In full boxes...do you take the celo off?

[Pyro]

I'm a firm believer in that the exposure to air should be minimized during aging. "Let them stew in their own brew!"

I seldom smoke anything younger than two years from my own stash (but I smoke 3-8 new cigars per week for reviews I do for a Swedish Internet vendor) and I do not want them to loose too much power and spice during their nap.

So, I never remove any cellophane!

[zmancbr]

Originally Posted by Pyro

I'm a firm believer in that the exposure to air should be minimized during aging. "Let them stew in their own brew!"

I seldom smoke anything younger than two years from my own stash (but I smoke 3-8 new cigars per week for reviews I do for a Swedish Internet vendor) and I do not want them to loose too much power and spice during their nap.

So, I never remove any cellophane!

And I am actually the exact opposite. I love a good naked stick, so I take the cello off of everything in the humi including the boxes if they came with cello. I want them to breath as much as possible.

So basically is boils down to personal tastes. What you prefer is the best answer.

[taltos]

If they come with it on, I leave it on. In fact, when I ship cigars, NC or Cuban, I put cello on them to protect them in transit. Therefore when I want to protect them in one of my humidors, I like them in cello in order to protect the wrappers. Do what you want but this works for me.

[php007]

I now store them as they arrive, except for tubes. The only other exception to this rule is Opus which require a minimum of 3 years naked.

[drob]

No, I'm just not that anal about it. Leaving it on does no harm, taking it off doesn't help it age or keep better, so...