Cigar Marriage and storing cigars

[Alfred]

Hello there guys,

 

 Two questions

 

1.) I have read about the "marriage" of flavors due to different cigars being stored together; is that true? the cellophane wraps and tubes help to avoid this problem, but I like the look of naked cigars in my humidor.

 

2.) I also have read about the cellophane wraps, and  tubes help to avoid the loss of humidity in cigars. In the same token would they not also block the cigars for being properly humidified?  

 

I would like to know your input on these two subjects

 

 

 

Thank you

 

 

 

Alfredo

[MT21]

An article from Jackal:
http://www.cigargeeks.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=40

[FNA]

I don't think it is the exuding of oils that turn cellophane yellow with age - I think it is just age.  You probably have noticed that a yellow cello is generally uniformly yellow, even in the crimped closed end and folded over open end.

The term "marriage" is also used to describe the tobaccos within a cigar 'coming together'.  "Inter-cigar" marriage probably does occur, but only after a very long time 'living' together.  By that time, your cigars will taste differently than they did when you boxed them anyway, so...

[nirab]

From what I have read and been told, I am now leaving the cello on my sticks. I still have a few naked ones, but just the fact that it can help reduce the spread of those damn beetles if you have a infestation, was enough for me.  

[Cfickter]

I had posted some comments earlier from Rick Rodriguez of CAO.  He said not to let non-cello sticks touch each other in the humidor.  I guess that works if you have a lot of a few brands.  But I look at my humi's with all the single sticks, other than saving cellos it would be hard to do.

[Cigary]

For those of us who age/rest cigars there is a certain experience we gain from this process.  I have found that 1-2 years of rest on just about any cigar ( except for infused...I don't smoke those ) the marrying of flavors is marginal at best and you won't really taste the difference unless you are a sommelier.  Keeping the cello on or off is a debate that will go on forever it seems and the worthiness of its value in long term aging could only be answered by those who have done an experiment with the same cigars over a period of 5 to 10 years...one box with cello on and another box with cello off.  Put them in the same type of humidor with everything being the same and I dare say you won't be able to tell much of a difference...I could be wrong but so far I've not read anybodys take on this.  I like cello because it protects the wrapper..when I get them I cut off both ends so they "breathe" and aren't restriced ( best of both worlds maybe?)   It's been said that the oils that exude from the cigar over time is what makes the cello turn yellow...what else is going to make it turn that color?  As far as it being a barrier to prevent a beetle infestation...beetles can pretty much chew through that w/o much effort and the argument about taking the cello off is that mold can spread inside cello faster than a cigar not having cello.  There are merits to both sides but I tend to watch over my cigars like a mother hen so as to keep things from going south in a hurry.

[Shukpaw]

I have a separate small humidor for ACIDs and other Drew Estate incense cigars, and another for coffee flavored cigars.  I let the rest hang out together.