To leave wrapper on or off?

[cigar no baka]

Can you be more specific ?

What makes you think otherwise? Who are the "many others" ?

What conditions do you hint about?

To change my mind ( and many others ) I need to see evidence of "marrying".

/ Hugh

People who own the cigar shop I go to (who know shitloads about cigars) and most of the customers (some who have been smoking cigars longer than I have been alive) I have come to know after sitting in the lounge say cigars can marry flavors. I'm not going to argue the point, as others have different opinions.

[Hugh Jorgan]

People who own the cigar shop I go to (who know shitloads about cigars) and most of the customers (some who have been smoking cigars longer than I have been alive) I have come to know after sitting in the lounge say cigars can marry flavors. I'm not going to argue the point, as others have different opinions.

In that case, the earth is flat!

[joshua]

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar...2,1163,00.html

Q: I own a large humidor that holds almost 200 cigars. Unlike some humidors, mine lacks dividers. I routinely mix different brands together. Will this result in an unfavorable marrying of the flavors, or simply enhance the cigars as they age?

John B. Turner
Alexandria, Virginia

A: If you keep cigars with different types of tobaccos and pronounced flavor differences, and they are stored together so that they touch each other, they will acquire each others' flavors. In most cases, this is not desirable. At the very least, you end up with cigars that all taste the same.

Oh and look at the question right under it:

Q: I have a 1,500-cigar humidor cabinet. I have about 17 boxes of cigars in the bottom of the cabinet. Do I take the ci-gars out of the cellophane and put them back in their boxes to age?

Greg Cosnotti
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A: Yes, it would be a good idea to remove the cellophane. Cellophane does two things: it seals in the natural humidity of the cigar so it will keep during shipping, and it protects the cigar from any jostling during that journey. To enhance the cigar's aging process, and speed it up a bit, you should take the cellophane off. You can keep the cigars in their boxes, although if the humidor is keeping humidity levels properly, I'd crack the boxes open just a bit to allow some air inside.

That is about cigars in boxes though, so its slightly different but related to the original post.

[bfreebe]

I always take the wrappers off my cigars and replace them w/ the wrappers off Grape Swishers.

Mmmmmmmm.

[bchem]

"Yes, it would be a good idea to remove the cellophane. Cellophane does two things: it seals in the natural humidity of the cigar so it will keep during shipping, and it protects the cigar from any jostling during that journey."

I don't know if I agree with that. Did you ever see how tightly pack cigars are in a box? The chances of them moving around during shipping are slim and none. I don't know what kind of cigars you can buy in a box that rattle around, but I've never seen anything like that. Phillies blunts are even packed in pretty tight. Like I said, I don't have a strong opinion one way or another, but moving around during shipping smells like some bullshit to me.

[Kenyth]

I always take the wrappers off my cigars and replace them w/ the wrappers off Grape Swishers.

Mmmmmmmm.

[MMAB]

From now on EVERYBODY will store their cigars WITH CELLO ON!!!!

I will no longer tolerate storing cigars with cello off unless of course they are sold as such. No ...... on second thought.....hmmmmm...... I just came from a local shop and had bought a Bolivar Cofret B. They were in a cabinet box and come with NO CELLO! I'm going back to the shop and I'm going to demand a cello wrapper for that cigar! The idea!

How many times do I have to tell you!? Have you all gone stark raving mad? Cellophane helps keep the cigar more stable. They will still age in the cello albeit just a bit slower.

I do not wish to hear of this foolishness again.

You will obey!

[Island Epicurean]

It really depends on on how you are storing them. If you are using only one humidor for all your cigars and are only going to keep them for less than a year I would recommend leaving it on to avoid damage when opening/closing the lid.

While cigars can still breath with the celophane on, I would recommend removing the celophane only if you are keeping them in a PROPERLY REGULATED HUMIDOR. Thus if you are closing or opening the lid all the time, or if you are not properly regulating their humidity, the celophane will protect against momentary fluctuations.

I am involved with storing somewhat large quantities of stogies for long periods of time. Thus, to avoid cross contamination I usually use a seperate humidor for each brand. Cigars that are stored together can cross blend flavors if left for more than 1 year.

[CoventryCat86]

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar...2,1163,00.html



Oh and look at the question right under it:



That is about cigars in boxes though, so its slightly different but related to the original post.

This is ONE person's opinion, just like the guy in cigar no baka's shop who's opinion I would take with a grain of salt.. Oh never mind it must be true, after all you saw it on the internet

Min Ron Nee will tell you to NEVER open a cigar box a "crack" when trying to age cigars. I'd take his advice over some yahoo's posting on the internet anyday of the week.

But of course I'm sure experienced guys like joshua and cigar no braina know perfectly well who Min Ron Nee is and they choose to discount his opinion