Some questions from a frustrated newbie

[sparky426]

Ahem...ahem......i am said donor of the leccia white. It is an original release that i had a fiver of. I keep my sticks quite a bit lower at the 64-66% and at about 62*. They were shipped the same day as boxed. I didn't have any burn issues with the other four but that was a while back. Are you saying you need a replacement 😈

[garublador]

Ahem...ahem......i am said donor of the leccia white. It is an original release that i had a fiver of. I keep my sticks quite a bit lower at the 64-66% and at about 62*. They were shipped the same day as boxed. I didn't have any burn issues with the other four but that was a while back. Are you saying you need a replacement 😈

This may be over thinking it, but if the cigar were acclimated at ~65% and then only given a few days at 69% it could be that the wrapper was at a higher rH than the filler, which would exacerbate the uneven burn. The wind probably didn't help, either.

I've found it takes some experimentation to get my puff technique right. Play with both how long and how hard you puff to find something that works well. At first I was puffing too hard and found that my cigars would go from harsh tasting to going out with little in between. A short puff with a lighter, longer draw has given me more flavors and fewer burn issues. YMMV, of course and it probably depends a lot on RG (I have mostly 50-54 RG cigars).