Leaving cigars inside the Cigars Int. bag

[Danforz]

Hello everyone! Haven't posted for a while so please let me throw out a belated happy new year!

So the other day my uncle sees that I have cigars stored within the cigar bid/cigars int. baggies inside my humidor. I store my singles inside such baggies to help buffer them from dramatic humidity fluctuations, beetles, and mold. He suggested that I shouldn't do that because the baggies are not breathable.

The other day, I pulled out a La Aroma De Cuba Pyramid #9 Maduro (which was stored in a baggie) and while smoking it found that is heavily lacked flavor. Now, I haven't been smoking much and my pallet is weak but I remember these (bag in the hay day of my smoking) to have a VERY strong chocolate profile.

I immediately went home and removed all my singles from their baggies in fear that they have lost humidity due to improper storage. And now the million dollar question:

Are those baggies not breathable? Is it bad to store cigars within a baggie inside a humidor??

Danforz

 

[ashauler]

I keep lots of cigars in their baggies in my cooler, I don't close the zip lock thing all the way though.

 

[masterp0606]

if its like a zip lock baggie I would say they are not breathable. If you were to leave them half way open or so it may help . bag are supposed to keep stuff from getting in or out so the humidity wouldn't go inside of them. Of course I'm a newbie so you can wait and see what some more experienced people on here say.

 

[B.L. Sims]

As to wheather they breathable or not, I could not tell you. I know the baggies that my B&M uses are not. However, a few things to remember, and after reading hopefully youll see that there is no reason to keep them in the baggies.

Beetles do not come from outside, but rather from within. Cigars kept at a high temperature and RH allow naturally occouring tobacco beetle eggs to hatch. All cigars have eggs.

Once again, mold does not come from outside, but from within. Even food kept in tupperware develops mold, so will your cigars if improperly stored.

If your having huge swings in RH and temperature, take the necessary steps to remedy that, wheather that means buying a new humidor, changing location, changing your means of humidification, etc. I take it you dont have a hygrometer? A basic one can be had at wal-mart for under $10.

Finally, youll never truly enjoy cigars if your constantly worrying and freaking out at ever little change in Temp/RH. Get set up right, and relax.

 

[H311oLHD]

I keep lots of cigars in their baggies in my cooler, I don't close the zip lock thing all the way though.

Amen! This is what I learned a few years ago. I have 100's of cigars stored in zip loc baggies & cigar international bags, but I do my best to leave them all open a crack. Sometimes I close the bag all the way without thinking, and I have never had any cigars taste "flat" or feel dry.

I would blame either your palate or the particular cigar for your 'flat' experience, not the storage...unless of course they are stored improperly.

-Aaron

 

[elderboy02]

I keep my singles in zip lock bags in my coolers. I leave them pretty much all the way open.

 

[Yeahthatsme]

I keep lots of cigars in their baggies in my cooler, I don't close the zip lock thing all the way though.

Amen! This is what I learned a few years ago. I have 100's of cigars stored in zip loc baggies & cigar international bags, but I do my best to leave them all open a crack. Sometimes I close the bag all the way without thinking, and I have never had any cigars taste "flat" or feel dry.

I would blame either your palate or the particular cigar for your 'flat' experience, not the storage...unless of course they are stored improperly.

-Aaron

There's also the ever present issue with CI over humidifying their cigars.

Really, as long as a cigar has reached whatever your storage humidity level is, sealing the bag won't hurt it, as it would just hold the old humidity level.

 

[Goldie]

When I was storing some smokes in ziploc's I would leave the zipper half open to allow the humidity to get to them. The bags are designed to not allow the transfer of air/humidity/odors so I would say unless you have a bag that didn't properly seal, they are not breathable.

 

[42]

I keep lots of cigars in their baggies in my cooler, I don't close the zip lock thing all the way though.

I do the same when I run out of empty boxes to put singles in. I have not had any trouble with the cigars in baggies being any different than the rest of the smokes in my coolerdor. Having said that, I only store cigars that are in cellos in the baggies. Anything that came without a cello goes into a cigar box. I don't know if that makes any difference, just my preference. :thumbs:

 

[jepe]

I don't use bags at all.
I just put them in a box of cigars and that's all.
I don't even separate different kinds into several boxes.

 

[BigJake6904]

Keep in mind Aroma de Cubas are pretty hit or miss. I think you're fine. Just speculating....if you put that bag in an area at 70 degrees and no humidity, I'm pretty sure the cigars would go dry, and the humidity is not "trapped" furthermore if you put them in an area with 100% humidity, I"m pretty sure they'd be pretty dawg gone wet even if the bag is sealed. Just my .02

 

[Danforz]

Whoh thanks for allll the responses. I tried another cigar last night and had no issues (Padilla). But for now will leave them out of baggies just in case.

Thanks again,
Daniel