticed that almost all of the flavor was gone. The stick didn't
> appear to be any dryer or harder than the previous cigars, but it had
> much more of a tobacco-y bite.
>
> Now for my questions:
>
>
> 1) Have CAO flavored cigars been known to lose their flavor over
> time,
> especially the petite coronas?
I don't have much experience with flavoured cigars. That said, humidity --
both ambient and of the cigar -- will affect the flavour, sometimes
dramatically so. Equally important are the circumstances: the weather, your
mood, the time of day, the food, the company, all these (and more) will
change the way a cigar tastes. A cigar that's absolutely fantastic one day
may be only so-so the next simply because something else changed.
> 2) Even though the temperature and humidity in the humidor has
> remained constant, can the new sticks I purchased affect the cigars
> already in the humidor?
> 3) What do I need to know for the future?
As Ken said, it's a bad idea to keep flavoured and unflavoured cigars in the
same humidor. The flavoured smokes will "infect" the rest and may even
impregnate the wood.
Re: Newbie in need of answers...
On Apr 4, 4:43 pm, Mikey D <mikefromjer...@gmail . com > wrote:
> I purchased a box of CAO Moontrance Petit Corona's about a month ago
> from FSS. When I pulled them out of the box, they were as fresh as
> anything and the first smoke was awesome - full of flavor. I had
> never before smoked a CAO cigar. Since then, they have been chillin'
> in my humidor at a constant 69-70% humidity. I've smoked about one a
> week and it seems that each time I experience less and less of the
> full flavor I tasted on the first smoke. A few days ago, I purchased
> 5 cigars at a local wine shop (I know, I know...). Although they
> were
> not as fresh as the sticks I had ordered from FSS, they were not too
> hard (they were sitting in a large humidor in the shop). I placed
> the
> sticks in my humidor right away and re-soaked the humifier. I
> checked
> the new sticks after a few days and they were still a little stiff.
> After dinner this evening, I smoked another Moontrance. This time I
> noticed that almost all of the flavor was gone. The stick didn't
> appear to be any dryer or harder than the previous cigars, but it had
> much more of a tobacco-y bite.
>
> Now for my questions:
>
> 1) Have CAO flavored cigars been known to lose their flavor over
> time,
> especially the petite coronas?
> 2) Even though the temperature and humidity in the humidor has
> remained constant, can the new sticks I purchased affect the cigars
> already in the humidor?
> 3) What do I need to know for the future?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
On Apr 4, 4:43 pm, Mikey D <mikefromjer...@gmail . com > wrote:
> I purchased a box of CAO Moontrance Petit Corona's about a month ago
> from FSS. When I pulled them out of the box, they were as fresh as
> anything and the first smoke was awesome - full of flavor. I had
> never before smoked a CAO cigar. Since then, they have been chillin'
> in my humidor at a constant 69-70% humidity. I've smoked about one a
> week and it seems that each time I experience less and less of the
> full flavor I tasted on the first smoke. A few days ago, I purchased
> 5 cigars at a local wine shop (I know, I know...). Although they
> were
> not as fresh as the sticks I had ordered from FSS, they were not too
> hard (they were sitting in a large humidor in the shop). I placed
> the
> sticks in my humidor right away and re-soaked the humifier. I
> checked
> the new sticks after a few days and they were still a little stiff.
> After dinner this evening, I smoked another Moontrance. This time I
> noticed that almost all of the flavor was gone. The stick didn't
> appear to be any dryer or harder than the previous cigars, but it had
> much more of a tobacco-y bite.
>
> Now for my questions:
>
> 1) Have CAO flavored cigars been known to lose their flavor over
> time,
> especially the petite coronas?
> 2) Even though the temperature and humidity in the humidor has
> remained constant, can the new sticks I purchased affect the cigars
> already in the humidor?
> 3) What do I need to know for the future?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
Re: Newbie in need of answers...
* Mikey D wrote in alt.smokers.cigars:
> Now for my questions:
Answered on Wednesday:
Message-ID: <57a7dfd2-e2dd-4725-95a4-8331989689f6@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups . com >
--
David
* Mikey D wrote in alt.smokers.cigars:
> Now for my questions:
Answered on Wednesday:
Message-ID: <57a7dfd2-e2dd-4725-95a4-8331989689f6@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups . com >
--
David
Re: Newbie in need of answers...
