How do you know if your sticks are in prime condition? I just recently lit up a Juan y Ramon- and i am notice a bitter taste to it.... now that i am through about halfway its got a better flavor.....

i see i posted in the wrong area lol go me!!! Still need some guidance

Well I lit one of these a while back and kinda reminded me of dirt. Or maybe a cigarette w/o the filter. I hated it and pitched it after the first 3 puffs. eww it was to me.

I hate that bundled cigar. Try another finer cigar than that and then judge. If you do not have any, hang around here:

http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/forum/forum.cfm?action=list&forumID=6&messageDisplay=0000000295317 

Keep humidity somewhere around 65-68% I keep my temp around 68-70 and no higher.

Not easy to control them numbers all the time.