Good question. I have been wondering the same thing myself. Right now I leave the cello on unless the cigar feels a little dry then I will take it out. Any opinions from the experts?
Is it just preference, or is there a clear cut better method whether to leave the cellophane on take it off before you let it rest in your humi?
I use to remove it from all of my sticks but now I leave it on as it offers protection when looking through your humidor to find the perfect smoke. My buddy recently started righting the date on the smoke so he knows how old they are for aging purposes.
I have a couple of Gurkha Vintage Shaggys sitting naked in my humidor right now
Mmmmmm.... naked... can I come? I can bring a cello ...
AND EINSTEIN!
Btw... Its kind of weird to mention it here... But he passed away two days ago... ... I just found him curled up and rock cold... He was two years old and still a virgin... R.I.P. Einstein - smartest gerbil in the world!
Is it just preference, or is there a clear cut better method whether to leave the cellophane on take it off before you let it rest in your humi?
I use to remove it from all of my sticks but now I leave it on as it offers protection when looking through your humidor to find the perfect smoke. My buddy recently started righting the date on the smoke so he knows how old they are for aging purposes.
I leave the cello on my sticks so I can write the date as well. Otherwise I'd never remember how long they have been aging.
I would suggest leaving the Cello on. If you are going to be aging the smoke for quite a while then I would snip the tail of the cello at the foot to give it just a little more breathing space.
I would suggest leaving the Cello on. If you are going to be aging the smoke for quite a while then I would snip the tail of the cello at the foot to give it just a little more breathing space.
good idea, I am gonna try that for my smokes that are in my aging humi.
I go rumaging through my humi every day just to remember what I have and to see which one I am going to smoke. I tend to leave the cello on and write the date on them as well, that way I know if they are rested or how long I have had them aging.
I always take the cello off before I put new cigars in my humidor because I find they stack better that way, and they look better that way (which is important I guess?). I don't do a whole lot of rumaging through my sticks as I have a pretty good knowledge of what I have, so I have never had any problems with cigars being damaged. I really do like the idea of writing dates on the cello for aging purposes though.
Some nice ideas and advice in this thread. I personally leave them the way I purchased them. Since I buy 99% online all of my cigars come in cello so they stay in cello. I was wondering about this same thing brought up in this thread last week. Glad I found these forums. I like the idea of marking them.
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Another thing I have been considering doing is getting a notebook and keeping all my info in there. This will eliminate anything going wrong inside my humi.
I have a notebook that I keep dates for when shipments come in. The issue is when I order singles of some of my favorites multiple times - unless I have a way to separate the sticks or differentiate, the notebook doesn't really help. A combination of both would certainly be the best way to go about it.
I do have a premade and well-made cigar/humidor spreadsheet that I use... It's made by another company (Whom I've never heard of, but I don't want to disrespect C.COM) but it's very useful and can have you keep track of up to like 5 humi's and has a section for reviews... PM me if you'd like a copy!
ok, another dilemna..lol
Just got a few OpusX sticks that come in the glass tube - take them out of the tube or leave them in?
I also have a Padilla collectors tin which would fit ok into my 300ct humi - should I take those out as well or will it be ok to set the tin in the bottom.
Can't wait to move out of this condo - my 100ct humi is packed to the gills and the 300ct is rapidly filling up...lol
Already have my sight set on one that would take years to fill up, just have to wait until we build another house!
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