The last time that you received a box and found a live beetle?

[El Presidente]

When is the last time that you purchased a box of cuban cigars (from anywhere) and found a live beetle?

I can't recall seeing one since around 2006. Holes on occasion yes....a live beetle, no. 

However I have heard some differing experiences of late which raised an eyebrow. Let us know the last beetle experience you have had with a box of Cuban cigars. 

 

[Fuzz]

I have been very lucky and have never purchased a box with a live beetle. I have purchased boxes with beetle damage, but never anything live.

 

[Wookie]

I got a bunch of Monte #2 from a Cuban American friend who went to visit family on the island. This was back in 1998 or so. He wasn't a cigar guy. Almost all of them had beetle holes. 

[StogieSteve23]

Unfortunately brought a box of Boli PC back from Havana with me last year that had about 8-10 sticks of beetle damage but never saw any live ones in there.  They along with all the others sticks I brought home got frozen anyway. 

[BrightonCorgi]

2 hours ago, El Presidente said:

When is the last time that you purchased a box of cuban cigars (from anywhere) and found a live beetle?

I can't recall seeing one since around 2006. Holes on occasion yes....a live beetle, no.

Same time frame for me as well.

[cigcars]

   *The beetles I found were always in NC boxes...*

[madandana]

Never. But I’m a lot younger than you Rob and wasn’t around in 2006 ???

[SenorPerfecto]

Never.

[dangolf18]

Never...

[NSXCIGAR]

Found one live Beatle in here:

[Sluffo]

2 hours ago, NSXCIGAR said:

Found one live Beatle in here:

[helix]

April 2019 bought a box of SP non plus Varadero at airport . Had a live beetle and half the box destroyed.

[TBird55]

In the mid 80's, box of Bolivar P C.

[Smatthews607]

I have never experienced beetle damage. Means one of two things: 1) I've been very lucky or 2) I have not bought enough Cubans.

[LLC]

Never


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[Sir Diggamus]

Never

[BeerPimp]

Never in my short history of CC.   Also one in my much longer history of NC's.

[Habana Mike]

One live beetle in my life. Not even sure it was a box from Cuba. 
 

I just remember the horror and pleasure of roasting it alive with my torch!

[Meklown]

2-3 years ago I found some beetle holes in some cigars in my stash. Pulled out a few sticks and found something unusual in one particular hole. Put some pressure beside the hole and out came a beetle. 

Smoked it immediately, cleaned out the stash, etc etc. No issues since. 

I don't remember what cigar it was but the overriding thinking is that it was an upmann no2

[wickettedge]

I had a beetle outbreak in my humidor from a three pack of HdM back in maybe 2005.

I’ve stopped freezing new boxes, how about y’all? Do you freeze every box for a couple of days?

[Monterey]

Found one from an Alex Puntilla a few months back.  Cigars were fine when I bought them, but in the 2 days from grabbing them and getting them home into my freezer, a beetle came out and made a hole.  Luckily it was just one hole and the freezer took care of a possible outbreak.

The risk of buying customs on the island.

[Fuzz]

12 hours ago, madandana said:

Never. But I’m a lot younger than you Rob and wasn’t around in 2006 ???

Not around in 2006? You're looking a bit grey for a 14 yr old...

[CaptainQuintero]

  Been smoking for 13/14 years and have never come across one. Only ever seen one box with damage and it was a 2001 box of Partagas Sel Privada #1 which had five or six eaten/nibbled on to the extent where I think you could have gotten a half decent jazz rift going out of them. This was in 2013-ish. Beetle was long gone though.

[Monocle]

13 hours ago, Monterey said:

Found one from an Alex Puntilla a few months back.  Cigars were fine when I bought them, but in the 2 days from grabbing them and getting them home into my freezer, a beetle came out and made a hole.  Luckily it was just one hole and the freezer took care of a possible outbreak.

The risk of buying customs on the island.

A couple of his I brought back earlier this year had unmistakeable beetle holes but nothing alive—a Talisman and a Puntillas out of four bundles isn’t that bad. I froze everything and haven’t had any issues since. Sucks but definitely need to freeze and closely inspect.