*****THE OFFICIAL CIGAR THREAD*****

[scho63]

Today's lineup:
H. Upmann the Banker Toro
Oliva "O" Series Robusto
Alec Bradley Prensado Robusto

[Woogieman]

Hard to smoke a pipe without looking obnoxiously pretentious, but the smoke is so much cleaner and pleasant than a cigar's. Have to put a pipe on my "to-Do" list. That said, I haven't smoked many cigars lately, mainly due to my crappy humidors. I'm not sure of the price point for a decent humidor ($150+?), but it is definitely more than I have spent in the past! Those GD boxes with the cheap plastic hygrometer and humidifier with sponge just don't cut it if you spende $5+ per stick.

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by Woogieman

Hard to smoke a pipe without looking obnoxiously pretentious, but the smoke is so much cleaner and pleasant than a cigar's. Have to put a pipe on my "to-Do" list. That said, I haven't smoked many cigars lately, mainly due to my crappy humidors. I'm not sure of the price point for a decent humidor ($150+?), but it is definitely more than I have spent in the past! Those GD boxes with the cheap plastic hygrometer and humidifier with sponge just don't cut it if you spende $5+ per stick.

If you actually like tobacco and want to try a lot of interesting things, the pipe is the way to go. I think the quality of pipe tobacco is better than anything else out there, and you can buy some really nice stuff in bulk if you want so that it costs next to nothing.

[scho63]

You can buy an excellent humidor for $60-75.

Never buy one with a glass top as they leak humidity and no true cigar smoker buys those. Make sure it has a digital hygrometer and those cost $7-10 if not included.

Inside MUST be Spanish Cedar.

Also buy humidity packs as thet work much better than a sponge with either distilled water or cigar juice.

Never use tap water, ONLY distilled.

When you first get a humidor you want to condition it with a clean sponge and distillled water. You take a damp sponge and wipe all the cedar and any slats to dampen them.

65-72% humidity is best.

Humidor should never be in direct sunlight.

[scho63]

Also < 55% will begin to dry out your cigars which is bad and will lead to bitter cigars that unravel and burn fast.

>75% puts your cigars at risk of mold and that destroys ALL of them.

If you achieve perfect humidity, your cigars may achieve plume, which looks like white small mold but it is not. It is the sugars in the cigars crystalizing.

I had some plume early this year. Takes afew months.

I smoke too soon so it is hard for mine to achieve plume.

[scho63]

Lastly, do not take your cigars out of the cellophane as it is not necessary. You should however take off the plastic wrapper to any boxes and just leave the whole box in the humidor if you own a large one like I have.

[emaw82]

The best budget humidor you can get IMO is a plastic container with a gasket lid, a cedar tray, and a couple Boveda packs. I have 2 of that setup (tupperdors) and LOVE them. There are folks on r/cigars that have hundreds of cigars including premium ones (Opus, God of Fire, CCs, etc) and they use that setup. They are pretty much foolproof if you can keep them in a temperature controlled environment. The Bovedas will last a year plus since they are air tight. You just have to open them every now and then to let them breathe and rotate the cigars. I use the large Sistema container, Mantello tray (or 2, it will fit 2) and 2 60g Bovedas (all from Amazon). You can usually do the full setup for around $50. I use the 65rh Bovedas because I like to stay in the mid to upper 60s for humidity. I have a couple other humidors, too, and do like the look of a nice wooden humidor. Honestly, though, I trust the tupperdors a lot more. The only reason I'm considering a wineador is to prevent temperature fluctuations. I had a scare when my AC went out this summer.

[scho63]

Originally Posted by emaw82

The best budget humidor you can get IMO is a plastic container with a gasket lid, a cedar tray, and a couple Boveda packs. I have 2 of that setup (tupperdors) and LOVE them.

This is an EXCELLENT option.

[scho63]

There is a BIG difference between plume and mold.

The little white dots that are produce by the sugars can easily be wiped off and have no impact other than to know your sugar has a perfect age and humidity.

If you have ever been unfortunate to see mold, I haven't in my humidors but my cousin did once, they kill the cigar and usually you see other signs like greenish color and slightly swelled cigars from over moisture.

[SupDock]

Originally Posted by scho63

There is a BIG difference between plume and mold.

The little white dots that are produce by the sugars can easily be wiped off and have no impact other than to know your sugar has a perfect age and humidity.

If you have ever been unfortunate to see mold, I haven't in my humidors but my cousin did once, they kill the cigar and usually you see other signs like greenish color and slightly swelled cigars from over moisture.

More and more authority figures are saying plume doesn’t exist at all

I’m not aware of any cigar that was alleged to have “plume” that was seen under microscope and it wasn’t actually mold.

[scho63]

Todays sticks:
E.P. Carillo Encore Torpeedo
Oliva Melanio V Torpeedo

[scho63]

Just pulled out one more:
Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro

[Otter]

Recently tried a 'Blue Blondie' Acid cigar. Brand name not LSD.


https://www.jrcigars.com/cigars/hand...s/acid-cigars/


Not good.

[scho63]

Originally Posted by Otter

Recently tried a 'Blue Blondie' Acid cigar. Brand name not LSD.

https://www.jrcigars.com/cigars/hand...s/acid-cigars/

Not good.

Do you like mellow, medium or full bodied cigars?

[Otter]

Originally Posted by scho63

Do you like mellow, medium or full bodied cigars?

Gonna paraphrase my Pop Pop on this one:

"I like my woman like I like my cigars. Strong enough I don't have to worry about them but not strong enough to kick my ass."

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