Cigars??

WW, when I have questions about what brands to buy, Reckless is my go to guy for info.
As far as cigar storage, don't put the cigars in direct contact with anything moisture as it could wick the moisture from it and the cigar would bulge out and ruin the cigar. I know this! I have a little cooler that I set up last week with a plastic platform with holes raised above and separating the cigars from two damp sponges that are the source of humidity. So far, it works ideal!
Is DH complaining about the condition of the cigars?

 

Ziplock allows for the transfer of moisture and is not airtight.

Fridge is ok short term if you dont have anywhere else... box freezer (deep freeze) would be better than a fridge as they will 1. kill any possible beetles you may have and 2. keep the moisture in the cigar (all of this in airtight tupperware of course) all major brands (padron, arturo fuente, tatuaje, my father) all freeze their cigars before shipping to kill beetles. Both of these are short term (1-2 weeks MAX)

Your best solution is to buy a small cooler or like me a 150qt tehehe and place the cigars in there once you clean it out with soap and water and stuff it with crumpled newspaper closed for a few days (gets rid of the plastic smell) and buy a gallon of distilled water and use the small bowl clean sponge method. Not the best solution but a good temporary one.

The only down side to any temperatures sub 60 is that is slows the aging process of the cigar but if you dont plan on hoarding cigars like me then no worries. My coolidor is in the basement currently and is at 55F and 63% rh......

pics of coarse Its like playing jenga at this point

 

Chevy is you can hold onto those DPG cuban classics for a couple years they are GOLD!! I smoked one the other day with about 4-5 years on it and WOW no more pepper all aged tobacco and sweet spice flavor yummmmmmmm

 

this is how you know youre doing it right......... looks at that yellow cello!!! Same cigar old style band

 

Kitty litter??? Huh??? Is it a cigar moister product called "kitty litter", or u mean real kitty litter??

wildwest,
If you don't have a good humidor to stor cigars in, another options from the ideas above is to purchase good quality glass Tubo cigars! Most good cigars that come packaged in individual glass Tubo cigars will stay fresh for a ver long time without any special treatment. They are airtight for the most part, are wrapped with some moist wood, and stay fresh a long time. Some examples are:

http://www.famous-smoke.com/carlos+torano+reserva+decadencia+churchill+cigars/item+26051

 

Crap! Didn't see that till now, but that was too late anyway! My SS did exactly that, was a great idea!

 

What's that?

 

Is tehehe a brand?

I'd check the contents of kitty liter closely, might be some chess in there your not "interested" in.

 

Wild West,
Like scotch? If so, here is a deal for 2 bottles of scotch and a humidor!

http://www.internetwines.com/rws55722.html

 

Tehehehe is in lol'ing as in

This is the same silica used in all the expensive brand beads
http://www.petsmart.com/cat/litter/...ee-cat-litter-zid36-20098/cat-36-catid-200093 biggest thing to keep in mind is the dust from the silica so put it some where you wont touch it much or put in in a mesh bag or panty hose and cut and tie. You dont need much my whole 150qt cooler runs off less than a pound and I change it out 6-12 months so a bag listed above could last you a couple years. Make sure you ALWAYS use distilled water if the rh in your cooler is low.

As for tubo cigars, decent idea but I have never seen a brand I a tube i would actually smoke. Alot of big brand companys (cohiba, h uppman) are selling foiled cigars at local gas stations.

 

Thanks Matt, I am going to try the kitty litter approach to humidification.