johnnynorest
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The Cohiba's made '90 and before were in cellophane, the Siglo line were the first Cohiba's not to have the wrapper I believe... but may be wrong !!
any responses or facts?
any responses or facts?
Ginseng said:Hi CK,
Good question. The answer is basically this: wood and cellophane (which is a wood derivative) are far from impermable barriers to either moisture vapor or oxygen. I'll spare the chem-engineering-speak about diffusivities, diffusion coefficients, MVTR, OP and the like. The bottom line is that given sufficient time, the cigars will reach an equilibrium with the external environment.
As folks who age for the long term want their sticks to do so gently and gracefully, this slow approach to equilibrium and resistance to environmental changes is considered a beneficial thing. This is true for the casual cigarist as well except that aging is not as important a goal as is protecting the wrapper from the humidity fluctuations that occur when the humi is opened and closed.
Hope that helps.
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Always leave the cigars in the tubes. Trust me on this one.bursty said:What about cigars in glass tubes? I recently bought a Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 1995 No. II which comes in a glass tube with a cork in the end. Is it safe to keep in the tube or should I pull it out?
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