Shark owners... how do yours sleep?

11-30-2008, 12:04 AM

Do you keep their 'socks' on or off? (Meaning, the red ribbon).

Personally, whenever I buy Anejo with a cedar wrapper, I toss that and the ribbon goes at the same time. Also, I leave the cello off as I don't want to damage the wrapper trying to get it back on there.

For my sharks, I just leave the ribbon and - since I am doing nothing else - I leave the cello on. Haven't heard or experienced mold under just the ribbon. How bout you?

DrDubzz · 11-30-2008, 12:35 AM

normally I leave a cigar however I got it (with regards to cello, cedar etc.). But given recent past mold issues with the anejos in particular, I would remove all but the band just to be safe. If they were rolled/shipped/whatever as wet as last year, give them some breathing room.

zmancbr · 11-30-2008, 02:25 AM

All sticks in my humi sleep naked just like I like 'em... Seriously though I keep a box here or there with cello on, but 98% of them I take everything off. The anejos get a monthly visit to the doctor (me) for an inspection... and generally just to play with them a bit...

Bubba - NJ · 11-30-2008, 08:55 PM

I have a full Shark tank and the only one that ever gets any white fuzzy stuff on it is out of the cello . It's gonna burn real soon .

TripleF · 11-30-2008, 09:02 PM

Not a professional shark Dr. myself, but the two I have are in the cello, cedar and ribbon just as I received them a week ago. I do keep my humidity at 65% to 60%, and have never had a mold issue.

BarneyBandMan · 11-30-2008, 09:11 PM

socks on

ucla695 · 12-01-2008, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by RX2010

normally I leave a cigar however I got it (with regards to cello, cedar etc.). But given recent past mold issues with the anejos in particular, I would remove all but the band just to be safe. If they were rolled/shipped/whatever as wet as last year, give them some breathing room.

I like to store them as I bought them, but since there were some serious mold problems several years ago with the shipments from the DR, I strip all of my Anejos down to the stick. The cigars might not be as nice, but they are easier to inspect that way and I have peace of mind.

12-01-2008, 04:44 PM

i leave mine the way i got them.

11-30-2008, 10:46 PM

I'm a socks on guy as well. I leave them like I get them.

acarr · 11-30-2008, 11:22 PM

Shows and socks on

Heliofire · 12-01-2008, 12:31 AM

I too leave them, like all my cigars, just as I got them fully clothed.

12-01-2008, 03:01 AM

I kept my sharks and opus how I got em, then found a tiny bit of mold and now I take of the ceder on all of them and put them back in the cellophane. If it just comes with the red ribbon on it, I leave it that way. =)

12-02-2008, 01:33 AM

How bad was this mold problem in the past? Picked up my mixed box today (14 sharks, 4 #55s and 2 46s) and you people are freakin me out

[RANT] Cello no cello; cedar no cedar; ribbon no ribbon. Ahhhhhhhhh. I was planning on putting the damn box in the cooler and letting em go to sleep. Now im all sorts of f'd up! [/RANT]

~Vitis

12-02-2008, 08:29 AM

I have my box of 46's in my cabinet humi with a strip of cedar keeping the lid slightly open. I check on them often and I've never had a problem....so far.

LkyLindy · 12-02-2008, 04:40 PM

The way I got em is the way I keep em--No problemo

gettysburgfreak · 12-02-2008, 04:42 PM

I have one, took off the cedar and put it back in the cello

12-02-2008, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

I have one, took off the cedar and put it back in the cello

sharks don't come cedar wrapped. they are the only vitola in the anejo line that is not cedar wrapped. that is unless you have a box of original release and they were all naked.

gettysburgfreak · 12-02-2008, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by barbourjay

sharks don't come cedar wrapped. they are the only vitola in the anejo line that is not cedar wrapped. that is unless you have a box of original release and they were all naked.

thanks for the info, im not sure what type of anejo I have then. I think its a 55, I got it at Sosas in Walt Disney World a few yrs ago.

12-02-2008, 07:18 PM

I've got 5; bought 'em a couple weeks back from a BOTL and I've kept the socks on.

12-02-2008, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

thanks for the info, im not sure what type of anejo I have then. I think its a 55, I got it at Sosas in Walt Disney World a few yrs ago.

the 55 is a torpedo. the problem with the sharks is that if you leave them out of the box overtime they can become almost round. the head is not nearly as pointy as the 55's though. if it had cedar it was a 55.

