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mmburtch

mmburtch

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Is it just me? I have been experiencing an unusually rampant tunneling problem. My humi is in the mid 60's. This is happening across maras, vitolas, onshore, offshore and down time. What really pisses me off, is that I typically don't smoke "lower quality" cigars, so this is an expensive trend.

I've heard people talk about touching them up an carrying on, but haven't heard a description of how. Any useful tips and tricks would be appreciated. A tunneling cigar is just not the relaxing, experience I'm seeking.
 
How is the weather density in Denver? That is what is probably playing havoc with the cigars. Some guys are really anal when it comes to touching up cigars. For me I just touch them up when they start to turn. You also can alleviate the problem by rotating the cigar solid side up, burning side down and some self correction will happen. Good luck.
 
tone-ny said:
How is the weather density in Denver? That is what is probably playing havoc with the cigars. Some guys are really anal when it comes to touching up cigars. For me I just touch them up when they start to turn. You also can alleviate the problem by rotating the cigar solid side up, burning side down and some self correction will happen. Good luck.
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Probably related to the Coriolis force in your area.

Doc.
 
Devil Doc said:
tone-ny said:
How is the weather density in Denver? That is what is probably playing havoc with the cigars. Some guys are really anal when it comes to touching up cigars. For me I just touch them up when they start to turn. You also can alleviate the problem by rotating the cigar solid side up, burning side down and some self correction will happen. Good luck.
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Probably related to the Coriolis force in your area.

Doc.
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I should have said altitude density, LOL
 
mmburtch said:
Is it just me? I have been experiencing an unusually rampant tunneling problem. My humi is in the mid 60's. This is happening across maras, vitolas, onshore, offshore and down time. What really pisses me off, is that I typically don't smoke "lower quality" cigars, so this is an expensive trend.

I've heard people talk about touching them up an carrying on, but haven't heard a description of how. Any useful tips and tricks would be appreciated. A tunneling cigar is just not the relaxing, experience I'm seeking.
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I'm having the same problem, and have been for a while. My humi is also in the mid 60's. I have to perform touch ups through practically half of any given cigar. I try to turn-and-puff-and-purge and every damn thing else you can think of. For instance, I had an Oliva Special S yesterday that no matter how many times I touched it up, it seemed like one side of the cigar just would not burn, at all. I was thinking that maybe the tunneling side of the cigar was drier than the other. Maybe the result of laying in the humi on one side for too long? I don't know, but it really is starting to piss me off too! For me, these burn issues really do negatively impact a cigar's flavor.


edit to add: and I'm at sea level btw.... :sign:
 
Side tunnels are one of my problems, but just as often, I'm getting center tunnels, and a mouth full of air instead of smoke.
 
Try dry boxing a few cigars for two days and see how these smoke.
 
Are you rotating your sticks in the humi.
Some sides might be getting more humidity. Thus causing uneven burn.

I used to have this happen in my coolers. Once I started to rotate cigars never again had this problem.
 
alexgtp said:
Are you rotating your sticks in the humi.
Some sides might be getting more humidity. Thus causing uneven burn.

I used to have this happen in my coolers. Once I started to rotate cigars never again had this problem.
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Occasionally, but obviously not nearly enough. How often do you normally rotate your sticks Alex? Do you normally rotate sticks on the bottom to the top and vice versa?
 
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