...and you feel it right through the cigar...
...while you're smoking your 5th to last Whore...
And you just know:
Beetle egg.
...while you're smoking your 5th to last Whore...
And you just know:
Beetle egg.
That popping sound you hear...
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THEMISCHMAN
SGT Hulka
OH FUCK, SMOKE EM BEFORE THEY HATCH!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!
The worst feeling ever. I found one beetle hole in one stick, terrifying. Inspected and froze all my sticks. Then while they were in the freezer, I had a dream that they were all cracked when I took them out. Woke up at like 4am and had to go down and check on them. No cracks and no other signs of beetles since.
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No holes here, just the POP. I'm sure they are all fine, just not letting them warm up over 75 degrees so those eggs stay... eggs.
herfdog
I am no rocket surgeon
I'd freeze them a day or two, for good measures
I don't freeze my cigars. It robs them of the oils I want to taste when I smoke them. If I thought they might actually hatch (they won't -- this is why I have a wino), I'd quarantine or toss them.
herfdog
I am no rocket surgeon
You are aware that several manufacturers do freeze them prior to shipping them to distributors, right?
herfdog
I am no rocket surgeon
Not any dog. A herf dog. A dog that herfs. Do you not smoke at herfs?You're a dog bro, you shouldn't be smoking cigars.
To give me peace of mind, I froze ALL of my cigars about 3 months ago. I detect no change in how they look, taste or smoke after being frozen. Now every cigar I get goes into the freezer for 72 hours, slowly reacclimatized and then in to the coolerdor. I have a sizable investment and a beetle hatch would suck much more than having to take simple measures to prevent it.
Yeah yeah I know a lot of manufacturers freeze their sticks. But if it did no damage we'd all have freezadors
I do believe it removes oils. They can evaporate in cold (not so much in heat).
If I was using a coolador or regular humidor I would worry. But there is no way a beetle is hatching at 66-70 degrees. I've only ever seen one beetle hole and that was an un-cooled desktop humidor. I think the concern is fine but a tad overblown.
I do believe it removes oils. They can evaporate in cold (not so much in heat).
If I was using a coolador or regular humidor I would worry. But there is no way a beetle is hatching at 66-70 degrees. I've only ever seen one beetle hole and that was an un-cooled desktop humidor. I think the concern is fine but a tad overblown.
You are the only person I have ever heard say that freezing diminishes the oils in the tobacco. But to each their own. Hopefully neither of us will ever experience those little bastages. Bro!
Let's talk about freezing!
I learned something from this guy. Apparently you gotta make it REAL cold to have an affect... and freezing to kill beetle eggs might cause mold?? WTF we can't win!
http://www.stogiefresh.info/edu-cigars/articles/freezing-cigars.html
I learned something from this guy. Apparently you gotta make it REAL cold to have an affect... and freezing to kill beetle eggs might cause mold?? WTF we can't win!
http://www.stogiefresh.info/edu-cigars/articles/freezing-cigars.html
Not in particular that I know of. But any cigar *can*.