Best Way To Age or Stash...
 

I recently purchased 3 boxes of Little Monsters and was wondering everyone's opinion on the best way to age, stash or "collect" these somewhat limited smokes... Similarly, I purchased 3 boxes of Liga Privada #9's about a year and a half ago and put two aside for a while. In this case, the boxes were too tall to fit in the bottom of my largest humidor so I had no choice but to remove the bundle of sticks to accomodate my space.

If I simply keep the Tat's in their homes, I lose out on valuable real estate for future purchases.... Without buying a cabinet or coolidor, what do you suggest? How do you guys normally tackle the box aging process? I'm attaching a picture of my humidor for a better picture of what I'm talking about.

As always, appreciate the comments and feedback...

dDoubleUjr

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Just leave them in the deepest darkest corner covered up with cedar sheets.
Forget you have them and buy a cooler when you fill the humi up.
I use a couple of cabs for my stashing, a few out of most boxes, along with a few special boxes that are really old and will get older.;)

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Not sure why you don't just get a cooler? That would solve your problem real fast. Or take your "monsters" out of the orange traffic cone colored box and ditch the boxes.

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cooler is cheap and will solve.

That is what I would do.. In fact, that is what I did.

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I concur with everybody else here in regards to the cooler.
Since you are anti-cooler, I would say leave them in the boxes until you need the room and then just remove the boxes to conserve space.

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Blak... It's not that I'm "anti-cooler", I'm simply trying to not take up any more space in the house than necessary. I've already taken over too much room with 3 humi's around the house.

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This may sound a little drastic but I've acquired an old clean full sized fridge (which of course is not plugged in) which I put in the basement (it's usually around 65F down there) and I have all my cigars in it. The top freezer department has my infused ones, the bottom fridge part the regular ones. TONS of room, cheap, perfect seal and easy access. Started out with a 40 count humi, then a 250, then I used 2 coolers and was looking at another big cooler for $100-ish.. but instead, the fridge for me is now perfect and I've emptied all coolers into it and still have room for lots more. Put the smokes you wanna age in the back and the ones you wanna smoke in the front and you're good to go! :2

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Who's complaining?

Though I find it funny that you say you don't have enough space for a cooler, so DC suggests a full sized refrigerator. :r

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Tom, reading comprehension is hard, yo.


For the OP - I vacuum seal boxes so I can leave them stacked in closets or wherever, but it really doesn't save that much space versus a cooler. Plus, vacuum sealing is a gamble and a commitment to not opening that box of cigars for many years. They could turn south on me and I'd never know it until years later; unlike a cooler where you can check on the cigars.

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Yo.

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The wife already complains that we don't have enough room. Now I'll introduce a beast of a cooler or a full size fridge... hahahaha!

Here, I got it... sell the queen size bed... purchase a twin size and a full size fridge. That's one badass master bedroom... HAHAHA!!

;s



dDoubleUjr

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Cooler can go in the closet, Brother.....I'm just sayin'.

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LOL.. Share your cigars with friends... -(P

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LMFAO :lr I saw that post come up after I hit the submit botton. :r However if you have space issues with multiple humis and what not, why not pick a corner and put a fridge in. :P

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Smoke three other boxes, place the new boxes in their place. Problem solved. By far the easiest since expanding your storage is not easy for you nor are any of the other suggestions made here.

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Do most of you guys maintain the sticks in their boxes or take them out for display, aging, better air circulation, etc.?

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I leave them in the boxes most often.

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My cooler is in my office and serves as a foot rest/coffee table (it has cupholders) for my couch when I sit in there and play games.

Just a thought! And since it's in my office it doesn't matter how it looks (I know my fiancee wouldn't let it fly in the living room).

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not the cheapest solution and not exactly what you asked for...sometimes the best place to hide things is in plain sight.

get the largest cooler you can find...get the dimensions of the top...goto a carpentry shop or furniture re-uposterer...have something tasteful made to fit the top.

put it in front of your couch and call it a "coffee table" or put your feet on it and call it an "ottoman".

wife is happy with a new piece of "furniture" and you can store another 40 or 50 boxes.no room has been taken up in the bedroom.

derrek :hm

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apparently brutus2600 is about 1 minute faster than me...sorry for the almost identicle posts.

derrek

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Yours is a much more elegant solution :tu Similar ideas, but different results ;)

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Unless you live in a refrigerator box or out of a shopping cart there must be room somewhere. It sounds like a matter of priority to me.
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Under a bed
In a closet
Garage/shop
Filing Cabinet
Desk
Gun Cabinet

Or hell....buy a bigger/better suited home for your cigars.
:2

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Didn't some guy bury his cigars in a PVC tube in his yard? That might work ...

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Found it: HERE

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I am not a fan of the large coolers. I prefer 60 or 48qt size. They are easier to stash in a closet and easily stackable. An Igloo 48qt marine cooler runs about $30 at WalMart. One pound of Heartfelt beads and you are all set, I know the beads work so I dont even have hygrometers in my coolers. :2

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:tu This. Heartfelt Or Shilala Beads.

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There have been many thoughts on this, and while all valid in scientific measures, the most important qualifier that really matters - in all perspective - are the qualitatives.

When do you plan on smoking it, if so, what do you like out of a cigar; or are you just keeping them to flip them; what is the material of the leaf.

I don't keep track of the Tats like I used to. I would opine that broadleaf just does not age very well, and goes bland rather quickly. The NCs are really made well and smoke excellently right out of the gate. You got companies like Padron strutting 5-8yr old wrappers. Christ. F me. Let's just smoke it then. What is the point of the incremental aging on that.

As for the other questions I had raised, if you are looking to smoke them in the next 5 yrs, just leave them in the cooler/fridge/what have you. If smoking it in 10+ years, aluminum foil (Ginseng's method) or ziplocks (Hong Kong method). If you want to resell them, who cares right? Keep then in the pvc tube underground.

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the only way i have been able to age is to buy way faster than i can smoke.




my wife doesnt like this strategy