Anyone who told you 70/70 at the cigar shop is clueless.
62 or 64, depending on humi temp.
rfenst wrote:
It's the all-powerful Propolyne Glycol Lobby!!
I spend time on the Big Island in Kona/Keauhou Bay, which is near the low end of the Hawaiian Island humidity spectrum; and also on Kauai, which is near the high end of the spectrum...
my wooden humidors range between 58 - 64 rh, depending on ambient rh...my plastic snap lid tupperdors are between 63-64 rh, depending on how often I open them...
I use 65 rh Heartfelt beads and 65 rh Boveda humidity packs
Made me think of a shpo I went into in Minnesota. Walked in the humi, and the entire floor was coated in moisture. Looked at the humidifier reading 87%. Told the cashier they had a problem in there and was thanked. Maybe I'm greedy, but a nice 5er would have shown proper thanks for saving their entire flipping stock
I was desperate though, so I bought a cheapy, and tried to smoke it, but sure enough, WAY too moist. About all I remember was it being harsh and terrible and not burning.
Edit: I remember it was a Cusano 1997 Corojo. Ha!
Temp is always SUB 70 but usually closer to 65
I've told this one before, but warned a guy in a Columbus store his box of Montes had mold. I'm all about alerting shpokeepers of issues apparently. He said it's plume. I pointed out the plume was forming individual 3D fuzzy balls all over the cigars
Sunoverbeach wrote:
Had a similar situations. I was overseas at an Embassy in Turkey for 4 years, most Embassy have a store for alcohol and stuff and started to sell Cigars (Cubans only). I warned them multiple times that they humidity was high (every time i saw it it was 72-75%) Additionally after looking at the Cohiba bands it was clear they were not real. he wouldn't take my advise and after about a month mold started to show. he tried the same plum BS ( he was not a smoker so only knew what he read or was told by the supplier). I bought 2, went to the med unit. dissected one in front of the doc and shoed the floor sweepings to include hair, showed the mold growing as well. 3 days later the Cigars were gone and the shop was forbid from selling them for health concerns.
That's hardcore.
Lookin at you hnixon12...