Cigar Humidification/storage theory & questions

REV · 03-01-2012, 03:11 AM

ok, so i have a thought process and i am wondering if im right here. feel free to add any input youd like.

now im starting to build a collection & am building my winodor, im trying to figure out what to about storage (unboxed or boxed, I know ill need a mix but trying to figure what is a good percentage)

so: i know theres an ongoing debate about cello or not, just the same about boxed or not (for aging/storage)

my theory is this:

all the cigars will age, and be affected by humidity/temp changes, but depending on how they're stored it will be to varying degrees.

unwrapped singles will be most affected by environmental changes > wrapped singles > opened boxes > sealed boxes

so if something happens negatively in a humi, the singles would be the first to go.

NOW, with that thought wouldnt the singles age more/faster with more air circulation and more "changes" to climate? and the unwrapped cigars could be affected by different smokes touching it

i guess what im thinking is this: you put a box of LP No.9's

and a box worth of No.9 singles into the same humi, and let BOTH sit for the same amount of time (lets say 2 years). at the end of that time, you smoke one of each and i feel it would be 2 different cigars because of the storage methods. boxed smokes will take a lot more time to be affected by the changes because of how sealed they are, they have their own little climate. which is why i dont see the point in putting unopened boxes into a humi (with cello around it still. ive seen it....)

but then again its 4am and i need sleep. i have to go interview tomorrow at my local b&m to hopefully get my dream job....

03-01-2012, 03:11 AM	#1
REV Still Watching My Back Join Date: Feb 2012 First Name: David Location: Charleston SC Posts: 66 Trading: (1)	Cigar Humidification/storage theory & questions ok, so i have a thought process and i am wondering if im right here. feel free to add any input youd like. now im starting to build a collection & am building my winodor, im trying to figure out what to about storage (unboxed or boxed, I know ill need a mix but trying to figure what is a good percentage) so: i know theres an ongoing debate about cello or not, just the same about boxed or not (for aging/storage) my theory is this: all the cigars will age, and be affected by humidity/temp changes, but depending on how they're stored it will be to varying degrees. unwrapped singles will be most affected by environmental changes > wrapped singles > opened boxes > sealed boxes so if something happens negatively in a humi, the singles would be the first to go. NOW, with that thought wouldnt the singles age more/faster with more air circulation and more "changes" to climate? and the unwrapped cigars could be affected by different smokes touching it i guess what im thinking is this: you put a box of LP No.9's and a box worth of No.9 singles into the same humi, and let BOTH sit for the same amount of time (lets say 2 years). at the end of that time, you smoke one of each and i feel it would be 2 different cigars because of the storage methods. boxed smokes will take a lot more time to be affected by the changes because of how sealed they are, they have their own little climate. which is why i dont see the point in putting unopened boxes into a humi (with cello around it still. ive seen it....) but then again its 4am and i need sleep. i have to go interview tomorrow at my local b&m to hopefully get my dream job....