A specific aging question. - Page 2

Gogi73 · 02-19-2014, 09:30 AM

I think its fine to leave the cello on, but I don't think something will happen if you strip it and leave the sticks in the humidor without touching them prior to smoking.

8zeros · 02-19-2014, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by 68TriShield

Yep,I leave them as they came.

This is what I do.
I think the cellophane question is the first thing I internet searched for about cigar care. That led to a lot of reading. A long time ago.
But I have never found out what the perfect temperature and humidity is for cello vs uncello cigars. NC or CC. Whether to leave them in the glass top box or switch them to the desktop humidor.

shilala · 02-19-2014, 11:31 AM

I leave them as they came. Cello breathes. It lets the smokes get ready nice and slow.
I don't leave boxes open if they don't have cello.
I used to like to take cigars out of the cello to move them along faster. Then I figured out that if I got another box of the same sticks, the second box would be getting ready while I was smoking the first one.
Then I ended up with way too many cigars.

02-19-2014, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jhedrick83

Wait - that's Clinton...wasn't his thing 'Cigar In' ???

Sadden · 02-19-2014, 05:24 PM

No out. Thats how he got in trouble remember? His was unwrapped

dave · 03-10-2014, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jhedrick83

Ok guys, ..... cello off and put the back in the box to rest? .....I don't want this to devolve into the worn out cello vs no. ........ I hate seeing the same thread over and over........

Huh?????

AdamJoshua · 03-10-2014, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by dave

Huh?????

It's very simple dave, he will open the box, take each stick out of the cello, then place the sticks carefully back in the box. In the future will leave them how they were shipped to me and put them in my precious .. I mean my Aristocrat.

dave · 03-10-2014, 01:10 PM

That clears things up. Thanks, Adam. What sort of cello-ed sticks are we aging nowadays? I admit that I have a few, but they were almost always mistakes that I didn't buy again. I've found that generally, I regret having bought NC cigars that needed rest. Certainly, there haven't been any that recall that I would have agonized over whether taking cello off might help.

RevSmoke · 03-10-2014, 01:26 PM

It doesn't matter to the aging process, at least from my experience. However, I leave them on for 2 reasons:
1) I am too lazy to take them off.
2) It does give the cigars some protection in the eventual jostling that takes place when you play box tetris.

Peace of the Lord be with you.

Todd

icehog3 · 03-10-2014, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

Makes no difference, cello is porous. Leaving it on will prevent some of the damage cigars can get jostling them around. I'd leave it on, but it's personal preference.

Where have I heard this before?

mk05 · 03-10-2014, 02:52 PM

No no no! You guys are missing the point. First it was hard wax on cheese, now it's cellophane and cedar covers on cigars. God help us. It's complicated things like cellophane and cedar wraps that confuse even the most scholarly and erudite among us into propagating the misconception that packaging can be consumed as well. Cello off please.

Just a joke...

AdamJoshua · 03-10-2014, 03:01 PM

LOL that's some hard core shizznit here, balla be smokin.

I do find I get an uneven burn on the cello and quite a bit of shrinkage, but then there's still plenty left over.

jhedrick83 · 03-10-2014, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AdamJoshua

It's very simple dave, he will open the box, take each stick out of the cello, then place the sticks carefully back in the box. In the future will leave them how they were shipped to me and put them in my precious .. I mean my Aristocrat.

jhedrick83 · 03-10-2014, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AdamJoshua

LOL that's some hard core shizznit here, balla be smokin.

I do find I get an uneven burn on the cello and quite a bit of shrinkage, but then there's still plenty left over.

I thought you were supposed to light the end of the cello to light the cigar? Kinda like the tapered end of a Perfecto.

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02-19-2014, 09:30 AM	#21
Gogi73 Just in from the Storm Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 7 Trading: (0)	Re: A specific aging question. I think its fine to leave the cello on, but I don't think something will happen if you strip it and leave the sticks in the humidor without touching them prior to smoking.

02-19-2014, 11:31 AM	#23
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: A specific aging question. I leave them as they came. Cello breathes. It lets the smokes get ready nice and slow. I don't leave boxes open if they don't have cello. I used to like to take cigars out of the cello to move them along faster. Then I figured out that if I got another box of the same sticks, the second box would be getting ready while I was smoking the first one. Then I ended up with way too many cigars. __________________

02-19-2014, 05:24 PM	#25
Sadden Its only money... Join Date: May 2012 First Name: Colin Posts: 367 Trading: (0)	Re: A specific aging question. No out. Thats how he got in trouble remember? His was unwrapped __________________ If you want to party with the boys , be prepared to get up and work with the men the next morning. -Colin

03-10-2014, 01:10 PM	#28
dave Have My Own Room Join Date: May 2011 First Name: Dave Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,180 Trading: (15)	Re: A specific aging question. That clears things up. Thanks, Adam. What sort of cello-ed sticks are we aging nowadays? I admit that I have a few, but they were almost always mistakes that I didn't buy again. I've found that generally, I regret having bought NC cigars that needed rest. Certainly, there haven't been any that recall that I would have agonized over whether taking cello off might help. __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. Thomas Jefferson

03-10-2014, 01:26 PM	#29
RevSmoke Ain't Never Gonna Leave Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Todd Location: Northcentral woods of Wisconsin Posts: 6,861 Trading: (51)	Re: A specific aging question. It doesn't matter to the aging process, at least from my experience. However, I leave them on for 2 reasons: 1) I am too lazy to take them off. 2) It does give the cigars some protection in the eventual jostling that takes place when you play box tetris. Peace of the Lord be with you. Todd __________________ Todd__ "Smoke what you like, and enjoy it!"

03-10-2014, 02:52 PM	#31
mk05 Have My Own Room Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,331 Trading: (2)	Re: A specific aging question. No no no! You guys are missing the point. First it was hard wax on cheese, now it's cellophane and cedar covers on cigars. God help us. It's complicated things like cellophane and cedar wraps that confuse even the most scholarly and erudite among us into propagating the misconception that packaging can be consumed as well. Cello off please. Just a joke...

03-10-2014, 03:01 PM	#32
AdamJoshua Article 4 Free Inhabitant Join Date: Jan 2013 First Name: The Other Adam Location: Satellite Beach Posts: 14,787 Trading: (40)	Re: A specific aging question. LOL that's some hard core shizznit here, balla be smokin. I do find I get an uneven burn on the cello and quite a bit of shrinkage, but then there's still plenty left over.