A long while ago I wrote about the 5 Vegas I’d bought, and how I’d though they were nasty. I thought I’d try them again, after a year in the humidor. They’ve mellowed just a tad, but they’re still pretty nasty. I won’t say they were unsmokable, they just didn’t have any character. It was like smoking sawdust. Bad sawdust. Dry sawdust.

Now it’s possible that since they were still in their original box, and each cigar was wearing it’s original cellophane nighty that they were just a bit dry. I normally strip anything that goes into my humidor, because I firmly believe that humidity needs to have as few barriers as possible. Maybe it’s because they are Panetelas. I don’t know. But I’ve stripped the rest of them, and I hope they’ll improve a good bit more.