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m4matt

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When you put cigars in the humidor do you take them out of the plastic?

thanks:)
 
You know I tried this recently with the same brand and found that in a humid environment the wrapper actually helped insulate the cigars from too much moisture. However, in dry climates this will destroy a cigar. so it all depends where you live. taking the wrapper off, is usually the safe bet.
 
I'm only running 6 humidors at the present, but I do sometimes.

How's that for a definite maybe.

Try some of the same brand with and without. See what YOU prefer. Thats all that counts.

Good luck
 
It makes no diff. Cellophane is gas-permeable.

Some do b/c they claim that it allows the flavors to marry better. My personal opinion is that I could do blind taste-tests on that one and prove them wrong.

Wrapper protects from rummaging-damage as well. I prefer cello-on.
 
I have a cigar related question... I have a full box of Monte Christo's (Lanceros I beleive) that I bought while working in Cuba eight years ago. They somehow got lost during a move and just resurface a couple of weeks ago after another move. They have been selaed in the factory wax (?) paper and wooden box, but have not been stored in a humidor. Does the factory wooden box act like a humidor, is there a chance that I will open these and they will be as fresh as the day I bought them or are they more likely to be trash?
 
mckrob said:
I have a cigar related question... I have a full box of Monte Christo's (Lanceros I beleive) that I bought while working in Cuba eight years ago. They somehow got lost during a move and just resurface a couple of weeks ago after another move. They have been selaed in the factory wax (?) paper and wooden box, but have not been stored in a humidor. Does the factory wooden box act like a humidor, is there a chance that I will open these and they will be as fresh as the day I bought them or are they more likely to be trash?
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they are more likely to be trash, because all of the moisture is probably gone and they are dried up. Or if they were over humidified and overheated they are growing bugs in them. Becarefull. Just look at them and take the worst one and disect it to see what's going on inside.
 
Cobalt said:
they are more likely to be trash, because all of the moisture is probably gone and they are dried up. Or if they were over humidified and overheated they are growing bugs in them. Becarefull. Just look at them and take the worst one and disect it to see what's going on inside.
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Thanks for advice. I'll open the box and see what's happening inside. I have been hesitant to open it as I figured if they are OK and I open the box witout having a humidor to put them in they could quickly go bad.

Oh, and they are Cohiba Lanceros, not Montechristos and the box is made of cedar. Too bad they got misplaced for so long, these must be a couple hundred dollars or so a box of 25?
 
mckrob said:
Thanks for advice. I'll open the box and see what's happening inside. I have been hesitant to open it as I figured if they are OK and I open the box witout having a humidor to put them in they could quickly go bad.

Oh, and they are Cohiba Lanceros, not Montechristos and the box is made of cedar. Too bad they got misplaced for so long, these must be a couple hundred dollars or so a box of 25?
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they are good smokes. The problem is that when they start to unravel because they are dry, they burn fast. also, there such great cigars over here for the same price that it is not even an issue, except for the fact that you could have smoked them.
 
No worries send those bad ones to me ! Go to you local cigar shop some times you can bring them back but it take a long time .
 
Put the dry cigars in a low humidity humidor and slowly raise the humidity level over 3-4 months until they are back to being comfortable in a 70% humidity enviroment. Be sure to bring the humidity up slowly or the cigars will swell and split. Once the cigars are revived they will be a good smoke, but not quite as good as if they had never dried out in the first place.
 
mogaert said:
Put the dry cigars in a low humidity humidor and slowly raise the humidity level over 3-4 months until they are back to being comfortable in a 70% humidity enviroment. Be sure to bring the humidity up slowly or the cigars will swell and split. Once the cigars are revived they will be a good smoke, but not quite as good as if they had never dried out in the first place.
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Excellent advice. Sounds like the way to go.

Let us know how it goes.
 
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