Has anyone tried any of the Nicarao cigars? I know Vince has mentioned them from time to time. I am currently wavering between medium and full-bodied cigars in preferences and these seem closer to full. They're a pretty good price and since I bought that Vicksburg humidor, I can actually buy in bulk now.
While I have your attention...I have a couple more questions for the audience.
I nearly always buy singles when I get cigars and even the couple of boxes I've bought, I rarely smoke the same cigar two days in a row. I heard somewhere that it is good for developing the palette to smoke the same cigar at least a few days in a row in order to get the subtle notes of that type of cigar. This would then help when trying other types of cigars. Being a relatively new cigar smoker, this sounds interesting. Any thoughts?
And finally, speaking of the Vicksburg, I got it a week ago, and it looks great and I really want to get it full of cigars. The instructions had a method of seasoning the humidor that I had never heard of. You place a dish if distilled water in the humidor and let it sit for at least three days (makes sense). Then let the humidor come up to 80% (!?!). At this point, remove the bowl of water and install your humidifier and let the humidity come back down to 75% and then gradually fill the humidor (1/4 full, wait 2-3 days and repeat). I've let the humidor season for a week and gotten it from about 65% to 72%. I'm willing to be patient since it's a relatively large humidor, but at this rate, it'll be Christmas before I can put cigars in it! Should I be worried about the humidor? The instructions don't mention a time frame to reach 80%, but I would think it'd be done by now. I know the hygrometer's good because I cross-checked it with my calibrated one in the other humidor. I'm thinking of removing the water and putting in the cigars now. Should I wait a few days and I'm just being impatient? I can't buy any more cigars until then since my other humidor is REALLY full. It is South Carolina and I think the HOUSE is currently at 65% humidity, but still...
Wow, this ended up being a long post. Thanks for hanging on this long. :wink:
While I have your attention...I have a couple more questions for the audience.
I nearly always buy singles when I get cigars and even the couple of boxes I've bought, I rarely smoke the same cigar two days in a row. I heard somewhere that it is good for developing the palette to smoke the same cigar at least a few days in a row in order to get the subtle notes of that type of cigar. This would then help when trying other types of cigars. Being a relatively new cigar smoker, this sounds interesting. Any thoughts?
And finally, speaking of the Vicksburg, I got it a week ago, and it looks great and I really want to get it full of cigars. The instructions had a method of seasoning the humidor that I had never heard of. You place a dish if distilled water in the humidor and let it sit for at least three days (makes sense). Then let the humidor come up to 80% (!?!). At this point, remove the bowl of water and install your humidifier and let the humidity come back down to 75% and then gradually fill the humidor (1/4 full, wait 2-3 days and repeat). I've let the humidor season for a week and gotten it from about 65% to 72%. I'm willing to be patient since it's a relatively large humidor, but at this rate, it'll be Christmas before I can put cigars in it! Should I be worried about the humidor? The instructions don't mention a time frame to reach 80%, but I would think it'd be done by now. I know the hygrometer's good because I cross-checked it with my calibrated one in the other humidor. I'm thinking of removing the water and putting in the cigars now. Should I wait a few days and I'm just being impatient? I can't buy any more cigars until then since my other humidor is REALLY full. It is South Carolina and I think the HOUSE is currently at 65% humidity, but still...
Wow, this ended up being a long post. Thanks for hanging on this long. :wink:
