I finally have a decent humidor, properly humidified with a hygrometer. The question is which is the better way to store the cigars' in or out of their wrappers?
Well, since wrappers are most of the flavor....nyuk nyuk nyuk.Short answer is whatever you prefer. I like to keep them wrapped, if for no other reason then it's extra protection.
I do both, noticed alot more damage when unwrapped from rumaging around the humi, but they look so nice naked. Other than that no difference in smoking. Someone mentioned just cutting the end off the cello, at the foot, leaving the cigar protected, but open.
How bout this. If you have a top shelf in your humi, leave the ones on there, naked. Everyone who is stored down below stays wrapped. That way you get good looks, and good protection.
I store them however they came and I also do as boots said and have the unwrapped on top on the pull out shelf. Since I to like to dig around the humi the unwrapped ones can easily be seen and moved by just removing the tray
If it comes without cello, I tend to smoke that one sooner just so I don’t have to worry about it being in my humi. I am also weird in that I won’t let my naked ones touch each other. I am sure Freud would have something to say about that… OK as far as touching another naked cigar, I won’t let two different cigars touch. I do have one humi full of no cello cigars but they are all the same cigar. I am sure MLK would have something to say about this…
Different schools of thought here and I like having my cigars with the cello on because I tend to handle my cigars a lot. Having no protection around them tends to scuff them up and worse have the wrappers start to unravel from being handled so much. For those who are cigar purists I can see the reasoning behind not having cello on them...they do age/rest a bit better being exposed to the natural part of having them in a perfect environment and I notice the difference in taste myself. I have aged cigars that are around 5- 10 years old and having them exposed to the natural cedar inside my humidors is just icing on the cake. If I could....I'd have a big enough humidor or closet where I'd probably keep my cigars au natural with no cello at all but for now...that is just a dream for the future.
I have been wondering this too. i usually keep them wrapped due to the fact that it gives them more protection and when i take one out and am not going to smoke it for a while i put a little tape to seal the wrapper so the humidity doesn't affect it that much.
wow im surprised by the results, this is an age old debate but not much of a debate here, seems everyone that weighed in perfers cello on, i keep mine without cello, once there in my humi i dont really handle them to much so ive never noticed any damage or wrapper issues, i have a small glass top so usually have my mind made up on what to smoke before opening
i would advise you to do a 1/2 and 1/2 and then over a period of im sure youll know which you perfer
wow im surprised by the results, this is an age old debate but not much of a debate here, seems everyone that weighed in perfers cello on, i keep mine without cello, once there in my humi i dont really handle them to much so ive never noticed any damage or wrapper issues, i have a small glass top so usually have my mind made up on what to smoke before opening
i would advise you to do a 1/2 and 1/2 and then over a period of im sure youll know which you perfer
I used to remove the cello and, I'll admit, it looks better, but I do root through looking for stuff and prefer leaving them on now. I still handle them carefully but I don't have to be so worried this way. Not saying that naked is wrong, just not my preference.
Taking the cello off is like declining insurance on your cell phone. It's like taking your rookie Dan Marino card out of the protective cover.It's great...until it's not. Or if you're like my wife and drop your phone twice is a day. I don't lose sleep over sticks without cello, but to outright take it off...that's just not cool.
wow im surprised by the results, this is an age old debate but not much of a debate here, seems everyone that weighed in perfers cello on, i keep mine without cello, once there in my humi i dont really handle them to much so ive never noticed any damage or wrapper issues, i have a small glass top so usually have my mind made up on what to smoke before opening
i would advise you to do a 1/2 and 1/2 and then over a period of im sure youll know which you perfer
I would try to leave them off if I could avoid handling them until I'm ready to smoke them. But for now they don't go naked unless they come naked. Even if I bomb or trade or pass naked sticks I usually find some used cello and slip them on. For me it's about reducing the damage to the wrappers plus I'm not convinced that it makes that big of a difference. At least not when weighing it against the potential damage.
I keep the cello on mainly to prevent cigar beetles...that scares the CRAP outa me! I had a friend who used to keep cello off...not anymore...ew.
You may already know this but, cello will slow them down but will not stop them. If they find no naked cigar to eat first, they will chew right through cello to get what they want.
in a very dry climate, does it keep out the humidity that the cigars need? also, if i don't fondle my sticks too much, is there a drawback to cello free?
Granted I've only been at this 5 months or so, but I started out thinking naked. As my involvement in this forum increased, the space in my humi decreased so I got a cooler. Now, I keep them in the cello. It's permeable and gives them a modicum of protection. I've had to toss a few premium smokes due to damage already. Hoping I never have to again!
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