I had some extra cigars lying around so I thought I might do a little infusion experiment. The cigars in question are Oliveros Classic. I am not a big fan of these babies so I figured I had nothing to lose.
Please note that I am not trying to "save" these cigars or make them better. All I am really trying to do is see what happens when bedding the smokes with different mates. If they turn out to be any good, all the better.
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As you can see in the photo, I have three infusion experiments going. Left to right we have Orange Peel, Cinnamon Stick and Whole Bean Coffee. Each quart storage bag contains seven churchill cigars, some infusion element and a passive humidification system.
Orange Peel. I learned a valuable lesson here. DO NOT INFUSE YOUR CIGARS WITH <ST1
ORANGE </ST1PEEL! It smells like :BS. The smell of orange peel and tobacco individually are fine. Together, :BS. Also, the cigars absorbed all of the moisture from the orange peel so fast that there were starting to explode. They were sopping wet and cracking. Not good.
Cinnamon Stick. When I put my nose in the bag, I can smell the cinnamon but it is kind of faint. When I smell an individual cigar there is almost no transference. I am going to add in about five or six more cinnamon sticks to see if that will help at all.
Whole Bean Coffee. As I suspected, this one seems to be working the best. When I smell the whole bag, the richness of the coffee is dominant. I pretty much cannot smell tobacco at all. When I smell an individual cigar the aroma is like a good morning cup.
From here, I am going to put the Orange Peel back in the Tupperdor without the orange peels or humidifier and hope they calm down. If not, I'll just check 'em. I'll add more cinnamon to the Cinnamon Stick bag and more than likely, smoke a Whole Bean Coffee later tonight.
I'll let you all know how it went tomorrow.
Please note that I am not trying to "save" these cigars or make them better. All I am really trying to do is see what happens when bedding the smokes with different mates. If they turn out to be any good, all the better.
As you can see in the photo, I have three infusion experiments going. Left to right we have Orange Peel, Cinnamon Stick and Whole Bean Coffee. Each quart storage bag contains seven churchill cigars, some infusion element and a passive humidification system.
Orange Peel. I learned a valuable lesson here. DO NOT INFUSE YOUR CIGARS WITH <ST1
ORANGE </ST1PEEL! It smells like :BS. The smell of orange peel and tobacco individually are fine. Together, :BS. Also, the cigars absorbed all of the moisture from the orange peel so fast that there were starting to explode. They were sopping wet and cracking. Not good.Cinnamon Stick. When I put my nose in the bag, I can smell the cinnamon but it is kind of faint. When I smell an individual cigar there is almost no transference. I am going to add in about five or six more cinnamon sticks to see if that will help at all.
Whole Bean Coffee. As I suspected, this one seems to be working the best. When I smell the whole bag, the richness of the coffee is dominant. I pretty much cannot smell tobacco at all. When I smell an individual cigar the aroma is like a good morning cup.
From here, I am going to put the Orange Peel back in the Tupperdor without the orange peels or humidifier and hope they calm down. If not, I'll just check 'em. I'll add more cinnamon to the Cinnamon Stick bag and more than likely, smoke a Whole Bean Coffee later tonight.
I'll let you all know how it went tomorrow.
