cigar tins in humidor

[nightowl]

Should unopened tins of small cigars be placed in a humidor or should the cigars be removed from the tins?
Thanks

 

[Wigwam_Motel]

Can I add a question in as well. Should I remove the cellophane from the cigar before placing it into my humidor?

ex. nicaraguan from transferring its particular tobacco taste or aroma to a milder cigars.

 

[uncelnino]

I think both of these are preference decisions. The unopened tins of small cigars are stored that way at your B&M so there is no reason why you cannot store them that way at home, as long as your humidor is set up properly.

The cellophane question has been debated more than I can tell you. What it really boils down to is what are your intentions for the cigar and how well can you take care of them. I personally like to take the cellophane off of my cigars as I just prefer to have them more exposed to the humidity in the humi. If I kept the cello on they would still remain humidified, I just feel like the aging process occurs more rapidly without the cello. (Keep in mind also that you may prefer to have them age more slowly) It is important to keep a constant environment in your humidor if you are going to age the sticks, especially without the cello to protect them. Also, if you tend to move your sticks around all the time or can't resist handling them, you may want to keep the cello on to keep them from being damaged. As for a Nic making a milder smoke stronger, i don't believe that would happen. If you were to keep the cigars together for an extended period of time there would be some marrying of flavor between the two, but that would not necessarily make the milder one stronger, just different. I am rambling on now so I will quit. I hope that answers your questions.

 

[tubaman]

My rule of thumb is: Put the cigars in the humi in the manner they were received. I have some tins of cigars in my humi. I don't see anything wrong with that.

 

[Moro]

My rule of thumb is: Put the cigars in the humi in the manner they were received. I have some tins of cigars in my humi. I don't see anything wrong with that.

Hear hear. This goes for tubos and coffins as well. None of them reduce humidity flow.

 

[njstone]

The only thing I will do is that sometimes bundled cigars come in plastic wrap--thicker than cellophane. I usually slice a few holes in that or just open up the top end before I toss them in my tupperdor.

Something else I noticed: I bought a box of La Vieja Habana Cameroons (great uber-cheap smoke, imo!) which came in a cardboard box (not cedar). I tossed this in my humidor as usual, but I noticed that my humidity after that was kinda wacky. I took them out of the box and put them in a small tupperware (yes, tupperware within tupperware--I'm kinky like that) and the problem disappeared. I"m not sure what the cardboard was doing, but it wasn't good.

That being said, I so have a few small boxes (like 4 cigars each) that have cardboard boxes and they don't seem to effect anything adversely (too small I'd guess).

 

[Moro]

Cardboard can absorb a tad too much moisture. Could be that.

 

[jmatkins]

Cardboard can absorb a tad too much moisture. Could be that.

That is possible.

 

[Wigwam_Motel]

I figured that cigars came into this world naked, they should rest in my humidor naked.

 

[Moro]

I figured that cigars came into this world naked, they should rest in my humidor naked.

Then I pressume ye're always skyclad, oi? :smokingbo

 

[Wigwam_Motel]

Then I pressume ye're always skyclad, oi? :smokingbo

w/o the witchcraft . :grin:

 

[Moro]

Well, I am impressed. Not only by the fact that we have a streaker; but also because somebody looks like he reads a neat load of material. :thumbsup:

 

[CWS]

My rule of thumb is: Put the cigars in the humi in the manner they were received. I have some tins of cigars in my humi. I don't see anything wrong with that.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[CWS]

The only thing I will do is that sometimes bundled cigars come in plastic wrap--thicker than cellophane. I usually slice a few holes in that or just open up the top end before I toss them in my tupperdor.

Something else I noticed: I bought a box of La Vieja Habana Cameroons (great uber-cheap smoke, imo!) which came in a cardboard box (not cedar). I tossed this in my humidor as usual, but I noticed that my humidity after that was kinda wacky. I took them out of the box and put them in a small tupperware (yes, tupperware within tupperware--I'm kinky like that) and the problem disappeared. I"m not sure what the cardboard was doing, but it wasn't good.

That being said, I so have a few small boxes (like 4 cigars each) that have cardboard boxes and they don't seem to effect anything adversely (too small I'd guess).

Maybe a cheap box? I have many boxes with no problem. Some ten to fiften years old.:stretchgr