Melding Flavors In The Humidor

[Herf N Turf]

Great advice either cello on or off. Early on in my cigar smoking I just kept everything out of box in 1 humi on shelves. Do to the amount of cigars I quickly acquired that initial stock lasted several years. The natural's basically lost all their flavor and end up tasting just like maduros they sat next too. Now what I do is box all cigars by type and size. This works well if you have a large cooler. I found I prefer removing the cello now only because after say 7-8 years most the cello turn dark yellow and start to fall apart around the cigar and ends up just making a mess in the box anyway.

I sure do love me some yellow cello.

[LGHT]

I sure do love me some yellow cello.

hahah I don't mind yellow either, but it's the next phase when the cello starts to break down crack and disintegrate!

[Herf N Turf]

hahah I don't mind yellow either, but it's the next phase when the cello starts to break down crack and disintegrate!

Oh the little details that make us love these things...

[Old Smokey]

hahah I don't mind yellow either, but it's the next phase when the cello starts to break down crack and disintegrate!

How long does that take? I doubt I have that many years left to find out.

[LGHT]

How long does that take? I doubt I have that many years left to find out.

Hard to say. I have some sticks that had that problem after 10 or so years, but I was digging in the humi last night for the wife and recall seeing sticks still in the cello and pretty good shaped (dark yellow) that had to be from the mid to late 90's (she doesn't smoke as much so her stock is pretty old). I guess not all cello is created equal or maybe just the oil release on some cigars caused the cello to breakdown faster??