Remove cellophane wrap in tupperdor?

[a529612]

I don't have any cedar lining in my tupperdor. Should I remove the cellophane wrappers or not on the stoogies? Thanks!

[Fro-nig]

its up to you. i leave mine on.

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[LeojVS]

hey mate. Generally here, its whatever you fancy. This thread has been done before, and it was some saying take it of, some aying leave em on. Its up to you. When my tupperdore is full, I leave them as is, and never have a problem

[597]

It's up to you if you want to remove the wrapper. From what I have heard there are Pros/Cons.

The Pros of leaving a wrapper on is that it will retain more moisture than without the wrapper, and that it will hold its own taste/smell better and not absorb other cigars smells/taste as quick. These can be important depending on how many diffrent cigars you have in a humidor and or if you have a humidifier in the storage box.

The Pros of taking off the wrapper is that the cigars will supposedly age "better". Generally speaking this would be applicable in a humidor with cedar lineing. Also the Cigars will pick up other cigars smells/taste that are also exposed in the humidor unwrapped and touching (apparently I read somewhere that some people do this on cheap cigars to get a cheap cigars to taste like a better, thats assuming you pair them with a better cigar)

[chefchris]

(apparently I read somewhere that some people do this on cheap cigars to get a cheap cigars to taste like a better, thats assuming you pair them with a better cigar)

would that not have an equal reaction on the 'better' smokes?

[drew_goring]

It's up to you if you want to remove the wrapper. From what I have heard there are Pros/Cons.

The Pros of leaving a wrapper on is that it will retain more moisture than without the wrapper, and that it will hold its own taste/smell better and not absorb other cigars smells/taste as quick. These can be important depending on how many diffrent cigars you have in a humidor and or if you have a humidifier in the storage box.

The Pros of taking off the wrapper is that the cigars will supposedly age "better". Generally speaking this would be applicable in a humidor with cedar lineing. Also the Cigars will pick up other cigars smells/taste that are also exposed in the humidor unwrapped and touching (apparently I read somewhere that some people do this on cheap cigars to get a cheap cigars to taste like a better, thats assuming you pair them with a better cigar)

I don't believe this information to be true. Cellophane is permeable, so really it doesn't make a difference at all whether you remove the cello or not. The only difference is that the cellophane will protect the wrapper a bit, but other than that it is a matter of personal opinion.

It is generally accepted that non-flavored cigars do not "marry" their flavors. Although some people will go lengths to seperate their cigars from different regions.

But, the search button is there for a reason. Feel free to use it.

[597]

I don't believe this information to be true. Cellophane is permeable, so really it doesn't make a difference at all whether you remove the cello or not. The only difference is that the cellophane will protect the wrapper a bit, but other than that it is a matter of personal opinion.

But, the search button is there for a reason. Feel free to use it.

You are correct that a Cellophane is permeable. The Cellophane would merely slow down the transfer as I attempted to explain (don't believe me try putting a piece of food that smells in a box and in another box wrap the same food in a ziplock and see which box will smell worst sooner, its the same idea) what degree cigars will transfer smell/taste is debatable but it is possible (as if you have a bad smelling humi or something with a strong scent in it the cigars will pick it up)

And yes Chefchris is probably correct about makeing a "better" cigar drop in flavor if they are paired though it is questionable to what degree they transfer falvors.