stinger88 wrote:Some of the Gurkhas that I have smoked have been "tolerable". I have either been gifted them or won them in a bet. I am a glutton for punishment so I try the cigar out before I ban it from the humidor. I can't say that I have smoked more than on per Gurkha line (of which, there are many). Move on to other cigars. Look through the "What are you smoking" thread and see if there are multiples of particular cigars. If so, then they are probably a decent cigar....unless it is the same crappy cigar loving lunatic.
I agree on the humidity thing. I took cigars with me to Arizona and they all blew up. For that climate, they were too dry to start. In Oklahoma, they burn perfect. No cigar explosions at all. I must have had 4 cigar come completely apart while I was there.
BGZ is an ass but is nicer in person 😳
I am still giving them a fair shake. I had the Warlord last night... sigh. tons of smoke off the foot but had to double puff to really get anything from it. (go ahead with the jokes BGZ!!! LOL) No real flavor at all until the last third. Then it was more of just a super light coffee and tobacco but that quickly went to more of a stale taste.
I try lots of different cigars all the time and am always looking for something new. My go to cigars are usually Camacho Corojo or Barrel Aged and maybe a Man o War now and then.
I completely agree with humidity levels. I am up in the mountains of Colorado where the humidity yesterday was a solid 10%... I have a cigar oasis in my humidor that I have set at 68%. They seem to perform well at that level. There is a store here that sells cigars and they keep theirs at 74%! You have to relight about every 5 minutes. I try to talk to them but then they tell me they dont even smoke so its like talking to a tree. I own a store myself and just got a 300 count humidor that I am seasoning now so I can sell people actually properly stored cigars and can give advice and feedback.