re: Let's talk Cigars

Midget Death Squad, are you me?
Exact same scenario with the shitty $50 humidor.
My solution was to go tupperdore. I stole one of my mother in law's tuperware and threw in a 69% boveda. But.. that's too damn humid. I can't seem to find any 62 or 65% locally, so what I do is use my crappy humidor as a dry box. Basically, all the cigars I plan on smoking the next week go out of the tupperdor and into the dry box. That way I have a nice rotation, the gift humidor gets used, and the rest of the cigars are stored properly.

That is a really nice set up.I really like the acrylic containers. Where did you get them from? And what are you using as a humidification device?

Also, we smoke a lot of the same cigars!

How did you season this one, and how often do you need to? Or did it never need seasoning at all? I may give this one a go.

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Midget Death Squad, are you me?
Exact same scenario with the shitty $50 humidor.
My solution was to go tupperdore. I stole one of my mother in law's tuperware and threw in a 69% boveda. But.. that's too damn humid. I can't seem to find any 62 or 65% locally, so what I do is use my crappy humidor as a dry box. Basically, all the cigars I plan on smoking the next week go out of the tupperdor and into the dry box. That way I have a nice rotation, the gift humidor gets used, and the rest of the cigars are stored properly.

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I use Tupperware for my acids that my wife likes, but the superficial side of me really enjoys the display of the humidor when I am going to grab a stick. It just feels... right.

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This is curiously precise. Why the difference?

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Basically just what I've learned from tasting both cigar regions at different humidity levels so I adjusted my storage based on those smoking experiences.

1. Cuban cigars are regularly rolled pretty tight. At higher rh (69-70), the extra moisture swells the tobacco and makes a tight draw even tighter. The lower rh at 65 helps create an easier draw. On top of the draw, I also had more burn issues with Cubans at 69 rh.

2. NCs are where I smoke a lot of maduros. I want to maintain those dark, oily wrappers as best as possible. Drier conditions can cause the oils to evaporate and the cigar loses flavor. The difference between 65 and 69 rh was noticeable to me and 69 rh provided a better experience.

Nice load baw.

You in BR?

Late Hour tonight. Little peppery to start

Thanks for all the kind comments everyone. This is a good group, so I appreciate hearing what everyone had to say.

I saw a couple of questions, so I'll try to answer.

1. If I could only choose 1 to smoke what would it be?

Tough, because I just got the Cubans and have only let them rest ... resisted smoking them for now. The Opus X's are on hold just because I like having a stock and I'm looking for the right occasion.

I've really enjoyed the Fuente King-T's (non Rosado, the Rosado's have been a tough draw) and the Tatuaje Bon Chassuers. I think that the Caldwells that I've got are massively underrated, as I've really enjoyed them as well.

But, there seems to be a time and a place where each one seems like the right fit. It mostly depends on what I'm drinking, how much time I have, and who I'm smoking with that makes for the right choice.

2. I keep everything at 69% rh.

3. I had some My Father Le Bijou 1922s (Churchills) this summer. Loved them. Need to re-stock.

4. I got the acrylic cases from Fox Cigar, but they're for sale lots of places, including Amazon. I used to open display all my cigars in cedar trays or in their boxes, but I just found it was too tough to keep my humidor at a consistent rh. I had two "Cigar Oasis Plus" devices in the humidor, but I felt like I was constantly tinkering with them. I also didn't like the propensity for mold either. I didn't like worrying about my collection going bad if I didn't attend to it weekly.

The acrylics are mostly idiot-proof, and that was exactly why I got them. What they lack in looks, they make up for in functionality. I took the tops off for the picture (obviously), but when the tops are on, they still look just fine for showing off what I've got, and that's half of the fun.

There is a gap in the bottom of each one that allows a Boveda to rest on the floor of the box (you can't see it in the pic) while the cigars rest on a perforated tray above the Boveda, and it works great. I find myself swapping out Bovedas every 8-12 weeks or so.

If you have a choice get the Boveda acrylics over the Pixel acrylics. I've got both, and even though they both work equally well, the Bovedas are easier to open. I've had that set up for about a year now and everything has stayed in great shape ... no problems.

Had a couple nights this week without. Last night was my go-to Villazon Maduro toro.