Cigarillos should be in the humi, or no?

ColdCuts · 06-10-2015, 01:43 PM

I just picked up a whole bunch of small smokes, mostly in tins.

I thought I read somewhere that cigarillos are dry-cured (?) which means they don't require or benefit from controlled humidity. I can't seem to find said info now.

Can anyone confirm or deny? TIA

Blueface · 06-10-2015, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ColdCuts

I just picked up a whole bunch of small smokes, mostly in tins.

I thought I read somewhere that cigarillos are dry-cured (?) which means they don't require or benefit from controlled humidity. I can't seem to find said info now.

Can anyone confirm or deny? TIA

I would follow the example of giving a dead man an enema. If it doesn't help, it sure as heck can't hurt.

ColdCuts · 06-10-2015, 01:58 PM

Yeah, I know the humidor won't hurt 'em. But I'm wondering if it's just as well to keep them in my backpack.

T.G · 06-10-2015, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ColdCuts

I just picked up a whole bunch of small smokes, mostly in tins.

I thought I read somewhere that cigarillos are dry-cured (?) which means they don't require or benefit from controlled humidity. I can't seem to find said info now.

Can anyone confirm or deny? TIA

AFAIK, it depends on the brand/cigar. I have had both dry-cured and normal ones. The tin was never a definitive indicator.

stearns · 06-10-2015, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by T.G

AFAIK, it depends on the brand/cigar. I have had both dry-cured and normal ones. The tin was never a definitive indicator.

That's my understanding as well. At the old shop we had some that we left out by the register and some kept in the humi. I don't know of any good way to tell which is which, but I don't believe the "dry" cigars are hurt by being in the humidor. Other than some that I had been told were dry, I keep everything in my humidor. Although I only have a few on hand at a time, so it's more a place to put them

Subvet642 · 06-10-2015, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

I would follow the example of giving a dead man an enema. If it doesn't help, it sure as heck can't hurt.

Thanks for that mental image!

The Poet · 06-10-2015, 02:46 PM

Though not exclusively, many dry-cured cigars (in tins or otherwise) are of European manufacture. Small tinned cigars from Caribbean or Central American sources are not.

This is at least my understanding. I keep short smokes almost constantly, and always in my humidors. At one point I also kept some dry-cured ones around, e.g. Villigers, as I thought they would be more "forgiving" as I toted them with me for emergency quickies. These I stored in a coolerdor, but felt no qualms about sticking one or two in my shirt pocket for hours.

In short, to answer your question . . .

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shark · 06-10-2015, 02:50 PM

I've had those tins of Hoyo de Montereys before and left them sitting out of the humi for a few days, and found them dried out when I got back to them, so I'd say keep them like regular cigars.

AdamJoshua · 06-10-2015, 03:12 PM

I would think any type of tobacco left out in low humidity will dry out, cigarettes dry out pretty quickly even so... I'd go the enema route as well

mosesbotbol · 06-10-2015, 03:56 PM

Put in humidor.

the nub · 06-10-2015, 05:51 PM

cigarillos tend to burn hot and imho keeping them in a humidor tempers that.

nutcracker · 06-11-2015, 05:41 AM

I left a few out that became quite brittle. Now they're in a humi.

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ColdCuts Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Dave Location: Queens, NY Posts: 375 Trading: (10)	Re: Cigarillos should be in the humi, or no? Yeah, I know the humidor won't hurt 'em. But I'm wondering if it's just as well to keep them in my backpack. __________________

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The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: Cigarillos should be in the humi, or no? Though not exclusively, many dry-cured cigars (in tins or otherwise) are of European manufacture. Small tinned cigars from Caribbean or Central American sources are not. This is at least my understanding. I keep short smokes almost constantly, and always in my humidors. At one point I also kept some dry-cured ones around, e.g. Villigers, as I thought they would be more "forgiving" as I toted them with me for emergency quickies. These I stored in a coolerdor, but felt no qualms about sticking one or two in my shirt pocket for hours. In short, to answer your question . . . ??? __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.

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