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For me these have to sit at least 6 months to get that harsh taste out. I've also notice they do better stored closer to 60 RH than 70. :2 My take on them is with some time they are a very nice mild cigar and pair well with a lightly salty scotch. :dr

:r:r:r Great idea.

Do they do the blending on those lines as well?

:r Careful guys, it's all fun and games until someone calls in an airstrike

IMO Pepins thrive at the 60-65% range. If your humi is at 70 I think all your Pepins will feel wet/tight/plugged. If that's not the issue I'd bet it was just a bum roll, and the next one will be better.

Quote: Originally Posted by Shotgunjimmy Im curious though, how do you tell from smelling the cigar that it is plugged? It was a joke fellas. :chk Not that I'd put it past some people though....

I didn't think grain or the residuals were the result of oil, rather the result of fertilization with magnesium and potassium.

Almost as bad as theft, B&M's have to deal with the "Mr. Cluster-F" persona who is bound to be in the humidor: Licking cigar wrappers Smelling them to see if they are plugged Dropping them on the ground Consider it quality control, once they know you they'll stop.

My wife loves the things and most of the local folks I know are huge Pepin whores. If I had an on-line cigar outfit, I'd stock em.:tu

STD Bingo... Damn. STD Pictionary or STD Charade's would be a lot more fun.

Here's the bottom line for me; I have thousands of dollars worth of cigars. If I keep growing in this hobby I'll have TENS of thousands of dollars invested in cigars. Temperature control is in insurance policy. How can I afford not to invest in it? :ss

Re: I wasted a perfectly good Tat Giving the cigar time to rest will often improve it; however, when you expect a "Pepin-esque" flavor - time isn't suddenly going to help it develop. :tpd:

Lots of folks seem to love the La Crosse models, I had one for about a week. The sensor was so far off it was ridiculous, when I called the company about it they said that their products had a -/+ 7 margin of error. I told them this was unacceptable for my application and wanted to see if they...

I'm also at over 5000 ft. here in Colorado the filtration quality of the butane seems to have an effect on how well my lighter just sparks up.

:r I was waiting for this one.