Taste Chocolate/Flavours in cigars


Ken Gargett

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Great information gentlemen!

I fear that I have mistakenly been keeping my cigars in boxes that are open in my humidor (or in trays). They are exposed to the air in the humidor as opposed to being in a closed environment in their original box/cabinet. Tampa mentions that this will affect the bouquet, which in turn will affect the flavor and aroma.

Also, is it safe to assume that aging singles in a tray will result in a cigar that has less flavor (loses bouquet), but may age faster?

I can test this by removing a cigar from a closed box and place it in an exposed tray. Then I will wait one year to compare the closed box smoke vs. the same single left in an exposed tray. Maybe someone has done this already?

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» Ken, allow me to paint a picture of your hell and let me know if Im way

» off: just get off a quantas flight back home FROM cuba and are forced into

» an evening of sauv blanc and cuabas. Sound about right?

»

» thanks for the great info guys, quite a bit of food for thought there.

bizarrely, i tend to fly qantas still when i can. my understanding is that the pilots do, or did, receive a better standard of training than most.

i would have to wonder if no cigar was better than a cuaba (the 08 LE would be a big exception). close call. no wine or sauv blanc? no wine every day.

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» Great information gentlemen!

»

» I fear that I have mistakenly been keeping my cigars in boxes that are

» open in my humidor (or in trays). They are exposed to the air in the

» humidor as opposed to being in a closed environment in their original

» box/cabinet. Tampa mentions that this will affect the bouquet, which in

» turn will affect the flavor and aroma.

»

» Also, is it safe to assume that aging singles in a tray will result in a

» cigar that has less flavor (loses bouquet), but may age faster?

»

» I can test this by removing a cigar from a closed box and place it in an

» exposed tray. Then I will wait one year to compare the closed box smoke

» vs. the same single left in an exposed tray. Maybe someone has done this

» already?

It's not far from the truth that "if it's in the air, it ain't in the cigars."

Some aromatic compounds are volatile meaning they readily dissipate into the air. Theoretically speaking, the more a box is opened, the more air exchange that occurs, the less flavor remains in the cigars. Practically speaking, though, I doubt if anyone has done such a controlled experiment to gauge the effect. You just might be the first.

Wilkey

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Thanks Wilkey.

I am going to revise my storage methods in my cabinet and will try this simple experiment with a few different boxes. I'll remove 2 sticks per box for storage in a tray (in the event that one smoke turns out to be a bum!). I will use a year time. If the tray smoke is OK, I'll try to save the second tray stored smoke for another year of aging to see if the effect is different.

Mike

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» Thanks Wilkey.

»

» I am going to revise my storage methods in my cabinet and will try this

» simple experiment with a few different boxes. I'll remove 2 sticks per box

» for storage in a tray (in the event that one smoke turns out to be a bum!).

» I will use a year time. If the tray smoke is OK, I'll try to save the

» second tray stored smoke for another year of aging to see if the effect is

» different.

»

» Mike

Wonderful! I look forward to hearing all about how this turns out. Don't forget to match the things that are not of interest. So for example, feel free to open the humidor containing the trayed cigars as much as you like but keep the average temperature and humidity the same in both the box and tray conditions.

Wilkey

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» tragically, i think you might not be far from the mark (close as i'll get

» to saying a pom is right about cricket). i seem to be the only aussie

» concerned. telling my mates who know warnie well to beg him to come back.

» the organisers should offer the bloke five mill or whatever he wants -

» warnie against your latest imported yarpie would fill every ground every

» day and guarantee huge tv ratings (and ensure we kept the ashes). we have

» no spinner who could turn a steering wheel and monty seems to be getting

» better - whoever thought the poms would again doctor wickets for a spinner

» in our lifetime? thought that went out with laker and underwood.

» as for the crap we see seeping out from your cold damp island about your

» yarpie the greatest bat in the world, for god's sake, tell them to get a

» grip. he is very good but there are a few indians and blokes like ponting

» and hussey who might rank a smidge higher.

» we are not the tight happy bunch we once were. hayden plays for himself

» and has done since the 5th test last visit. clarke can be fragile but look

» out if he is on. symonds is anyone's guess. lacking opening spine since

» langer went. i am a million miles from being convinced about haddin. we

» have tried to clone glichrist and come up way short.

» quicks look good and might pinch the series - johnson becoming a seriously

» good leftie. lee can be dynamite. stu clark will love english conditions.

» watson as the allrounder might surprise. far better bat than freddie

» though not quite the bowler.

» now if only we had warnie!

It should be a cracking summer of sport - whatever the result I look forward to spending some long afternoons in front of the cricket getting stuck into some SLR DC's and P2's...........:ok:

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» Awesome Wilkey! But is there a clearer picture of that tasting sheet available?

Let me dig around a bit. Until then, if any of our members attended that function and have the slide, I can convert and host the image if you'd like to share.

Wilkey

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This is why I love this site and I'm glad I met you guys (So to speak). :o;)

Fantastic information, I'm not as 'Seasoned' in smoking cigars like most on this forum, I been smoking Cubans for around 10 years only, but the information provided has blown my mind and made me think about alot of factors in regards to storage and in general, our own senses and how they work 'In a nut shell'. :2thumbs:

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"no wine or sauv blanc? no wine every day."

haha this is great!! im putting myself through uni working at a bottle shop and no joke in the 2 years i have been there we've gone from 1& 1/2 bay of shelves of sauv blanc/ssb/sbs to 4!! there are some nasty 'fruity sweet' numbers out there for sure but some ssb blends (esp. margie river) go alright!

as far as the cigar posts... as a newbie, 80% of that flew over my head but excellent, ripper information!! thanks

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