cigar wrappers

man thats a loaded question


let the games begin.


I keep mine in the cello. It ages slower but i dont care. Protection is high on my list of prios. they will still age becose cellophane is porus... but not as quickly.

as far as taste... cello will not add any taste. In fact it could (in theory) keep tastes from being added. If you put a cigar next to it that has a different profile and dont move them for years you may end up with some flavor marrying. If you leave the cello on then this should reduce that. I really dont think that this is an isuue at all though because very few of my cigars will make it past the one year point, let alone to yearS. I also rotate my cigars.
there are others here that will say that a marrying of flavors will almost never occure no matter what the situation.
i could make an argument either way.

cellophane on or off? ... like much of the cigar world, its a personal prefrence.

I agree with kuzi, I leave the cello on for protection. I keep stix that don't come in cello in a separate tray so I don't have to finger them every time I look for a cigar.

Ditto with the above posts.

I, like you, use to unwrap all my new cigars as they went in my humidor. I did that until I noticed the wrappers being beat to death every time I added new sticks.

Another thing, I like my opus to taste like opus. My Tats to taste like Tats, etc. If you unwrap them the flavors will blend to a certain degree. Some folks like that. I don't.

Welcome to the madness BTW!

Off, but only because the blank lables I use never fit well mover the cellophane.

And just so you know, cellophane is not actually a plastic. Its ultimately a wood product.

I personally dont take the wrappers off just becuase it offers a little protection while Im riffling through my humi picking something out to smoke. As far as aging.....well none of my cigars seem to make it past a few months anyways, so it really doesnt matter if I leave my wrappers on or off :lol:

A word of advice, DEFINITLY take the wrapper off before smoking :wink:

cutter said:

Another thing, I like my opus to taste like opus. My Tats to taste like Tats, etc. If you unwrap them the flavors will blend to a certain degree. Some folks like that. I don't

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I am not sire that this happens to a degrre that you would notice it. If it did we could all just go and buy the cheepest cigar and put in a few good ones. I think that the flavors can marry in a certin cigar. but not to the one next to it as long as it is not an infused cigar.

I agree that thye do age quicker with out the Cello, but if you are going to let them sit for a while leave it on.

To add my .02 - IMHO - a cigar that is aged slower will taste better.
It is for this very reason that many smokers that age cigars (5+ years)
will buy tubed cigars. Not sure if you have ever had a 10 or 20 year old cigar that was aged/stored properly - AMAZING!

Loren, the oldest stick I've smoked is only 8 years. I would be happy to smoke an older aged one if you have some laying around collecting dust.

Bravo BP, bravo!!


You've still got it brother!!

A year MAYBE. I dont think I have the self control to let them sit 10 or 20 years. But as someone else stated. If you have any of these well aged cigars I would be willing to smoke them..

Travis

I thought I'd never be able to age anything either. Then I started uncontrollable buying sprees, and joined in the PIF threads and different passes. Now I have more cigars than even a hardcore smoker needs at least for a good long while. Things I thought I would be able to leave alone have been aging simply for lack of time and more and more cigars.

Don't worry about me though BP (and all you other moochers 8) ), I think I can handle it. :lol:

i have a seperate humidor that i keep things to age in.

I have one with my sticks that i dont care if they have age and one that is nothing but things to be aged.

Big Paintbrush said:

Loren, the oldest stick I've smoked is only 8 years. I would be happy to smoke an older aged one if you have some laying around collecting dust.

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Yeah - I understand - most have been gifts.
Some were so smooth & yet so strong!

kuzi16 said:

i have a seperate humidor that i keep things to age in.

I have one with my sticks that i dont care if they have age and one that is nothing but things to be aged.

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Eventually...all in good time...........


for now...smoke 'em if you got em

I keep-em on for protection. In fact I keep them as I smoke cellophaned cigars to use on the unwrapped cigars I buy.