11-30-2008, 12:04 AM	#1
parafumar Guest Posts: n/a	Shark owners... how do yours sleep? Do you keep their 'socks' on or off? (Meaning, the red ribbon). Personally, whenever I buy Anejo with a cedar wrapper, I toss that and the ribbon goes at the same time. Also, I leave the cello off as I don't want to damage the wrapper trying to get it back on there. For my sharks, I just leave the ribbon and - since I am doing nothing else - I leave the cello on. Haven't heard or experienced mold under just the ribbon. How bout you?

11-30-2008, 12:35 AM	#2
DrDubzz Formerly RX2010 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Virginia Posts: 2,201 Trading: (34)	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? normally I leave a cigar however I got it (with regards to cello, cedar etc.). But given recent past mold issues with the anejos in particular, I would remove all but the band just to be safe. If they were rolled/shipped/whatever as wet as last year, give them some breathing room.

11-30-2008, 02:25 AM	#3
zmancbr CERTIFIED THREAD KILLER!! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Zach Location: Color Red Posts: 1,692 Trading: (41)	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? All sticks in my humi sleep naked just like I like 'em... Seriously though I keep a box here or there with cello on, but 98% of them I take everything off. The anejos get a monthly visit to the doctor (me) for an inspection... and generally just to play with them a bit...

11-30-2008, 08:55 PM	#4
Bubba - NJ Deep Cherry Finish Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Rolf Location: Tatooine Posts: 780 Trading: (4)	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? I have a full Shark tank and the only one that ever gets any white fuzzy stuff on it is out of the cello . It's gonna burn real soon .

11-30-2008, 09:11 PM	#6
BarneyBandMan Owner - Club Deck Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On the Deck Posts: 126 Trading: (1)	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? socks on __________________ "The only true currency in this bankrupt world... is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."

11-30-2008, 09:02 PM	#5
TripleF 11/11/11 EPIC IV Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,626 Trading: (176)	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? Not a professional shark Dr. myself, but the two I have are in the cello, cedar and ribbon just as I received them a week ago. I do keep my humidity at 65% to 60%, and have never had a mold issue. __________________ Cool Cigar Shirts, Stickers & More

12-01-2008, 04:44 PM	#8
barbourjay Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? i leave mine the way i got them.

11-30-2008, 10:46 PM	#9
Waynegro1 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? I'm a socks on guy as well. I leave them like I get them.

11-30-2008, 11:22 PM	#10
acarr Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,307 Trading: (34)	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? Shows and socks on

12-01-2008, 12:31 AM	#11
Heliofire Ward Photographer Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: ATL Posts: 209 Trading: (14)	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? I too leave them, like all my cigars, just as I got them fully clothed.

12-01-2008, 03:01 AM	#12
Pyrokin Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? I kept my sharks and opus how I got em, then found a tiny bit of mold and now I take of the ceder on all of them and put them back in the cellophane. If it just comes with the red ribbon on it, I leave it that way. =)

12-02-2008, 01:33 AM	#13
Vitis Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? How bad was this mold problem in the past? Picked up my mixed box today (14 sharks, 4 #55s and 2 46s) and you people are freakin me out [RANT] Cello no cello; cedar no cedar; ribbon no ribbon. Ahhhhhhhhh. I was planning on putting the damn box in the cooler and letting em go to sleep. Now im all sorts of f'd up! [/RANT] ~Vitis

12-02-2008, 08:29 AM	#14
Waynegro1 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? I have my box of 46's in my cabinet humi with a strip of cedar keeping the lid slightly open. I check on them often and I've never had a problem....so far.

12-02-2008, 04:40 PM	#15
LkyLindy Chief Cook/Bottle Washer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Harvey Location: Long Island NY Posts: 134 Trading: (6)	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? The way I got em is the way I keep em--No problemo __________________ any time you try a decent crime, you got fifty ways you're gonna fu*k up. If you think of twenty-five of them, then you're a genius... and you ain't no genius.

12-02-2008, 04:42 PM	#16
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? I have one, took off the cedar and put it back in the cello __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.

12-02-2008, 07:18 PM	#19
mrreindeer Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Shark owners... how do yours sleep? I've got 5; bought 'em a couple weeks back from a BOTL and I've kept the socks on.