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Silly Cigar question - but my search efforts didn't find the thread that discusses this.
When you buy a box of cigars, and those 'gars are in individual clear plastic wrap......
- Transfer them to the humidor, and keep them in the plastic wrapper?
- Transfer them to the humidor, after taking them out of the plastic wrapper?
What's the right thing to do?
The cello protects the wrapper leaf, I leave them on it’s helpful when rotating stock to protect them. However the forbidden fruits from the unnamed island never has cello so there’s that
Either in the cello or nekid Your choice...As AlanS said the cello offers protection should the cigar get moved about.Quote:
Originally Posted by rgbeard
Going to agree and reiterate with the Smart Bums above!!!
I agree with all above. Personally I leave mine the way they arrive.
I always leave the cello on. I've got tupperdores and things get jostled around quite a bit. Maybe if I had a fancy desktop humidor for my finer smokes, I might think about it.
Not silly but whatever you prefer. I leave mine on asit protects the cigar more. When I find a cigar without it they tend to get damaged a bit so I have to smoke it
Cellophane is porous, so if you're going to keep them a while, your cigars should "breathe" OK. I usually open/cut one end of the cellophane just to be sure.
I keep everything in the cellophane. I don't think there is a right or wrong way with this topic. Like many things involving cigars, it seems to boil down to preference.
I leave the cello on for a couple reasons...
1) I'm lazy. Even if it was better to take them all off, I still wouldn't bother
2) I've taken to dating my cigars to see how long they've been sitting. Don't want to write on the wrapper with sharpie marker.
3) The cello does offer protection - and probably a bit of a buffer for rH swings
Even going back to my Puff days, this always came down to a matter of personal preference but I’m curious if anyone else notices the unpleasant odor that I do. It doesn’t seem to matter what stick, good/bad, cheap/expensive, I notice a similar acrid smell whenever I take a cigar out of the cello. It’s the one and only reason I remove the plastic and usually let my sticks hang out for about a week before I smoke em.
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I'm curious what it is your smelling. How would you describe it? Tobacco fermentation?Quote:
Originally Posted by CitizenZero
I mean.... maybe? When I think tobacco fermentation, my mind usually goes to a sweeter smell kinda like pipe tobacco but maybe that’s it. I want to use the word “sour” but I don’t think that’s quite it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Smokey
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I have always related tobacco fermentation with an ammonia taste of smell. I am about as far from an expert as possible, but it is my understanding cigars go through up to 4 fermentation periods with the first 2 being most prominent. Could this the odor you smell?Quote:
Originally Posted by CitizenZero
Yeah, a light sort of ammonia odor sounds about right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Smokey
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Have forgotten about that smell, do remember noticing it. And think it was the fermentation You mention. However seldom sniff the cigar, just cut & smoke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Smokey
Mebbbe jes ain't got no time fo dat.
You're saying it's like this with every cigar you smoke?Quote:
Originally Posted by CitizenZero
Yeah. Pretty much.
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Hmm. Strange. Cellophane is a natural product made out of cellulose. It does have a bit of a smell to it. It has to be that. There's no way that every cigar you smoke is having fermentation issues. What do you keep your RH at?Quote:
Originally Posted by CitizenZero
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Originally Posted by CentralTimeSmoke
Yeah, that sounds pretty 'natural' to me... no wonder the stuff stinksQuote:
Originally Posted by Wikipedia.org
I leave the cello on. It protects the cigar more. I have never noticed anything negative from it.
Well....it is "natural" by definition, unlike plastics that are artificially created and do not occur in nature. As stated in that description, cellophane is essentially plant material. It's completely compostable, too FYI. I put my wrappers in my compost bin. Just because it goes through some kind of manufacturing process doesn't mean it's not "natural." If you're freaked out by that, don't Google to see what chicken goes through before it hits the supermarket and eventually your plate...Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
I'm not freaked out by it, @CitizenZero just said he didn't like the smell of it. It doesn't bother me but I can see why it would stink. I think he should get one of those Gurkha Royal Harlot cigars that are wrapped in gold leaf instead of cello; only way to tell if the smell comes from the cello or something else. Well... maybe if he's feeling cheap, a tubo would answer the question too...Quote:
Originally Posted by CentralTimeSmoke
I have always wondered the same when I am looking at cigars in the store. It might be time for a little science experiment where they are compared somehow. Although I do not know a lot about cigars the wrapping has put me off at times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
The cello is breathable and IMO is only to protect the wrapper on the cigar. So people leave it on (I do) and others take it off. I don't think it really makes a difference either way. But if you enjoy a science experiment, go for it. Just know it will likely take years and still likely won't show any noticeable difference. Some leave it on so they can write date of purchase (mo/yr) on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by StogBog