Humidor taking the flavor out of my smokes?

[Nathan52789]

I'm not sure what is going on here but, it seems that all my smokes that I leave sitting in my humidor for longer than a few months lose their flavor. I have a local B&M here that I buy from weekly and those taste much better than the ones that I have had sitting for several months. I'm currently using 65% beads from Heartfelt. If anybody could give any advice as to why this is happening it would be much appreciated.


Thanks,
Nathan

[Wolfgang8810]

perhaps rotating your stock would help.

[squeeze left]

Nathan,

I think there are a lot of things that could do that. One thing that comes to mind is mild cigars which I used to love now seem to have lost their flavor, now that I smoke mostly stronger cigars.

[Footbag]

Maybe you just prefer the taste of a younger smoke. Aging smokes tends to balance and mellow them out.

[Snake Hips]

Originally Posted by Wolfgang8810

perhaps rotating your stock would help.

Does that affect flavor? If so, I'm going to get rotating right away >.>

But to aid the OP - some non-Cuban smokes don't do well with aging. Also, most smokes mellow out with age, and some people like that, some don't. Perhaps you're accustomed to the stronger, more brute, fresh taste. If you like that profile, then smoke faster

[Nathan52789]

Maybe it is I just prefer the fresher smokes. The aged ones just seem almost bitter, and tasteless.

[NCRadioMan]

A few months is not considered "aged". Do you know how long some of the smokes you buy have been in the b&m's humidor?

[tedrodgerscpa]

Also may see if a slight change in RH could affect things.

Most B&Ms I have been to have the horrible habit of keeping things at 70% during the day (which means it's only gonna go up at night)... You may just like your cigars 'wetter'...

Can't hurt to get some PG solution, or PM me and I'll send you a water pillow... maybe a day or two at a higher RH is what the doctor ordered.



BTW, I smoke everything at 65% or less, but I'm just throwing out stuff to see what sticks.

[Nathan52789]

I'm still pretty new at this so I have no idea what a water pillow or pg solution is.

[Beer Doctor]

Originally Posted by Nathan52789

I'm still pretty new at this so I have no idea what a water pillow or pg solution is.

PG=propylene glycol. It helps maintain humidity.

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...6&stext=glycol

Water pillow= A little humidification device that looks like a pillow. It is filled with water.

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...water%20pillow

[Blazedup]

What temperature is your humi @? I've found that with cigars stored @ higher temps the flavor is compromised. When I moved back to AZ from CA I noticed my cigars were tasting different in a bad way, so I made a temperature controled unit and after a few weeks in the freezador the problem was solved!!