Going to try infusing a couple sticks

I have 3 Gispert Casino III's left from a 5 pack I picked up a while ago and just can't seem to like them that much. Good smoke output and good draw but just don't seem to care for the flavor I get from them so I decided I'm going to try infusing them myself. Probably won't turn out as well as I'd like but I figure it's better than them taking up room in the wineador if I'm never going to get around to smoking them.

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I bought some Kicking Horse Grizzly Claw dark roast coffee the other day and the beans are quite oily so figured they'd be a good starting point. I ground them up and mixed in a little cocoa powder (doubt it'll help any because of the lack of moisture to transfer but worth a try). Then took an empty tic-tac container and filled it half full with vanilla extract. Put the sticks in, covered them in the coffee/cocoa mix then settled the vanilla in off to the side. Tossed in a 69% boveda to help keep the mold away. Figure I'll check in on it whenever I'm around it to make sure the vanilla isn't causing moisture issues.

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Going to give it a month and give one a try and see if they've taken any flavor from it. Not expecting much from this but figured it's worth giving it a try. Anyone ever have any luck infusing your own?

At the old site I recall a thread where someone attempted coffee infusion with some success. But then let them go another 2 months to see if it became stronger and ended up with mold

theres a threAd here that I posted on about infusion

Kayla @cheaphumidors has done this both on the old site and on CH webiste

Nice idea...anyone have links to these old infused threads?

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Looks like a fun experiment. I was looking at some bulk dried Mexican chili peppers a couple of days ago and some smelled hot and some had an incredible sweet smell to them. I might grab some and give it a try.

I've done a bit of bourbon infusing.

I have kept them in the infused humidor for about a year now...

Once a month a drop in a shot glass of Knob Creek and let it sit for a few days. Take it out and repeat.

The smokes that I tried it on were some old cigars my buddy let go, so I fear that I'm trying to polish a turd. It was kind of confirmed when I smoked my first... But I'm willing to let them sit longer and try again!

If I had to do it over again, I would try with coffee.

Plus, it's nice to see another Kicking Horse fan here!! Cliff Hanger Espresso is in constant supply in my house.

I've also tried the HooDoo Joe and Kick Ass. Loved them all.

I'm not going to get my hopes up, most of the thread's I've read about infusing your own usually have little to no success but I've been wanting to give it a go for a while and if it does work I'll be happy. If it works I might try a couple other infusing experiments with other flavors.

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Originally Posted by Upstatemax

I've done a bit of bourbon infusing.

I have kept them in the infused humidor for about a year now...

Once a month a drop in a shot glass of Knob Creek and let it sit for a few days. Take it out and repeat.

The smokes that I tried it on were some old cigars my buddy let go, so I fear that I'm trying to polish a turd. It was kind of confirmed when I smoked my first... But I'm willing to let them sit longer and try again!

If I had to do it over again, I would try with coffee.

Plus, it's nice to see another Kicking Horse fan here!! Cliff Hanger Espresso is in constant supply in my house.

I've also tried the HooDoo Joe and Kick Ass. Loved them all.

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I bought the grizzly claw and the decaf to try (new to whole beans). stood there holding a bag of cliff hanger and grizzly claw for about 10 minutes before going with the grizzly claw.