Storing full boxes

[L8A]

If you are going to store a full box long term, would it be better to store with the box sealed with the shrink wrap and everything on or take it off? Opinions please.

 

[oldglory]

I would take the shrink wrap off and just leave the box sealed......but thats just me...I really don't think it would make a big differance as long as they are at the right temp and humidity. This is kinda like the truck argument your either a Ford man or a Chevy man or a Dodge man but at the end of the day its still just a fucking truck...lol

 

[funkejj]

I always take my shrink wrap off but hey that is me. It ships that way for a reason.

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

I'm probably the only one but I take the shrink wrap off, the tissue out of the box and I take the cello off each cigar too.

 

[L8A]

I'm probably the only one but I take the shrink wrap off, the tissue out of the box and I take the cello off each cigar too.

Damn Larry you take them all the way down.

 

[dpmrpa]

Larry is a stripper :jitb:

 

[themaindude]

He likes his sticks naked

 

[Treinenwj]

I wouldn't know. I have neither the luxory of a large storage space, nor full boxes for storage!

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

He likes his sticks naked

It's also the same way I like my chicken wings!

 

[Volusianator]

but at the end of the day its still just a fucking truck...lol

OMG, that was freakin' hilarious, my favorite quote of the year so far.

 

[themaindude]

It's also the same way I like my chicken wings!

It is the only way to fly

 

[njstone]

I open those suckers up, baby! I need to inspect, give them a good sniff, etc. I love opening up a full box of cigars :guitar:

I typically let mine site for at least a month before smoking the first, but sometimes I just can't wait.

 

[jwyatt55]

I take off the plastic and open the box to inspect and will crack them open to check them every few months.

 

[CWS]

I take off the plastic and open the box to inspect and will crack them open to check them every few months.

I agree with the inspection. I usually like to look at the sticks to make sure they are what they are supposed to be. Then close it up, put it away. It is not plastic usually but cello and breathes.

 

[SCHAZZ]

Agreed that if you intend to keep the box for youself to smoke it is probably a good idea to open the box, give them a quick inspection and healthy sniff. I leave all off the original packing in place. If you think it may be a box to trade or sell down the road, a buyer may want them to remained sealed. I can almost never leave a new box sealed.

 

[BEN(SWEDEN)]

Pretty much every place i buy CC from opens the box and inspects the cigars before shipping them out! This seem to be the way they do it in Europe anyway!

 

[cvm4]

Depends how fast you want them to age. The more air exposed to a cigar, the faster it will age. You could go take the plastic off the box and the cello off the cigars. This will increase the aging process. Or, you could open up the box, inspect the cigars, then wrap it back up in a ziplock bag or cellophane. Just make sure the cigars are acclimated to your humidor before you wrap the box up. I'll do this with cuban cigars that I would like to age long-term.

 

[L8A]

Depends how fast you want them to age. The more air exposed to a cigar, the faster it will age. You could go take the plastic off the box and the cello off the cigars. This will increase the aging process. Or, you could open up the box, inspect the cigars, then wrap it back up in a ziplock bag or cellophane. Just make sure the cigars are acclimated to your humidor before you wrap the box up. I'll do this with cuban cigars that I would like to age long-term.

Thanks for that. I have a traditional box that that have no cello on the cigars and that one is straight forward. But I also have a few boxes of tubos as well as a box in glass tubos with the sealed cork stoppers. I would assume that the cork would breathe, but what about the metal tubes?

 

[Surfrod55]

I never had a box to open up. This is good to know!
Thanks for the post.

 

[cvm4]

Thanks for that. I have a traditional box that that have no cello on the cigars and that one is straight forward. But I also have a few boxes of tubos as well as a box in glass tubos with the sealed cork stoppers. I would assume that the cork would breathe, but what about the metal tubes?

Cork does breathe. I highly doubt the metal tubes are air tight. But, IMO, tubes are the best bet for long-term aging. A semi-sealed enclosure with minimal air exposure. Of course, to both my posts, I was speaking about long-term (5+ years) aging. It wouldn't matter in the short-term.