I NEED YOUR WISDOM/AGING IN TUBO\'S

[ICEMAN]

I RECIEVED 2 BOXES OF UPMANN CORONAS MAJOR TUBO'S. THEY ARE MARKED MAY 05. I TRIED 1..... DRAW WAS TITE.........AND HARD TO KEEP LIT...............WELL MADE AND DARK...............DO I NEED TO HIDE THEM IN THE HUMI 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR OR SO? OR WILL AGING NOT CHANGE THE DRAW?............THANK YOU........ICE

[CIGARHead]

» I RECIEVED 2 BOXES OF UPMANN CORONAS MAJOR TUBO'S. THEY ARE MARKED MAY 05.

» I TRIED 1..... DRAW WAS TITE.........AND HARD TO KEEP

» LIT...............WELL MADE AND DARK...............DO I NEED TO HIDE THEM

» IN THE HUMI 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR OR SO? OR WILL AGING NOT CHANGE THE

» DRAW?............THANK YOU........ICE

Yes, aging should help on a TIGHT draw. Plugged is another thing. The cigars in the tubos are very young (did you smoke this one off the truck?)

and probably a bit wet, making the draw tight and the cigar hard to keep lit.

If you must try one, Id take one out of the tubo and let in settle a week or so and then give her a go.

[smk819]

» I RECIEVED 2 BOXES OF UPMANN CORONAS MAJOR TUBO'S. THEY ARE MARKED MAY 05.

» I TRIED 1..... DRAW WAS TITE.........AND HARD TO KEEP

» LIT...............WELL MADE AND DARK...............DO I NEED TO HIDE THEM

» IN THE HUMI 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR OR SO? OR WILL AGING NOT CHANGE THE

» DRAW?............THANK YOU........ICE

Did you remember to take it out of the tube?

[SuperT]

» I RECIEVED 2 BOXES OF UPMANN CORONAS MAJOR TUBO'S. THEY ARE MARKED MAY 05.

» I TRIED 1..... DRAW WAS TITE.........AND HARD TO KEEP

» LIT...............WELL MADE AND DARK...............DO I NEED TO HIDE THEM

» IN THE HUMI 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR OR SO? OR WILL AGING NOT CHANGE THE

» DRAW?............THANK YOU........ICE

:-D

How long have you had them? If you JUST got them, let them sit at 63-65% or so for a month. That could help. If they have been sitting and are still tight - you may want to contact your vendor and see what they propose.

[Colt45]

Sounds like the guys hit it on the head - the signs of cigars that are too wet.

Give them a little time,

[Tampa1257]

Ice,

I believe that several have answered your question and that time in the humidor will help the cigars. It does sound to me as though the cigars are over humidified and need a month or 6 to stabilize.

As SuperT correctly and subtly suggested, Please refrain from posting in All Cap's, it is considered Yelling and in bad form. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Tampa

[skid11]

ROTFLMAO Good one smk819 good one;-)

[skid11]

Iceman............... I've had a few tubo's and get the occasional tight batch.nothing six months in the humi won't fix. I also unscrew the lids a half turn before placing in the humi (don't know if this really helps or not but I suppose the logic behind it would be to create an even atmoshere within the tubes and the humi)

If you can't wait six months suck harder !;-)

[Phailure]

Theres no need for yelling :-|

[Nely]

try the dry box method when your cigars arrive, they are ussualy wet, but a couple of days in the dry box will allow them to come down to the 60's range on their own.