Cold Cigars! What to do......

[Mixmaster15]

I have purchased and won by auction recently a number of great cigars (thanks to my brothers here). Unfortunately, I'm not home (working in Haiti), and I live in the NE so they have been coming in ice cold; my wife has been putting them in Humi-Pouches in the meantime.

Couple of questions: Are humi-pouches ok and what is the groups feedback on cold cigars and any tips that they are willing to share.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Danilo]

the cold wont damage them.... as long as they are not exposed to the snow, to the point they would get wet.
Many companies freeze cigars before shipping them to prevent beetles. so the cold is not a prob.

 

[Mixmaster15]

Oh, I know that the cold won't damage them (thanks again); just how long should they be in the humipouch before they can be smoked (she wants to give a couple of them to family members).

 

[Alwayslit]

There could be problems going from very cold to warm right away. It could result in a split wrapper. Gradual temperature change is the best for any cigar. This winter has been harsh and I've been placing mine in the frig for about a 24 hour period.

 

[Private Yesman]

agreed with alwayslit as far as the gradual temperature change. It almost never fails when you light up a very cold cigar for it to crack.

I've had a few moments in freezing weather where I'm walking from a building to my vehicle with a lit cigar in my hand. Without even thinking about the 20 seconds alone of cold weather exposure, I take a puff realizing half the wrapper is cracked.

 

[ciggy]

I live in Michigan. So when I recieve cigars that have been in the freeze for a spell I just take them out of there packing and let them rest at room temp for awhile. Once the cold or any resedule moisture is not present I will them place in my humi.

 

[shuckins]

i had a couple show up with the humi pillows frozen! i let 'em sit at room temp for a few hours before putting 'em in the humi. they smoked great!

 

[rduke10]

i had a couple show up with the humi pillows frozen! i let 'em sit at room temp for a few hours before putting 'em in the humi. they smoked great!

+1 here. They should be fine if you allow them to come back up to temp slowly. I have had one split to the point you couldn't smoke it but it was shortly after I got it in (within an hour of getting it). The rest have smoked just fine after letting them rest for a bit. my .02.

 

[terrantheman]

I wouldn't worry to much cigars are pretty resilient.

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

i had a couple show up with the humi pillows frozen! i let 'em sit at room temp for a few hours before putting 'em in the humi. they smoked great!

Damn, I have never heard of that happening.

 

[L8A]

i had a couple show up with the humi pillows frozen! i let 'em sit at room temp for a few hours before putting 'em in the humi. they smoked great!

Did I mention I hate the cold. Frozen smokes just isnt right.

 

[Chas]

Wow - you Yanks are a hardy lot - frozen stogies - don't get many freezes here in the Northern Territories - can't ever remember one - semi-tropical you know - what we do get is the odd postie disappearing while crossing a river during the ol' rainy - crocs you know - Ha! - good job none of me own stogies was lost ~:0)

 

[Mixmaster15]

Thanks for the responses.

Feedback on Humi-Pouches??

 

[Kurtdesign1]

There could be problems going from very cold to warm right away. It could result in a split wrapper. Gradual temperature change is the best for any cigar. This winter has been harsh and I've been placing mine in the frig for about a 24 hour period.

:smokingme

 

[Hardcore]

Better cold than hot.

 

[Robinsond]

I'm sure they will smoke fine

 

[njstone]

Just have your wife visually check the cigars for cracks a couple days AFTER putting them in the pouches/humi. The reason I say this is that I have had 3 instances of cigars cracking from the cold (I did not notice cracks when I got them, but a couple days later I did--maybe from warming back up?), all of them had very fragile/thin wrappers (two were LA Preferidos Cameroons). In all three cases the sticks were purchased from CI/Cbid, and I contacted customer service and they sent out replacements no problem. But have your wife check--if you don't notice it until you come back, it will probably be too late to do anything about it.

 

[CWS]

Humi pouches are fine. Cigars are living breathing things. The do not like extreme temp changes. Let them rest at room temp for a long while. Couple of weeks if you can stand it. It will pay off in the long run.