Aging...dress box vs cab

[dowjr1]

I often hear people saying sticks from a cab are somehow better than those coming from the dress boxes. A lot of my current stogies are in dress boxes and they need some rest time. Anyone move their stock from DBs into old cab boxes for better age results?

[Maplepie]

Me. But only for cosmetic purposes.

Unless they're limited edition dress boxes, naturally...

(i'm seeing double! )

[tmac77]

Cabs are better than DB's for aging. I always try to move mine into old cabs when available.

[Firebender]

You can put them in cabs but they are still box pressed..

[Maplepie]

You can put them in cabs but they are still box pressed..

hmmmmmmm... i wonder if anyone moves the Cabinets to Dress Boxes in order to box press them.

[Ginseng]

I moved Firebender's post over and deleted the duplicate thread.

Wilkey

[Ginseng]

I prefer to move my cigars out of dress boxes into cabs whenever:

1. I have a spare cab lying about

2. I have multiple boxes and want to build a super-cab.

Wilkey

[Phillys]

I also move all dress box stock to cabs or semi boite natures if I don't have any extra cabs.

[polarbear]

I don't move cigars from a dress box to a cab but do always buy cabs if possible. I'll save my pennies a bit longer and buy a cab of RASS or Party Shorts before I'd buy a dress box

[maxcjs0101]

Any reason why slb's age better than dress boxes? From my limited understanding, the cedar from the slb will impart some aromas to the cigars and they also contain air better compared to the dress boxes. Anything else?

[PapaDisco]

If you calculate the opening area of a SLB vs. a Dress Box you'll find that the SLB has much less opening area. Also, the way the cigars are packed into a SLB vs a Dress Box means that they're more exposed to the cigar next to them than the air. So SLB cigars all bundled up have somewhat less 'exterior' to the bundle and less air circulation than a Dress Box.

All one can calculate is the difference in volumes and opening area. How much air actually circulates in and out (and it will be different even if the lids are never opened on either) is unknown, but apparently some folks can taste the difference.

[BonVivant]

I did an experiment with LGC Tainos and put 50 of it into an empty cab of Bolivar Corona Gigantes - guess what happened over a period of only one year?

[Stogieninja]

I did an experiment with LGC Tainos and put 50 of it into an empty cab of Bolivar Corona Gigantes - guess what happened over a period of only one year?

Cab was better?

[straizor]

a friend of mine rolles every single cigar he ages in cellophane. they age slower and longer. so this way it doesn't matter weather its in DB or Cabs the oils of the cigar stay there. belive me, i've tried his stuff and it work. problem is that i'm way to lazy to do that

[Smallclub]

I did an experiment with LGC Tainos and put 50 of it into an empty cab of Bolivar Corona Gigantes - guess what happened over a period of only one year?

They tasted like BCG?

[Troels]

I did an experiment with LGC Tainos and put 50 of it into an empty cab of Bolivar Corona Gigantes - guess what happened over a period of only one year?

.

They went up in smoke

[CaptainQuintero]

I prefer to move my cigars out of dress boxes into cabs whenever:

1. I have a spare cab lying about

2. I have multiple boxes and want to build a super-cab.

Wilkey

That picture is beautiful Wilkey!!

[TypicalSituation]

a friend of mine rolles every single cigar he ages in cellophane. they age slower and longer. so this way it doesn't matter weather its in DB or Cabs the oils of the cigar stay there. belive me, i've tried his stuff and it work. problem is that i'm way to lazy to do that

Dang, this is some legitimate work. Here I'm barely reasonable enough to make small labels with the date codes for my stogies

[Maplepie]

a friend of mine rolles every single cigar he ages in cellophane. they age slower and longer. so this way it doesn't matter weather its in DB or Cabs the oils of the cigar stay there. belive me, i've tried his stuff and it work. problem is that i'm way to lazy to do that

Oh wow, Michel... where does he get the cellos?

Wonder if sarin wrap would work…

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[straizor]

Oh wow, Michel... where does he get the cellos?

Wonder if sarin wrap would work…

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haha. you canadian guys call it sarin wrap. you have to do it with the young sticks. if you get a box with already some age on it, say 10yrs <, its not gonna work so great anymore.

[BonVivant]

They tasted like BCG?

Exactly! Winner, winner!!!

[mk05]

turned light?

[Lant63]

I prefer to move my cigars out of dress boxes into cabs whenever:

1. I have a spare cab lying about

2. I have multiple boxes and want to build a super-cab.

Wilkey

What boxes did you use for this? They seem perfect for Lonsdalse Cabs!

[Maplepie]

haha. you canadian guys call it sarin wrap. you have to do it with the young sticks. if you get a box with already some age on it, say 10yrs <, its not gonna work so great anymore.

WHOOPS. Saran wrap... Not Sarin, the nerve gas

but moving on: of course, of course... where would he get the cello, though? hard to find them unless you have a few Yankee mates who only smoke Non-Cubans... but if they were your mates, good chance they won't be ONLY smoking non-Cubans!!

[Ginseng]

What boxes did you use for this? They seem perfect for Lonsdalse Cabs!

I don't recall what boxes I used. They are well buried in my coolers and I haven't an idea which one they're in. Sorry!

Wilkey