New addiction.

[FreedomMN]

Hello fellow FOH’s. 

Just started smoking cigars not long ago but was introduced to this wonderful forum and it’s members. I started with 4 Romeo Y Julieta short Churchill a buddy gave me which sat in a acrylic jar with a Boveda pack. 

Fast track and now I have 6 boxes of CC. 

10 Montecristo no 2 petit 

10 Montecristo no 2

10 Partagas no 2

10 Cohiba Piramides 

10 Romeo Y Julieta no2 tubos 

25 H. Upmann petit corona  tubos 

Still got some prizes coming from Dana  6 H. Upmann no 2 and 6 Cohiba Robusto  can’t wait  

This is a great new hobby that I am truly enjoying. 

[CaptainQuintero]

Some beginners tricks that I found helped me when I first started.

-keep your humidors on horizontal surfaces, it saves plenty of time and money spent on strong glues and/or velcro

 

On a serious note welcome  on an even more serious note, the small box of cohiba in the second picture are fakes, don't store them with any of your other cigars. Smoking them is up to you, they could be anything from regular cubans/non Cubans to something altogether more malicious rolled with hair, rat droppings, plastic etc etc

[alloy]

So where did you get the glass top box of cohibas?

[cmbarton]

So where did you get the glass top box of cohibas?

I saw it too, but I might have made the same mistake if I was just starting into the hobby. Hey, it’ll probably make for a funny story some day!

[Danimalia]

Welcome! Some great cigars on that list. This is a great place to buy and talk about cigars. In addition to the quality sticks in the shop, the 24:24 is super helpful because you can see what's coming through that is smoking well at the moment. Rob's copy in terms of how he describes flavors (along with the other members) is much more relevant than I find elsewhere, where sometimes the descriptions are out of date with what's being sold now. 

Also, I love Cuban Cigar Website. If you haven't bookmarked it yet, I highly recommend it, as they're the definitive resource for cataloging what's being made, how it's packaged, vitolas, etc. In addition to research, it's a lot of fun to browse!

[PrairieSmoke]

Nice stash!

Just a heads up that you probably want to stick with one % Boveda otherwise they will continuously fight each other.

Let us know how they smoke!


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[madandana]

Looks good. Nice selection. One question, who's Dana? Is my wife selling you my stash?

[stogieluver]

8 minutes ago, madandana said:

Looks good. Nice selection. One question, who's Dana? Is my wife selling you my stash?

Recently received a very nice Hotel Nacional ashtray from a "Dana". 

Cigars coming next??

[madandana]

19 minutes ago, stogieluver said:

Recently received a very nice Hotel Nacional ashtray from a "Dana". 

Cigars coming next??

You know it brother. Let me know what you need.

[stogieluver]

12 minutes ago, madandana said:

You know it brother. Let me know what you need.

Man, just looking forward to you and the lovely Dana being back down here on the Redneck Riviera sometime so we can show you some good ole Southern Hospitality!

Take care, my friend. 

[Smallclub]

10 hours ago, FreedomMN said:

25 H. Upmann petit corona  tubos

They have to be Coronas Major or Coronas Minor – unless they come from the same source than the glass-top Cohibas…

[FreedomMN]

Lol guys that glass top fake Cohiba was a gift from a fellow co worker whom took a cruise to Mexico. I kept it with the intent of cutting it up and post the findings here and sorry my phone auto correct all the time. It’s cold here in MN still as we get ready for Super Bowl but I did get a chance to smoke a Montecristo no 2 petit. 

[Bagman]

72% Boveda?  Switch all of those out for 65%.  Also, in windows, if you right click on a picture, you will see an option to rotate pictures.

Welcome to the obsession

 

[FreedomMN]

I had %65 packs in the humidor and noticed I could not raise the RH to %65 percent (calibrated hygrometer with %75 packs) it stayed at a constant %60, so when I ordered the %72 packs it brought up the Rh to %65 %64, any thoughts on that? I used weather strip to seal up the extra space the humidor had on the closing door and was seasoned for two weeks with prior to putting in the cigars.

I am headed to Spain Barcelona in a month and I'm going to try to get singles of Limitada's if they have any. 

[Customsfan]

I use an old ammo can for one of my humidors.  Needs 70% beads to achieve 64% RH.  And it’s very steady. 

[cigaraholic]

Remember......cigars aren’t addictive.....buying them is?

[cmbarton]

I had %65 packs in the humidor and noticed I could not raise the RH to %65 percent (calibrated hygrometer with %75 packs) it stayed at a constant %60, so when I ordered the %72 packs it brought up the Rh to %65 %64, any thoughts on that? I used weather strip to seal up the extra space the humidor had on the closing door and was seasoned for two weeks with prior to putting in the cigars.
I am headed to Spain Barcelona in a month and I'm going to try to get singles of Limitada's if they have any. 

Not sure what the culprit could be but traditional wooden humidors are generally not very efficient at retaining humidity so that seems to be the problem (assuming that the humidor is fully-seasoned).

