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Comment on How to Age a Cigar by GodFadr

GodFadr — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:29:08 +0000

Thanks for the comments Frank.

Sounds ok to me. Sounds like a pretty good shot at it. Make sure the sponge does not touch the bag if possible – you could end up with a small amount of water going through the hole in the bag and “swelling” the cigar(s) that it touches.

The other thing to watch is that they don’t take on moisture too quickly (although you shouldn’t have to worry about rotating them if they are in the bag).

Take your time and you may still have some great (aged) smokes in your future!

Check out http://cigarsecrets.com/how-to/how-to-refresh-a-dry-smoke/

Thanks again!

Comment on How to Age a Cigar by Frank G

Frank G — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:19:48 +0000

Geez…where to begin? First off I loved your website. Great info!!!
I came across a few Cohibas I had stored 2 years ago and I am in the process of restoring them now. What I did is make about 20 holes in the bag the cigars came in, took a brand new sponge and rinsed it like 20 times to get any lingering odors out, then placed the damp spnge in a plastic food container along with the bag of smokes…Im going to keep them there for at least 2 weeks…..that should do it?? Right?? Anyway, great site……I wish you many happy tokes.

Comment on Tax Increase On Cigars! by Rolf Kivisalu

Rolf Kivisalu — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:54:50 +0000

Sweet zombie Jesus. The headline scared me a bit as I order most of my non Cubans from the states. A $20 smoke here usually cost $4-7 in the states so when I read 700% I allmost crapped my pants til I realized that the per stick cost didn’t go up as much as I feared. Sure it’s noticable but still it won’t affect me as I initially feared.

Comment on Create Your Own Flavored Cigar by Godfather

Godfather — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:00:21 +0000

@ Gerald. Not a stupid questions. Even in an “airtight” container the moisture still goes somewhere (in this case, mostly the cigars!). Plus everytime you open the Humidor, you lose moisture.

Comment on Create Your Own Flavored Cigar by Godfather

Godfather — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:59:33 +0000

@ Romey. A cigar box inside a coolidor should work for awhile. It may be helpful to put a small glass of water inside the coolidor (not the cigar box). Consider getting a cheap humidor (you can get a small one for as low as $25-$35!)

All the best,

Godfather

Comment on Create Your Own Flavored Cigar by Gerald

Gerald — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:02:31 +0000

Stupid question, if you are putting the items in a tight sealing container (sounds like airtight), how does the liquor evaporate?

Comment on Create Your Own Flavored Cigar by Romey

Romey — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:30:54 +0000

Great idea . I have about 15 cigars I’m going to do this with .
After the two weeks are up , how should I store them ? It would take me a
few months to smoke all 15 of them .I have a coolidor , could I store them in a cigar box inside the coolidor ?

Comment on Congrats! You are Ready to Roll! by George Koutsoftas

George Koutsoftas — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:59:31 +0000

it all sounds good so i’ll tell you when i read it

Comment on Create Your Own Flavored Cigar by Godfather

Godfather — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:28:04 +0000

Great Question Mike,

You are pretty safe mixing alcohol in with the automatic mister but there are a couple things to be aware of.

Since a mister is so efficient, you don’t need much alcohol. I would not have more than 20% in the mister. Secondly, some people believe you don’t want the alcohol in “full time” if you are trying to use the mister. They run the mister one week with alcohol in it, one week without, etc. I have tried it both ways and don’t really think it matters.

As for the spray bottle, you have to be careful. Directly spraying cigars can create a whole lot of problems (too much moisture and the cigar expands, mold, etc). With that said, spraying the humidor walls (let it dry) and then putting in the cigars can work great (especially if you are seasoning a brand new humidor).

As for seed, that is a personal preference. Since you are playing with flavored cigars in this case, it probably won’t matter much. After trying several different seeds, most seem about the same at the end of the day – especially when growing yourself!

Good luck!

Comment on Create Your Own Flavored Cigar by mike

mike — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:30:25 +0000

Hey i am planning on growing and hand making my own cigars and flavoring them too.It says on one web site to mix it with the water in the humidor {automatic mister} but i was planing to mix my flavor in the spray bottle too when im making them too.obviously i will try different methods to find out which i like best. I love cigars and wont touch a cigarette any more but the prices are insane considering you can make them your self. Any advice you can give would be great.Or what type of seed you like best.

Thanx have a good one