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KzooCowboy Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 2:30 AM EST
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I am aging cigars for 5 years. Using a boveda pack and wrung-out wet bits of paper towel that I have been replacing every week (the paper towel bits, not the boveda pack) and I am storing them in an airtight zipper bag on a shelf in the basement. I am already salivating at the thought of unzipping the bag and lighting them up in 2025.
Palama Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 2:32 AM EST
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KzooCowboy wrote:
I am aging cigars for 5 years. Using a boveda pack and wrung-out wet bits of paper towel that I have been replacing every week (the paper towel bits, not the boveda pack) and I am storing them in an airtight zipper bag on a shelf in the basement. I am already salivating at the thought of unzipping the bag and lighting them up in 2025.


Lettuce leaves are far superior to paper towels!
shaun341 Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 5:33 AM EST
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I'd wrap them in the wet paper towel and take them out of the bag. Put them in a sock and store in the top drawer of your wife's dresser, better results imo.
tonygraz Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 6:20 AM EST
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Do you play the Kazoo while your cigar burns ?
edin508 Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 7:30 AM EST
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Please say this is a troll post.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 7:52 AM EST
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What cigars are you aging?
KingoftheCove Offline
#7 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 8:42 AM EST
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DrMaddVibe wrote:
What cigars are you aging?

Heh heh...
Stogie1020 Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 11:48 AM EST
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If you keep the submerged in water they stay hydrated better. FYI.

In fact, I sous vide all my cigars.
USNGunner Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 12:08 PM EST
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Flesh kazoo? Broke Musician Mountain?
RMAN4443 Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 12:17 PM EST
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Great idea!!! By 2025, I bet they'll be covered in a thick rug of "plume"....Anxious
USNGunner Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 12:23 PM EST
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RMAN4443 wrote:
Great idea!!! By 2025, I bet they'll be covered in a thick rug of "plume"....Anxious



Oh great. Now your going to have Stephen soaking his humidor in bleach again. Shame on you
Dg west deptford Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 3:01 PM EST
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Kzoo, you've embarked on a noble endeavor.
Please skip the paper towel bits as they will add 100% humidity to the cigars. The bovedas will serve to dry up the towel bits and therefore not put out the RH listed on the pack. If it's worth 5 years of your time do it right, just keep the bovedas from becoming rocks by replacement or recharging as needed and you'll be fine. Ask your local tobaconist for a couple cedar blocks to add to the bag as well if possible.
Either way please keep us apprised to your endeavors and yes, you must list in detail the cigars you're aging for our careful consideration
Stogie1020 Offline
#13 Posted: Sat, Apr 4 2020, 4:38 PM EST
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In all seriousness, what do you guys look for in a cigar to decide to buy a box and stash them away for months or years? What basis do you use to pick the starting cigar?
tonygraz Offline
#14 Posted: Sat, Apr 4 2020, 6:16 PM EST
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I use a crystal ball and it usually is wrong.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#15 Posted: Sat, Apr 4 2020, 6:26 PM EST
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I don't intentionally stash cigars. I've just happened to acquire enough that I can't get to them all in a timely fashion
KingoftheCove Offline
#16 Posted: Sat, Apr 4 2020, 6:30 PM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
I don't intentionally stash cigars. I've just happened to acquire enough that I can't get to them all in a timely fashion

^^this..
And
Anecdotal information from other botl...
And
Knowing that certain blenders have certain cigars that improve significantly after a good nap
Stogie1020 Offline
#17 Posted: Sat, Apr 4 2020, 8:59 PM EST
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Thanks gents, you have been truly unhelpful and I appreciate it.Herfing
Sunoverbeach Offline
#18 Posted: Sat, Apr 4 2020, 9:28 PM EST
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Unhelpful is our specialty
frankj1 Offline
#19 Posted: Sat, Apr 4 2020, 10:01 PM EST
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we've said too much already
tonygraz Offline
#20 Posted: Sun, Apr 5 2020, 6:41 AM EST
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Well, if this noob hasn't written us off yet, my suggestion is to buy a plastic tub with a decent seal and put the cigars to be aged in it. Add a container with about 1/4 cup of beads and humidify to a stable 65%. Check every couple of weeks and if the humidity holds and if you are not going to open the tub, reduce the checking to longer intervals between. You could add some cedar if desired and bovedas, but the humidity should be good for 6 months or longer.

While you are waiting for the cigars to age you could buy and read my book "How to Train a Seal at Home".
RMAN4443 Offline
#21 Posted: Sun, Apr 5 2020, 8:29 AM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
Well, if this noob hasn't written us off yet, my suggestion is to buy a plastic tub with a decent seal and put the cigars to be aged in it. Add a container with about 1/4 cup of beads and humidify to a stable 65%. Check every couple of weeks and if the humidity holds and if you are not going to open the tub, reduce the checking to longer intervals between. You could add some cedar if desired and bovedas, but the humidity should be good for 6 months or longer.

While you are waiting for the cigars to age you could buy and read my book "How to Train a Seal at Home".


I'm gonna wait until it comes out on video...Anxious
KingoftheCove Offline
#22 Posted: Sun, Apr 5 2020, 9:13 AM EST
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RMAN4443 wrote:
I'm gonna wait until it comes out on video...Anxious


I already read the Cliff Notes version.
Wasn’t that good....
clintCigar Offline
#23 Posted: Sun, Apr 5 2020, 2:59 PM EST
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#TheAgingKing
engletl Offline
#24 Posted: Sun, Apr 5 2020, 4:19 PM EST
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5 years is not long enough...go for at least 18 years ( unless you live in Arkansas)
Pudding Mittens Offline
#25 Posted: Sun, Apr 5 2020, 6:38 PM EST
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I have sticks at the 15-year mark, and LOTS over 10 years. They range from good to fantastic.
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Stogie1020 Offline
#26 Posted: Sun, Apr 5 2020, 10:19 PM EST
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I have a handful of random cigars at the 10-15 years mark that I have simply never gotten around to smoking, but I guess I was thinking about buying a box specifically to let sit for a few years.

Trying to figure out how to choose the right box. I mean, will a LGC Series N taste good after a few years of napping? I am sure, but I doubt it will improve enough to justify the effort/storage space.
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