Cab storage ribbon on or off??

[stinkhead]

Does anyone age with the ribbon on? I always remove it so I can inspect every cigar in the box 

[Frozen North]

I don't, but to each their own.

[SaintMickey®]

Never thought about it but now that you've made me I will continues to leave the ribbon on. 

[planetary]

I have noticed that some ribbons are tied too tightly, and deform the cigars slightly, especially longer vitolas, from long skinnies to double coronas.  I generally untie the ribbons, but keep them in the box.

[Stogieninja]

I usually use it to lift the cigars out and inspect briefly. The I drop back into the box gently, and snip it.


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[Lotusguy]

I never cut it or take it off.

[Elvis]

Always on. Ribbon used to lift the bundle out of the cab and push a cigar out of the middle. Somehow the cigar dented from the ribbon knot is my favorite.

[LGC]

Whatever floats your boat... makes no difference

[LLC]

I leave it as it comes.


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[Mattygukas]

I leave it on and sometimes use it to pull the cigars out


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[MahDooRow]

For me it's sometimes left on and sometimes taken off.  It depends how tight the ribbon is and if that tension is causing stress to the sticks on the outer perimeter.  

[Jefferson]

I've just always left them on. Hasn't yet caused any issues, plus its handy to pull them out with. 

[seattledude]

[garbandz]

on while in storage, off when in rotation...........

[PigFish]

I wear them in my hair... Oh, crap, that's right, I'm bald... Never mind!

-Piggy

[chris12381]

I leave them on and save them. My girlfriend wears them in her hair. All my luggage has a cigar ribbon on its handle to help me identify it should I ever be unfortunate enough to check a bag. Cigar ribbons were also very popular in A 19th century to make quilts and pillows. Maybe some day I'll have enough to make a small one.

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[OZCUBAN]

5 hours ago, PigFish said:

I wear them in my hair... Oh, crap, that's right, I'm bald... Never mind!

-Piggy

Hey Ray I better start putting them in my Hair before it's to late 

[OZCUBAN]

In answer to the thread always on and in just like @Elvissaid great for lifting out of cab to get to the sweet centre 

[SloppyJ]

I lift them out by it and once my ocular assessment is complete, i cut that shiz off and let em breath. 

[s1911]

Technically it's better to remove them when storing long term as it WILL deform your cigars over time, I've seen quite a few very old cabs that had "pinched" looking cigars in them due to the bands never having been touched. That said and knowing what will happen I still don't remove mine!

[westg]

21 hours ago, OZCUBAN said:

Hey Ray I better start putting them in my Hair before it's to late 

Far to late ...no longer receding.....receded .. 

[avaldes]

The pinched cigars in a cabinet always seem to smoke especially well.

[planetary]

2 minutes ago, avaldes said:

The pinched cigars in a cabinet always seem to smoke especially well.

The threads this week are blowing my mind.  Pinched cigars > straight?  De-humidified forgotten sticks == properly stored sticks?  FOH is destroying conventional wisdom!

[avaldes]

It's just my observation that I don't think I have ever had a plugged cigar that had a heavy dent from the cabinet ribbon. Perhaps they compress because they are not overfilled? I don't know, but I always get a kick out of "that" cigar.

[gweilgi]

On 2/20/2017 at 1:36 AM, Hutch said:

^^^ Exactly this ^^^

 

What Hutch said.

I did meet one weird fellow (well, he was from continental Europe) who made a point of only smoking dented/pinched cigars in public so he could claim that he only ever buys cabs.  The lengths some people go to so they can scratch their snobby itch....