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choner Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Mar 6 2003, 9:57 AM EST
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So I'm new to smoking. Just got a bunch of cigars from a trade with Hokiebama (he's the man!), and I have recently bought some on Cbid. So I want to know are there any cigars out there that I should put in a different humidor then my main one. I have read about ACID, but what other cigars don't belong in my main humidor? Can I put flavored cigars in? How about the Naturals? Please help. Thanks a lot.

choner
SteveR@CigarBid Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, Mar 6 2003, 10:11 AM EST
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I store all of my Acid cigars in a separate humidor, as their aroma is pretty strong and will definitely influence other cigars over time.

Naturals are not aromatic or flavored cigars, they just use exotic tobaccos. They can be stored with your more traditional cigars.

Depending on how defined the aroma is from a flavored cigar, I would probably store them separately. However, some flavoreds like CAO seem to focus on taste, rather than aroma, and won't influence your cigars much, if at all. However, I kept my girlfriend's Cojimar's far away from my cigars :)
Steve*R Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Mar 6 2003, 10:22 AM EST
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The concept of cigars marrying blends always comes up in these discussions. Cigars rarely marry.

But...keep the flavoreds, ACIDS, Naturals, Lars, Rusty's, out of your humidor. Most have a casing or "external flavorant" not unlike aromatic pipe tobaccos. They will disperse their casings onto the other cigars and will leave a lingering odor in your humidor.

That said, there are those who enjoy a hint of an ACID on their puros. If they never offer a cigar from their humidor to another smoker, they should put in their humidor whatever makes them happy. However, I'd really be disappointed if I were handed a Hoyo Dark Sumatra and it smelled of ACID.
Steve*R Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, Mar 6 2003, 10:25 AM EST
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The Steves disagree on the Naturals.

I find them quite aromatic, but then, I am old and generally smell like a pre-Castro AMS clear Havana, the cigar I was weaned on.
bassithound Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, Mar 6 2003, 10:30 AM EST
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I have a separate Humi for my acids and traditional cigars, however I have occasionally thrown some cheaper sticks with the acids, when the stock falls. Although they pick up some of the aromatic smell, I haven't been able to ever taste a difference. I currently have some CI Churchills and Flamencos in wiht the Acids.
FWIW
Dave in NJ
bud451 Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, Mar 6 2003, 10:42 AM EST
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I don't have or like any flavored, perfumed or oil treated cigars. If I did, I would not put any of them in with my regular smokes.
Homebrew Offline
#7 Posted: Thu, Mar 6 2003, 11:39 AM EST
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Whoa acid on my cigars.
Man thats a trip.
Lmfao
Later
Homebrew
p.s. Gotta keep em separated.
Slimboli Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, Mar 6 2003, 11:43 AM EST
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... and I diagree that cigars rarely marry.

Over time (and I'm talking many months or years) ... they will tend to 'age' together, and pick up subtle changes in flavors from each other.

This phenomenon called 'marrying' is a common, and is a well-known fact of tobacco production. It's what makes LGC's taste "green" until the 3 tobacco's in the blend mix sufficiently. Some of this transfer is by smell (airborne ethers), but much of it is caused by direct contact - transfers of "essential oils" in the cigar's tobacco. These oils migrate through the cigar and can be transferred readily.

Marrying can be good or bad. If your humidor is full of the same (or very similar) types of smokes, it will guaranty a consistent smoke. If you inter-mix mild or spicy blends with strong or earthy blends, the mixing is quite noticeable.

This is why you should consider leaving the cello on when mixing a broad range of cigars in one humidor (or removing it if they're all the same). Some smokers go one step further, and leave their Cuban's in a completely different box from their others.... ;-)

Some may notice these changes, others may not ... but I'd definately keep the maduros separated from the naturals by a cedar divider, if they are in the same humidor.
cruiser Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Mar 6 2003, 2:00 PM EST
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with time they pickup some scent to avoid that put some backingsoda in your huminidor,however dont take my word for that.Amen
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