Phlicker, I had almost the exact same experience, I ended up selling the remaining 15 from the box. The sad part was all five I smoked were average to not good, and all had some sort of burn issues. Like you said... more for the people that like these.
DevilDoc,
I believe the author was treating those as two seperate pieces of info...
A maple tree lasts at least 30 years; and is 12 inches in diameter before it is tapped.
Great review, I use the same fan/window trick and it works great. I also light a vanilla candle after to cover the remaining smell. Wife hasn't complained yet.
MAPLE SYRUP FACTS...
A maple tree lasts at least 30 years and is 12 inches in diameter before it is tapped.
As a tree increases in diameter more taps can be added, up to a maximum of four.
Tapping does no permanent damage to the tree.
Only 10% of the sap is collected each year.
Each tap...
65% is a good number because plus or minus 1-2% shouldn't cause you any worries. I do find that in the low 60s certain cigars lose a noticeable amount of flavor... but there are also some cigars like the Tatuaje brand that aren't smokeable above 62%
I had the same issue at 65-67%... lowered to 60-62% and they smoked much better. Probably due to the fact Pepin dips all his sticks in oil olive before boxing them :p :p Seriously though, the wrappers on the Tats seem to be thick and oily and would greatly benefit from down time.
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