Is anyone having any 'plugged' problems with Perdomo? I'm a huge fan and I purchase Perdomo cigars all the time. I am finding plugged cigars across their line up including the Reserve line.

Is it just me?

You said Perdomo, and Nick make somes of my all-time favorites, so I feel obligated to reply.

I do notice that Perdomo cigars have a ton of tobacco in them, that's pressed very firmly, making them rather dense. Because of this, I tend to store them in a humidor that doesn't reach humidity levels higher than 65-67%. I do the same with most of my maduros and box-pressed cigars, as they tend to hold a lot of moisture, and contain more natural oils. I've noticed this helps promote a better burn, and easier pull.

Always remember, if you receive an item that you are not 100% satisfied with, you can always contact Customer Service for a return or exchange!

Thank you for the response Steve.

My box is kept at 66%. I'm pretty sure that's not the issue. It's happened to me with Perdomo 2's, both wrappers and with Reserve White & Red. It's more heartbreaking then annoying.

Try dryboxing them 24hrs before you smoke one. it can make a huge difference.

Sorry to hear it. I keep my Perdomo humidor at 62-64% and have yet to have any draw or burn problems, from about six various Perdomo brands. (assuming of course you let new cigars rest for at least several weeks)

If all else fails contact Perdomo, they like to take care of their customers.

Nick's newer releases don't seem to have these problems. I think that was one of the reasons he changed most of his lines recently.

Barry

I bought some of the Lancero Overruns and they draw real tight!

SteveR@CBid is absolutely right ... I have NO draw problems with Perdomo cigars ... but I USED to have prior to the time I found that lowering the humidity solved the problem in the Ivory Soap percentage of cases ...

Your cigars are not plugged ... they are too damp ... I'm smoking a P2 maddie right now ... burn is sharp, I have not had to relight it and it draws smooth and easily ...

Take the dry-boxing suggestion ... you're going to like what it does.

What SteveR, and SteveS said.

Great smokes, at lower humidity.

Only had one plugged P2, but that was OTT.

Later

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

No way they are too damp. I have had them in the range of 2 months to about 8 months. Perhaps it is the older ones that are giving me the problems.

I had the same problem over a year ago with the P2 maddies. It was only the torfecto shape. I contacted Perdomo and they sent replacements that had no problems.

Perdomo sounds like they are more than happy to satisfy their customers. I will save the next one and send it down to them.

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Author: cjmkcm Date: 10/06/2004 01:02 PM

No way they are too damp. I have had them in the range of 2 months to about 8 months. Perhaps it is the older ones that are giving me the problems.

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However long you've had them, are you storing them at 70/70? ... used to be, I was very anal about keeping my cigars at 70/70 and I was having to use bamboo skewers to "unplug" cigars all the damn time ... then on vacation (I'd taken both cigars AND skewers with me), I inadvertently let my travel humi fall into the low 60s (RH) ...

What a surprise ... instead of the dry, harsh smoke I expected after learning of my "error", I had a far more rich, smooth, easy-drawing and sharper-buring cigar smoking experience than I'd been having ...

I've come to think this true of most maddies and most Nicaraguans ... some cigars, especially those with lighter wrappers, and most Dominicans seem to thrive better at 70RH ... I now maintain different RH in different humis for different cigars and can't think of the last time I had a draw/burn problem with any cigar, including the significant number of Perdomos that I smoke ...

The Reserve maddie torp I smoked last night, for example, drew perfectly, burned quite sharply even and did not require relighting or touching up a single time.

If you don't want to mess around with different humis at different RHs, follow the suggestion of dry-boxing your cigars for a few days before smoking them ... to paraphrase George Zimmer on the Mens Wearhouse commercials, you're gonna like the way your cigars smoke ... I guarantee it.

I keep a lot of my gars at 65 RH. Some I prefer at 70 RH.