G.C.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 7:59:46 AM
I know, it's like asking, Ginger, or MaryAnn.... we all have our preferences and for good reasons that may be only our own. This topic may have been covered here before, but since it's an ongoing thing for most of us, maybe it can be revisited. Some of us may have changed our minds over time... like, you know, MaryAnn can really throw together a mean coconut creme pie, and with those little shorts and pigtails, I mean, damn.... But, then, Ginger...tall, slender, Ginger... in that sparkly split dress, those legs... and red hair... well... that's a choice that may change from day to day. Like cello. ON or OFF?

Personally, I like both, and this is something I've sort of come to do over time. I'm not locked into one brand, or one size, wrapper, strength or flavor profile. I just like cigars. ALL kinds of cigars, and I have several different offerings in my humidors pretty much all the time. The bulk of my stock, I leave in the cello. But, I will take a few different ones out and let them lay naked in the humidor for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks and then choose my daily smokes from that lot. I don't worry about flavors marrying. I just let the tobacco do what it does and then enjoy it as it is. Usually, I will get a better burn, better draw, and a more flavorful smoke from my stash that way. Not to mention, the aroma that greets my nasal passages when I open a humidor full of naked cigars. Well, it's even better than coconut creme pie.

I'm interested in hearing what you think.

By the way, for my money, it's MaryAnn, all the way, with the cello off, covered in coconut creme... no wait... Ginger. NO, wait, MaryAnn, no wait.... oh crap.

tonygraz
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 8:57:40 AM
So many questions so many questionnaires:

Pancakes or waffles ?

Do you like long walks on the beach ?

Daisy Mae or Ellie Mae ?

Do you like camping by the river ?

Cello on or cello off ?

David Lee or Sammy ?

Warner Oland or Sidney Toler ?

Have you been in a Turkish prison ?

Do you like gladiator movies ?

Have you ever seen a grown man naked (other than mirrors or porn) ?

dogs or cats ?

Men or women ?

Wad or fold ?

Sit or squat ?

Mary Ann or Ginger ?

Do sad movies make you cry ?

Butter or margarine ?

Pancho or Cisco ?

bgz
  • bgz
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 9:31:39 AM
I don't eat that sh*t and I don't bang geriatrics....

Oh, wait, you weren't asking me...

G.C.
  • G.C.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 10:26:09 AM
I bet you would, if only you could talk her into the backseat of your Super Bee.
Palama
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 1:01:51 PM

I know, it's like asking, Ginger, or MaryAnn.... we all have our preferences and for good reasons that may be only our own. This topic may have been covered here before, but since it's an ongoing thing for most of us, maybe it can be revisited. Some of us may have changed our minds over time... like, you know, MaryAnn can really throw together a mean coconut creme pie, and with those little shorts and pigtails, I mean, damn.... But, then, Ginger...tall, slender, Ginger... in that sparkly split dress, those legs... and red hair... well... that's a choice that may change from day to day. Like cello. ON or OFF?

Personally, I like both, and this is something I've sort of come to do over time. I'm not locked into one brand, or one size, wrapper, strength or flavor profile. I just like cigars. ALL kinds of cigars, and I have several different offerings in my humidors pretty much all the time. The bulk of my stock, I leave in the cello. But, I will take a few different ones out and let them lay naked in the humidor for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks and then choose my daily smokes from that lot. I don't worry about flavors marrying. I just let the tobacco do what it does and then enjoy it as it is. Usually, I will get a better burn, better draw, and a more flavorful smoke from my stash that way. Not to mention, the aroma that greets my nasal passages when I open a humidor full of naked cigars. Well, it's even better than coconut creme pie.

I'm interested in hearing what you think.

By the way, for my money, it's MaryAnn, all the way, with the cello off, covered in coconut creme... no wait... Ginger. NO, wait, MaryAnn, no wait.... oh crap.

G.C. wrote:

I think you should keep doing what you’re doing and not GAF about what anybody else says.

Abrignac
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 1:54:42 PM
As long as you remove the cello before lighting up you should be good.
corey sellers
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 3:00:09 PM
Does add a different flavor if you leave it own....

Just sayin

Abrignac
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 3:56:07 PM

Does add a different flavor if you leave it own....

Just sayin

corey sellers wrote:

So does the cedar wrapper, but I’ll pass.

🐴

corey sellers
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 5:42:22 PM
Does add a different flavor if you leave it own....

Just sayin

corey sellers
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 5:43:38 PM
Just making sure you heard me the first time.
Cheno
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 5:47:26 PM

Just making sure you heard me the first time.

corey sellers wrote:

What did you say?

delta1
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 6:00:10 PM
I paid attention in high school health class...leave the rub, er, cello on................... or bad things could happen
corey sellers
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 6:17:01 PM
Hmmm lets see I just started my smoke and I am feeling funny now.

Great cigar

LeeBot
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 9:46:04 PM
I think it's a false dichotomy. They both have advantages. People act like it has to be one or the other and like they really know which is best for everyone. As if you have to make a choice.

Why not MaryAnn AND Ginger? Go big or go home.

Cigars? Definitely cello on. I'm way to clumsy to go rummaging through a bunch of naked smokes all the time.

borndead1
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 10:42:45 PM
On for long term storage

Off if I'm gonna smoke 'em soon (soon means a year or so)

tonygraz
Thursday, October 14, 2021 6:54:02 AM

...Why not MaryAnn AND Ginger? Go big or go home....

LeeBot wrote:

MaryAnn is dead, man.

Stogie1020
Thursday, October 14, 2021 11:49:03 AM
On.

I write the acquisition date directly on the cello... Sharpie on the wrapper leaf might taste funny.

24132413
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 9:24:30 AM
If you only have one brand in your humidor removing the cello is best. Allows the tobacco to marry properly. It does make a noticeable difference.

If you have multiple brands push the cigar to the END of the open end of the cello and clip off the remaining closed end.

Both ends are now open and your wrapper is protected from getting oil from other brands which may change the flavor of your cigar in a negative way.

and NEVER store regular sticks with ACID or other infused brands. I got a separate small 20-count humidor I use only for bizarre smelling infused smokes.

🇨🇮

Abrignac
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 9:54:09 AM
Have you ever noticed that the cello which stayed on cigars over long periods is yellow? Seems like a lot of flavor getting tossed. YMMV.
SirKnight
Monday, November 8, 2021 7:56:17 PM
They call it yellow cello….

Or was it mellow yellow?