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Cupido Capitan
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xrundog Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, Jul 15 2002, 11:51 AM EST
Joined: 01-17-2002
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A tip to the newbies: when you get a box of cigars, bust out a couple and try them RIGHT AWAY. I have smoked all of the Cupido Criollos and liked them a lot. Nice taste, well constructed. I had good luck with the toro negros. I splurged and bought a box of the Capitans. Came in a numbered box marked "vintage reserve 1998". Must be good, right? I have smoked 5 of these and every one has canoed, tunneled or done some other nasty thing to wreck the smoke. I know I could have returned them if I had checked them out sooner. No hard feelings, but these are not good. Did I get a bad roller or what? What causes a tunnel? A chunk of stem?
xibbumbero Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Jul 15 2002, 12:44 PM EST
Joined: 01-25-2002
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Xrun,dry box them for a couple a days. See if that helps,or store them at a lower humidity. X
pdbenz Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Jul 15 2002, 4:50 PM EST
Joined: 01-09-2001
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I'm finishing up a box I've had for about 7 months and I've found the wrappers to be very delicate, but all of them burned fine.
xrundog Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Jul 15 2002, 5:13 PM EST
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Hmmm, maybe the outside is wetter than the inside? Could be. They start out nice, good potential, then quickly go bad. My digital says 72%. Some cigars do smoke better dry. I have segregated a couple in a dry box. More later.
xrundog Offline
#5 Posted: Sat, Jul 20 2002, 12:50 PM EST
Joined: 01-17-2002
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Ok, I smoked one of the dry ones. I had a small tunnel up the center. Didn't really affect the taste. These babies are rolled tight but have a good draw. Maybe because of that they need much longer to completely acclimate. I had a nice long ash today. I may have a storage problem too. I recently had to replace my humidifier. Cigars were a little dry and must have really sucked up the moisture. Most are smoking fine though. I guess I will let the Cupidos rest for a good long time. I think they are pretty good smokes but need some TLC. Good call xib'
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