I have always been a proponent of letting a stick rest at least a week after its been delivered just for good measure. Today I received 3 boxes of la bomba atoms, let the boxes come up to house temperature, since its pretty cold here in Boston. Then placed all 30 sticks in my humis. Well i broke down and just had to have one, figured since I had 30 it might make for a good experiment to how they mature from day 1. I must say I am very surprised! I'm currently smoking it and the draw and taste are perfect! I ordered them from cbid so props to them also. Just figured I'd share this incase anyone else also gets that itch when they get an order delivered.
Smoking a stick right after its delivered
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ChuckMejia
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I always try one and sometimes they smoke so well that I leave 2-3 in the dry humi to keep smoking that week and put the rest away.
mjones9630
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I think a lot depends on the weather for me.. I've gotten crispy dry sticks during the hot times, and over humidified sticks during rainy times. So I tend to give them at least 3-7 days to stabilize before I fire one up.. but if it comes with a boveda (sbc) I can smoke them ROTT.
I did this yesterday and to my surprise no issues smoked very well. I have done it before with terrible results. That was this summer. I smoke one every week out of that batch just to see. The 4th week was when I had a nice smoke. Different weather plays a roll I think
I definitely was worried about being disappointed since I had never smoke anything without atleast a week of rest but I was pleasantly surprised. I wont be making a habit out of it, especially since I dont make a habit of ordering 30 of the same sticks lol but just figured Id post my results to see what other had to say. Theres definitely so many variables thay can go into it and definitely isnt worth the risk especially if its something you dont have a large quantity of.
This is exactly what I do. Current weather definitely plays a large role if I want to light one up ROTT. I will also only do this if they've shipped with a Boveda. I can only think of one or two times this mentality hasn't worked out for me, out of quite a few.
Most of my cigars come from Famous or Holts. Since I usually get 1 day delivery from either, they usually arrive way too wet for my tastes. Even knowing this, I'll still sometimes lite up OTT, if it's something I haven't had before, and really want to try.
Nacho Daddy
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Most often the items I get from CBID are too moist to be considered optimum when they hit my mailbox.
I have exploded many cigars this way, so I do not smoke anything ROTT any more, unless it is a fiver from a friend I trust to keep his stock properly.
Currently I am rehabbing a group of Liga Privada from CBID that are very dry, amazingly .
Of course I feel they have not spent much time at CBID, being the Unico line.
Nobody seems to hold on to these for long before they are sold........
I have exploded many cigars this way, so I do not smoke anything ROTT any more, unless it is a fiver from a friend I trust to keep his stock properly.
Currently I am rehabbing a group of Liga Privada from CBID that are very dry, amazingly .
Of course I feel they have not spent much time at CBID, being the Unico line.
Nobody seems to hold on to these for long before they are sold........
Glassman
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I've gotten overly wet and overly dry stuff from them in the same shipment. Even more amazing, it was 2 identical fivers!
