Cracking wrappers
ShadowInTheMoon
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I have had a lot of my cigars that once you light them up and start smoking the wrapper is cracking about mid way. My humi is sitting at %65 right now. Is there any thing else that can cause it to crack or a way around having them crack?
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A cigar post-mortem examination to determine cause of death? I have had that happen once, it was a Gurkha. Got it about half smoked and it cracked pretty good, just tossed it. Figured it was the way I was smoking it. If it happens again I may do an autopsy though.
I have had only 1 cracked wrapper since I removed all cello and cedar from my cigars. It use to happen way too frequently....
Gurkhas...I thought they were made to crack.:)
my box tends to sit high, at 69-71. Ive never had issues in the past until this week. Also I noticed this week our outside temps are in the 110* range. So my theory is that when you pull the stick from the humi, the wrapper dries just about instantly making it brittle. as you smoke, the moisture inside the filler is swelling and it just splits the wrapper.
I agree, let the cigar sit outside in your climate for a while to try and stabilize the humidity across the stick. if your lucky you might not split a wrapper. other alternative............ is slobber that bad boy up and keep the wrapper moist so it stays elastic. A female sidekick being the preferred tool for this. just sit back and watch and enjoy no cracked wrappers.
Aj