To anyone interested, Eddie from Davidoff, and another well-known cigar enthusiast, were considering whether aging was best done in or out of cellophane. The intrigue ended with a smoke. They smoked the same cigar essentially that was aged for decades, two aged in cellophane and two aged without... They were quite surprised at the experience and flavor from the cigar aged in cellophane. They determined that the cigars aged in cellophane were superior to the cigars aged without them. The flavor is better preserved with cellophane, and it isn't entirely known why. Most believe it is oxygen exposure. Eddie described that the cigar aged in cellophane was much closer to the original flavor to the cigar when he smoked it his previous time, ages before. Seems like you can compare aging to various other practices among high-quality products, you do not want to rush the process in the same way you do not want to smoke a brisket at 400F in four hours, rather you take the time to age or cook quality products slowly and consistently. I have stopped removing my cigars from the cellophane upon putting them into my humidor since hearing this, maybe you will be convinced to stop cutting the ends.
What a great selection of cigars, very nice presentation. My mouth was watering through out the video. Love the Padron 1964 Maduros, they are my favorite along with the Oliva V Melanio.
Nice I'm having a Olivia Maduro series o right now church hill for the first time I thought I'd give it a try. Nice smoke great looking humidor my favorite is Avo.
I love kuba's with a nice cold glass of Guinness!.. Love the drew estate and deadwood line up. 2nd fav drink is a maple old fashion with a nice sweet stick. Great vid man, you have my dream humidor!
I’m really glad I ran across your video! I ordered this same humidor in December and its enroute to NH! Due to arrive Friday! Ive got roughly 1000 Ranging from 80 Liga Privada 9 doble corona’s, many Cao variety’s and a ton of Dunbarton Sin Compromiso’s, Todos Las Dias’s and Sobremesa’s with a variety of others really excited to load it up and I appreciate your lighting system! I bought a Cigar Oasis 3.0 magna and 3 xikar humifans!
Awesome. I think you’ll enjoy it. Sounds like you have a nice stash. I actually just got the new Cigar Oasis Magna 3 too. It does a lot better in the winter.
Tito frost, It’s looking fantastic, I’m waiting on 2 boxes of AJ Fernandez Ramone Allones toro’s to get here Thursday and at that time will be fully stocked! Very excited! I plan on doing my first You tube video in the humidor, and overstock of what didn’t go in the huge humidor and the cigar room that we had built that I’m still waiting for the custom doors for the cigar room main door and closet to come in around a week and install! The rabbit air minus 2 that i have mounted to the wall above the power leather loveseat works terrific!
Lol, well I guess I won't be alone in saying that we have similar taste in cigars. I just wanted to say I like your system of maintaining your cigars, like cutting off the foot of the cellophane and dating them, etc. That's a good practice I'd like to replicate when I get my own humidor and start collecting. Great video.
Dude. You have some sweat sticks in that box. I just landed my first CAO Brazilia Gol! Robusto Maduro, Oliva Serie V Melanio Robusto Sumatra, Diesel Unholy Cocktail Belicoso Maduro, Kristoff Ligero Robusto Maduro, CAO Flathead V660 Carb, Gurkha Centurian Double Perfecto, and ACID Cigars by Drew Estate Deep Dish Gordo Sumatra. I never had any of them before and can't wait until spring to try them out. Hey, I'm thinking of separating out my Acid now with your comment.
@@NpgSymboL Good question... It probably was made in China, but mine was shipped from a place in Florida. I really LIKE MINE! The only thing that I recommend is adding insulation around the door. It makes a huge difference in consistency of humidity temperature. Honestly, it really doesn't need it but, I like how mine operates with the door sealed.
My Friend your humidor is Beautiful very nice,and you take excellent care of your cigars so well.Hope you have many years of enjoyment with it. Just an idea they sell that small light stripes. If you ran some under each shelf or inside length of the door you call change colors or pattern etc.Great video.
A very wise man said, a good cigar can be smoked as soon as you get it, right out of the box. I think it was Arturo Fuente. Not many people know the cigar business as he did.
