Well after 3 months into the experiment I decided to pull another out and give it a whirl. Like the last time there's some damage to this one as well. Some swelling at the foot has caused a nasty crack but it's not causing any trouble smoking so I'm ok with it. Pre-light smell is pure chocolate bar. pre and post light draw is giving the same "Kahlua" like flavor. Even the smell of the thing burning as it sits in the ashtray is similar to hovering the nose over a cup of hot cocoa on a cold winter's day. The flavor profile of the original cigar seems more muted by the infusion flavoring, yet there's still a little something in there kicking through that I'm not fond of. Perhaps I'll try again another time with a cigar I actually like (though changing the taste of one I like seems pointless to me...)





Over all though I'm pretty happy with how it's tasting. There's one left from the original setup, I'll let it sit another 3 months or so and see. I think the main thing in this is maintaining better/more stable RH in a better sealing container to avoid the cracking and time. After 3 months it's much better than the one at 1 month. I'm guessing that more time won't make much more of a difference than the 3 months I've had it going now but time will tell...