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Marrying Of Cigar Flavors

Smoking Mex

Smoking Mex

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With the Holidays upon us, this is the time where most of acquire a lot of our smokes by different means. My question is how much truth is there in the fact that different cigars impart different flavors on each other. How do you view this and if you believe in this theory, how do you keep the flavors for inter mingling in the same humi?
 
I've wondered this too, and further into it, is it more common with cello off? Does leaving the cello on help prevent the marrying of flavors?
 
It's been my understanding that you'll be fine as long as you keep the peach flavored blunts out of your humi. :D

I look forward to a FOG's assessment of this question.
 
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Cigars that are cello wrapped are not in danger of the flavors marrying when in the same humidor. Having said that when cigars are mixed and touching in the same humidor you run the risk of the favors marrying/changing. You can prevent this If cedar dividers or blocks are used separate the cigars so they do not touch.....Cigars obsorb any scent or odor surounding them including the Spanish Cedar that lines your humidor..... The cedar natually enhances the flavor of cigars.......When a cigar of different blends touch each other they can transfer subtle flavors to each other to a small degree.....
 
I don't agree. If a cigar can age and adapt to RH with the cello on then it
can also marry flavors.

Brian
 
In my lay opinion, it would seem that these "different" cigars must be "touching" one another for a fairly decent amount of time in order for flavors to marry.
 
No such thing unless you're talking about flavored cigars, IMO.
 
From http://www.cigarnexus.com/counsel/cigarstorage/index.html



No. I understand the concept of marrying, and have witnessed claro cigars that have been slightly stained with oils from a dark rich colorado cigar that were sitting beside it, but that was only after MANY years. Honestly I do not consider the marrying of different cigars to be a problem for those who smoke from their humidors on a semi-regular basis.

I have been storing singles side by side for well over a decade with no impact whatsoever. Personally, I find the concept of marrying flavors between differing cigars to be an issue that "cigar wonks" banter about, but has little basis in reality and does not warrant any concern on your part. You have to keep in mind when you read all the recent advice printed about cigars that quite a bit of it is far too reaching and overtly scientific without cause.

I have kept a wide variety of smokes crammed together for long periods (5+ years) in my "smoke from someday" humidors without this ever occurring. The only place I would be concerned is to always keep flavored, i.e.. rum soaked, Lars, etc. separate. Also for long term aging in quantity I believe in leaving the cigars in their original boxes if possible.
 
For short term storage marrying should not be a concern, For long term I would not recomend it. It is true that the nature of what we are talking about is not for long term aging......Singles by themselves are not usualy aged long term.....Even if they were aged long term they wouldnt achieve the same result as a full box aged for the same time under the same conditions.
 
So as long as the Acids aren't touching the Opus X I have nothing to worry about. :p
I've talked to people that swear that they could tell a difference in just a couple of months, but I don't see how, Five to ten years maybe.
 
I have several coolerdors and smoking humi's. I do not smoke or have any of the flavored cigars out there.

In my smoking humi's, I usually have 5 to 20 different kinds of cigars in there and some for as long as 2 to 3 years. I usually try to keep the darker wrappers apart from the lighter wrappers and the milder smokes apart from the stronger smokes. By apart, I mean not touching but in the same humidor. Unfortunately, this approach is not always possible.

I have found that there can easily be changes in the pre-light scents/aromas of the cigars due to the different kinds stored unboxed and nude in the same humidor. However, once lit I have never seen any effect of "marrying" or whatever between different cigar types. When I keep the cello on, it seems to prevent or resist effects with pre-light scents/aromas.

Keep in mind that I have only kept or aged cigars for a few years at most, so very long term the effects may become more obvious. In any event, I have a 100-ct humidor where I only keep assorted singles and doubles. The aroma on opening the humidor is so delicious I am usually tempted to stand there and sniff for a few minutes.

Hope this helps,
antaean
 
since cigars are kept at say 65 to 70 humidity it is fair to say that the moisture from one cigar can be transfered to other cigars that touch each other directly..... The higher the humidity the more chance of abserving a slight change.....The extent that there will be significant changes is minimal especialy for short term.........If planning to age singles for long term aging it is best to separate them....... one of the reasons a full box of same cigars will age better than a single stick surrounded by various others is that the aroma and blending is the same....This is part of the marring process.......A box of 25 differents sticks could not possible age the same. For example if you were to age 25 boxes of different blends each for 5 years and at the same time removed one from each of the boxes to form 1 box of 25 different cigars I thick after 5 years of aging if you compared 1 stick from a box of the same blend and 1which was taken from that identiacl box and placed into the box of 25 different cigars I think there would a change....A very trained palate would detect a difference......

Sorry I didnt break up the long paragraph so it could be more easly read
 
If it takes most cigars years for their internal tobacco oils to blend within, wouldn't it stand to reason that it might take quite a bit longer for outside influence (other cigars) to take hold?
 
One other thing of note.....If you look at any of the limited edition humidors or for example, The selection robustos or piramides (Cuban) there is a separation between different types of cigars...They dont not touch.......They could have easly just packed them side by side. Instead they are completely separated by their own cylinder slot..... For long term aging this is Ideal.....You may be able to present a reasonable argument that it is only for better presentation as well......I for one would not mix together a Cuban Davidoff Latour with a bunch of Jose Piedra's
 
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