Why Did It Burst?

[Bruck]

Could be from smoking in cold wx, if that was the case. Outside cold and dry, inside warm, moist, expanding = split.

[allusred]

Could be from smoking in cold wx, if that was the case. Outside cold and dry, inside warm, moist, expanding = split.

seems the consensus amongst cigar smoker I've seen or heard of is that the problem most often is due th too much moisture in the cigar.
But Bruce makes, I think, an excellent observation that smoking in the cold..."Outside cold and dry, inside warm, moist, expanding = split." may well be the explanation for the problem rodwha (Bob) had with that cigar. Have had the same problem with splitting when taking a cigar from the warm & moist air in a humidor, then venturing outdoors to smoke in cold and very windy weather.





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[rodwha]

Could be from smoking in cold wx, if that was the case. Outside cold and dry, inside warm, moist, expanding = split.

It was fairly warm today. At the moment (10:30 PM) it's 68* and 84% humidity. I didn't notice high humidity but it was certainly in the low 70's.

So that leads to a moist cigar. I've had it for about a week. Maybe it was kept at a high humidity. The small cigars I've bought and smoked at the same time have been fine though, but then they also weren't 50 ring.