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Cigar wrapper cracking

bilder

bilder

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Just smoked a Castle Hall by Ghurka and had an interesting thing happen.



A couple minutes into the smoke, I started to hear cracking coming from the cigar. I looked and could see that the wrapper was cracking in the middle of the cigar, between where I was holding it and where the tip was. After another 10 minutes, the wrapper was flaking off and eventually it came off completely. I finished the smoke without the wrapper.



Other than the most massive nicotine buzz of my life, the rest of the smoke was fine, minus the wrapper.



Was I the victim of a bad wrap job or did the 15 degree weather suck the moisture out of the wrapper and cause it to fall apart?
 
I might be wrong, but I think its the weather :/
 
I can visualize the cause, but just can't get my hands around how to prevent or even mitigate it. It happened to me just the other night on a La Libertad Robusto I got from Wurm. It was a really nice cigar, but it just exploded about half way in and became unsmokable. I tried to lollypop it as it disintigrated to no avail.
 
This guys remark on your explantion in that thread is classic!

Damn brother...this needs to be posted on a physics site, not just a cigar site. Great reply from which I learned alot.
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Brian
 
NullSmurf said:
I can visualize the cause, but just can't get my hands around how to prevent or even mitigate it. It happened to me just the other night on a La Libertad Robusto I got from Wurm. It was a really nice cigar, but it just exploded about half way in and became unsmokable. I tried to lollypop it as it disintigrated to no avail.
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Here's a trick that I learned from a master. Interesting discussions on this technique were also posted on two other cigar forums.

1. If you suspect the cigar is a bit dry or if you'll be smoking outside where it is colder and drier.

2. Take your cigar and quickly run it under a gentle stream of filtered water or, if your municipal water supply is good, the tap. A few seconds exposure should be sufficient.

3. Shake off, pat dry, light and smoke.

Give it a try and let me know what you think. if you're skeptical, try it with a cheap cigar first. Perhaps do a side by side comparison. Make note of any differences in flavor and burn.

Wilkey
 
We old timers prefer to "deep throat our cigars and lick them sensuously" there by providing the required moisture. Another lost tradition. :(

Doc.
 
Devil Doc said:
We old timers prefer to "deep throat our cigars and lick them sensuously" there by providing the required moisture. Another lost tradition. :(

Doc.
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Thats the way you do it! :thumbs:
 
Ginseng said:
Here's a thread where a few of us discuss this exact subject.

click me

Wilkey
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That was what happened to me. Thin natural wrapper blew up in the cold. I have been smoking some Maduros in the same weather and have not had any issues.

Guess I am going to stick with maddies for the winter.
 
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