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What does it mean if when lighting a cigar, it makes mini fireworks that visibly pop and audibly poof? It has continued with the first two drags so it is not just on the surface....
 
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Could be beetles.

What's the temp you're storing at?

And what type of cigar?
Room temperature in a humidor with the oasis humidifier. Upstairs bedroom so its on the high end of room temp, maybe 73, 74 degrees in the daytime. The basement is several degrees cooler, maybe I should find a spot down there to keep the humidor.
I'm not sure which cigar it was as it was not banded. One from a bundle bought a long time ago....(relatively long time ago compared to all the banded cigars in my humidor). It might have been bought a couple years ago as a gift. The other bundle I purchased a few months ago and its wrapper is lighter colored wrapper. That one is Nuestra Matacapan. They've been really enjoyable after sitting in the humi for 2-3 months.
Now that I'm home from work, I'll go look for damages...hopefully just dry leaf, no beetles!
 
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Ok, no holes, no little pieces of anything in the tray, and several stogies in that corner are dry and brittle...is that enough to cause the little fireworks I saw this morning? I've moved them to anot her spot that should get more moisture from the humidifier and added some Boveda packs to that area of the humidor...
 

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Ok, no holes, no little pieces of anything in the tray, and several stogies in that corner are dry and brittle...is that enough to cause the little fireworks I saw this morning? I've moved them to anot her spot that should get more moisture from the humidifier and added some Boveda packs to that area of the humidor...
I've had sparkles once or twice on dried cigars. I doubt beetles does sparkles when they burn.
 
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