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Faulty cigar?

KinchKinch Posts: 4 ✭
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I grabbed a Punch Clasico London Club from my humidor this morning to have before work. I noticed the draw being very open, and after lighting, wouldn’t stay lit for very long. The flavor wasn’t great, but I just thought I was outgrowing them—my preference is Nicaraguan cigars now. I looked at the head of the cigar and noticed what looked like a bunch of stems. Am I crazy? I’ve only noticed this one other time on, of all things, a Padron 1925 #35 (I was very disappointed in this one, as it was tasteless; thought it was a storage problem from the online retailer, or it was really old). My humidor sits at 62 to 65 rh. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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  • Rdp77Rdp77 Posts: 6,715 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Stems are a normal thing in a cigar. To be honest, it looks to me like you cut too much off of the head. This cigar is cut.

    You can control the draw a lot by your cut. You can always cut more if need be, but you can’t add back.

  • KinchKinch Posts: 4 ✭

    Thanks. I need to pay more attention to my cut.

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