Quote Originally Posted by Elco69 View Post
They did not seem dry or brittle at all. My experience is opposite. I used to store and smoke at 70%, then I tried 65% and a lot of harshness and acrid went away and my CC's are even lower at 62-63%. Even with the caps on, they were kept in my wineador which is 65%.
It's possible they are just in a "sick" period of of the aging process. Open them up and give it a few months before you try another.