Just received from C.Gars :o)

[Rob Royston]

Just taken delivery of a few bits

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And a few singles to try

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Now relaxing from a battery from postie.

[ValeTudoGuy]

enjoy!

[PeeJay]

The postie battered you? Inserted a battery into you?

[Rob Royston]

haha any pain my package feels from my postie, he gets in return

I should leave the Montie 4's for a while before smoking...going to be hard to resist. Will probably work my way through the diy sampler first.
Birthday in a couple of weeks, have a Punch Churchill with about 5 or 6 years of age on it lined up ready. If I didn't I would certainly entertain the Cohiba.

[Rob Royston]

Oh man just took the nub out of the tube and the big girl is splitting.

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It's pretty dense. I've never smoked one of these before...reckon this will be a problem for me?

[PeeJay]

Nope, ring CGars and they will exchange it for you

[ValeTudoGuy]

+1 send them the pics or link to this thread.

[Sean]

Bad news but them montys looks lovely


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[tommy]

Oh man just took the nub out of the tube and the big girl is splitting.

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It's pretty dense. I've never smoked one of these before...reckon this will be a problem for me?

I have some of those and they do have that tendency. Keep the humidity down.

[Rob Royston]

Just sent an email. First damaged stick I've received tbh.
I suppose as they are so dense they don't like the humidity and expand?

[tommy]

That's what I surmised too. It will still smoke, about half of mine had some damage. That Connecticut wrapper is thinner that my wallet. It's like onion skin.

[Rob Royston]

Yeah it's like tissue paper lol Mitch emailed me back in 10 seconds. Genuinely nice chap he said can swap for another but it should smoke perfectly fine. I'll smoke it this week or next so I'll keep it.

If I was storing it I'll swap. Glad to know it's not just mine.
Smells fantastic! Has a lovely milk chocolate scent I didn't expect :/ or that just my nose

[ValeTudoGuy]

I wonder if due to the thickness they can hold higher humidity in the middle?

[tommy]

I wonder if due to the thickness they can hold higher humidity in the middle?

That and the sheer amount of tobacco for the wrapper to hold. A small gage stick will only stretch a bit but the difference in thickness on a 60 gauge is gonna be significant. The wrapper is the same. I think they can handle higher humidity if its done slowly. This is why I disapproved of the spraying method of transporting cigars, the change in humidity is fast and these thin skinned cigars can't hack it IMO. I've had loads of cigars arrive with split skins though and I honestly thing postage is just stressful for them.

[Rob Royston]

Is double wrapping a possibility?