El Presidente Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 Quick question What does lifting a cigar to the ear....and rolling it around tell you? Use the poll.
Lotusguy Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 My own cigars are all stored properly, so no need to do it, but it is an indication of proper humidity level (for me anyway). 1
El Presidente Posted July 10, 2019 Author Posted July 10, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 10:58 PM, Lotusguy said: My own cigars are all stored properly, so no need to do it, but it is an indication of proper humidity level (for me anyway). Expand Really? Interesting. Take one at 65RH, 80RH and 55RH. On a small trial here, all bar one picked the 80RH as the correctly humidified cigar using solely the ear loll technique.
Chef Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 Between those two options, I chose the second. I’m certainly not a goose. However, this particular test isn’t going to tell you if the whole cigar is properly humidified. It’s probably just limited to whether the wrapper is in good smokable condition. The filler and/or binder can still be very wet, resulting in a stupid smoking experience.
Lotusguy Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 11:02 PM, El Presidente said: Really? Interesting. Take one at 65RH, 80RH and 55RH. On a small trial here, all bar one picked the 80RH as the correctly humidified cigar using solely the ear loll technique. Expand Interesting. I look (listen?) for a slight crackling sound and obviously, you feel the firmness while you're doing it. Now where to get a 80% humidified cigar to repeat this test - probably in Paris 2
SCgarman Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 11:38 PM, Lotusguy said: Interesting. I look (listen?) for a slight crackling sound and obviously, you feel the firmness while you're doing it. Now where to get a 80% humidified cigar to repeat this test - probably in Paris Expand What do you think of Kostritzer Schwarzbier? From your home land? It is Heaven in a glass IMO.?
La_Tigre Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 How many licks it takes to reach the center... 1 1
Lotusguy Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/11/2019 at 12:25 AM, NYgarman said: What do you think of Kostritzer Schwarzbier? From your home land? It is Heaven in a glass IMO.My home town is near Stuttgart so I am very partial to wheat beers 2
Habana Mike Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 If I hear a crackling sound and get dust in my ear it is probably a tad underhumified..... 3
Islandboy Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 Haven’t employed this enough to form any correlation between the sound and a certain smoking experience. Not really planning to either. I can generally feel and smell all I need to know. 1
SenorPerfecto Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 When I do that, my cigars always whisper in a breathy, Scarlett-Johannseneque tone, "Put me in your mouth...." 1 1
Fuzz Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 It tells you that you are rolling a cigar close to your ear... but if you listen really carefully, it will tell you the super secret plan of the underpants gnomes. 1
BoliDan Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 I say not much here. I think any of us that keep it 58-62%/66-70F will hear a tad of crinkle, but also have that firm yet humidified feel in the middle. If anything, I like to hear a very tiny bit of a crackling in the wrapper and binder. Signals that it will not be fireproof, with a fast burning filler, to me anyway...
Edward7 Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 Don’t really need to place so much pressure to be able to tell if something is dry. I don’t mind gently checking the length of it for soft spots from underfilling, but with the wrapper being the first part to dry out, you would crack it anyway by rolling it around not near your ear. This practice reminds me of how some people hold a glass of red wine up into the light to look at the color and how opaque it is.
Thirds Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/11/2019 at 1:14 AM, SenorPerfecto said: When I do that, my cigars always whisper in a breathy, Scarlett-Johannseneque tone, "Put me in your mouth...." Expand That was incredible. ???? Actually laughed out loud. 1
Nino Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 Not much - unless the cigar is connected to the internet. 2
99call Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/11/2019 at 8:04 AM, nino said: Not much - unless the cigar is connected to the internet. Expand all we need now is someone to make a mini USB cigar punch
Colt45 Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 10:54 PM, El Presidente said: What does lifting a cigar to the ear....and rolling it around tell you? Expand That I ran out of Q-tips 4 1
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