Tubo - leave in or take out?

[SerieT]

i just received a 15 box of PSP2 tubo's today but im not sure what to do with them...take them out of thier beautiful tubos and stick them in my humidor or leave them in...im new to this and ive tried looking for another thread but was unsuccessful ...any and all help is much appreciated thank you!

[Vcool]

If you have the space, its best to leave them in the tubes in the humidor. If you dont have the space, leave them tubeless in the humidor. The tubes aren't meant to keep cigars humid for extended periods of time so don't depend on them to do this.

[jrb5783]

in my humidors i take the caps off of the tubo and leave the top end of the cigar sticking out in the tubo in my humidor so the sticks stay protected and they are humidified

[TankerT]

In.

[SerieT]

thanks for the advice!!

[mk05]

cello on!

[ajgagnon]

Mmmm, PSP2! Love them. Leave them in there. They will smell so good when you finally do take them out to smoke!

[celtmick1984]

I've got some RyJ churchill tubos that I'm keeping in the tubos, caps off. They seem to be releasing the ammonia smell more slowly than non-tuboed cigars, but also seem to be maintaining the underlying sweet smell better (and a nice humidity). Looking forward to trying them with a few years of age, but keeping expectations down in view of the recent thread. In any case, they look like great smokes.

[Diamondog]

I take them out of the tubos and put them in cabs

[maverickdrinker]

caps off for the most part.

[jacktarnold]

I remove them from the tubes. And place them loose in my humidor.

[PigFish]

Smoke one! Assess its condition and go from there. Relying on the person that packaged the product, as to whether the product is in the condition that you as an individual consider smokable is a poor choice.

I am picky about how my cigars are stored, I personally would remove them and store them in what I consider the right conditions, or at least remove the caps and shoot for the same end result. For me, tubed cigars are a waste of smoking dollars. I would buy lesser packaged cigars in larger quantities.

No need to rant on about the value of tubed cigars! I understand the crushed cigar argument! That is why I have numerous ways to protect a cigar while traveling.

-Piggy

[greenpimp]

If you are going to smoke them in the next year, take the cap off or take them out. Longer then that, I leave them in the tube. I have had very good luck aging cigars long-term in tubos. My Monarcas come to mind. They have retained a good intensity of flavor and it seems to slow the aging process some.

[lonsdaleto]

I like to leave them in the tubes with the caps on in my humidor. I love the smell when I unscrew the cap and take the cigar out.

[mk05]

I wrote seriously about this a long time ago. But long story short:

Fermentation continues to take place after you receive your cigar

Lack of oxygen rich environment (low airflow such as ziplock) slows that process

That's pretty much the key take away.

PS - I even would throw out there tubos are great for long term because it slows airflow, and oxidation further lowers the presence of oxygen in the tubo?

[ramon_cojones]

I don't buy tubos.

[mk05]

I don't always buy tubos, but when I did, I bought RyJ Churchills.

[Colt45]

I leave them in the tubes with the caps on, though I will usually do an initial check for mold.

Fermentation continues to take place after you receive your cigar

I would disagree that actual fermentation continues in a rolled cigar. Maturation / integration / melding / marrying - yes.

I have a theory (actually really more a question) that perhaps ziplocs, etc allow for maturation while reducing the negative

effects of time.

[mk05]

Pretty much the same thing in my mind

[nikesupremedunk]

so what exactly is the purpose of tubos then? just to make it easier if you want to carry one out somewhere?

[thechenman]

so what exactly is the purpose of tubos then? just to make it easier if you want to carry one out somewhere?

Exactamundo...plus it's great presentation when offering one as a gift.