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Should I store cigars without the cellophane wrapper? |
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So you just got your new cigars, all pretty and perfectly packed in plastic cellophane. Wait! You're not thinking of putting those bad boys inside your humidor just like that are you? If you want to have that cigar last, you might want to think twice.Think of a humidor as a Naked Resort. No clothes permitted. For cigars in general, all that hard work to get your humidor to that perfect humidity level is not only compromised by cellophane wrapped cigars, but a hinderance to the cigar itself. The cellophane around a cigar is the same as putting a bag over a persons head. They both will experience a limited life if they are unable to breathe.
If you feel you must or insist putting your cigars in your humidor chamber, at least take the time to unwrap the ends of each cigar in order to have a little room to breathe. Without this step, you'll find that your cigars will work better as a paperweight than a fine stogie. The exception to this is that the cellophane supports the desired aging of the cigar and will prevent a mixing of flavors of different cigars you may have within the same humidor. However, the moisture of the cigar over time, is compromised.
Welcome to dividers. All of StogiesHumidors.com humidors come with dividers to address this very same issue. Allowing the seperation between the cigars to keep the mix of flavors seperated into each section, preventing a "slip" of mixture between the cigars. Without this divider, and for suggested short periods of time, then the advice to having your cigars inside the cellophane wrapper is recommended to keep the seperation of flavor and aroma kept with a mixed variety.
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