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matkn293

I received about 10 hand made churchills that my dad got in Little Havana in Miami. They have been in his freezer for about 4 months. I let them warm up a bit before putting them in the humi. How long do you suggest before they are ready to try?

chrislolds

brianetz1

Darktower007

matkn293:

I received about 10 hand made churchills that my dad got in Little Havana in Miami. They have been in his freezer for about 4 months. I let them warm up a bit before putting them in the humi. How long do you suggest before they are ready to try?

I'm no expert but I have always heard 72 hours of freezing at -7 or below is enough. Then fridge for a day or two then humi. Only problem about the freezer is it's a very low humidity environment. Be careful on throwing them in a 65% humidor...splittsville??

slamb@cigar.com

Exactly, you want to gradually step down. General rule of thumb would be freezer for 24 hours, refrigerator for 24 hours, room temperature for 24 hours, and then your humidor to rest for at least a week. If you move to fast, you will shock the cigars and they will split, plump, fall apart, etc....

matkn293

brianetz1

Lee.mcglynn

If cared for right...crap I've smoked stuff right out of the freezer but yeah bring it back slowly!!

kuzi16

ejgorman

slamb@cigar.com:

Exactly, you want to gradually step down. General rule of thumb would be freezer for 24 hours, refrigerator for 24 hours, room temperature for 24 hours, and then your humidor to rest for at least a week. If you move to fast, you will shock the cigars and they will split, plump, fall apart, etc....

Total thread jack here, but I have to say that I love seeing the Ccom tobacconists commenting on the forums. Their comments are always informative and it speaks volumes of their attitude towards customer service!

matkn293