However, having lost many hundreds of dollars in CCs to mold before I realized they need a lower rH, if I had to choose between 65, I would be very pleased with the lower humidity. As others have educated me on this forum, flavors are more pronounced and the burn is more consistent between 60% and 65% rH.

[FreedomMN]

That sounds very good I will be switching back to %65 packs. Which should put me right around roughly 62 ish % 

[canadianbeaver]

Hello @FreedomMN and welcome. That collection of yours certainly looks wonderful. Enjoy it it warmer weather or in warm clothes/spots. I can totally relate.

CB

[PapaDisco]

5 hours ago, FreedomMN said:

I had %65 packs in the humidor and noticed I could not raise the RH to %65 percent (calibrated hygrometer with %75 packs) it stayed at a constant %60, so when I ordered the %72 packs it brought up the Rh to %65 %64, any thoughts on that? I used weather strip to seal up the extra space the humidor had on the closing door and was seasoned for two weeks with prior to putting in the cigars.

I am headed to Spain Barcelona in a month and I'm going to try to get singles of Limitada's if they have any. 

If you're humi is leaking fast enough to pull 4 or 5 65% Bovedas down to an ambient of 60% rH in the humi then your Bovedas will be crunchy within a week.  If that's not happening then your hygrometer is out of calibration.  I calibrate with the Boveda system too, but still find that hygrometers are only accurate within a very narrow range from where you calibrate them.  Once your wooden humi is seasoned, it can keep a couple of Bovedas for a long time (6-12 months) without them drying out, unless the seal is leaking.  

If you've got the space somewhere that's temperature stable it would be worth your time to prep a nice big tupperdore.  Just to be ready for all the boxes of cigars to come!  

[Bagman]

Salt test your gauges.  If your unit can't maintain the stated humidity on the packs, then likely you will need to ditch your humidor.   Glass top wooden humidors are nice looking, but not very useful.  Time to step up to a new air cc-300.  It will come in handy during the summer when the temps become an issue.

 

[FreedomMN]

22 minutes ago, Monterey said:

Salt test your gauges.  If your unit can't maintain the stated humidity on the packs, then likely you will need to ditch your humidor.   Glass top wooden humidors are nice looking, but not very useful.  Time to step up to a new air cc-300.  It will come in handy during the summer when the temps become an issue.

 

I completely agree. Let’s see the wife wanted a diamond ring. I can totally swing it by using the ring as an excuse lol. 

[cmbarton]

If you're humi is leaking fast enough to pull 4 or 5 65% Bovedas down to an ambient of 60% rH in the humi then your Bovedas will be crunchy within a week.  If that's not happening then your hygrometer is out of calibration.  I calibrate with the Boveda system too, but still find that hygrometers are only accurate within a very narrow range from where you calibrate them.  Once your wooden humi is seasoned, it can keep a couple of Bovedas for a long time (6-12 months) without them drying out, unless the seal is leaking.  
If you've got the space somewhere that's temperature stable it would be worth your time to prep a nice big tupperdore.  Just to be ready for all the boxes of cigars to come!  

It’s hard to beat the price and effectiveness/efficiency of a tupperdor. The only downside is temperature regulation, but storing cigars in their boxes will buffer that a bit as will keeping the tupperdor somewhere that’s temperature regulated (e.g. not in a garage or basement). I even give a tupperdor a leg-up over coolerdors and wineadors: a plain, clear weathertight tupperdor likes ones from Ziplock or Eris (Container Store) allow you to see your beautiful boxes and check your hygrometer without opening. That adds a point to the aesthetic factor.

As a side note: when there’s a conflict between Bovedas and my hygrometer, I always side with the Bovedas. So, if I have 69% Bovedas in my humidor but my hygrometer is reading 60%, I’m assuming the humidity is closer to 69% no matter the brand or design of the hygrometer.

In fact, my faith in Bovedas is so high, it’s the only humidification method I would use and feel comfortable about not having a hygrometer at all.

Disclaimer: Everything I’m stating is an opinion and may differ from others!

[canadianbeaver]

As an old fashioned storage collector who just measures air and humidity by the dial and not the source, a cup of water in each wine fridge of cigar boxes does it for me.

Hey, what can I tell ya?

CB 

[Bagman]

I never understood the tupperdor thing.  In the long run, it is much more expensive.   I run my house temp 10 degrees cooler when I'm not at home.  My insulated unit hardly even notices.  A tupperdor quickly adjusts to the current temp.  Then in the summer, you have to crank up the a/c all summer long.  It doesn't take long for those electric bills to wipe out the cost of a nice unit like the cc-300.  I guess if you have a basement you can hide them down there.  But for me, I want my cigars out and displayed.   But that may just be me!

I guess to me, if you can't afford to spend the equivalent of a box of cigars on a unit to protect your "investment" then you are in the wrong hobby!

To each their own.