How long does it take for celophane to yellow when aging cigars? The reason I ask is I recently purchased some PG Gourmet Serie ll 1999. I would have thought that a 15 year old celo would be yellow...ish at least. What. Are your thoughts.
Celophane
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StogieNinja
Derek | BoM June 2014
It depends on a whole lot of things, including the kind of wrapper and whether it was colored. I've had really old sticks with only moderate yellowing, and I've had young sticks with a lot of yellowing. Yellowing of cello -much like plume, much like sick periods- differs from stick to stick, as each is made with different blends of tobaccos, and different types of wrappers.
That being said, I don't think the 1999's were cello'ed and packaged in 1999, just rolled then. I could be wrong, of course...
That being said, I don't think the 1999's were cello'ed and packaged in 1999, just rolled then. I could be wrong, of course...
Cigary43
Just Another Ashhole
Funny thing about cello and them turning yellow....I've had some that turned within a year while others barely were noticeable with any yellow after years. Most believe it is the oils from the cigar that disperse from their continued fermentation process. Some believe that you should take off the cello for long term aging and to some degree I will attest to this but at the end of the day how much is one gaining from practicing this method....only the person who does this can chime in. I remember some time back when JR was sending out product with the cello that was already yellow...now that was a nice touch as that tells me that the product had been sitting for awhile and as I remember they were the JR Ultimates...maybe some others as well but I did get a box of them and they were phenomenal.
That actually makes a lot of sense. The celo is pretty clear so if they were rolled in 99 but not wrapped until recently, I guess you wouldn't see a yellow celo. Also the wrapper is natural in color.
Thanks for the help guys.
Cigary43
Just Another Ashhole
I just cut off both ends. If they come naked I leave em naked..if they come in cello I circumcise it.
Funny. My OCD is what won't let me keep them in the cello... Ha ha.
I like cello. It protects your singles if you dig through them a lot like I do. I like pushing the stick just until it pops out and really captures the aroma off the foot and I love how they look when they get yellowwwwww.
Smoqman
BoM Aug. 2014
It's been my own personal experience that many sticks stored together with the plastic on can give off a slight (cumulative) odor which I don't particularly like.
I'd did an experiment with two identical tupperdores, same sticks same humidification. One batch had the plastic on while the other did not.
As one might guess, the batch without the celo gave off a rich smell of tobacco, while the other batch did not.
I preferred the batch that smelled of tobacco.
Ymmv
I'd did an experiment with two identical tupperdores, same sticks same humidification. One batch had the plastic on while the other did not.
As one might guess, the batch without the celo gave off a rich smell of tobacco, while the other batch did not.
I preferred the batch that smelled of tobacco.
Ymmv
