Search Results for ‘ammonia’

I understand that Ammonia is sometimes (and always) present in young or "green" cigars, and sometimes 2-months to year of resting is required before puff heaven has been achieved.(except Padrons 1964s or 1962s and beyond) My question is: Do you you let your humidors breath fresh air? If so, how...

So, a few nights back, I was smoking a JLP Breva that I received in May. I don't really know what year, since it was just a five-pack. About one third in, I started getting a really strong, almost harsh tannin-like flavor from it, over the usual woodiness. It was somewhat like the twang...

With the aging questions that have been raised recently it got me thinking about resting cigars in the same humidor, next to, or under/on top of cigar that have already settled. If the aging process entails the expelling of ammonia from the cigar then will this negatively affect cigars that...

I consider this more as a warning than as a review. Please excuse any mistakes I make as "newbie ignorance"! Thanks! :smile: It all started when I went cigar shopping for Christmas for my dad. I went to a B&M about 20 miles from my house (about 15 miles further than the one I usually go to) and...

I have read several threads about the final fermentation / sick periods of cigars and the only specific advise on detecting ammonia I found was a thread where HerfnTerf siad to sniff behind the cherry of a lit cigar to smell the ammonia. I want to learn to be able to detect the ammonia from an...

I have been lurking for several years, and have finally come upon a situation that I do not believe has been addressed before (if it has been, I apologize). Lately, I have been noticing that quite a few of my cigars (all nc's), including some that are several years old, seem to have a profound...

I've probably bored the Dickens out of most of you with my rantings about resting, aging, final fermentation effects, etc. Most people just want to smoke cigars and not be bothered with whether it's rested, or aged, or whatever. Most of us just want to walk into our B&M, or bust open our...

Hi, I'm pretty new - but I think I'm off to a good start with two humidors stuffed with some pretty good cigars. Favorites so far are the DPG and RP. So far: RP - Vintage 90 and 92, Sungrown and Decades DPG - Cuban Classics and Blue Labels 5 Vegas - Cask Strength II and Classics Cusano 18...

So my last 2 smokes had a strong flavor of ammonia in the final 1/3. I'm just wondering if it's something I did or if they were just too young? My humidor was a bit too humid, and the one yesterday had trouble burning, but I dry-boxed tonights smoke for 24 hours, and it burned perfect. They were...

I picked up a few house brand Nicaraguan lanceros from Famous a few weeks ago and thought I'd give one a try tonight. I took the cello off and held the cigar to my nose and it almost took my breath away, the ammonia smell was so strong. I quickly replaced the cello and put it back in my humidor...

Hi folks, I tried my first Genghis Khan 7.5 x 53 cigar yesterday and liked it. But while smoking it, I was getting a good amount of ammonia odor, which was also bothering my eyes and ruining my enjoyment of it. From what I've read, this means the cigar needed more aging, but I was under...

I smoked a Torano Virtuoso Encore this evening. I received it last Thursday from CI and pulled right from the cello and lit it. While smoking I always enjoy to smell the smoke a bit as it floats about. I could smell a distinct, nose curling, ammonia scent in this cigars smoke. First, is this...

So it seems common knowledge that newer cigars can sometimes give off an ammonia scent. This smells and tastes bad and detracts from the cigar's experience. But it also seems that cigars, being absorbant as they are, will continue to reabsorb ammonia if they are kept in closed air, as they...

while smoking i keep getting an ammonia smell, have my pipes soured or what. to help diagnose i can tell you that i have 7 pipes mostly dr grabows, i smoke aromatics in 6 of these and have one reserved for latalias. i dont think that i am smoking too fast because i have been at this about 2...

I've gone through about half a box of Sancho Panza Double Maduros (Quixote size). The last two I have had have been tasty for the first 1/3 or 1/2 ish and then start to develop a woody taste. The woody taste quickly turns into Ammonia. Just plain nasty! I did a search on the boards and it seems...

I have smoked a few cigars which I could smell some ammonia in the smoke. I know that ammonia is a by product of the fermentation process. Is the smell an indication of too little fermentation, or maybe too little aging? Any ideas?

I'm very sensitive to the ammonia stink that comes with fresh smokes. I can pick it up really easy with my nose. I just draw in very slowly and if there's any ammonia present it will burn my sinuses. If I smoke it, it'll burn my sinuses clean out of my head when I exhale through my nose. Fresh...

About halfway through a Gurkha double maduro toro I got a couple definite whiffs of ammonia. It was brief and fleeting and was not consistent throughout the smoke but concentrated into a brief minute, a small spot right in the middle of the stick and then disappeared. Just wondering what...

Okay, got a quick question for anyone. What does it mean when you smell ammonia comming from the burning cigar? Not very pronouced but it is there.

A few times when I've smoked a decent premium cigar, I began to taste strong ammonia near the end of the smoke. Anybody have any idea why??