October 10, 2006
32, Iowa, politically conservative, practices Hapkido, Italian, not in the witness protection program (or so he says).
Nice guy. Go check him out.
Meanwhile, I'd like to address a particular concern of his: storing cigars.
I love me a good cigar, usually about twice a week (unless I'm at a blogmeet, in which case I chain-smoke 'em like George Burns). Mostly I buy them in bulk from either JR Cigars or Cigars International, depending on which brand I'm in the mood for.
But that leaves the question of what to do with the rest of the box once they arrive. If you don't do something to maintain humidity, they'll dry out within a week, so leaving them as is isn't a good option.
Here are some better ones:
Humidor - you can buy all manner of fancy wooden boxes with humidification devices and maybe even a hygrometer, and you can spend anywhere from $20 to over $2000. I guess they work ok. I've never used one.
Tupperdor - About 8 years ago, I spent $2 on a 9x12x6 plastic tub with a lid. I then took a two-piece travel soap dish, drilled holes in the sides, glued the top to the lid of the box, put a damp rag in the bottom, closed it, and threw my cigars in there. Keeps my cigars just as fresh as the $2000 wooden model.
Baggiedor - Sometimes my cigar shopping exceeds my storage capacity, so I have to expand. Here's what I do. Take two ziploc baggies (I like the gallon size) throw your cigars in one of them. Seal it up. Put the cigar baggie inside the other baggie and seal that up. Assuming you bought the cigars in good condition, the double air-tight seal will keep them in good shape for about a month. If it's going to be longer than that, take a paper towel, fold it up small, get it wet, then squeeze it as dry as you can so that it's just damp and doesn't drip. Put your damp paper towel inside the outer baggie. Check it every few weeks. If it's still damp at all, you're fine.
As for WHAT to smoke, well, that's a personal choice. Hapkido is looking for recommendations on mild cigars. I prefer medium- to full-bodied ones, so I'm useless for advising him. Anyone else got any tips?
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