Humidor- ALL SET UP....one more quick ?

tuckaholic

Well thanks to many of you here.  I have the humidor up and running and mainting a constant 65-68 RH.  Thanks for all the help.

What is the minimum amount of time a cigar should stay in the humidor before smoking it?  A resting period?  Also, the longer in the humidor the more smooth the cigar gets? 

smokester

Some cigars taste great without any age at all because alot of cigars get age on them in the factory or at the cigar shop. I have a friend who wont even touch his cigars though until they rest in his humi for at least two weeks i believe it is all personal preference. But i would agree alot of cigars improve with age and some are to young when u get them and with a little age they can mellow them out and really improve the flavor. Thats just what i have learned so far hope it helps.

Krieg

smokester:

Some cigars taste great without any age at all because alot of cigars get age on them in the factory or at the cigar shop. I have a friend who wont even touch his cigars though until they rest in his humi for at least two weeks i believe it is all personal preference. But i would agree alot of cigars improve with age and some are to young when u get them and with a little age they can mellow them out and really improve the flavor. Thats just what i have learned so far hope it helps.

I also like to let mine sit in my humi for a few weeks to get a nice cedar taste to them, and also let the sticks marry with each other.

Bad Andy

madurofan

kuzi16

Krieg

madurofan

rwheelwright

tuckaholic

I ordered a five pack of a few different brands of cigars.  I suppose i'll give it a test and see which way I prefer the most.  How do most of you remember how long a cigar has been sitting in your humi for?

j0z3r

tuckaholic:

How do most of you remember how long a cigar has been sitting in your humi for?

Several people here number and catalog there cigars to keep track of how long they've had them. Me personally, I rely on my memory to serve as a rough estimate of how long I've had them.

Luko

rwheelwright

tuckaholic:

I ordered a five pack of a few different brands of cigars.  I suppose i'll give it a test and see which way I prefer the most.  How do most of you remember how long a cigar has been sitting in your humi for?

Mostly memory but sometimes I need to go back to my accounts and see when I ordered something. If it is something really nice like the GOFm Partagas 150 or the Don Carlos 30th, those are kind of hard to forget.

Krieg

kuzi16

madurofan

tuckaholic

We'll Kuzi... at least your not the dreaded ohio state fan.  Me being a die hard maize and blue guy myself it wouldn't work real well. LOL.

madurofan

tuckaholic:

We'll Kuzi... at least your not the dreaded ohio state fan.  Me being a die hard maize and blue guy myself it wouldn't work real well. LOL.

So what do you think of that bum Rodriguez?

Bad Andy

bum isnt the word

madurofan

Bad Andy

I can understand what LSU is saying but I think he is a good coach even in the SEC. But if the media had not broke speculation as factual news right before his big game last year he may have gone to Michigan.

madurofan

Bad Andy:

I can understand what LSU is saying but I think he is a good coach even in the SEC. But if the media had not broke speculation as factual news right before his big game last year he may have gone to Michigan.

You're probably right.

These Filthy Hands

As far as keeping track of how long I've had cigars, masking tape and a sharpie work pretty effing well.

tuckaholic

madurofan:

tuckaholic:

We'll Kuzi... at least your not the dreaded ohio state fan.  Me being a die hard maize and blue guy myself it wouldn't work real well. LOL.

So what do you think of that bum Rodriguez?

We'll its his first year.  Implementing a new system with the wrong pieces.  I'll give him another year then make my mind up on him.

bbc020

tuckaholic

He's also implementing a system that many teams already run.  When he was WVU, the spread was far less common making it that much more difficult to defend.  With that being said,  I think the right pieces and teaching the new system could be the answer.  You can't go from a coach like conservative carr to richrod and expect it to run status quo.  Those two coaches are about as far from each other on the spectrum when it comes to coaching styles as anyone could possibly get.

madurofan

bbc020