In my experience, the fog can have a limited effect, but given that the cigar didn't sit out for a while before being lit, I doubt the impact would be as you describe your problem ... I'm guessing Slim's right about it likely being a bit of a tight roll to begin with ...

Oh ... and in response to BeatDragon's conjecture that perhaps I've not experienced coastal fog ... I'm sitting right now in The City where coastal fog was invented ... my office is immediately south of the GG Bridge, a little more than half way to GG Park ... my daily lunchtime cigar is smoked in coastal fog on many a day ...

Well, I guess you could call that coastal fog!

All of these points a side, I have had difficulty in heavy fog with cigars. And yes I would attribute it to the ambient conditions.

So much for that concensus I was hoping for. 🙂

Glad I could help!

Sketcha......

Wasn't a Cohiba Sigolo V was it? HAd one just the other day and it was a really hard draw. I had a much better smoke out of its little brother the Sigolo III a few days before.

It was a gift, but if I had to guess, I would say it was an Esplendidos.

Do you maintain your humidor at 70%RH ??

Yes. Using a good digi-hyg. and 50/50 and until I get your magic beans.

Did you puff back through the cigar the other way? The RH of your mouth may have had some thing to do with it also.

Remington

LOL @ remington850 ---

Puffing back through the cigar the other way?!? Interesting way to say 'blow' ... hehehe!

Yes Remi, I did. I usually do after torching to purge any possible butane etc. (maybe overkill). It was already tough to blow out so right away I knew I was in for it.

I rarely have trouble and I always pre-purge, but is this a bad idea?

interesting... the only ISOM cohiba i've ever had was a siglo IV - and it was so tight it was useless. very disappointing for a first cuban experience. halfway through the cigar, and i had emptied my butane lighter re-lighting the sob. when my head imploded, i gave up.

At the suggestion of a number of guys whose opinions I learned to respect, I switched from maintaining my humi at 70%RH to maintaining it at 65 ... I found doing so to be a big improvement and can tell you that burn and draw problems have all but completely disappeared ... you might wanna give something like that a test ...

I'm gonna start a seperate thread in which we query the group for their experiences ...

I just posted a photo of the Cohiba in question. It should be up soon.

What Steve said. I have one humidor dedicated to Habanos and I keep it at 64-65%. X

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What about your non Habanos?

Try smoking a gar in the hot tub. In the winter this will never work for me. The steam off the water. This could be similar to fog. I find I lot of Cuban's to be a little tight, but I like that. If the smoke started a little tight the fog may have added a few degrees.

Moisture in the air will absolutely become present in the cigar. With a 7" smoke there's plenty of time for this to occur. Will of course have more of an effect on a tightly packed smoke.

some non-Habanos such as Nicaraguans are also much better kept at 63-65 ...

I happen to keep my non-Habanos at 68-70%. That's just my preference. I find most if not all those cigars burn and draw fine. Also,of concern to me is if I keep my cigars at a lower humidity,a sudden drop can occur with out my knowing it. It has happened before. At the 68-70% a sudden drop won't have the same damaging affect. X

Slim is right...