Tight Gits

[cj121]

I've only tried it once and it loosened up a tight cigar. However, I forgot the bugger was in the freezer and it must have sat in there for a hour and a half, by which time I didn't have time to smoke it. Lol. In my one and only experience, it's a temporary thing as it was tight as the proverbial gnats doodah when I got around to it the next day and it got ditched Give it a go, there's not much to lose

[grub]

If it's knacked anyway it's got to be worth a go... Next time I'm lucky enough to get one I'll give it a go

[cj121]

Well, I had a tight Party PC Especiales at the weekend. It was young: November '12. I pulled the freezer trick again and it definately improved the draw, albeit temporarily. As with the other one I tried this approach on, the Party soon regained its tightness and observations revealed a plug at about where the band sits. I managed to loosen things up with some judicious pokes up the exhaust end and that helped immensely. The fridge/ freezer theory only seems to help with tight draws as opposed to plugs, which makes sense really.

[Simon G]

1x Partagas Serie P No.2
1x Partagas D4

Unsure of dates.

[Blandy_UK]

Trini Coloniales 3 out of 5 weren't good - box dated 2012

Trini Coloniales also for me - being a newbie it was the first one i'd come across, and I was hugely disappointed as I was expecting a cracking smoke.
Only one more since then, which was a Fonseca KDT.

[cj121]

Back to the Party PCEs as above. Had about eight from a full box so far. I've half a dozen clipped, hoping they'll loosen up in time. Not a good ratio so far

[smokin_e2011]

1x Partagas Serie P No.2
1x Partagas D4

Unsure of dates.

Very unusual

[smokin_e2011]

Back to the Party PCEs as above. Had about eight from a full box so far. I've half a dozen clipped, hoping they'll loosen up in time. Not a good ratio so far

Damn that's most annoying...
From a box of 25, i was lucky enough to get only 1 with a slightly tight draw, the rest were superb....

[Simon Bolivar]

Had a H.Upman Ltd Ed Mag 50 in Dublin, tight as anything, luckily it was exchanged by Mr Nial Fox (more of which later), who managed to retrive stems & finally on postmortum a wad of over tighly wraped leaf near the botom third. Never had a problem with a H. Upmann myself previously; the second was suberb.

[cj121]

Damn that's most annoying...
From a box of 25, i was lucky enough to get only 1 with a slightly tight draw, the rest were superb....

Yes, it's a pi$$er for sure, and I hope the second box doesn't shape up the same way. Mind you, there's not been anything unsmokable yet. I've faith (perhaps fingers crossed) in those I've clipped, improving...

[Pleevy]

Had a H.Upman Ltd Ed Mag 50 in Dublin, tight as anything, luckily it was exchanged by Mr Nial Fox (more of which later), who managed to retrive stems & finally on postmortum a wad of over tighly wraped leaf near the botom third. Never had a problem with a H. Upmann myself previously; the second was suberb.

The second cigar I ever smoked was a H Upmann ?petit corona tubo that I bought from asda, felt like I was trying to suck a golf ball through a straw.

[Puff Scotty]

Just struggled with the front end of a Fundadore...fortunately it opened up from the 2nd 3rd onwards...probably should have dry-boxed it for a little while...the pre light draw was OK..just went tight immediately it was lit...

[grub]

Dug out of a trini coloniale with a multitool, it was a bit of a Paul Daniels moment! It didn't smoke that bad after they we pulled out, I only smoked it out of interest

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