ballophun Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Our gracious host recently sent me a few sticks, amongst which was a Monte 2 with a beautifully oily wrapper. I have 5 Monte 2s left from a box of 10 I bought about 6 months ago which spent about 4 months out of a humidor. They've only recently been moved to my new fridgidor which maintains a solid 65%rh at about 17 deg. They seem to have lost the oily sheen. Is the reason for this simply because they were not correctly humidified? If cigars with that much sheen and malleability are placed in a humidor with 65%rh will they subsequently lose those qualities? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 If they have been outside humidor, in a dry climate for four months in a row they must have dried out somewhat, oils evaporating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmurase Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Our gracious host recently sent me a few sticks, amongst which was a Monte 2 with a beautifully oily wrapper. I have 5 Monte 2s left from a box of 10 I bought about 6 months ago which spent about 4 months out of a humidor. They've only recently been moved to my new fridgidor which maintains a solid 65%rh at about 17 deg. They seem to have lost the oily sheen. Is the reason for this simply because they were not correctly humidified? If cigars with that much sheen and malleability are placed in a humidor with 65%rh will they subsequently lose those qualities? Cheers The oils evaporated during 4 months out of the humidor. They will never come back, even if the cigars are carefully re-humidified.Storage in the humidor at 65% RH is the best way to keep the cigars in good condition and preserve those oils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballophun Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Cheers. That's a bit of a disappointment. Ill be interested to see the difference in taste. It really makes you appreciate the pe, hq, psp system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanbeer Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 ugly could smoke fab, oily could smoke ****, that's from my experience, you only konw if a cigar is good after lighting up, not before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakes Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 ugly could smoke fab, oily could smoke ****, that's from my experience, you only konw if a cigar is good after lighting up, not before x2 In general I tend to find the cigars with the oily wrappers take a touch longer to be ready to smoke, but worth the wait... the ones with very little oil seem to be ready sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fokker4me Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I have had mixed times with oily wrappers. I have an awesome box of PE RASS that were the best looking non LE CCs I have ever looked at but they smoke terrible. No taste and bland as heck. Not a bit of typical notes. However I have a very close box code to them that do not have the same sheen but smoke terrific. So Im not sure it always matters for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophidion Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Oily wrappers are real pretty and all, but I much prefer light colored matte finish wrappers. They consistently seem to burn and taste better. Each to their own I guess This is how I see it. Oily is better for aging IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I Once had a box of PSP RASS that were absolute Duds! I also had a box of the lightest BBF wrappers I've ever seen and were cayenne pepper bombs!! Just a brilliant box! Who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fokker4me Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I Once had a box of PSP RASS that were absolute Duds! I also had a box of the lightest BBF wrappers I've ever seen and were cayenne pepper bombs!! Just a brilliant box! Who knows? I have had the same experience as you on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I have had the same experience as you on that one. fokker4me, With they PSP RASS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballophun Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Cheers for the experiences. Having smoked my first Boli PC yesterday, a chunky matte light brown thing that looked like it would be more at home on the bottom of the local swimming pool, I realised it's not all about looks... Not at all. Or price for that matter. I was looking forward to the Monte 2 but now I'm a bit reluctant to smoke it yet what with all it's good looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Monte #3 for me always smoke best with the crappiest dried out and scruffy wrappers, which is good because that's what you mostly get!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedipastor Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I prefer oily wrappers all things being equal ... the problem is you never know if all things actually are equal. The filler is what really matters--they need to get the blend right and it needs to be constructed properly. If this is true in both cases, I'd take the oily wrapper though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fokker4me Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 fokker4me, With they PSP RASS? Yes, would not have expected that but have smoked 8 out of that box so far and all have had very limited flavor just not "Great". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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