special aging humidor

[karmaz00]

i know there has been some talk on the board about this.. but i was wondering who actually does this.. i do have 1 extra 150 ct empty humi i was curious to see if there were alot of you that age cigars in a seperate humi. your thoughts?

[tobacmon]

I have a 200 ct. that I use for aging smokes only since I started my coolerdor. I only check it once every 2 weeks (unless I want something special) and this helps me keep my mitt's off them for long periods of time. Very good idea.

[karmaz00]

im thinking of doing this. it would be so tempting if the humi was where my others were. i would have to hide it somewhere

[mikejh-cl]

if i had an extra humidor i would, just so i have one that im not opening daily and rummaging through

[mhlatke]

I keep the sticks that I'm aging in my wine chiller unit and only go into it a couple times a month. My regular smokes are in humidors and cooler type containers. It works well and, using 65% beads in the chiller, I hardly have to do anything to maintain it.

[SmoknTaz]

Originally Posted by karmaz00

im thinking of doing this. it would be so tempting if the humi was where my others were. i would have to hide it somewhere

Jason, ferry the humi over and I'll look after it for you. Or I can head over there and pick it up after we play a round.

[karmaz00]

nice... almost need a safety deposit box

[JonDot]

I can't find anything in my Humi anyway.Every now & then I'll rummage thru it & discover a forgotten treasure.I have sticks stuck in box's in the bottom that I really have no idea how long they have been there.I recently started putting the date on the bottom of new box's I pick up.I usually pick up a handfull of sticks every Friday at my local when I stop by there to smoke that weekend.Whatever is left goes into the Humi.I honestly have no idea of the total of what cigar I have in there.Makes it kinda exciting sometime when I don't know what I want to smoke.Kinda like a treasure hunt,just start digging & see what I can come up with.

[Moro]

I have the regulars' cabinet, aging humi and a small transition humi (put new ones there for a tad to prevent any issues that might affect all the others).

[Toasted Coastie]

I think at the rate I am going with the testerdor (300 count) it will end up aging more smokes than anything else.

I probably should set aside some space in the cabinet, but the damn thing is full already!

[ssuriano]

When the new 100ct gets her I want to turn my 15ct or my vision box into an aging box of sorts. I'll put all the smokes that I'm saving for a special time in one. That way I don't have to mess with them, and risk damaging them.

[Research-Colin-cl]

I age some cigars. The hardest part for me is keeping my sticky mitts off of them.

A separate humidor might help with that. Real aging requires serious time - years. Give it a try. I doubt that you will be disappointed.

btw- a 150 count is a good way to get into the aging game. Try starting with some full bodied cigars with rich flavors. As a general guideline that is a good way to start. Also, try to avoid letting oily cigars touch the others.

[Itsme-Speedy-G]

use a humi that locks. put the key somewhere it is a pain to get. you will stay out of your aging box.

[tobacmon]

Originally Posted by JonDot

I can't find anything in my Humi anyway.Every now & then I'll rummage thru it & discover a forgotten treasure.I have sticks stuck in box's in the bottom that I really have no idea how long they have been there.I recently started putting the date on the bottom of new box's I pick up.I usually pick up a handfull of sticks every Friday at my local when I stop by there to smoke that weekend.Whatever is left goes into the Humi.I honestly have no idea of the total of what cigar I have in there.Makes it kinda exciting sometime when I don't know what I want to smoke.Kinda like a treasure hunt,just start digging & see what I can come up with.

Jon,
I hate when this happens-- But excited when I find the treasures---hoohoo:

[CHBIV]

I have an old box/humi from the H. Upmann 160th Anniversary that has three trays in it and I use that for the ageing/Don't touch smokes. Works great and with the tray system it is less convenient to have to take out multiple trays to get to a smoke. I enjoy using this system, only issue I am running into is space...starting to run out.