Box shipped and sitting

[Chrisso]

Quick question BOTLs?

If the USPS drops off a shipment of cigars either purchased or bought online, and sit at my doorstep for a few hours till I get home, what is the best procedure to implement those into my humi?

You think theyre alright to just drop in, or should I do the freezing route?

The temps here this week are 90ish outside.

Just looking for suggestions, or what everyone does as a rule of thumb kinda thing?

Thanks for the help,
-Chrisso

 

[Rupe]

Some will tell you that they freeze everything just to be safe. Personally, if they are NC cigars from a reputable dealer I do not worry about it and just put them in my humi.

I would freeze any CCs that are potentially older than 2006 though. Any CCs with a date code 2007 or newer should be kosher since they have already been frozen at the factory http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/2390

 

[ATL]

Cigars sit in warehouses, shipping containers, trucks, etc. They're much heartier than we give them credit for. If they have been in the sun for some hours, I leave them sitting in the box to acclimate to room temperature, then I put them in the humi. Rupe is right on point with this.

 

[Rupe]

Cigars sit in warehouses, shipping containers, trucks, etc. They're much heartier than we give them credit for. If they have been in the sun for some hours, I leave them sitting in the box to acclimate to room temperature, then I put them in the humi. Rupe is right on point with this.

Great point about letting them sit in order to acclimate to room temperature first Adam. I will also let them sit in my humi for a minimum of one month before I smoke them to allow the humidity levels to stabilize as well. That's not a hard and fast rule, just my personal procedure. Being that I live in Minnesota this applies in most seasons since it is 95 with 85% humidity in the Summer and 10 below with 15% humidity in the Winter here.

 

[Fat_Risling]

I always put new cigars purchased online or sent to me by someone in their own bag or Tupperware with a boveda pack for 2-4 weeks depending on how eager or lazy I am just to be safe but have never had any issues as of yet.

 

[HarleyMark13]

Some will tell you that they freeze everything just to be safe. Personally, if they are NC cigars from a reputable dealer I do not worry about it and just put them in my humi.

I would freeze any CCs that are potentially older than 2006 though. Any CCs with a date code 2007 or newer should be kosher since they have already been frozen at the factory http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/2390

Thanks for the info! I had no idea they did that.

 

[Tobacco Giant]

I always put new cigars purchased online or sent to me by someone in their own bag or Tupperware with a boveda pack for 2-4 weeks depending on how eager or lazy I am just to be safe but have never had any issues as of yet.

This is what I do as well. Sticks purchased directly from the B&M go right into the humi, everything else gets isolated in its own bag for a few weeks and then put in the humi. I haven't had any problems yet, either, so we're probably being a bit too cautious, but it really doesn't hurt to wait a few weeks.