Tupperador storage in a wooden chest/dresser....

[pontiacbird]

Currently, I have my wood humidor and my tupperador stored in an old wooden dresser in my basement. It is stored in the dresser out of respect for my parents, who are not too fond of my new hobby.

Anyway, I was wondering if it is possible that the wood dresser (don't know type of wood) could possibly affect the taste of the cigars.

I have noticed that my Sancho Panza Caballero's and Punch Punch's have lost a decent amount of their aroma. They have been taken out of their cello's since I got them. Temp and humidity are at a constant 71 degrees and 70-71% (even with 65% heartfelt pack). I don't know if this is due to the tupperador or possibly the wooden dresser. I have the tupperador bottom lined with the cedar sheets that come with the five-packs.

As far as prep of the tupperador, when I got the tupperware, I filled it with water/bleach and let it sit for a half a day. The plastic smell was not very pronounced, if at all.

Any input would be appreciated.

[Dgar]

Does the dresser drawer have a smell to it ? I dont think just placing your humi and tupperdor in a dresser drawer would cause your cigars to lose thier "aroma". You should be okay.

Why the cigars would lose thier aroma is a tough one, sometimes cigars are young when first purchased and after a little time they stabilize, maybe this is the reason they dont smell the same.

If your humidor is holding a steady humidity you should be fine, the test is how they taste.


maybe others can offer there opinions, and good luck with those stogies.

[jledou]

Unless you have a bad seal on the humidor and tupperware there should not be any problems with putting them in the dresser.

The humidity could just be your calibration.

The smell like Dgar said could just be some age.

[pontiacbird]

Originally Posted by jledou

Unless you have a bad seal on the humidor and tupperware there should not be any problems with putting them in the dresser.

The humidity could just be your calibration.

The smell like Dgar said could just be some age.

I don't believe the seal is a problem, either with my tupperador or the real humidor. Humidity and temp stay very consistent, with the tupperador humidity decreaseing slightly over time, due to the addition of the 65% beads, which I don't mind at all.

On another note, ever since I placed them into the tupperador, with a digital hygro, and the decreased humidity, I have noticed that they smoke with much less effort. In addition, the Sancho Panza's went from a grassy smelling smoke (that had slight burn issues) to a much more enjoyable smoke that needed significantly less attention to the burn. In addition, the character of the smoke changed significantly from the grassy smell that the first stogie had. I can't really put my finger on the actual taste yet (inexperience), but it was muuch better. Same thing with the Punch's, as far as burn goes.

[Phantom57]

Sounds like your cigars may be on the dry side. An open draw and loss of aroma and taste is indication of drying. Look at the foot, it should show a dark filler, shouldn't be mottled or light colored. Most will have an oily sheen to the wrapper if properly humidified. I smoke mostly Nicaraguan puros, and I find they smoke best at 68-70% RH.

[tx_tuff]

I don't see a problem with it at all, in fact from your last post seems they are smoking better. Most cigars will prob burn and smoke better at closer to 65% humidity then 70%.

[Herf N Turf]

Just curious as to how much age is on these. Cigars are like leaky tires, they go flat at different rates. While some cubans seem to build strength with age, most NC's seem to lose it. While the flavors may marry, for me they seem to lose their "kick".

That said, I doubt it has anything to do with the dresser.

[pontiacbird]

I don't think the cigar's are to dry, honestly. The hygrometer says humidity is at approx. 70-71%, which went from about 75-76 to the lower humidity in a matter of about two weeks.

My sticks had originally a high humidity due to my analog hygrometer being a pos. Once I went to a digital, I realized I had to dial back the humidity. It made perfect sense, because when I would light one up, I had numerous instances when it would die out, particularly after dropping an inch long or so ash.

I don't have a perfect sense of smell, which could explain the relative loss of the pre-light aroma's in my natural wrappers compared with the maduro's I have. But, as long as the stick smells good once it's fired up, who cares, right?


Back OT, the dresser will be my storage for the summer time, so we will see whether my sticks get any stink over this summer. I'm sure I will update if there is any unnatural pre-light aromas.

Thanks guys.