Unfortunately it is still below freezing and I do not like to smoke my more expensive smokes because they tend to crack in colder weather. fortunately for me I have $2 yardgars that are rated and I enjoy. It did crack from the foot and two inches up but it maintained and smoked rather nice. I am not one to tag my cigars but this one I know has been resting over a year. I was surprised on how much leather was in the second half.