Newcomer (Newbie) Q&A

[Nevrknow]

The Siglo III is way above a I. To me, the Siglo l was an afterthought, or what's left on the floor from rolling a Siglo lll. Try it. You'll see.

[Earthbuddy]

On 2/13/2025 at 10:55 AM, Nevrknow said:

The Siglo III is way above a I. To me, the Siglo l was an afterthought, or what's left on the floor from rolling a Siglo lll. Try it. You'll see.

Thanks, I’ve got Siglo 3 tubos from 2019 resting now. I will give one a try in a couple weeks.

[barrygoodvibes]

I am just starting to get into cigars. I’m pretty much exclusively enjoying light/medium Cubans. I love the honey/vanilla/caramel tasting cigars. That being said, what are some of your favorite lesser expensive boxes to throw in the humidor? 

[ptsmith109]

I'm getting a little bit more involved in the cigar hobby and I'm needing to expand my current storage situation. I've got a pretty nice small acrylic humidor I keep in my home office, but usually what I've done at my local shop is buy a cigar, and if I like it, buy another stick and put it in the humidor. There are a few that I like enough that I'd consider ordering a box of them. If I do so, what seems to be the best way to keep them? Remove them from the box and store them in a humidor, store the cigar, box and all, inside the humidor, or something else? 

[Mike Mecklenburg]

On 5/11/2025 at 10:39 AM, barrygoodvibes said:

I am just starting to get into cigars. I’m pretty much exclusively enjoying light/medium Cubans. I love the honey/vanilla/caramel tasting cigars. That being said, what are some of your favorite lesser expensive boxes to throw in the humidor? 

I can suggest the Rafael Gonzalez Petit Corona (or) Perlas, H. Upmann Half Corona, Bolivar Petit Coronas.  They are smaller cigars but are very consistent.

[yuppie]

6 hours ago, ptsmith109 said:

I'm getting a little bit more involved in the cigar hobby and I'm needing to expand my current storage situation. I've got a pretty nice small acrylic humidor I keep in my home office, but usually what I've done at my local shop is buy a cigar, and if I like it, buy another stick and put it in the humidor. There are a few that I like enough that I'd consider ordering a box of them. If I do so, what seems to be the best way to keep them? Remove them from the box and store them in a humidor, store the cigar, box and all, inside the humidor, or something else? 

Depending on how serious and how many boxes, how long you'd like to age, I would offer a couple solutions:

- Cheap/Easy: EZY tote - Target sells the Ezy Storage 52.8qt for like $15 - Throw in some of the larger 62% Boveda's and you're set. I'm currently using this to keep my boxes in until my huge electric humidor arrives.

- Expensive/Huge: Raching, Yohtron, Afidano - These are the top-tier solutions that control temperature and humidity, provide circulating airflow and can even sport ammonia removal. If you're wanting to age for years and years, want plenty of storage and temperatures are also a concern, you'll eventually end up here.

People swear by tupperware, and I use them too but find it harder to organize and find the stick you're looking for, plus only huge containers like the EZYs are big enough to hold multiple boxes. There is nothing wrong with keeping your cigars in tupperware for years on end. You can use any food-safe container that has a tight seal, bovedas are great, throw a govee in there for monitoring temps/rH and you're fine.

[ptsmith109]

3 hours ago, yuppie said:

Depending on how serious and how many boxes, how long you'd like to age, I would offer a couple solutions:

- Cheap/Easy: EZY tote - Target sells the Ezy Storage 52.8qt for like $15 - Throw in some of the larger 62% Boveda's and you're set. I'm currently using this to keep my boxes in until my huge electric humidor arrives.

- Expensive/Huge: Raching, Yohtron, Afidano - These are the top-tier solutions that control temperature and humidity, provide circulating airflow and can even sport ammonia removal. If you're wanting to age for years and years, want plenty of storage and temperatures are also a concern, you'll eventually end up here.

People swear by tupperware, and I use them too but find it harder to organize and find the stick you're looking for, plus only huge containers like the EZYs are big enough to hold multiple boxes. There is nothing wrong with keeping your cigars in tupperware for years on end. You can use any food-safe container that has a tight seal, bovedas are great, throw a govee in there for monitoring temps/rH and you're fine.

Would you recommend storing different cigars in different tupperware containers if I go that route, or does it even matter? Just thinking, I've got a box of Romeo y Julieta Cedros, some Montecristo No. 5s and some BHK 52s on the way. 

[yuppie]

1 hour ago, ptsmith109 said:

Would you recommend storing different cigars in different tupperware containers if I go that route, or does it even matter? Just thinking, I've got a box of Romeo y Julieta Cedros and some Montecristo No. 5s... and some BHK 52s on the way. 

Doesn't matter too much. Keep them in their boxes or add some cedar to the tupperware in form of trays or dividers, it'll be fine.

[barrygoodvibes]

On 5/15/2025 at 2:18 AM, Mike Mecklenburg said:

I can suggest the Rafael Gonzalez Petit Corona (or) Perlas, H. Upmann Half Corona, Bolivar Petit Coronas.  They are smaller cigars but are very consistent.

Thank you! I am very excited to try and find some Bolivar PCs. I did order a box of HUHC and I will try to grab a single of the Rafael Gonzalez to see if I like it.