On Apr 4, 10:43 am, Mikey D <mikefromjer...@gmail . com > wrote:
> I purchased a box of CAO Moontrance Petit Corona's about a month ago
> from FSS. When I pulled them out of the box, they were as fresh as
> anything and the first smoke was awesome - full of flavor. I had
> never before smoked a CAO cigar. Since then, they have been chillin'
> in my humidor at a constant 69-70% humidity. I've smoked about one a
> week and it seems that each time I experience less and less of the
> full flavor I tasted on the first smoke. A few days ago, I purchased
> 5 cigars at a local wine shop (I know, I know...). Although they
> were
> not as fresh as the sticks I had ordered from FSS, they were not too
> hard (they were sitting in a large humidor in the shop). I placed
> the
> sticks in my humidor right away and re-soaked the humifier. I
> checked
> the new sticks after a few days and they were still a little stiff.
> After dinner this evening, I smoked another Moontrance. This time I
> noticed that almost all of the flavor was gone. The stick didn't
> appear to be any dryer or harder than the previous cigars, but it had
> much more of a tobacco-y bite.
>
> Now for my questions:
>
> 1) Have CAO flavored cigars been known to lose their flavor over
> time,
> especially the petite coronas?
> 2) Even though the temperature and humidity in the humidor has
> remained constant, can the new sticks I purchased affect the cigars
> already in the humidor?
> 3) What do I need to know for the future?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
CAO Moontrace and the other flavored cigars from CAO are only
available so as to try and hook the female market into trying a cigar
with there husband since only real men smoke cigars and all others
smoke flavored cigars.
Consider it all to be a lesson learned and dont buy flavored again.
JtN ©2008
On Apr 4, 10:43 am, Mikey D <mikefromjer...@gmail . com > wrote:
> I purchased a box of CAO Moontrance Petit Corona's about a month ago
> from FSS. When I pulled them out of the box, they were as fresh as
> anything and the first smoke was awesome - full of flavor. I had
> never before smoked a CAO cigar. Since then, they have been chillin'
> in my humidor at a constant 69-70% humidity. I've smoked about one a
> week and it seems that each time I experience less and less of the
> full flavor I tasted on the first smoke. A few days ago, I purchased
> 5 cigars at a local wine shop (I know, I know...). Although they
> were
> not as fresh as the sticks I had ordered from FSS, they were not too
> hard (they were sitting in a large humidor in the shop). I placed
> the
> sticks in my humidor right away and re-soaked the humifier. I
> checked
> the new sticks after a few days and they were still a little stiff.
> After dinner this evening, I smoked another Moontrance. This time I
> noticed that almost all of the flavor was gone. The stick didn't
> appear to be any dryer or harder than the previous cigars, but it had
> much more of a tobacco-y bite.
>
> Now for my questions:
>
> 1) Have CAO flavored cigars been known to lose their flavor over
> time,
> especially the petite coronas?
> 2) Even though the temperature and humidity in the humidor has
> remained constant, can the new sticks I purchased affect the cigars
> already in the humidor?
> 3) What do I need to know for the future?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
CAO Moontrace and the other flavored cigars from CAO are only
available so as to try and hook the female market into trying a cigar
with there husband since only real men smoke cigars and all others
smoke flavored cigars.
Consider it all to be a lesson learned and dont buy flavored again.
JtN ©2008
Re: Newbie in need of answers...
On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 07:43:46 -0700 (PDT), Mikey D
<mikefromjersey@gmail . com > wrote:
>3) What do I need to know for the future?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Mike
Go to your local tobaconnist and get a few $5 cigars to taste then
report back. Oh, what makes it more fun is reading (it's
FUNdamental!) Get a cigar book ("The Cigar" by Conrad for starters)
and smoke along with the reading.
CigarBaron
On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 07:43:46 -0700 (PDT), Mikey D
<mikefromjersey@gmail . com > wrote:
>3) What do I need to know for the future?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Mike
Go to your local tobaconnist and get a few $5 cigars to taste then
report back. Oh, what makes it more fun is reading (it's
FUNdamental!) Get a cigar book ("The Cigar" by Conrad for starters)
and smoke along with the reading.
CigarBaron