Hello, i know that this video is 2 year old but just one question. At 10:05 your hygrometer shows 64%, I have the same one from Amazon, is it accurate or you have to add like 5% ? Thank you
these are pretty cheap and aren't super accurate but they give me a good idea of the "ballpark" of the humidity. In my experience they read a little higher than the more expensive ones. If you want to be sure that the humidity is 100% accurate I would probably look at more expensive ones on amazon and read the reviews.
Very nice collection! Really caught my attention because your collection is ridiculously close to my own. I two am a big fan of the Oliva serie V. I enjoyed the vid. Great commentary as well. If you find your self looking for a unique and flavorful stogie; look into the "La Aroma De Cuba Mi Amor" in Belicoso. Great stick & believe it (was or still is) a 95 rated stick. Thanks!
Thanks, since you have this exact unit i was curious, I’m probably then going to stock my less expensive cigars in there then since obviously humidity will get in there as well.
Great tour. I’ve been considering buying from 1st class humidors but I’ve been a bit leery due to how cheap they are and the fact they throw in the cigar oasis for free. Seems like a “too good to be true” type of thing. This video helped put my mind at ease and go ahead and make my purchase. Thank you.
Cellophane is made from trees and is porous so it allows air to come in and out, the point of it is to keep the wrapper leaf in tact and not be damaged in shipping or while in the humidor
Nonetheless, it seems that if you plan to age your cigars for a long time, then it is much better to leave them in the cellophane. I have never smoked 20-40yr old cigars, so I can only defer to "experts", but this seems to be the case. Rather excited to find out for myself from experimenting.
I like storing my boxes in a wineador. I take a couple out of their boxes to put in my box humidors in my living room. Kind of like my display and ready to smoke humidor
Great video super great collection you have !! I'm up in the air with that humidor you have and I'm also looking at Aristocrat + 48 custom. I read the aristocrat has a very good humidification system not sure plus its double the money .
My favorite paring is a Don Rafael 2004 with any light beer. I’m very impressed with how well it smokes with a light beer. It’s a very good cheap cigar and I can only find them online.
I’ve had it almost a year now and still really like it. My only complaint is that now that it’s winter I’m having a little trouble keeping it at 70% RH. I just ordered the new Cigar Oasis magna 3 which should help.
I need some help . Can someone tell me how to season a humidor that is twice this size? I know I have to use distilled water on all the shelves but what else and how often do I have to do this?
Beautiful humidor . Your cigar selection is on point , great sticks in there especially the padrons , careful with the muwats in there , they have a very strong camp fire aroma to them , don’t want them corrupting near by stogies .
Back again. How is the seal at the door? Since you’ve had this humidor for some time now what’s your updated opinion on it? And if you haven’t had a Tsbernacle from Foundation cigars I highly recommend it. There’s the original Tabernacle and the Havana seed. They would compliment your collection
The seal on the door is pretty good, but not perfect. So, the only complaint I have now is trying to keep it at close to 70% RH in the winter. I have no problem in the spring, summer and fall, but now that the weather is cold I'm having trouble keeping it at the right humidity. I actually just ordered the new Cigar Oasis Magna 3.0 which should help. Thanks for the recommendation on the Tabernacle. I look forward to trying it.
ccjackson18 thanks for the reply. I wonder if a window seal would help. I’d love to know how it works out. I think this is the humidor I want to upgrade to. Nick Melilo blended the Tabernacle as well as many Drew Estate blends. I suggest the Toro size. The profile changes when you go up to the Double Corona
Beautiful humidor and cigar collection. You have the same taste in cigars as me. 😁 Can you please send me the link for that xikar fan you show as purchased on Amazon? Thank you
That's a good question. I've left boxes sealed/closed inside until I'm ready to open and they've been fine. Pretty sure that's what they do at large B&M stores.
Awesome cabinet and collection. I'm new to cigars...can someone please explain why you shouldn't remove the plastic wrappers (debate) once they are in a controlled environment? How is the humidity keeping the cigars fresh if there's a plastic wrapper between the cigar and the environment?
@@wilconwel Why not remove the wrapper if you’re putting it into a well regulated space (humidor) that you’ve carefully setup and maintain? I mean you can breathe with a mask on but it’s obviously not as easy to breathe with one than without one. And why do some manufacturers ship their higher end cigars in cedar boxes with no wrapper if the wrapper is preferable?
