StevenMikel Texas born Texas proud Team Member Joined: Aug 2009  TX, USA Posts: 288 Feedback: 100% (65)	Posted: 8/9/2012 9:52:25 PM THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT I've searched and I can't find anything. After purchasing cigars online. How long should I let them sit before they are smokable?
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Him Member Team Member Joined: Jul 2003  CT, USA Posts: 3706 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/9/2012 10:36:20 PM Personally, I would give them a week in the humidor as a minimum, then try one.
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WG_dog Member Team Member Joined: May 2006  MO, USA Posts: 1364 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/10/2012 8:42:22 AM You should store your cigars for a minimum of two years at the USA Cigar Storage Facility here in St. Louis MO, and we will take good care of them until the cigars are at the peak of smokeability. Some shrinkage may occur. Or just smoke one and enjoy, let the rest nap if needed.
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ex_dsmr Thy pipe and Thy 1911, they comfort me Team Member Joined: Sep 2009  TX, USA Posts: 9182 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/10/2012 1:50:05 PM They should be smokable right out of the box. Most like to let them rest between a week and a month, and others have a seperate humidor for new sticks. Part of that comes from suppliers shipping their cigars "wet", and part of it comes from the fear of a beetle infestation wiping out their aged stash.
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Posted: 8/10/2012 2:18:28 PM [Last Edit: 8/10/2012 2:19:06 PM by Daytona955i] Some cigars are good enough that you can light it up before the UPS guy starts his truck, then they get better from there. Others need to come down in humidity because they were shipped wet (this also depends on the supplier), more still really need that extra time to cure to remove all of the bitterness and achieve their potential. A week is ok, six months is good, and a year or more is great.

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FRIGID Member Team Member Joined: Apr 2007  PA, USA Posts: 4085 Feedback: 100% (4) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/13/2012 9:18:46 PM Eh, unless they are known to need aged(famous3000) or spent a long time on the truck they are usually good to go. CI gets them to me in a day or two. There have been some exceptions but I can't remember
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Slavac B4K4 and Space Nut Moderator Joined: Sep 2006  TX, USA Posts: 15518 Feedback: 100% (32) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/14/2012 6:07:58 AM In the summer, it's usually best to give them a week or two. Winter is the time for right out of the box smoking.
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AssaultRifler Get off my lawn Team Member Joined: Sep 2004  USA Posts: 31801 Feedback: 100% (103) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/14/2012 6:52:12 AM [Last Edit: 8/14/2012 6:52:51 AM by AssaultRifler] I freeze mine for at last a week to kill any potential tobacco beetles or larvae, then I pop in the humidor and smoke whenever I lost a lot of cigars some years ago to tobacco beetles, since I started the freezing routine never had a problem
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djsmiles Nuclear Night Crew Ninja Team Member Joined: Sep 2005  MA, USA Posts: 22285 Feedback: 100% (16) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/14/2012 7:26:08 AM Originally Posted By AssaultRifler: I freeze mine for at last a week to kill any potential tobacco beetles or larvae, then I pop in the humidor and smoke whenever I lost a lot of cigars some years ago to tobacco beetles, since I started the freezing routine never had a problem is that a major problem?
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Posted: 8/14/2012 7:41:19 AM Originally Posted By djsmiles: Originally Posted By AssaultRifler: I freeze mine for at last a week to kill any potential tobacco beetles or larvae, then I pop in the humidor and smoke whenever I lost a lot of cigars some years ago to tobacco beetles, since I started the freezing routine never had a problem is that a major problem? Not anymore. I use a coolidor for my humidor, a small igloo cooler with strips of cedar and a humidifier, works great. Keep it in my kitchen pantry. During the summer months the inside temps can get above 70F that's when the beetles will hatch

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elderboy02 NRA Life Member, Cigar Lover Moderator Joined: Jul 2007  OH, USA Posts: 9482 Feedback: 100% (28) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/14/2012 10:05:17 AM A week is usually fine.
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