I just "prepped" my first humidor (25 count) and it is ready to be filled, and I was wondering: Should cigars that are sealed in plastic wrap be opened when stored in a humidor? (I bought a hand-picked selection of smokes with my humi and some are sealed and others aren't).

Any suggestions would be appreceiated.

You can leave them in the cellophane, they will breathe just fine. :tu

 

You can leave them in the cellophane, they will breathe just fine. :tu

Thanks!

 

Either way is fine. The plactic wrap nor the cello is air-tight.

 

neither here nor there

 

good info.

 

You can leave them in the cellophane, they will breathe just fine. :tu

But put them in the humidor.

 

But put them in the humidor.

:r

Yeah.

 

Thanks again, guys. I'm a bit of a newb, so I'll be trying a whole bunch of stogies in the next few weeks. I'll be sure to get a few reviews together for the forum! :ss

 

I like mine naked :ss

 

I like mine naked :ss

Me too....................oh, you mean cigars.

 

cigars come with cello on them

 

Here is a GREAT read on the subject of cello on cigars

http://www.cigaradvisor.com/news.cfm?id=840

 

Here is a GREAT read on the subject of cello on cigars

http://www.cigaradvisor.com/news.cfm?id=840

see, i despise article like this that ends in "its your preference ebcausei made points to support both sides"....

I HATE THAT, I want someone to answer the question... not make a more complex one (question)..

Here's my answer.

Cellophane keeps the cigar to it's own taste and flavor. Cellophane protects the foot of the cigar so that it doesn't split and crack. Cellophane allows it to breath and be "humidified".

I say use it! Keep them in the cello!

 

Cellophane protects the foot of the cigar so that it doesn't split and crack.

Don't buy into this one. I just found one in an old humi that someone gave me where the foot is cracked a good inch and a half up into the body and the stick is as dry as a popcorn fart.

 

i have just gone with this, if it comes in cello, leave it in the cello. that's my thought on the subject.

 

Don't buy into this one. I just found one in an old humi that someone gave me where the foot is cracked a good inch and a half up into the body and the stick is as dry as a popcorn fart.

i was simply saying that an unwrapped cigar runs a higher risk of splitting the wrapper at the foot of the cigar

 

i was simply saying that an unwrapped cigar runs a higher risk of splitting the wrapper at the foot of the cigar

I find that cello'ed cigars are easier to transport than non-cello'ed cigars. I just put the protected cigar in my shirt pocket and off I go. If the cigar is sans-cello, I put it in a plastic baggy. As for my humidor preference, a dry stick with cello will take longer to rehumidify, but a well maintained cigar in cello will take longer to dehumidify. Something to think about when grabbing cigars for a long trip.

-Paul

 

great point Paul, the cello will preserve a ciger longer that is kept well.

Great point!

 

I leave mine in the cello for protection. I don't want to ruin the wrapper when I move them around looking for a stick.

I do like the look of naked sticks in a humidor, though.