What is the purpose of doing this, and why is it preferred over putting the cigars into a humidor to rest for a few weeks? Thanks.
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Dry Boxing?
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LigaPrivadaFanboy
Unrepentant Hoarder
If they are overhumidified it helps get them back to a smokeable RH like 65 or 68. Otherwise they may burn/smoke/taste shitty and wet. If you are already storing at 65/65 then you never have to drybox.
With all due respect I disagree with that last part. For me Personally, especially with Larger rig gauge smokes a dry box is almost necessary on all occasions, even more so with CCs. That's just from my own experience.
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So when do you stop the drybox process, or do they never go into a humidor?
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You dry box after they've been in storage. Keep them a At desired humidity until your ready. If your cigars are smoking fine you don't need to dry box. If there a little wet, like the wrapper is not burning as fast as the filler, I'd recommend a day or 2.
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You could say dry boxing is sort of a pre-smoking ritual that some guys prefer. If you know you want to smoke a stick you pull it from the humi and dry box it before smoking it. I personally do this with my pipes right now.
AlohaStyle
BoM Sept '12 & Aug '13
And I respectfully disagree with your disagreement.
I keep my Rh at low to mid-60, never dry box and think my cigars smoke and taste just fine. There might have been a couple times where I thought a dry box would've helped, but that was smoking some pretty fresh cigars that haven't been in my humi that long.
StogieNinja
Derek | BoM June 2014
The idea is to lower the cigar's rh from the rh it was stored at to the rh you want to smoke it at.
Many guys prefer to keep their rh in the upper 60's because they feel that long term , the higher rh will prevent evaporation of oils, etc. But they like to smoke many of their cigars at much lower rh due to better burn and better taste. So, you take your cigar out of the 67% humidor and put it into a dry box and let it sit for a few days to a week before smoking, depending on how much rh loss you're hoping to accomplish.
Generally, folks will use either a dry humidor or else a cigar box. Technically you could just set it on the counter and accomplish the same thing.
Many guys prefer to keep their rh in the upper 60's because they feel that long term , the higher rh will prevent evaporation of oils, etc. But they like to smoke many of their cigars at much lower rh due to better burn and better taste. So, you take your cigar out of the 67% humidor and put it into a dry box and let it sit for a few days to a week before smoking, depending on how much rh loss you're hoping to accomplish.
Generally, folks will use either a dry humidor or else a cigar box. Technically you could just set it on the counter and accomplish the same thing.
Question then: If my tupperdore is sitting at 67% and the wrappers are having a hard time keeping up with the burn of the filler then dryboxing would somehow rectify this?
Thanks for the explanation.
Cigary43
Just Another Ashhole
Dryboxing= short term solution to get RH down in a short amount of time. While this tends to be used often it isn't the best way to care for your expensive cigars in order to smoke them. We spend a lot of money on cigars so the best solution is to get them into a humidor where the stable RH is where you like it. If the cigar is too humidified then dryboxing is that solution that people use but here's the rub...the whole cigar isn't going to be even and you will still deal with those areas where deep inside the tobacco is still higher unless you are smoking a smaller RG. Start with the right way of humidification and put your cigars into a humidor that is the RH you want. Trying to shortcut the process just doesn't make sense to me as your taste of the cigar will be compromised...but if you don't care then dry box away. I use to dry box more than I care to talk about and you can't find with any certainty as to which part of the cigar is dryer or wetter...it's just a crap shoot as far as quality.
thejavaman
BoM December 2012
I store all my cigars at 65/65, but I like to smoke them a bit drier than that so I've become a believer in dry boxing over the past few years. Normally 2-3 days is ideal for my tastes.