Cigarillos: Humidor?

[olkofri]

So, I got myself a tin of these, for those times I need to drive somewhere and don't have time to prepare a pipe or don't wanna bother with one:



Do I have to keep these in the humidor or can I just leave them in the tin? I don't expect to smoke them all right away. 20 ciggies should last me a month or so.

 

[mityahicks]

For super cheap you can make a tupperdore to store them. Depending on your climate they might dry out. I keep those same smokes in mine.

 

[Kozeman]

Agreed. Keep them in a humidor like a cigar. Those are decent tasting. The size really keeps them from tasting like a full size Hoyo though. Those little buggers dry out fast if left out of a humidor.

 

[olkofri]

Very well. I'll put them in the humidor presently. Thanks, mateys.

 

[blues4goose]

If you'll be away from your humidor fur a little while but still want to bring them with, a ziplock bag will do fine for a few days

 

[python]

Most cigarillos are dry cured and need no humidification.

 

[olkofri]

Yeah, I remember these I got in Berlin:

They kept fine in the tin over the weeks till I finished them. I did, however, finish them before the winter time, which is when it can get really dry indoors.

I also kept some Avo Puritos in their tin, and some in the humidor, for several weeks. The former weren't ruined. They had them outside the humidor at the tobacco shop (of course, they were Cello-wrapped there).

 

[TinCup]

OK is no one going to mention the 'general warning' sticker or is it an ongoing pun & i'm late to the party

either way its a nice touch

 

[python]

OK is no one going to mention the 'general warning' sticker or is it an ongoing pun & i'm late to the party

either way its a nice touch

Just read it because you pointed it out . I normally pay no attention to warning labels anymore.

 

[olkofri]

OK is no one going to mention the 'general warning' sticker or is it an ongoing pun & i'm late to the party

either way its a nice touch

Yeah. I had to put Adobe Illustrator to work because, unlike most labels that can be peeled off, this warning is printed directly on the box. Since I'm keeping the tin, I can't abide to have BS on it, can I?

 

[upnorth1]

Great general warning sticker! Thank you!

 

[TinCup]

Yeah. I had to put Adobe Illustrator to work because, unlike most labels that can be peeled off, this warning is printed directly on the box. Since I'm keeping the tin, I can't abide to have BS on it, can I?

ok your homework task (should you choose to accept it) is to use your PS skills with something like the clone stamp to remove the sticker and replace with the wood effect (cant leave it as a half-arsed job, do it properly man

 

[magicpiper]

Just shows you how often we read those warning stickers. I didn't notice it at all until you mentioned it.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

They are dry cured. If you humidify them, they could become too tight to draw. I particularly like the Hoyo de Monterrey Excaliburs.

 

[spartacus]

I put mine in the humidor only because I bought them from my local B&M and they were in their humidor.

 

[dcon]

Are you all sure about the dry curing? They definitely did not used to be. Only the Dannemans, Viilagers, some Brazilian puritos and another Northern European brand (whose name currently escapes me) used to be dry cured and there is/was a discernible difference in the texture and taste of the cigars. These size cigars, in both Cuban and NC, used to be machine made but, definitely needed ongoing humidification. In fact, I currently have some Cohiba tinned cigars in a humidor and they are just fine.

 

[dcon]

Are you all sure about the dry curing? They definitely did not used to be. Only the Dannemans, Viilagers, some Brazilian puritos and another Northern European brand (whose name currently escapes me) used to be dry cured and there is/was a discernible difference in the texture and taste of the cigars. These size cigars, in both Cuban and NC, used to be machine made but, definitely needed ongoing humidification. In fact, I currently have some Cohiba tinned cigars in a humidor and they are just fine.

Shimmelpinnick (sp) was the brand

 

[dcon]

I put mine in the humidor only because I bought them from my local B&M and they were in their humidor.

This has been the case in every tobacco shop I ran or ever visited.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

@dcon
One tobacconist that I visit has them all in the humidor, and two others that I visit regularly have them on a shelf behind the register. And, one had a sign for the shelf that says Dry Cured Cigarillos.
Am I sure? No, I am by no means an expert on cigars, but the ones that I smoke do just fine being stored in the glove box of my truck. Plus, they are just in non sealed tins, sometimes behind the register at drug stores. I have yet to have one come unraveled on me like a dry cigar would.

 

[dcon]

@dcon
One tobacconist that I visit has them all in the humidor, and two others that I visit regularly have them on a shelf behind the register. And, one had a sign for the shelf that says Dry Cured Cigarillos.
Am I sure? No, I am by no means an expert on cigars, but the ones that I smoke do just fine being stored in the glove box of my truck. Plus, they are just in non sealed tins, sometimes behind the register at drug stores. I have yet to have one come unraveled on me like a dry cigar would.

I definitely respect your personal experIence. After searching this topic a bit, I have found varying opinions by amateurs on different forums and some less than definitive resellers. CA and other have made the distinction that, I made, between (mostly European {and some Kentucky ‘fire-cured’}) cigars that are labeled ‘dry cured’ and Cuban and
major brand cigarillos that are machine made. How dry someone wishes to smoke their cigarillos is completely subjective. However, if the cigar is not dry cured which, is a specific fermentation process, they will tend to dry out like any other tobacco.