Nice stash, I'm jealous. We seem to have very similar tastes. I've never had luck with the rocky patel decades though, they always burn terribly for me. Maybe I'll give them another shot.
I hope that you see this comment and reply back, I will greatly appreciate it. So my question is that I have a finished basement, unheated, I was wondering if the low temperature during winter will damage the cigars in this humidor? I live in East coast, gets pretty cold down here winter time. Thank you
So, I'm not an expert but from what I've heard from others, you don't want to store your cigars too hot or too cold. The 70/70 rule is what most people go by (70 degrees/70% humidity). If they are off by 5 in each direction (65-75) I think that's fine, but anything beyond that for a long period of time will probably start to impact the flavor and construction of the cigar. You may want to research more on the internet, though.
ccjackson18 thank you for taking the time and replying back. I can control the humidity, the temperature is what I need to figure out how to manage. Thanks again for sharing and your time. Great cigar collection btw.
Thanks. Since it's been over two years, I've actually smoked most of these and replenished with a lot of the same as well as some others. If Cuban cigars were more accessible I'd love to have more, but it's not worth the time and money for me.
To anyone interested, Eddie from Davidoff, and another well-known cigar enthusiast, were considering whether aging was best done in or out of cellophane. The intrigue ended with a smoke. They smoked the same cigar essentially that was aged for decades, two aged in cellophane and two aged without... They were quite surprised at the experience and flavor from the cigar aged in cellophane. They determined that the cigars aged in cellophane were superior to the cigars aged without them. The flavor is better preserved with cellophane, and it isn't entirely known why. Most believe it is oxygen exposure. Eddie described that the cigar aged in cellophane was much closer to the original flavor to the cigar when he smoked it his previous time, ages before. Seems like you can compare aging to various other practices among high-quality products, you do not want to rush the process in the same way you do not want to smoke a brisket at 400F in four hours, rather you take the time to age or cook quality products slowly and consistently. I have stopped removing my cigars from the cellophane upon putting them into my humidor since hearing this, maybe you will be convinced to stop cutting the ends.
I think they just age slower
Splendid stash you have there. We have the same tastes. You must be the guy always outbidding me on cigar bid. Lol!!
life5ill cigar bid 🤔
I thought I had a cigar addiction already now I’m really Gona have a problem
🤣 THANK YOU
Because you guys are generic .... :)
Keep that to yourself...the more you talk about it, the more people will show up to outbid you.... ;)
same here
3 years late, but you have an amazing setup. The cigars, the desk, the whole room looks sweet. *jealous*
I had a Davidoff Nicaragua the other day after a big dinner, one of the best cigars I've ever had! Great taste, sir, very nice collection!
How nice of you to give us a litte tour of your set up. Enjoy.
What a great selection of cigars, very nice presentation. My mouth was watering through out the video. Love the Padron 1964 Maduros, they are my favorite along with the Oliva V Melanio.
Your desktop humidor is a beauty!
This reminds me of when people come round and my kids show them their latest toys. I guess some people never grow up. Im sure you're very proud🤣🤣🤣
Dude, you are ballin! Love the variety. Great smokes!
Nice collection and setup. I plan on making a humidor tour as well, showing my cigar collection like you did here. Tupperdor ftw
The Le Bijou 1922s have been a favorite of mine recently. Great collection
That really is a beautiful collection.......... WOW !!
Excellent taste, my friend! Those decades are a great little “every day” cigar. I also like Punch Classicos for that same thing.
Nice I'm having a Olivia Maduro series o right now church hill for the first time I thought I'd give it a try. Nice smoke great looking humidor my favorite is Avo.
Would love to see a new updated tour mate what a collection!
I love kuba's with a nice cold glass of Guinness!.. Love the drew estate and deadwood line up. 2nd fav drink is a maple old fashion with a nice sweet stick. Great vid man, you have my dream humidor!
Nice collection, a healthy mix of great cigars.
I’m really glad I ran across your video! I ordered this same humidor in December and its enroute to NH! Due to arrive Friday! Ive got roughly 1000 Ranging from 80 Liga Privada 9 doble corona’s, many Cao variety’s and a ton of Dunbarton Sin Compromiso’s, Todos Las Dias’s and Sobremesa’s with a variety of others really excited to load it up and I appreciate your lighting system! I bought a Cigar Oasis 3.0 magna and 3 xikar humifans!
