Can you store different cigars in the same humidor?!
Can you store different cigars in the same humidor?
a person told me that i shouldnt store ' scented' cigars like the drew estate line,(acid, naturals,ambrosia) in the same humidor as montecristo, macanudo, bolivar, etc. is he right? he said that the 'scent' from the drew estates will get into the other cigars causing them to take on some of the smell and flavor of the drew estate. he said that sometimes it wont hurt the 'traditional' cigar but the mix might be a bad combination. i dont have a problem getting another humidor but will save myself some money if he isnt correct and there isnt a need to separate these cigars.
Answers:
I would separate the flavored and unflavored cigars. The flavors will also seep into the wood of your humidor and impart the flavor into other cigars long after you have smoked the flavored one.
The longer you smoke, the more likely you are to stop smoking the flavored ones and gravitate to the regular tobacco cigars.
This has been my experience, nothing else. Good luck.
yes flavors can tranfer while in a humidor but with good air circulation it shouldnt be to big a deal. but the real problem is when you have vanilla or cherry or something along those lines. those will transfer easily. just keep them seperated and keep your supplies low until you figure it out.
yes you can
I think the advice you received is correct, but the question is kind of like asking if you had half a glass of Cabernet, can you top it off from another bottle?
If you are drinking house Cabernet, and smoking cigarettes in a bar with the smell of beer, booze, and perfume all around you, then it does not matter. It might even improve it.
If you had half a glass of Opus One at a fancy dinner party and your host opened a bottle of Silver Oak then it would be almost criminal.
If you have half an onion and a block of cheese, you don't have to buy another refrigerator, that doesn't mean that your cheese won't soak up the odor of the onion if they aren't wrapped well and are left exposed to each other for too long. It all depends.
I guess I would want to ask how long you intend on storing your cigars (before smoking them), and are you connoisseur enough to notice the difference?
I suppose you could "ruin" an unscented cigar by merely storing it in a humidor that once held aromatic ones. But that would certainly be an extreme case.