Cigar Order

[Corona Gigante]

You can use any kid of wood as long as you seal it right.

I understood that the reason humidors are lined with cedar, and cigars are shipped in cedar boxes, and some cigars are sold en cedro (wrapped in cedar), is because some people enjoy the aroma of Spanish cedar to permeate the cigar. Doesn't sealing the wood defaet the purpose of using Spanish cedar?

Has anybody tried the 5 vegas? It seems like CI is pushing that brand pretty hard, so makes me a little skeptic. Plus the name "5 vegas" turns me away from it for some reason. So I may be missing a good cigar, or not.

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5 Vegasl

[bigpoppapuff]

5 vegas...is pronounced "cinco vegas".....when the cigar first came out,it featured tobacco from 5 farms....or,cinco vegas.....


re: wood for a humidor...spanish cedar or mahogany can be used...silent chamber...basically,you're wrong...but i don't have the energy to argue with you....it's not just about the "seal".....

[stjohnroe]

Spanish cedar can also protect against tabaco beetle (the smell repels them?) and acts as a humidity buffer.

[bigpoppapuff]

humidor
A humidor is any kind of box or room with constant humidity (and often, temperature as well). Humidors are usually used to store cigars. For private use, small wooden or acrylic glass humidor boxes for a few dozen cigars are appropriate, while cigar shops often have walk-in humidors, sometimes covering a whole floor. Humidors of all sizes use hygrometers to keep track of the humidity levels.

Quick tips to maintain your humidor. Get one that has Spanish cedar, or get some for any plastic humidors that you may be using. You don't have to buy any, cigar shops should have some cedar blocks that come with most cigar boxes. They are usually thrown away since they have little use to the cigar shop after the box has been sold. Spanish cedar is good to have while aging your cigars for three reasons. The cedar holds more moisture than most woods, it will help you maintain your humidity. Second, the cedar aroma will impart itself on your cigars if you age them long enough. That is also why some cigars are wrapped in cedar planks when you buy them. The blender knows that this will give his cigars an extra deminsion in flavor. Last, the sap of the Spanish cedar wood repels tobacco beetles. These pinhead sized bugs can eat through cigars like a buffet. Another way to combat these beetles is to make sure your humidor does not get hotter that 75 degrees F. The beetles will hatch at around 80 degrees F.

If you have trouble keeping your humidor around 70% humidity, the ideal level, then try to fill your box close to the rim. You can either get more cigars or as above, get some Spanish cedar blocks. They will help take up space and age your cigars. The more empty space exists in your humidor, the faster your humidification device will dry out.

Each humidor has to be seasoned after being bought or having been dry for a while. Take a moist cloth and wipe down the interior to remove any dust. Then place a shot glass or an container of similar size in the humidor and fill it with water. Keep the humidor closed overnight. If the water is gone or mostly gone, then repeat for another 24 hours. When it seems as thougth the humidor is not absorbing anymore humidity, you can place your cigars in the humidor. Remember, your humidifying element or "sponge" does not keep the cigars moist. The wood in the humidor does that. The humidifying element keeps the wood itself moist. If you have dry cedar in your humidor, then you will have dry cigars also.

[TheSilentChamber]

re: wood for a humidor...spanish cedar or mahogany can be used...silent chamber...basically,you're wrong...but i don't have the energy to argue with you....it's not just about the "seal".....

I'm not talking about how the lid seals, I'm talking about sealing the wood.

[TheSilentChamber]

I understood that the reason humidors are lined with cedar, and cigars are shipped in cedar boxes, and some cigars are sold en cedro (wrapped in cedar), is because some people enjoy the aroma of Spanish cedar to permeate the cigar. Doesn't sealing the wood defaet the purpose of using Spanish cedar?


5 Vegasl

Yes, but I'm willing to bet that if a blind taiste test was done nobody would be able to tell the differnce. Such as lighting it with a Zippo. If your adding the element of ceder doesnt it become a flavored cigar .

[Roham]

I was at the local retailers convention here in Calgary this weekend. I saw a whole bunch of Zino humidors. All over priced, ranging from $300 to $1500 !! And I was surprised to learn they don't line any of their humidors with Spanish cedar....

Personally I prefer a Spanish cedar lined Humidor but if Zino is making them without, and charging exuberant prices, well there must be a reason

[Roham]

Oh, and they are just 50 to 150 count humi's

[bigpoppapuff]

"The cedar holds more moisture than most woods, it will help you maintain your humidity. Second, the cedar aroma will impart itself on your cigars if you age them long enough. That is also why some cigars are wrapped in cedar planks when you buy them"......


i'm told that mahogany also works.....many companies are cutting back on the use of spanish cedar...two reasons...scarcity and very high prices....

many cigar stores are using spanish cedar for the walls of their humidors...but are using mahogany for the shelves.....this cuts down on the cost of the humidor......other cedars cannot be used because of the too strong cedar aroma......

[Roham]

"The cedar holds more moisture than most woods, it will help you maintain your humidity. Second, the cedar aroma will impart itself on your cigars if you age them long enough. That is also why some cigars are wrapped in cedar planks when you buy them"......


i'm told that mahogany also works.....many companies are cutting back on the use of spanish cedar...two reasons...scarcity and very high prices....

many cigar stores are using spanish cedar for the walls of their humidors...but are using mahogany for the shelves.....this cuts down on the cost of the humidor......other cedars cannot be used because of the too strong cedar aroma......

But Zino is not worried about cutting costs Their humi's are already outrageously priced. They have a humidifier that they claim will keep the humidity at a constant 70%, so they don't even offer a hygrometer with their humi's and they aren't worried about the absorption qualities of the wood. And if your cigars are coming in a cedar box or are wrapped in a cedar sleeve there is even less reason to have your humidor lined with cedar........

Again, I prefer cedar in my humidors, I was just being a devils advocate

[TheSilentChamber]

Its really more of a tradition now than for fuctionality. Cedar was orgionally used to retain the moisture... before they had humidifiers (or decent working ones). Now that technology has advanced there is no reason to use it unless except solely for flavor purposes.