I think the infusion wears off after a while. It may have even transferred itself into the wood in a humidor. I’ll be honest. Every once in a blue moon I’ll smoke an acid kuba kuba. I keep them in plastic. Double bagged in ziplocks and such. I’d imagine if they were mine I’d try to keep them that way. They might have just aired out so to speak.

You might find that your tastes will change anyhow. Infused cigars are a way to get started with smoking. I haven’t had a kuba kuba in quite some time. I may buy one just to see if I still like them

Jakethesnake86 wrote:

It’s possible those cigars are older than you realized when you got them. Maybe they need to be fresh. I don’t know much about the infused sticks. I have heard on the internet they can loose the infusion with time though. I guess I’m just thinking it’s possible they were well aged and sold off here on cbid. I’d imagine they sell old inventory considering the discounts here that I can’t find elsewhere.

I have ordered some pepin boxes here that were from 2020 (pepin has dates on the box). I’ve also ordered some five and ten packs that are dated 2017 recently. With non infused cigars that is typically a good thing. So it may be possible the ones you received were older. I’m pretty confident the infused cigars aren’t as popular as a whole.

Izonfire that comment made my day lol

Jakethesnake86 wrote:

I think the infusion wears off after a while. It may have even transferred itself into the wood in a humidor. I’ll be honest. Every once in a blue moon I’ll smoke an acid kuba kuba. I keep them in plastic. Double bagged in ziplocks and such. I’d imagine if they were mine I’d try to keep them that way. They might have just aired out so to speak.

Jakethesnake86 wrote:

If you’re looking for consistency, a Rocky Patel cigar blended and rolled by Drew Estates wouldn’t be my first choice.

Good luck guilting DE

ZRX1200 wrote:

I think the infusion wears off after a while. It may have even transferred itself into the wood in a humidor. I’ll be honest. Every once in a blue moon I’ll smoke an acid kuba kuba. I keep them in plastic. Double bagged in ziplocks and such. I’d imagine if they were mine I’d try to keep them that way. They might have just aired out so to speak.

You might find that your tastes will change anyhow. Infused cigars are a way to get started with smoking. I haven’t had a kuba kuba in quite some time. I may buy one just to see if I still like them

Jakethesnake86 wrote:

I tried a couple acid cigars and I couldn't get through half of em.
Each one tasted like I was chewing through a bar of soap; they made me sick.
I haven't tried a kuba kuba, I assumed they were just as bad.
What did you like about it? taste?

CheapPrick wrote:

Yes. Next time I'll not unwrap them. Keep them wrapped like the Cuban Honeys I have, which have been consistent. Next time, just get a few and see if the story ends differently.

Thanks...!

timbrown527 wrote:

Errrrrrtttt (breaks skidding) Wait a minute! You unwrapped them? Like.. Took off the cello?

No wonder they lost flavor! You're not supposed to take off the cellophane until you're ready to smoke em.

CheapPrick wrote:

Errrrrrtttt (breaks skidding) Wait a minute! You unwrapped them? Like.. Took off the cello?

No wonder they lost flavor! You're not supposed to take off the cellophane until you're ready to smoke em.

CheapPrick wrote:

Don't see a way to attach a picture here, but today I received a box of 24 replacement Java Mint cigars from Nimish. I must say I'm impressed with the way he took care of this. And yes, when I opened the box, I could tell the difference.

timbrown527 wrote:

:-k Ok maybe they were schite to begin with...
It's great you got replacements, congrats.

Just for the hell of it...

"Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose. Its low permeability to air, oils, greases, bacteria, and water makes it useful for food packaging. Cellophane is highly permeable to water vapour, but may be coated with nitrocellulose lacquer to prevent this." Wikipedia

In other words, it's a natural material (not plastic) that protects the cigar and still allows humidity to pass in and out.
I just leave it on, why not?

CheapPrick wrote: