I just received a 5 pack of Puros Indios cigars from CI and one of them had a noticeable amount of dark brown dust that came out of the foot of the cigar. There was a very small hole in the wrapper but seems almost too small for a bug, but who knows. None of the others had any of this dust.

I recall reading elsewhere that dust could indicate beetles. Should I assume this cigar is compromised?
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Hard to say.

How big is the hole and does the hole go all the way through both the wrapper and the binder, into the filler?

If it was a beetle, it's probably long gone by now.
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Pics?
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Hole was very small. Maybe ball point pen tip sized. I'll take a photo of it tonight when I get home from work. Smoking beetle poop doesn't excite me much though.
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This is what they typicaly look like.
I experienced one on a single stick in an order of 10, looked very similar to this.
Froze them all and disected the one with the hole and found the beetle dead inside.
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YES!!!! ASSUME!!!!

Here are the 2 that had beetles from NeptuneCigars.com

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You can clearly see the bastige right below the band, I touched him with my thumb and he exploded

This 2nd one you can't see the beetle, but there is a distinctive hole and yep mine had the dust
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Si
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Fine dust + apparent hole = vermin

Even without the hole, that fine dust is a sure sign, especially if you can tap the cigar and dust falls from the foot.

Smoke it now while you can. Listen for screams.
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That's the exact same cigar I got. They came wrapped in burlap. Aside from the beetle issue, we're the others any good?
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Mine were just 2 actually 3 sticks (1 made it ok) I froze the others it was part of a 15 pack sampler......the others were ok, I put them in the freezer for 4 days before putting them in my humi.....here is the thread with all the details:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=49721
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Puros Indios would replace these in a heartbeat if you contact them. Some of the BEST people in cigars.
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I contacted CI and they are sending me replacements. I had a couple cracked wrappers as well. Super good experience with their customer service. I'm going to freeze them all now.
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I wrote them off as cheapies, I never thought to call them directly

Better CS than I received.....however I did get a stinky out of it, but per my suggestion.
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Nasty little buggers.
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Burn the buggers!
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Always wondered if you froze infested cigars then smoked them what kind of flavor would the dead beetle impart on the smoke??
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They make a neat popping noise when smoked:-)
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Try the Viejo. Honestly some of my favorite cigars and are incredibly cheap. The people there are super friendly and do anything they can to help you. I have received tshirts, ashtrays, free cigars, with different orders from them. Really classy folks!
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Interesting, I will seek them out, I still have one left of the 3.

Are these from Drew Estate?
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No, they are Reyes Family Cigars. www.reyesfamilycigars.com

:-)
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