wet wet wet

[Rehman]

Ok, it was my fault. But how was I to know what the seasons' change would do to my humidors? A routine refreshment of humidifiers led to a spike up to well over 75%, which my Cubans did not like even a little bit. Frantic measures to reduce humidity followed (by the relatively simple expedient of frantically removing the humidifiers). After a couple of weeks, the hygrometers are reading under 70%. The tentative trial of an Upmann Mag46 shows promise of a full convalescence in due course. (I'll leave the Mag50s alone for a while longer - the fatter ones take more time in every way.)

Once again I have cause to cheer the rather robust nature of cigars. Delicate and fragile as they may seem, with vigilant care they can recover from considerable abuse.

Fortunately, one of my five humidors had not been so rudely treated by their well-intentioned but misguided owner. As a result of this fortuitous neglect, my non-Cubans are nursing me kindly through this season of Habanos deprivation. Nothing ever fazes them.

[Colt45]

I agree - I sometimes think we coddle our cigars just a little bit. Which is not to say we shouldn't care about maintaining a proper environment

for them, but I don't think slight changes in either direction will kill them

[nick17]

i agree with you Colt think back 100 years I dont think the cigars then where kept at 70%RH all the time they probably varied from 50-80% thorough the year