Are Cellophane Wrappers on Cigars Making Humidors Ineffective?

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GhettoNigFabulous
Connoisseur Topic Starter

8 years ago

I feel kinda pissed.

I just bought a Joya De Nicaragua Antano 1970, thinking it would be a cigar that could possibly rival the greatness of Partagas Black and CAO Brazilia.

To my great dismay I unwrapped the cellophane on it and it is dry and ashy as a black mans skin in winter who ran out of cocoa butter. The only flavors Im getting from it are some soapy and empty flavors. It tastes dry as all hell!

The store I bought it from has a big deluxe humidor, but Im thinking the cellophane wraps must not let any moisture get to the cigars. Really sick of it, why cant we go back to the days of cigars being naked so they can absorb the moisture of the humidor??

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Mrs. dpnewell
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

It is my understanding that cello is porous, and allows moisture to pass through. More then likely, your shop received the cigar dry, and it hadn't had a chance to re-humidify. But then again, if it's as bad and dried out as you said, many of the natural oils would have been lost, and it probably never would have returned to it's original state of flavor.

David

Whistlebritches
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

^^^^^What he or she said +1

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KingoftheCove
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

The "store" you bought it from...............is it a cigar/tobacco shop?
Or, just a retail store that happens to have a cabinet humi.....or, is it actually a walkin?

Many explanations as to what could have happened. Answer my questions, and I may be able to shed some light.
I am however surprised, that a botl with your "experience" didn't notice how dry it was BEFORE you lit it up.

That way you could have stashed it in your humi for a while to let it get back to a proper RH.
But, it may already have dried out to a point of no return.

GhettoNigFabulous
Connoisseur Topic Starter

8 years ago

I bought it at one of those beer distributors that also sells cigars. The people in the store seem to be young punks who dont know **** about cigars so that was not good. It was a cabinet humidor but a big one and they have a lot of selection.

I knew it looked a little dry but right now my humidor isnt stocked up so it was my only choice, Damn

Salmoneye
Connoisseur

8 years ago

Cello is not 'porous'...It IS slightly permeable, but not very...

That is why it is extensively used in the processed food industry...

If cello was indeed as permeable to air as many cigar 'aficionados' incorrectly write about online, then crackers, cupcakes, etc. would all be dry as a rock and stale before they were sold...

If you are one of those people that continually rearrange, and fondle your 'sticks', then Cello on cigars in a humidor can somewhat protect the wrapper leaf from damage...

All IMNSHO, of course...

KingoftheCove
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

Salmoneye wrote:

There's other factors......namely....the thickness of the cello.
Cello on versus off is an old debate.
True that a cello on cigar will respond slower to a given rh in a humi, compared to a naked cigar.
But sometimes, that can be a good thing, especially for the noob who doesn't know what he is doing, and hasn't figured out how to control his storage rh.

And, cello does quite a bit more than "somewhat" protect a wrapper imho........I would say it protects it very well.
And, then there's the beetle factor...

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Thunder.Gerbil
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

I bought it at one of those beer distributors that also sells cigars. The people in the store seem to be young punks who dont know **** about cigars

GhettoNigFabulous wrote:

There's your answer.

And, then there's the beetle factor...

KingoftheCove wrote:

And what exactly is that?

tonygraz
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

Volkswagon humidor.

joeman
Enthusiast

8 years ago

#10

GhettoNigFabulous wrote:

Humidity over time, or in this case low humidity over time. It sat there and as dry as the outside was, it was likely also dry on the inside. Would take a long time at 68% to get it up to equalize, maybe a month. Cello to me has never been an issue either way. I have 20 year old cigars with and without cello, all age beautifully.

jjanecka
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

#11

You really get what you deserve. They just don't maintain the humi...

Cello is breathable...

Buckwheat
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

#12

Ha, ha, ha....🐴 🍺

qmech
Aficionado

8 years ago

#13

Gerbil ... Bug in cigars.... 😳 They like to creep out when temp and humidity factors are not kept in good order.. ✋ Then infest other cigars in the area....Them hungry little bustards.... Cello can slow them down when they appear... Yet they will get through with enough time....Damn Bugs...Of course you already knew this....🐴

bs_kwaj
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

#14

It's a good thing somebody finally discovered this!

You should contact all the manufacturers of the cigars you like and demand that they top using that cellophane crap!

🍺

RMAN4443
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

#15

I snip the fingers off rubber gloves and use them as little "cigar condoms"........working through the patent issues takes time.....

vanzandt
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

#16

Your name enough makes me wanna slap the chit outa you, however comedy grade A

Pudding Mittens
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

#17

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I thought everyone already knew how this worked! The cellophane sleeves block all air and water vapor from reaching all cigars EXCEPT the King Of All Cigars, the CAO Brazilia. Science has not yet determined definitively whether or not the air and water vapor is also blocked from getting through to the serious contender to the crown, the Partagas Black, but experiments are ongoing.
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24132413
Aficionado

8 years ago

#18

......like everyone said, it has NOTHING to do with the cello. Go back to the place you got it and tell them there shat is dried out. And don't compare two full flavored maduros to a criollo wrapped cigar. You probably already know the wrappers color means nothing. The Antano is better compared to a stick like Kristoff Criollo. You take the cello off the 1970 Antano Churchill and let it age for a year naked in proper humidity and it stays full flavored but becomes very sweet and smooth as silk. Awesome smoke.

🇨🇮

Pudding Mittens
Herf-A-Holic

8 years ago

#19

You take the cello off the 1970 Antano Churchill and let it age for a year naked in proper humidity and it stays full flavored but becomes very sweet and smooth as silk. Awesome smoke.

🇨🇮

24132413 wrote:

Funny you should say that. Last night I smoked one of those from a box I've been aging for 7.5 years. Wonderful experience.
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yankeelawdog
Enthusiast

8 years ago

#20

I believe keeping the wrappers on actually aids in humidification by trapping and maintaining a good level of moisture. Most of the unwrapped cigars in my humidor tend to start coming unglued or crack from too much humidity.

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