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PartagasReserva · 09-01-2008, 09:49 AM

Anyone do this is it really that good?

aficionado99 · 09-01-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by PartagasReserva

Anyone do this is it really that good?

I did it a few times , but I think it stops the aging process as there is no air

Maybe some more "profesionnal advise" would be needed here

grtrx · 09-01-2008, 10:51 AM

I just dont see the reason for doing it, but if it floatrs your boat and you have the time, go for it. I would think it would slow or stop aging as it is my opinion that part of aging is the effect of oxygen interacting with the chemicals in the cigars.

aficionado99 · 09-01-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Apothecary Puff

I just dont see the reason for doing it, but if it floatrs your boat and you have the time, go for it. I would think it would slow or stop aging as it is my opinion that part of aging is the effect of oxygen interacting with the chemicals in the cigars.

that's what I thought but i did it for lower end bundled cigars I had to stack in coolers .....so much for aging ..........

Kilobyte · 09-01-2008, 11:53 AM

Just wait for Doug's (Mad Dawg) report, he has several premiums aging in vacuum bags for years now.

aficionado99 · 09-01-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Kilobyte

Just wait for Doug's (Mad Dawg) report, he has several premiums aging in vacuum bags for years now.

AGING ???????

Kilobyte · 09-01-2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad Dawg

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:43 pm
My understanding is that aging primarily involves two classes of reactions: oxidative and enzymatic. Vacuum sealing radically slows the oxidative processes, without halting the enzymatic processes. Vacuum sealed cigars will age, they will not oxidize.

Speculation aside, reading Benecio's account of smoking CoRos after 4 years of being sealed was all I really had to see to decide the process was worth trying. I have opened boxes that were sealed for about 18 months (to check the cigars before sealing them), and the aromas were heavenly. In another year and a half, I'll be able to report on how some of my cigars smoke after 4 years of being sealed.

Mad Dawg · 09-02-2008, 05:15 AM

Look here for the whole thread.

grtrx · 09-02-2008, 07:17 AM

I forgetted about that...

monteman · 09-02-2008, 08:41 AM

I have never vacuum sealed for long-term storage however, I vacuum seal when I go on vacations. It's easier than carrying humidors, I put one cigar in each bag, I use the "non-crush" setting and I put them in a flat surface in the suitcase. Have done this regularly. I went to Aruba 2 years ago and thought I didn't pack my cigars. I was pissed

Imagine my delight when my son called me from the tennis court to let me know all my cigars were nestled between the packed tennis rackets!!!

09-01-2008, 09:49 AM	#1
PartagasReserva Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 387	Vacuum seal Anyone do this is it really that good?

09-01-2008, 10:51 AM	#3
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	I just dont see the reason for doing it, but if it floatrs your boat and you have the time, go for it. I would think it would slow or stop aging as it is my opinion that part of aging is the effect of oxygen interacting with the chemicals in the cigars. __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

09-01-2008, 11:53 AM	#5
Kilobyte Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 5,248	Just wait for Doug's (Mad Dawg) report, he has several premiums aging in vacuum bags for years now. __________________

09-02-2008, 05:15 AM	#8
Mad Dawg Administrator Herf Dog Herf God Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 34,199	Look here for the whole thread. __________________ Gone, But Never Forgotten. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ That which does not kill me....has made a grave tactical error.

09-02-2008, 07:17 AM	#9
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	I forgetted about that... __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

09-02-2008, 08:41 AM	#10
monteman Club Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,781	I have never vacuum sealed for long-term storage however, I vacuum seal when I go on vacations. It's easier than carrying humidors, I put one cigar in each bag, I use the "non-crush" setting and I put them in a flat surface in the suitcase. Have done this regularly. I went to Aruba 2 years ago and thought I didn't pack my cigars. I was pissed Imagine my delight when my son called me from the tennis court to let me know all my cigars were nestled between the packed tennis rackets!!!