Awesome. I think you’ll enjoy it. Sounds like you have a nice stash. I actually just got the new Cigar Oasis Magna 3 too. It does a lot better in the winter.
Yes, we just finished our basement and in the completion phase of a roughly 375 sq ft cigar room with a rabbit air minus 2 air purifier!
How does it look ?
Tito frost,
It’s looking fantastic, I’m waiting on 2 boxes of AJ Fernandez Ramone Allones toro’s to get here Thursday and at that time will be fully stocked! Very excited! I plan on doing my first You tube video in the humidor, and overstock of what didn’t go in the huge humidor and the cigar room that we had built that I’m still waiting for the custom doors for the cigar room main door and closet to come in around a week and install! The rabbit air minus 2 that i have mounted to the wall above the power leather loveseat works terrific!
@@tmdpipes965 still waiting
Very clean set up an very nice room looks relaxing
Love your collection
Lol, well I guess I won't be alone in saying that we have similar taste in cigars. I just wanted to say I like your system of maintaining your cigars, like cutting off the foot of the cellophane and dating them, etc. That's a good practice I'd like to replicate when I get my own humidor and start collecting. Great video.
Ohh boy! This guys collection is nice!
Big cupboard ,many pieces👏👏👏
Nice Collection. I see a lot of my Favorites are your Favorites!
Great Collection!!!
My father le bijou 1922 is my all time favorite!
Lovely collection. Wish we could get cigars at those prices over here. But you’ve inspired me to get a larger humidor. Nice video.
Amazing humidor man! Looks great!
I smoke too many cigars to be able to keep a collection like this lol. By the time I go to show some I already smoked the box lol. Great set up!
Life goals man...Awesome set up!
That's some great collection - all my favs.
That humidor is mouth watering 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Hey man those oliva need to be on the top shelf, soooooo good
Very nice humidor and you have a great collection of cigars.
Nice setup brother! Definitely got a nice collection going on there.
Great sticks. The RP Decades and Oliva Melanios are easily in my top 5.
Dude. You have some sweat sticks in that box. I just landed my first CAO Brazilia Gol! Robusto Maduro, Oliva Serie V Melanio Robusto Sumatra, Diesel Unholy Cocktail Belicoso Maduro, Kristoff Ligero Robusto Maduro, CAO Flathead V660 Carb, Gurkha Centurian Double Perfecto, and ACID Cigars by Drew Estate Deep Dish Gordo Sumatra.
I never had any of them before and can't wait until spring to try them out. Hey, I'm thinking of separating out my Acid now with your comment.
VERY NICE VIDEO! I PURCHASED THE SAME HUMIDOR AND I LOVE IT!!
Does it say who actually makes it anywhere? I was keen but postage to Australia is over $2000.
I’m guessing they important them from China
@@NpgSymboL Good question... It probably was made in China, but mine was shipped from a place in Florida. I really LIKE MINE! The only thing that I recommend is adding insulation around the door. It makes a huge difference in consistency of humidity temperature. Honestly, it really doesn't need it but, I like how mine operates with the door sealed.
Excellent! Your humidor is full of my exact selections. Good taste you have!
My Friend your humidor is Beautiful very nice,and you take excellent care of your cigars so well.Hope you have many years of enjoyment with it. Just an idea they sell that small light stripes. If you ran some under each shelf or inside length of the door you call change colors or pattern etc.Great video.
Great collection
Really elegant and I love your ideas for wiring and lighting! Thanks for the review
Great humidor and great video!
Great collection! Thanks for sharing.
A very wise man said, a good cigar can be smoked as soon as you get it, right out of the box. I think it was Arturo Fuente. Not many people know the cigar business as he did.
100 perc agree that's why I only have about 50 at all times then I buy more
Very nice humidor layout . Good tips in the video as well. Keep up the good work
Nice my brother can't wait to buy a house so I can buy a huge humidor for the man cave
Thanks for posting. I'm considering buying this exact unit and it's nice to see a video on it up close. Much thanks
Hello, i know that this video is 2 year old but just one question. At 10:05 your hygrometer shows 64%, I have the same one from Amazon, is it accurate or you have to add like 5% ?
