BlueClaw Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 i have limited space in my humidor and i typically store boxes in there. when i decide to select a stick i take from the box. after a while of taking i now have boxes have 10 or 5 or 3 cigars in them. so as i was checking things out today i thought of putting those 10 or 5 or 3 in separate plastic baggies and store back in the humidor. i do have some compartments to lay a few in but they are already taken up. taking out those unfilled boxes will give me back some space for full boxes hopefully to come. so, question is: thoughts on storing cigars in plastic baggies with the zip not sealed so air gets into them. i know the plastic doesn't allow for proper breathing but if i don't zip it up i'm thinking it might work..
Plato Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I'm interested in seeing some of the guys replies here.
KB24 Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Do what you need to do space wise. When my boxes get down to 5-8 left I'll either put them in the singles drawer or put them into another box that maybe only has 15 in there. To answer your question...sure use the plastic bags. Seal the bag just enough so the cigars don't roll out and put them in the humi.
investandprosper Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I just consolidate boxes. Make a "singles box", as it were.
kiwiman911 Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I had the same problem, you can buy spanish cedar trays to store all your singles or low quantity CC. I also use cedar from the boxes to separate the cigars so the cigars don't touch( the cedar in the boxes of 25 between the rows) That has freed up lots of space for the LFTH...I don't have to be afraid of seing something I just have to buy because of lack of space
BlueClaw Posted October 12, 2011 Author Posted October 12, 2011 I had the same problem, you can buy spanish cedar trays to store all your singles or low quantity CC. I also use cedar from the boxes to separate the cigars so the cigars don't touch( the cedar in the boxes of 25 between the rows) That has freed up lots of space for the LFTH...I don't have to be afraid of seing something I just have to buy because of lack of space i also have those cedar trays but they take up just as much room. those baggies fold so nice and compact. so then let me ask this.. if i consolidate into boxes should i worry about cigars rubbing against cigars of different brands? will that change the flavor? i know i'm probably being anal about that but i did read somewhere that transfer of flavors can happen and mix..
Lotusguy Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 i also have those cedar trays but they take up just as much room. those baggies fold so nice and compact. so then let me ask this.. if i consolidate into boxes should i worry about cigars rubbing against cigars of different brands? will that change the flavor? i know i'm probably being anal about that but i did read somewhere that transfer of flavors can happen and mix.. You answered your own question: If you can actually notice the taste "rubbing off", you should apply for the guinness book of records as a supertaster I have never noticed any cross-contamination at all and I used to even mix NC and CC in the same singles box.
Manny Sotelo Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Just get the small Bovida packs stick em in the plastic bag, seal the bag completely and your done. no guessing or wondering... Im not one for having diffrent cigars touch each other.. Manny
kmagurk Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 i have a humidor cabinet that i store my boxes in & a desk top I put singles and low boxes in to free up room in the cabinet
MrGlass Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 There was an interesting topic on aging in ziplock bags just a few weeks ago: http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=107670 Nick.
jedipastor Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 "cross-contamination" of cigars is a myth ... storing them side-by-side in the same box wouldn't change the flavor a lick unless you're talking 20-years of aging, and even then I'd be surprised. As to plastic baggies--I do it all the time (open, not sealed). It's great for samplers, box-splits, or like you said, when you're down to the last few in a box. And for those of us who are always battling the storage-space issue, 5-er bags are wonderful for sticking in little spaces here and there to supplement your Tetris-style bins But I do notice a difference, and so I bag accordingly. In particular, it's my experience that bagged cigars seem to age just a little bit slower when compared to cigars in cedar boxes. I wasn't sure about this until recently, but I've done some taste-testing now and think it is the case. But it depends no the stick, and I think the differences are slight. I personally wonder if the amount is the same as that for "dress boxes" and cardboard packs, but I haven't had enough down-time yet to know--I suspect they are all similar to each other, and all a bit "slower" than cedar. So if I'm looking at a cigar that I would like to age faster, I find space in some of the boxes I already have in there (which sometimes leads to "where the frak did I put those?" lol). If I don't care, or if it's a cigar that's already aged, then plastic baggies are just fine for me. If it's a cigar that I would prefer age much slower (My Opus that are already 10-years-old, my '98 Boli CGs, Padron 45ths that I prefer fresh and in-your-face, etc), I seal the plastic bag (and I have begun to notice a difference). I realize that these are all observations only, and just one guy's interpretation of his experience. As to the effects of longer aging, I can't say yet. There are those who have proposed that storing cigars in cello or baggies long-term is better for them as it seems to keep the aroma in a bit more (I have found this is definitely the case in terms of cold-aroma ... for those of you who have NCs, try to find a couple of the same cigars--one in cello, one naked--sniff the naked one, then take the other out of cello and sniff it ... HUGE difference!). But cold-aroma doesn't mean better flavor (or does it?), and I personally doubt that (whether you're talking baggies or cello) it makes much if any difference long-term in the smoking experience itself.
BlueClaw Posted October 13, 2011 Author Posted October 13, 2011 There was an interesting topic on aging in ziplock bags just a few weeks ago: http://www.friendsof...howtopic=107670 Nick. Nick.. great info.. thanks for the link..
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