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emeisner

Concern here. I have a couple of smokes that are not smelling very good. which is odd because the rest smell fine. I had a carlos torano virtuoso that just smelled horrible. is this due to poor circulation in my humi? Or am I getting the dreaded mold? I keep my humidor at about 64-65% humidity and 68-70F. I don't see why I would be getting mold. Any ideas?

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elidog

Some smokes just have a barnyard smell to them and thats no big deal in fact its normal.

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Hatchetman

very true, but the question is does it smell like mold? I had a 5Vegas 'A' the other day that I threw out, because it smelled like moldy cheese or something....it was probably starting to mold long before it came to me, that just happens sometimes, you win some, you lose some, and some get rained out...

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biggeek69

As stated above, some smokes smell bad. I gave a friend of mine a Centruian XX. After about 3 weeks in his humi, he went ahead and smoked it because it was smelling like "a wet mule". (Mind you it had about 6 months age in my humi.) He said that it was the best cigar he's ever had.

Try one of the stinky ones, I bet you'll be pleasantly surprised.

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CastleCrest

There is a period - I call a "sick period" part of the curing process.
They can have a tannic smell.

What is your RH at?

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emeisner

My RH is roughly at 64-65

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CastleCrest

How do your cigars feel????

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elidog

Thats a fantastic question. I have come to base my desired humididty on this very question. Of course I learned that from a post you posted many moons ago CC. Thanks.

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CastleCrest

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only happens when the wife isn't around!!!!

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emeisner

Normal I guess. Not too squishy but not too firm. I think its just that aging period you were mentioning earlier. I will just watch them. Thanks a lot guys. I smoked it and it was fine.

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Bikeman

So, many months later, how are those cigars doing now??

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azizabudi

My gf that we r planning on build our dream marriage is complaining that cigars smell bad. I wonder if there is a special trick to eliminate the smell?

tonygraz

But then how do you get rid of the ammonia smell (I'll take long time cigar anytime").
Back to the original post, I once bought a 5 pack and the first 3 cigars tasted and smelled awful and perhaps even moldy. The 4th and 5th almost went in the trash, but a few months later I took one out of the humidor and it smelled OK, so I smoked it and it was OK and so was #5. These are the only 3 I ever had such problems with.