Ammonia Smell?

[Drewster]

Hi so i recieved some cigars this morning and wondered if its normal for some to smell like cat piss? not all of them do just 1 or 2 cigars out of a selection of cigars

[JoeyGunz]

Yeah pretty normal, a sign that their fresh. Too fresh for me.

[Drewster]

Ahh ok so i will have to store them for a while before i get to enjoy them.
Thank you for the reply sorry about these silly questions but i have no clue what so ever

[PeeJay]

I hope you're in for the long haul because when Joe says 'too fresh' he means years too fresh

[Drewster]

Ohhhhhh no Hahaha I want to smoke, oh well wife is going to love me guess I will have to order some more and actually use cgars now.

[ha_banos]

You might be best checking these quarterly! See how the smell changes. And this is the tactic... Buy more than you smoke. Sorry!

[Drewster]

You might be best checking these quarterly! See how the smell changes. And this is the tactic... Buy more than you smoke. Sorry!

Yeah I was just looking to have a sample of their tastes but guess they will be awful if I tried them now, There is so much I need to learn and I'm sorry for asking all these questions just you all seem a knowledgeable bunch.

thing is now I'm kinda forced into buying a humi to store these buggers damn you cigar gods

[Kickback]

Just pinch her Tupperware and store them in those with bovida pouches

[Drewster]

Just pinch her Tupperware and store them in those with bovida pouches

Great idea i'll get on that right away hope i can make them smokable eventually

[kern47]

Unless you're particularly sentimental over them, and if you're in this game for the long term... it might be a good idea to try one of them 'fresh' to allow for a comparison further down the line. I'm assuming they're Cuban? I dont recall smelling cat piss, but I know I've had Cubans younger than the recommended 2/3 years and I've not been impressed. But at least I know what to compare them to when I try some after the 3 years I'm waiting 🤞

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[Drewster]

Unless you're particularly sentimental over them, and if you're in this game for the long term... it might be a good idea to try one of them 'fresh' to allow for a comparison further down the line. I'm assuming they're Cuban? I dont recall smelling cat piss, but I know I've had Cubans younger than the recommended 2/3 years and I've not been impressed. But at least I know what to compare them to when I try some after the 3 years I'm waiting 🤞

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I hope i am in it for the long haul that is the plan anyway, yes its the cubans that smell a little like ammonia no real sentimental factors too them just the 1st cuban i buy seems to be a "fresh" just my luck i will take your advice and smoke one to see what it is like and store the rest the best i can thank you

[jerryr]

Stick them away in a humidor or tupaware for 3-6 months. If you can resist trying on now, you’ll reap the benefit. Ammonia is not a nice flavour

Unless they are aged it’s not uncommon with Cubans.


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[Drewster]

Stick them away in a humidor or tupaware for 3-6 months. If you can resist trying on now, you’ll reap the benefit. Ammonia is not a nice flavour

Unless they are aged it’s not uncommon with Cubans.


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I have placed the 6 stick that smelled of ammonia is a container with 69% boveda and a hygrometer currently reading 22.3c 70% RH the others are in a separate container so I have some to smoke same boveda %

[jerryr]

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[Kickback]

You know Cuban cigars are rolled on the thighs of the lady rollers.
I think yours were done by an old lady with bladder issues.