Jed

Thanks for all the responses all. I am not purposely aging them, I just have them for a long time since we have winter here and cannot smoke all the time. Been in the hobby for awhile and believe it or not, never had a Cuban. Will see if I can order some up to try as well as hopefully keep longer. I love keeping a collection but kind of pointless if they are going to turn out crap.

Hello there, So I have been smoking for quite some time. I have a small NewAIR that keeps at roughly 66/66. I have had some cigars in the unit for years. I have a few boxes that are open but also a good few years old. In smoking them I find them....not the best. To confirm I went to my local B&M and got the same one I had in my humidor (Tabernacle). Smoked the aged one and then went to the recent one. Recent one seemed so much better to me. Is my environment wrong? Age seems to be something desired in a cigar but I am not sure I agree based on my small testing (have done more than just 1). I want to get more boxes but if they are going to turn out this way I might pass. I want to get a larger cabinet humidor with a better system but they are so expensive. If it is my storage, anyone have a good recommendation for a cabinet humidor? Thanks for reading

There seem to be some posts about this but could use some adivce. I have outgrown my NewAir and am looking for something slightly bigger. I was looking at the Redford Lite vs Avallo. At $1800 for the Redford, the Avallo Cooled DDD seems crazy more expensive. I am in Minnesota and plan to keep the humidor in the basement. Not sure if I need the cooled or not. I like the size of both cabinets but am so torn on which or if there are other options. Fortunate enough to be looking for a new home with the intention of building a lounge down stairs and this is an important part of it. Would love to hear members thoughts between the two or if I would be safe with none cooled. Hopefully this is the right spot as I just joined. Thanks!