Got myself a few little presents

[MrErskine]

Tonight, I treated myself a little. I am looking forward to them, and I told my wife that they could be part of my Christmas.

I picked up a:

CAO America Monument
La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Chisel Maduro
Sosa Wavell.

I realize that for most of you this is paltry, but for me it's a treat and a big deal.

I don't have a real good way to keep them, so I am turning an old Ball jar with a locking lid into a make-shift humidor. Hopefully it will work and keep them fresh while I give them a little time before I light them. I'm thinking about putting some cedar chips in the bottom of it.

I'm hoping to be able to get a real humidor soon. If anyone is trying to get rid of a small one for cheap, I might be interested, but I make no guarantees of my interest.

Anyway, I'll be happy for a while. Especially after getting to walk into one of the best and most aromatic humidors I've been to in a while..

 

[Bu11dog]

Use tupperware and most all the local smoke shops carry these little things called water pillows. They're really cheap and will get you buy for quite some time. That's what I did for about 6 months until I broke down a bought a cheap humidor.

 

[BigJake6904]

Use tupperware and most all the local smoke shops carry these little things called water pillows. They're really cheap and will get you buy for quite some time. That's what I did for about 6 months until I broke down a bought a cheap humidor.

And look at how far you've come since then! :laugh:

 

[MrErskine]

Use tupperware and most all the local smoke shops carry these little things called water pillows. They're really cheap and will get you buy for quite some time. That's what I did for about 6 months until I broke down a bought a cheap humidor.

Maybe I will try Tupperware instead....

I picked up a humidification disc, and was going to use the jar because that was what was suggested to me by a guy at a B&M

 

[handyman dave]

Tonight, I treated myself a little. I am looking forward to them, and I told my wife that they could be part of my Christmas.

I picked up a:

CAO America Monument
La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Chisel Maduro
Sosa Wavell.

I realize that for most of you this is paltry, but for me it's a treat and a big deal.

I don't have a real good way to keep them, so I am turning an old Ball jar with a locking lid into a make-shift humidor. Hopefully it will work and keep them fresh while I give them a little time before I light them. I'm thinking about putting some cedar chips in the bottom of it.

I'm hoping to be able to get a real humidor soon. If anyone is trying to get rid of a small one for cheap, I might be interested, but I make no guarantees of my interest.

Anyway, I'll be happy for a while. Especially after getting to walk into one of the best and most aromatic humidors I've been to in a while..

Glad you got some good sticks! The LFD is one of my favs after a big meal. Watch out though, it is probably too strong as an eye opener before breakfast! :laugh:

Don't use cedar chips. They will ruin your cigars. Spanish cedar is very different from western red cedar. The former is fine, however, what I strongly suspect you are talking about is an aromatic cedar and it will ruin the taste of a cigar.

Enjoy your smokes!

 

[MrErskine]

Tonight, I treated myself a little. I am looking forward to them, and I told my wife that they could be part of my Christmas.

I picked up a:

CAO America Monument
La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Chisel Maduro
Sosa Wavell.

I realize that for most of you this is paltry, but for me it's a treat and a big deal.

I don't have a real good way to keep them, so I am turning an old Ball jar with a locking lid into a make-shift humidor. Hopefully it will work and keep them fresh while I give them a little time before I light them. I'm thinking about putting some cedar chips in the bottom of it.

I'm hoping to be able to get a real humidor soon. If anyone is trying to get rid of a small one for cheap, I might be interested, but I make no guarantees of my interest.

Anyway, I'll be happy for a while. Especially after getting to walk into one of the best and most aromatic humidors I've been to in a while..

Glad you got some good sticks! The LFD is one of my favs after a big meal. Watch out though, it is probably too strong as an eye opener before breakfast! :laugh:

Don't use cedar chips. They will ruin your cigars. Spanish cedar is very different from western red cedar. The former is fine, however, what I strongly suspect you are talking about is an aromatic cedar and it will ruin the taste of a cigar.

Enjoy your smokes!

I will keep that in mind.

I am looking forward to the "LFD" as a nice end of the evening, unwinding cigar when I have nowhere to go and nothing to do.

 

[JHolmes763]

A bell jar and your humidification disk will work just fine as long as it seals well. Don't need anything fancy, just something with a good seal so you don't lose your humidity.

 

[MrErskine]

A bell jar and your humidification disk will work just fine as long as it seals well. Don't need anything fancy, just something with a good seal so you don't lose your humidity.

Excellent. I hate having to burn through cigars because I have no way to keep them. Hopefully, I'll be able to let them age a bit now--and for very little out of pocket.