Moth balls?

[jimmy_d]

I recently bought a box of cigars from my local and when I brought them home and opened them up, it smelled like moth balls. I took them out of the box (put them in a cigar bag with a Boveda pack) and the smell in the box has dissipated, but there is still a smell on the sticks. Any ideas? I'm not really sure what ammonia smells like, but could this be ammonia from not being properly fermented? I rarely buy boxes, so this is a first for me when opening up a box. Should I bring them back to the B&M? Let them rest? These weren't cheap so I wasn't too happy that was the smell I got when opening up the box. Thanks fellas.

 

[Xavier Dredo]

What are they?

 

[Hopduro]

Could be ammonia... you could buy some ammonia cleaner and sniff to compare

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[jimmy_d]

What are they?

Ligas

 

[thedismaltrade]

Have you ever smelled moth balls?
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Yes.
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How did you manage to get his little legs open?

 

[jimmy_d]

Have you ever smelled moth balls?
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Yes.
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How did you manage to get his little legs open?

 

[jimmy_d]

Bump anyone else got any thoughts before I go back to the b&m tomorrow?

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[Gunson]

Maybe they were stored next to Acids

 

[jimmy_d]

Well whatever it was, my B&M swapped em out for me! New box and no bad smells!

 

[Doogie Fresh 17]

I recently bought a box of cigars from my local and when I brought them home and opened them up, it smelled like moth balls. I took them out of the box (put them in a cigar bag with a Boveda pack) and the smell in the box has dissipated, but there is still a smell on the sticks. Any ideas? I'm not really sure what ammonia smells like, but could this be ammonia from not being properly fermented? I rarely buy boxes, so this is a first for me when opening up a box. Should I bring them back to the B&M? Let them rest? These weren't cheap so I wasn't too happy that was the smell I got when opening up the box. Thanks fellas.

The cigar shop I go to says that you should bring them back. They told me that the Tabacco hasn't married yet and it sounds like the company rushed them out for sale. They still need time. They need to sit for about 90 days. Good luck and happy smoking.

 

[Hopduro]

The cigar shop I go to says that you should bring them back. They told me that the Tabacco hasn't married yet and it sounds like the company rushed them out for sale. They still need time. They need to sit for about 90 days. Good luck and happy smoking.

So ammonia?

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