Higher temps and cigars

ZAP

Does it make cigars "mushy" when they are exposed to higher temps?  A buddy of mine just gave me four La Herencia's that he had on a fishing trip....I just had this cigar in the fernenedez dozen sampler and loved it...so I was excited...when he gave it to me they were spongy/mushy...they had been in his car in the heat...wondering if that had an effect..

I smoked one and it burned fine and was OK but tasted lighter than the other I had...I'm hoping some time in the humidor will fix the others but I am skeptical..

Thoughts??

Big T smokes

The way I am to understand it, mushy comes from being to humid. The main probelmw ith having high temps is that tobacco beetles hatch if they are exposed to tematures at or around 80 degrees for a few days.

fla-gypsy

I have experimented some with smoking sticks at different temps. The sponginess comes from higher relative humidity's with greater temps. I have found a couple of sticks that I like to get hot before smoking as it alters the flavor profile some. Others do not respond well.

bigbgballz

fla-gypsy:

I have experimented some with smoking sticks at different temps. The sponginess comes from higher relative humidity's with greater temps. I have found a couple of sticks that I like to get hot before smoking as it alters the flavor profile some. Others do not respond well.

True, if T is high,RH gotta go down!

fla-gypsy

While RH may go down, warmer air is capable of holding much more moisture.

bigbgballz

Yes,i was saying as a rule in your humidor,if the T is high,lower your RH cause high T will hold more moisture.

Krieg

just dry box them for a day or so, and u will be ok.

Diamondog

Put them back in to a properly maintained humi and they will sort themselves out...