I respectfully disagree. I've never purchased a cigar with perfect humidity in a tube. Or from the majority of retail stores unless they have a really good humidor (not the sliding glass door). Also, temperature is nearly as important as humidity and the tube won't protect it from temp swings and condensation. Season your cigars in your humidor for several months for the best humidity.
Correct. The tubes will help but ultimately the materials are porus including zip lock bags. Also depending on how wet the stick was when it was tubed that can be an issue as well. Essentially an over humidified cigar sealed in the tube. For this reason I personally have found over the years that the worst cigars I've experienced were tubed for long periods of time. You want them to be able to breathe naturally in a larger RH controlled environment for the best flavor, burning and aging conditions IME. I'm sure for someone who just smokes cigars as a goof very infrequently the sealed tubes will preserve them fine enough not to be unsmokeable or anything but though
Im not sure what cigars your buying but I have had 100% success with this method but I have only done this with glass tubes, yes temperature and light can effect storing conditions as well and should have been mentioned in the video, I guess the point of the video is you can store cigars in tubes long term if done correctly
+cutlerylover referring to any and all handmade longfiller cigars. Yeah, tubes will help preserve moisture but that's not necessarily a good thing and certainly not indefinitely. It's pretty well documented among serious long term collectors.
my experience goes back 5 years, I smoked a cigar that was tubed 4 years ago last week and it was perfect so if the guys who have more experience than I do wish toi make videos on the subject I encourage it like anything I can only speak from my own experiences, and yes thats all I buy is premium long filler cigars, and as you would know all quality cigars are sold properly humidified, of course there are some factors as mentioned like a smoke shop not storing properly...I agree with living survival in that if you feel a cigar is not humidified to your liking then you may wish to season it before storing it long term in a tube, but the fact remains an airtight seal will not gain or lose humidity...So if stored at the properly humidity it will be the same when opened years later
Good vid, never thought about sealing tubes in wax before. However, I've been experimenting with storing cigars in a large mason jar with ethanol (Everclear) vapor inside to prevent mold growth. Only done one batch so far, but I used too much ethanol and the cigars soaked a lot of it in. Now they taste oddly sweet. Anyone have any idea why that would happen? I can't say that Everclear tastes sweet by default (the cigars I'm using certainly don't), but perhaps it caused some sort of reaction with the tobacco.
Another form of packaging, that is worth mentioning, is foil. I smoked a cigar from the Seventies, that was packaged in foil (also one from the nineties or early 2000s). By the taste alone, one would have bever guessed that these cigars were that old. Foil is great for maintaining aroma. Also, sometimes (kind of rare, though) there were and are cigar boxes wrapped in tight plastic (not cello!). These boxes stand to last a long time as well. Because while cello breathes, plastic doesn't. So it is hermetic. Nice video!
this video was 100% helpful the cigars in the tube I always thought you had to smoke them within a week otherwise they get dryed out and also i heard if they are not stored properly they can unravel when cut
I found that leaving your cigar boxes opened while you shower and closing it after you are done with shower actually does humidify the cigars pretty well. Just let the container burp out the excess humidity by just opening and closing the container from time to time throughout the day, and when you feel like it's got no moisture left in it, repeat the shower methode. And leave the container by the window at night to keep it cool if you don't have collerdors or your place remains farely warm like in California for instance. Obviously it's never ganna be as good and accurate as the Bovedas but in a pinch it did work pretty well for me.
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I keep a Boveda 69% humidity pack inside my humidor. I think I got mine for $45 in Canada. Its tiny and cheap but works great. It normally sits around 73% and is a little high but it works fine for me.
73 is REALLY high. anything over 70 really is mold and bug territory. Try going for a lower humidity bodeva packet, or using more of them. Depends on the size of your humidor and how well it seals.
I think the hydrogemter that came with it is off, that is why I say its a little high. It reads 73 but when i did the salt test before seasoning it was around 1.5 off. I havnt had any mold or bugs yet, been about a year. All I get is the white stuff on the wrapper which I forget the name of it, I read online it is fine, just nothing on the ends thats green or blue or pink - thats mold. Or so I have read.
Mold can also appear as a whiteish powdery substance and is almost 100% of the time mistaken for "plume" If it's working good for you, that's great. Is the ambient humidity where you're at pretty high all year round? If that's the case, you may want to look into a large airtight tupperware container with some spanish cedar from broken down cigar boxes inside. These will regulate and hold humidity WAY WAY better than a standard wood humidor, and have the advantage of being super cheap. Just some thoughts, hope they help you out.
Thanks and yea its pretty high during the summer seasons high 90 or 100 most days. During the winter its dry though. Ill have to look into Plume more - thanks for the vocab.
MrLiamCooley Definitely go check out the cigars reddit and look up information on tupperdors. It will do you a LOT of good for sealing extra humidity OUT in the summer, and keeping it in during the winter. I live in northern new-england and have similar climate problems to you. The only way I could keep my humidor cool and at the proper humidity was to keep it in the basement all year round. Now I also have a smaller tupperdor i keep upstairs in my desk drawer. You should be able to keep it closer to that 69-ish level, and with very few packets that will last much longer than they will in a regular wood humidor.
cool area, like all tobacco you dont want it too hot or cold, most come in a tin so light doesnt matter much unlike cigars that should not be stored in lit areas too long
Okay, thank you for the reply, my area only carries pouches and bulk bags for the most part, so I've started using mason jars. It seems to work well enough. I didn't know about the light thing, so I guess I'll either find a better storage location or black out the jars.
Newbie Question: I got a box of Romeos # 2. They came in individually packed tubes which aren't sealed by wax. Are these tubes considered air tight? Can I keep them in the original box and plastic tubes indefinitely?
You're not missing much. I've had plenty of expensive "infused" cigars. They're either very meh, with very little indication that there is any infusion at all, or they're overpowering and almost like a flavored cigar. Just a gimmick, if you ask me...similar to the Dragon's Milk cigars.
Drinking age 21 and smoking age 18, I'm personally not gonna do either because they have damaged a lot of my family members and I don't want to do the same.
Coastal Empire , The secret is to treat your weed just as a good quality cigar. Humidity is a must in order to keep the potency and flavor. I suggest buying a cheap humidifier and keeping it set around 69%. You will definitely notice a difference than just regular storage. Keep it real 🤜💥🤛
its a general statement in reply to your suggestion..."Stick with Acids if you like a flavored smoke." you are suggesting if someone likes flavored cigars they will like acids, when acids taste nothing at all like any other flavored cigars so if someone likes flavored cigars that means they either already know what acids taste like or your suggestions means nothing to them since they never tasted something similar...its like saying I was disappointed with pepperoni pizza but if you like pizza you should try mushroom...
cutlerylover i was simply saying one would buy a maker's mark to enjoy the bourbon taste and to me they tasted nothing like that. Most avid cigar smokers don't like flavored cigars of any kind but if you wanted to try a good one I recommend Acids.
yes, weed or tobacco its still the same there is a preferred moisture level you want, too dry it burns hot and tastes bad, too wet it can get moldy or not stay list very well...
Ill say this, if PA every legalizes it for personal use, I am sure I woudl make a video or 2 however I know for a fact I would not be a pot head again, just doesnt fit my life as an adult at all...
Man I found a makers mark in a suit case from four years ago. It was fabulous btw. Lol why are morons disagreeing with the glass tube. It's a complete seal. Which is also good enough for the $750 gurka
Draven Walsh That is a real wax seal. The "hinge" you see is a tape pull tab under the wax to help you break the wax seal. I just received 10 cigars like this today and they are exactly the same as this.
