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cryinlicks · 12-22-2006, 03:32 AM

from keeping a sealed box (in cello) inside a humidor as opposed to storing them the traditional way? I could see if you were doing long term aging and didn't want marrying, but are there any other advantages?

Rob G · 12-22-2006, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by cryinlicks

from keeping a sealed box (in cello) inside a humidor as opposed to storing them the traditional way? I could see if you were doing long term aging and didn't want marrying, but are there any other advantages?

What do you mean by "as opposed to storing them the traditional way?" Regardless of whether the cigars are sealed in the box, they need to be in a humi. There's no real benefit to not opening the box. I like to open the box just to check the contents. If there is mold, I want to know before I put them in my cabinet, not a year from now. As for marrying, most would agree that that is a myth.

cryinlicks · 12-22-2006, 05:11 AM

By traditionally, I meant stored loose. I also feel that they age better when they have a little room to "breath".

xrundog · 12-22-2006, 05:18 AM

Aside from long term aging? No. Your cigars will be ready to smoke sooner if you take them out of the box.

cryinlicks · 12-22-2006, 05:45 AM

One thing I forgot to mention is these smokes have cello on each cigar, and I'm not really crazy about the idea of aging with cello on. I believe chemicals get released by the cello.

KatDad · 12-22-2006, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob G

What do you mean by "as opposed to storing them the traditional way?" Regardless of whether the cigars are sealed in the box, they need to be in a humi. There's no real benefit to not opening the box. I like to open the box just to check the contents. If there is mold, I want to know before I put them in my cabinet, not a year from now. As for marrying, most would agree that that is a myth.

Yep!

For me it's also an issue of capacity. My humidors hold more cigars when they are out of the boxes.

Harleyrider · 12-22-2006, 08:04 AM

I recently got an e-mail from an e-tailer recommending storing IN cellophane for long-term aging. I think the theory is that the cello protects the cigars from damage as they are moved around in the humidor while being stored. FWIW.

KatDad · 12-22-2006, 08:17 AM

Agree. I take cigars out of their boxes and if they came in cello they stay in cello.

YelloCello · 12-22-2006, 09:02 AM

Cellphane is a relatively natural product...basically reconstituted viscose that is washed and bleached. Only thing that I can think that would off-gas is carbon disulfide, and that is present in such minute amounts that I don't think it could possibly be an issue. Of course, that presumes that the cello used to wrap cigars is indeed real cellophane.

I store my stick in their boxes. I consider it be be yet another line of defense against variations in temperature, RH, and physical abuse. Spanish cedar does an excellent job of buffering humidity so I'm all for more if it around my sticks.

Lastly it would be logistically impossible to take all of my stock out of the boxes; I would drown in a sea of loose sticks and never be able to find anything.

cryinlicks · 12-22-2006, 10:08 AM

Thanks for the info on the cello. I ended up taking them out of their boxes/cello, but ook pics as I opened them to remeber them in their natural habitat. HAd to pick up another dor to keep up.

12-22-2006, 03:32 AM	#1
cryinlicks Starting Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: charlestown, ma Posts: 45	Is there anything to gain... from keeping a sealed box (in cello) inside a humidor as opposed to storing them the traditional way? I could see if you were doing long term aging and didn't want marrying, but are there any other advantages?

12-22-2006, 08:04 AM	#7
Harleyrider Club Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Orleans, whenever possible Posts: 2,077	I recently got an e-mail from an e-tailer recommending storing IN cellophane for long-term aging. I think the theory is that the cello protects the cigars from damage as they are moved around in the humidor while being stored. FWIW. __________________ Vic I'm way too young to be this damned old.

12-22-2006, 08:17 AM	#8
KatDad Herf God Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 30,275	Agree. I take cigars out of their boxes and if they came in cello they stay in cello. __________________ The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it George Bernard Shaw The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule it H. L. Mencken The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants Albert Camus The Land of the Free Because of the Brave

12-22-2006, 09:02 AM	#9
YelloCello Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 297	Cellphane is a relatively natural product...basically reconstituted viscose that is washed and bleached. Only thing that I can think that would off-gas is carbon disulfide, and that is present in such minute amounts that I don't think it could possibly be an issue. Of course, that presumes that the cello used to wrap cigars is indeed real cellophane. I store my stick in their boxes. I consider it be be yet another line of defense against variations in temperature, RH, and physical abuse. Spanish cedar does an excellent job of buffering humidity so I'm all for more if it around my sticks. Lastly it would be logistically impossible to take all of my stock out of the boxes; I would drown in a sea of loose sticks and never be able to find anything. __________________ "May the good Lord put His arm around my shoulder and His hand across my mouth."

12-22-2006, 05:11 AM	#3
cryinlicks Starting Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: charlestown, ma Posts: 45	By traditionally, I meant stored loose. I also feel that they age better when they have a little room to "breath".

12-22-2006, 05:18 AM	#4
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Aside from long term aging? No. Your cigars will be ready to smoke sooner if you take them out of the box.

12-22-2006, 05:45 AM	#5
cryinlicks Starting Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: charlestown, ma Posts: 45	One thing I forgot to mention is these smokes have cello on each cigar, and I'm not really crazy about the idea of aging with cello on. I believe chemicals get released by the cello.

12-22-2006, 10:08 AM	#10
cryinlicks Starting Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: charlestown, ma Posts: 45	Thanks for the info on the cello. I ended up taking them out of their boxes/cello, but ook pics as I opened them to remeber them in their natural habitat. HAd to pick up another dor to keep up.