Cigarillos

[AKDiscer]

I was reading something about cigarillos in one of the books I purchased and it stated that you don't have to humidify them. What is it about the curing process that suggests no humidification?

[Briandg]

Europeans were taxed by weight. Therefore, they dried their stuff out before shipping. Lots of money saved. to this day, a lot of european small cigars are shipped dry. It's not going to improve them any, it probably damages the tobacco, IMO, to do so. When you buy them, go ahead and keep them stored in a humidor. It's not an issue.

When you are talking about others, non european cigarillos, such as those found in tins by companies in the americas, they are stored and shipped with humidification and should be treated like any other cigar. A good rule of thumb is that if the things come humidified in larger cigars, the little one should be too, since they use the same tobacco.

[AKDiscer]

Originally Posted by Briandg

When you are talking about others, non european cigarillos, such as those found in tins by companies in the americas, they are stored and shipped with humidification and should be treated like any other cigar. A good rule of thumb is that if the things come humidified in larger cigars, the little one should be too, since they use the same tobacco.

Thank you, Brian, that is what I thought. Hard to wade through the bullshit sometimes

[tchapchap]

An additional comment to Brian's sage advise: it seems many cigarillos are flavored. NEVER store flavored cigars with non-flavored smokes.

[Briandg]

BTW, just so you know, the tinned three inch cigars that you can find, romeo, montecristo, macanudo, etc, they're really a great deal. if you can find them on sale or auction.


ten or twenty minutes and decent tobacco. I enjoy them. They are short filler, of course, and I think that the only difference for most of them is the wrapper that they use.

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by Briandg

BTW, just so you know, the tinned three inch cigars that you can find, romeo, montecristo, macanudo, etc, they're really a great deal. if you can find them on sale or auction.


ten or twenty minutes and decent tobacco. I enjoy them. They are short filler, of course, and I think that the only difference for most of them is the wrapper that they use.

I agree.
I buy the victor sinclair cigarillos (10 to a tin) from our advertiser. At about 40cents per cigar, it's a good 10-15 minutes of smoking when you just don't have a lot of time, or, you're grabbing a quick smoke with your wife on the back deck and it's COLD outside.

I get the cao/macanudo/romeo tins (5 to a tin, typically, they're about 4 cigarillos worth) - a bit smaller than a petite corona, maybe... and I buy them when I can find them for a buck a stick or so.

John

[AKDiscer]

I got some Perdomo cigarillos while I was in Florida, haven't tried them yet.

[BigJohn]

Cigarillo - as in the diameter of a cigarette? or cigarillo as in small cigar?

[Briandg]

There are two things that are very different that seem to both be used.

I usually refer to the tinned cigars, 4x33 or so. They're cut filler, with a closed head, banded and celloed, usually. You can smoke one for up to 15 minutes or so.

Next come the miniatures. They're sold by the millions through europe, and mostly dry cured. They're also made in american stock by nearly every big manufacturer here. they're going to be in the 3-4" range and in the 20s in ring. they're usually just a spritz of filer with a patch of wrapper glued around it. I'd say a 3 minute smoke to most people.

I keep both sizes on hand. They come out in the winter, mostly, as they are both just the idea for driving across town. I keep them all in the humidors.

[AKDiscer]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

Cigarillo - as in the diameter of a cigarette? or cigarillo as in small cigar?

Cigarette size.