Thank you
these are pretty cheap and aren't super accurate but they give me a good idea of the "ballpark" of the humidity. In my experience they read a little higher than the more expensive ones. If you want to be sure that the humidity is 100% accurate I would probably look at more expensive ones on amazon and read the reviews.
@@ccjackson18 thanks for your answer, I just ordered a Boveda butler, I hope It will be more accurate
Very neat!
I'm getting the small end table humidor for myself
From $40 sticks to $1 sticks, nice variety!
Buetiful humidor. Lots of to see , thank you.
Nice collection and setup!
I’ve noticed this video is several years old now. How is this humidor doing now? Would you buy it again? I am looking at getting the same one
Very nice collection! Really caught my attention because your collection is ridiculously close to my own. I two am a big fan of the Oliva serie V. I enjoyed the vid. Great commentary as well. If you find your self looking for a unique and flavorful stogie; look into the "La Aroma De Cuba Mi Amor" in Belicoso. Great stick & believe it (was or still is) a 95 rated stick.
Thanks!
Jason Thomas I three am
Can you do an update? With how the humidor is and any new cigars inside
Thanks, since you have this exact unit i was curious, I’m probably then going to stock my less expensive cigars in there then since obviously humidity will get in there as well.
Great tour. I’ve been considering buying from 1st class humidors but I’ve been a bit leery due to how cheap they are and the fact they throw in the cigar oasis for free. Seems like a “too good to be true” type of thing. This video helped put my mind at ease and go ahead and make my purchase. Thank you.
I'm curious of you ever used them?
Dude. Amazing set up and you have some awesome cigars too! Jealous over here!!
love it
Cellophane is made from trees and is porous so it allows air to come in and out, the point of it is to keep the wrapper leaf in tact and not be damaged in shipping or while in the humidor
Nonetheless, it seems that if you plan to age your cigars for a long time, then it is much better to leave them in the cellophane. I have never smoked 20-40yr old cigars, so I can only defer to "experts", but this seems to be the case. Rather excited to find out for myself from experimenting.
I like storing my boxes in a wineador. I take a couple out of their boxes to put in my box humidors in my living room. Kind of like my display and ready to smoke humidor
wow very impressive ! i want one of those AVO soooooo bad ! classic #2 i'm salavating for 1
Fine collection
Great video super great collection you have !! I'm up in the air with that humidor you have and I'm also looking at Aristocrat + 48 custom. I read the aristocrat has a very good humidification system not sure plus its double the money .
На 3-4 миллиона рублей 600 сигар в хьюмидоре стоимостью 7.000$
07:05 Drew Estate Undercover, but where is Liga Privada?
Nice variety!💨💨
My favorite paring is a Don Rafael 2004 with any light beer. I’m very impressed with how well it smokes with a light beer. It’s a very good cheap cigar and I can only find them online.
Great collection I have 95% of the same...think imma get that humi this year
I’ve had it almost a year now and still really like it. My only complaint is that now that it’s winter I’m having a little trouble keeping it at 70% RH. I just ordered the new Cigar Oasis magna 3 which should help.
Nice set up... How 8s the big humidor holding up?
I need some help . Can someone tell me how to season a humidor that is twice this size? I know I have to use distilled water on all the shelves but what else and how often do I have to do this?
More cigar content thanks 🙏🏻
Really nice set up.
Thank you for the tour. Question: what do you have your humidifiers plugged into on the table?
Great video, I wish you had more cigar videos
nice set up
Should the cigars be unwrapped from their plastic cellophane to get the full effects of the humidity control?
Cellophane is porous, breathable. Not air tight. Just takes longer to transfer humidity/air
Screw the humidor, you have quite the collection of cigars!! Very nice stash.
Insane collection
Man, that is Beautiful !
Can someone share a link to the desktop humidor?
Beautiful humidor . Your cigar selection is on point , great sticks in there especially the padrons , careful with the muwats in there , they have a very strong camp fire aroma to them , don’t want them corrupting near by stogies .
Nice video and collection. I got goals lol
Dude, it looks as if that CAO Flathead has a whole from a cigar beetle!
I noticed that too especially since I just watch Cigar Daily's video on beetles.
