Lower humidity making cigars more harsh?

[Baginoman]

My humidor is carrying the 65% heirtfelt beads, and the % never goes any higher than 62%.... BUt it seems to me the cigars are becoming alittle more harsh. Is a lower humidity suppose to change the flavor as a posed to a higher humidity like 70%? thanx everyone!

[Puffin Fresh]

1) get your hygrometer checked, i.e. salt test it

2) It shouldn't make the cigar harsh. There has to be something else going on.

[worr lord]

Originally Posted by Greerzilla

1) get your hygrometer checked, i.e. salt test it

2) It shouldn't make the cigar harsh. There has to be something else going on.

Yep. Also, "low" is a relative term when it comes to humidity. For me and others, 62% is perfectly acceptable for certain sticks.

[Harpo]

Originally Posted by worr lord

Yep. Also, "low" is a relative term when it comes to humidity. For me and others, 62% is perfectly acceptable for certain sticks.

My humi is currently at 63% and my stogies taste great!

[shakespeare]

All the cigars or just some of the older ones.... I know that certain cigars go very harsh before calming down through the aging process. The PSD4 is the best example I know of. Now the more humidity ther cigar has the harsher it would be toi smoke IMO. But low humidity making a cigar harsh.... strange.

[Da Klugs]

Genereally speaking, the 65% beads are used to store Cukban cigars (62-65). Many prefer NC cigars when stored at higher (68-70) RH.

Originally Posted by Baginoman

My humidor is carrying the 65% heirtfelt beads, and the % never goes any higher than 62%.... BUt it seems to me the cigars are becoming alittle more harsh. Is a lower humidity suppose to change the flavor as a posed to a higher humidity like 70%? thanx everyone!

[ResIpsa]

62 % is fine, lots of people here store at that level. I've never noticed any harshness to my cigars.

Are you smoking too fast and causing the cigars to heat up? It's possible that could be a part of the problem.

[punch]

Harsh is a relative term. I don't find humidity to affect what I term "harsh". I do, however, find that humidity that low alters the flavor of most of the cigars that I have tried, and not for the better. As for "harshness", I have found age to be a greater factor than humidity.

[fpkjr]

Originally Posted by ResIpsa

Are you smoking too fast and causing the cigars to heat up? It's possible that could be a part of the problem.

I agree w/Vic, take your time.

[WyoBob]

I kept my cigars at 70% for many years until switching to 65% based on opinions expressed on CS. In general I think 90% of my cigars smoke better at 65%. But, I've found one cigar that smokes better at a higher humidity: Mayorga Hi Octane Robustos. I used to really like these cigars but they seem really dry at 65% and aren't nearly as good as I remember them being. I've had them just over one year. I'm about out of them so am not going to experiment with storing them at a higher humidity.

WyoBob

[hova45]

what I did is I have my aristocrat set ups so the bottom is at 63-64 the top is at 65-67 rh % .

[daniyal]

I think your cigars are drying out... dry cigars are extremely harsh I'd check the hygrometer and the seal on your humi.

[Baginoman]

well i did the slat test. My meter is A ok, read a perfect 72 degress at a 75% humid. Maybe my humidor is leaking??

[jpa0741]

My cooler and humi have been reading around 62% since it has been cold out and the heat is running. It used to hold 65% in the summer. I am also using 65% beads. I wouldn't worry about as many have said 62% is just fine.

[Simplified]

Originally Posted by ResIpsa

62 % is fine, lots of people here store at that level. I've never noticed any harshness to my cigars.

Are you smoking too fast and causing the cigars to heat up? It's possible that could be a part of the problem.

I find the lower the humidity the faster the cigar burns.