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Originally Posted by Dgar
I've allways thought of it this way, tubes are not air tight, thus the reason the cigars will not stay fresh indefinitly, cigars can and will dry out in a tube. So, If the air can escape it has to work both ways, shouldnt our cigars stay humidified if kept in a humidor. . I may be way over simplifying things, or I could just be way off the mark.
Min Ron NEE suggest storing your tubos sealed, he mentiones that the tubes actually make for a slower but more refined aging.
Just my  take it with a grain of salt. |
I really find it hard to understand why some many people just don't get it! Cigars that come in tubes, should be stored in their tubes! Yes, they should be placed in a humidor for long term storage, however, they travel well outside of a humidor and the cigars will stay relatively well maintained, for several weeks, outside of a humidor. Tubed cigars will age much better than cigars not in tubes, however, it takes a longer period of time for the cigars to improve, than cigars not placed in tubes. The design of the tube allows for gases to be released during the cigars maturation and to suck in moisture as needed. Each tubed cigar thrives in it's own micro-environment, which is ideal for long term aging, and if left alone, will mature beautifully!!!
If you remove the caps to store them in your humidor, as many of you claim is the best thing to do, you have defeated the reason why the cigar was placed in a tube in the first place! That micro-environment no longer exist. You should never remove the cap from a tubed cigar, whether it be a glass tube or metal tube, until you plan to smoke it!
Johnny