Damn brother you got a whole corner of a smoke shop right there 😂🤙🏼🤙🏼
Back again. How is the seal at the door? Since you’ve had this humidor for some time now what’s your updated opinion on it? And if you haven’t had a Tsbernacle from Foundation cigars I highly recommend it. There’s the original Tabernacle and the Havana seed. They would compliment your collection
The seal on the door is pretty good, but not perfect. So, the only complaint I have now is trying to keep it at close to 70% RH in the winter. I have no problem in the spring, summer and fall, but now that the weather is cold I'm having trouble keeping it at the right humidity. I actually just ordered the new Cigar Oasis Magna 3.0 which should help. Thanks for the recommendation on the Tabernacle. I look forward to trying it.
ccjackson18 thanks for the reply. I wonder if a window seal would help. I’d love to know how it works out. I think this is the humidor I want to upgrade to. Nick Melilo blended the Tabernacle as well as many Drew Estate blends. I suggest the Toro size. The profile changes when you go up to the Double Corona
I recommend tossing large boveda packs on each shelf. Will help regulate as well.
Beautiful humidor and cigar collection. You have the same taste in cigars as me. 😁 Can you please send me the link for that xikar fan you show as purchased on Amazon? Thank you
www.amazon.com/Xikar-Purotemp-Humifan-Air-Circulator/dp/B01GS7P56M/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=xikar+fan&qid=1605729288&sr=8-1
If you get a box of cigars, do you have to open the box to store them in the humidor or can you put the box closed inside it?
That's a good question. I've left boxes sealed/closed inside until I'm ready to open and they've been fine. Pretty sure that's what they do at large B&M stores.
Unseal them but leave the cigars in cello if they come with them.
Nice collection bro
I hope that I'll have something like this myself one day.....
Killer collection, man! How long have you been collecting all of those?
Awesome cabinet and collection. I'm new to cigars...can someone please explain why you shouldn't remove the plastic wrappers (debate) once they are in a controlled environment? How is the humidity keeping the cigars fresh if there's a plastic wrapper between the cigar and the environment?
It’s not plastic; it’s cellophane, which is a plant-derived material that’s very breathable and allows humidity to travel through it.
@@wilconwel thanks for the reply. Didn’t totally answer everything but thanks for the explanation of plastic vs cellophane.
@@davidjaxonmusic sorry, thought I did. What other questions did you have?
@@wilconwel Why not remove the wrapper if you’re putting it into a well regulated space (humidor) that you’ve carefully setup and maintain? I mean you can breathe with a mask on but it’s obviously not as easy to breathe with one than without one. And why do some manufacturers ship their higher end cigars in cedar boxes with no wrapper if the wrapper is preferable?
Awesome collection
Nice set up I have the same Humidor but mine kame with the Oasis Magna 3.0 Electronic Humidifier.
Great stash! Thanks for sharing.
Nice stash, I'm jealous. We seem to have very similar tastes. I've never had luck with the rocky patel decades though, they always burn terribly for me. Maybe I'll give them another shot.
I hope that you see this comment and reply back, I will greatly appreciate it. So my question is that I have a finished basement, unheated, I was wondering if the low temperature during winter will damage the cigars in this humidor? I live in East coast, gets pretty cold down here winter time. Thank you
So, I'm not an expert but from what I've heard from others, you don't want to store your cigars too hot or too cold. The 70/70 rule is what most people go by (70 degrees/70% humidity). If they are off by 5 in each direction (65-75) I think that's fine, but anything beyond that for a long period of time will probably start to impact the flavor and construction of the cigar. You may want to research more on the internet, though.
ccjackson18 thank you for taking the time and replying back. I can control the humidity, the temperature is what I need to figure out how to manage. Thanks again for sharing and your time. Great cigar collection btw.
Its just beautiful !!!
It’s nice but isn’t the light bad for cigars and can cause the wrapper to discolore?
natural light and its still not "bad" for the sticks.
According to me, you have it all but I would like to know what else you want to add to your collection ?
Thanks. Since it's been over two years, I've actually smoked most of these and replenished with a lot of the same as well as some others. If Cuban cigars were more accessible I'd love to have more, but it's not worth the time and money for me.