Anotehr Noob Question

[dannymer1974]

Hi again,

I researched this and could not find the answer, so here goes:

I bought a 10 pack Toro Seleccion Internacional Sampler from Mike's Cigar's. The package comes in a box with the interior having some type of felt liner which hold the cigars. The box fits in the bottom of my humidor, and I want to just place it there. I dont have many cigars yet, so space is not an issue.

The question: Right now, the cigars are individually wrapped in cellophane and I am interested in taking them out of the cellophane to age a little faster. Will the felt in the packaging do anything wierd to the cigars? Maybe the material will change the flavoring or something? Should I just take them out of the box?

Thanks,

 

[rob300c]

If you are worried abouth the felt remove the sticks from the box.

As far as aging and cello vs. naked you should search around here...
It seems it is mostly a matter of preference though.
I keep my sticks in cello, if they come that way !

Good luck!

-Rob

 

[ThankYouForNotSmoking]

If you are worried abouth the felt remove the sticks from the box.

As far as aging and cello vs. naked you should search around here...
It seems it is mostly a matter of preference though.
I keep my sticks in cello, if they come that way !

Good luck!

-Rob

I take the cello off the sticks that come with it and use it on the sticks that don't.

Or maybe I don't. Hangover.

 

[BlindedByScience]

Hey dannymer1974 - no such thing as a "dumb" question, if it's an honest one.

The felt in the sampler box would worry me a bit so if it were me, I'd take them out of that and store them directly in the humidor. It "probably" won't hurt but I would remove them if they were my smokes.

The "cello / no cello" debate has been beat to death and if you search, you'll probably find more info than you want... :laugh: Long and short of it is that cello does NOT seal the cigar, so they do breathe while in the cello. Do they breathe better out of the cello? I'm sure they do, but how much better..?? That's where the debate begins. Big thing for me is that the cello really protects the wrapper and that's why I leave my smokes that come in cello in the cello.

Have fun - B.B.S.

 

[mysterea]

Big thing for me is that the cello really protects the wrapper and that's why I leave my smokes that come in cello in the cello.

I'd go 'cello on' for two reasons:

The smokes are protected from damage, and it might befuddle a beetle spawn slightly.

It's all up to you though, wouldn't kill ya either way.

~R

 

[rectifythis]

He's asking about the felt inside the box...I think it would be ok either way. Fuente uses felt inside their boxes...though they all have cello...I actually prefer to leave the cello on but again, I don't think it will be a big deal.

 

[dannymer1974]

Thanks for all the responses already.

Yes, the real question revolved around the felt, and if I leave the cellophane on then I can keep it in the box. Hopefully, I will not have much space soon and be "forced to make room by removing the box.

No need to take risks with named cigars on an unknown "felt" surface I suppose.

Thanks again.

 

[CoventryCat86]

Nah, the felt won't harm the cigars at all. As far as the whole "cello on/cello off" question, I am a firm believer in leaving it on because it protects the cigar from damage.

I also personally don't mind answering the "cello on/cello off" question as many times as necessary because yes, "search" will give you the answer but a search will give you MANY pages of answers that may take you hours to search through and there are hundreds of different views on the subject.

Of course mine is the proper one so now you don't need to do the search. :laugh:

 

[anvil]

I like to leave the cello on.
An example of this for me is Padron 2000 Nat:
When left with the cello on, upon removing cello prior to smoking, I find the cigar has a distinct coffee/cocoa aroma which is not present in the same cigar left for a while with the cello off.