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I smoked a cigar today that started out very good. It
was mellow and full of flavor. About one third down it got very bitter and smelled terrible( Bitter chemical smell). It was a Briones churchhill from a box I perchased from a friend that visited Costa Rica. I also
had some on Saturady with 2 friends, they all got bitter two thirds the way down. which was OK because the first two thirds was realy good. what is wrong with the cigars I bought? Is the tobacco raw? Can this happen if the cigar is to humid? Will they get better with age? Someone help

I think Rick has a problem with bugs...LOL

Take the lousy cigar, mix with any french beer (all are bad), drop in an well used sock, and add some dishwashing soap. Let it set for a day or two. Spray this around the perimiter of your yard. This will keep cats, rabbits, nosey neighbors, and in-laws well away from your property. If you live in an apartment, just set it outside your door for the same effect.

Rick how big are those hummingbirds? They must be as big as crows. I have a lot of them in my yard and I couldn't go through that much water in a week. I like to sit out around the pool and watch the hummingbirds as I smoke a nice cigar that doesnt taste like vinegar!

One more thing. Which are harder to draw: ants or hummingbirds? You artistic types really impress me.

Before dumping them, take a fresh one out and dry it overnight in room air (low humidity). I store mine at 70-71% and prefer to smoke them at 67-68%. An unused cigar box with a piece of dry cedar also works well. Good luck

jcrimm "Do you have both ears? this one i don't get.
charlie: the only hummers in so cal are tha anna's, usually called ruby throat. the throat has no color, but the feathers have little bumps that refract the light and depending on the direction of the light the throat feathers can look black or ruby red. i have 6 one quart feeders and in the summer there will be 3 dozen that gather at the same time, a little before dusk, to load up on sugar to get them through torpor until the morning. also they don't want water, they want a mixture of 1 cup of sugar to a quart of water, shaken, not stirred. not necessary to add food coloring or buy the junk they sell at pet stores, too expensive. smoke the cigars with the beatles, it adds protein to your diet.

"Do you have both your ears" refers to the artist Vincent Van Gogh. An impressionistic artist that was a bit mental. He committed suicide at 37 and also cut off a piece of his ear. Don't know if he smoked cigars?

How did we get from Bitter Cigars to rock groups, hummingbirds, crows, cigar beetles and Artists with one ear? Is that like Jacks with an Ax? Charlie

This post points up the reason for a general discussion board. One for the eclectic tastes of the Cigar Bid "regulars"! Charlie

I used to sit outside and swat them "big-ass flies". Then my wife explained that they were hummingbirds, not flies. Now I use a tennis racket. I go for distance.

Quite an eclectic thread!