I won 2 15ers of Padilla Single batch here. Looked fine until I unpacked them & went to smoke one OTT

I Looked at it & Dang what a nice toothy wrapper, but there was a nice large spot by the head where

wrapper was missing. Bygones, On Further inspection I hope I can keep these from drying up & crumbling. The

Cigar OTT was fairly smokeable. It only cracked a little. Hopefully the dryness was caused in transit

during this ridiculous Midwest winter. These things were pretty nice & I'd like to be able to use them as

a cheaper alternative to make my supply of more "Elitist," LOL cigars last longer. Anyone wanna shed

some light? are they gonna be OK? LOLOL[-o<

Nope, can't do it. Main reason I smoke everything the very day they arrive. Saves on worrying about taking care of those pesky humidity boxes.

Yeah, didn't notice they were all that light. The Construction looked pretty good & they seemed packed just perfectly. I got the same flavors, it was nice & I really like the

size of this vitola. Ernesto hasn't made a cigar I didn't like.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN!!

Got 3 NUB 460 Cameroon's that were brittle with one even having the capped end already cracked off. Also got ONE LEON JIMENES #1 that had half inch cracks down the side starting at each end. None of the 4 withstood a small pinch at the cutting end.😢 Sent a note top CBID telling them to check their inventory so they do not send any additional egg shelled sticks out from these two batches. It wasn't a complaint as I told them I would get them soft again, which I did.

Their response email said WINTER causes drastic changes in humidity, and during transit cigars can dry out. They would accept any returns. NOW THEIR IS NO WAY IN H^LL these 4 wrapper enclosed, plastic bag sealed cigars dried out during the 48 hours it took for me to get them. After smoking for a decade+, I have had more then one experience with cigars dryness issues. SO LAME!! 😣 😳 🙄

Nice

Not sure where you are at, but where I live, it does not take long to have a very significant change in a cigar when you're dealing with 25/25. Furthermore, it does not take the whole cigar to dry out to cause flaking/cracked wrapper -- it only takes a dried out wrapper, which can happen rather fast in the right (wrong) conditions.

I live in PA. About 300 miles from C.I. Got 245 cigars. Those were the only 4 that mummified. 👎 Has never happened before. 🤐 I guess it is possible but I wouldn't believe it. 🤔 🤥

Was the damage to the cameroon nubs all isolated to the cap end?

One cap end was cracked off. The other two caps cracked when I pinched them. All three recovered within 48 hours. The dryness must have just been to the wrapper and very recent. Taste was OK on the one decapped NUB which is the only one I have smoked thus far.

Last night I smoked one and it looked really nice. wrapper was rehydrated etc. I should have noted

that I got the Cigars Monday. They were in-Transit during all the weather changes & that crazy

Whatever-it-was storm that dumped on us Friday. It is amazing how sensitive the cigars are to

weather changes. Love this vitola- Toro grande or Robusto extra or something. Really cool.

I guess I need to start being extra vigilant in keeping the beads hydrated. The Hygrometer

battery ran out of juice, so I've been flying without instruments in that humidor for about a year.

JOJOC-The beads you directed me to are working nicely, as I said though, the hygrometer

isn't working. I've been pretty much going by inspecting the beads when I fish out a stick

and if they are almost all dry, That's when I put more water on em. OR a few times,

I have waited a day or two longer. Is this cool, or should I fire up the hygrometer again

(Note Beads are 65% Rh)

Sounds like what jojoc explained. That the wrapper was a bit dry.

It happens.

don't worry about the hygrometer. About all I use mine for now is to check the temp now and then. during the winter I try to keep my beads to about 50-75% clear. During the rest of the year I am less worried about it. If the outside Rh is really low, I would not wait until the beads are almost completely dry.

Excellent Advice as always. im gonna have to be a little more vigilant in the winter!