Capn_Jackson
A Razorback lost in Texas land
Hello, Jackson again.
I just got a shipment of great Nicaraguan cigars, mostly from Pepin Garcia lines, sent from Famous. Also some Cubans, from a different source obviously. Each shipment is acclimating in Boveda bags with 65% packets inside. My Boveda butler, just calibrated last week, is reading 71% in both bags. I know cigars are shipped “wet” from companies such as these, and that it takes some time to acclimate. The Famous shipment is 30 sticks, mostly toro, and have been in there since Wednesday, three days ago. The ten Montecristo #2’s have been in their bag since Thursday, two days ago. The RH hasn’t budged since placing them in their bags. I added more Boveda to the bag with 30 cigars, and actually have 4 Boveda total in there. The montecristo’s just have one Boveda. How much longer before I start to see a change in RH, or should I even worry about it? Ideally I’d like them all to get down near 65%. The Montecristo’s will actually be stored around 62% after acclimation. I just don’t see any decrease yet, and its a little concerning. Or is it? Isn’t the purpose of acclimation so that I don’t shock the environment inside my humidors? Any advice, or suggestion, is welcome and appreciated.
Cheers,
Jackson
I just got a shipment of great Nicaraguan cigars, mostly from Pepin Garcia lines, sent from Famous. Also some Cubans, from a different source obviously. Each shipment is acclimating in Boveda bags with 65% packets inside. My Boveda butler, just calibrated last week, is reading 71% in both bags. I know cigars are shipped “wet” from companies such as these, and that it takes some time to acclimate. The Famous shipment is 30 sticks, mostly toro, and have been in there since Wednesday, three days ago. The ten Montecristo #2’s have been in their bag since Thursday, two days ago. The RH hasn’t budged since placing them in their bags. I added more Boveda to the bag with 30 cigars, and actually have 4 Boveda total in there. The montecristo’s just have one Boveda. How much longer before I start to see a change in RH, or should I even worry about it? Ideally I’d like them all to get down near 65%. The Montecristo’s will actually be stored around 62% after acclimation. I just don’t see any decrease yet, and its a little concerning. Or is it? Isn’t the purpose of acclimation so that I don’t shock the environment inside my humidors? Any advice, or suggestion, is welcome and appreciated.
Cheers,
Jackson