It depends what the writer meant by pungent. If he meant it smells of ammonia, then it's probably still aging heavily I believe, so it might not be at it's best.
Maybe pungent was the wrong word, but I didn't take it to mean something negative just a stronger smell coming off of the cigar. My smokes always seem to smell much stronger ROTT than they do after resting in the humi for a while.
From my little experience the more barnyard/of crappy smell the better it tastes!! Could just be me though. I've had some in a humi and when you open the kid you just want to close it but god they were spot on delicious!!
From my little experience the more barnyard/of crappy smell the better it tastes!! Could just be me though. I've had some in a humi and when you open the kid you just want to close it but god they were spot on delicious!!
I've heard/read that from several sources. For me, I have not been able to guess which one will taste better based on the pre-light smell.
Never heard that one before and haven't paid enough attention to notice. I like to do the crackle test. Hold it to your ear and pinch lightly if no crackle or very little then it's to moist. If it sounds like rice crispies when you add milk it's probably to dry. After a while you get to where you know exactly the sound your looking for.
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