Dry cigars

[Darrell]

I have an issue that I've been trying to figure out for a few days. I have some cigars which are out of cello and they're kind of dry. Not like crunchy and cracking dry, but they don't have much or any "bounce" (for lack of better term) when I give them a little squeeze. Is this common? Normal? I found that if I give them some heat like outside the wine cooler they're fine, I am just confused why this happened. It's not all of my sticks, just some and mostly unwrapped ones. I tested the humidity in my wine cooler from several locations and it's fine.

What gives?

[Smokey Bob]

How do they taste, burn and draw?

[Darrell]

Originally Posted by Smokey Bob

How do they taste, burn and draw?

Fine. The Opus I had yesterday was a tad dryish. It burned perfect, tasted perfect and the draw was great. All the others have been the same way.

[yayson]

sounds like what happens to any cigar I buy, the shops, be they online or local, tend to over-humidify (70+). I do not overhumidify (63-66) so after they sit in my humidor for a while, most of them tend to firm up and "dry out" ("level out" is probably a better term).

if the RH is where you want it in your storage don't worry about it

[Darrell]

Originally Posted by yayson

sounds like what happens to any cigar I buy, the shops, be they online or local, tend to over-humidify (70+). I do not overhumidify (63-66) so after they sit in my humidor for a while, most of them tend to firm up and "dry out" ("level out" is probably a better term).

if the RH is where you want it in your storage don't worry about it

OK, that sounds a lot like what I'd call it. I keep it at between 63-67 RH.

[hoax]

I had a bundle of Connie #9's that were like that. I kept them at a stable humidity for a month and now they are perfect.