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Hi,
Been a while....
Haven't left the scene, just not been round these parts for a while!
Had a very enjoyable herf in Geneva a week or two ago with a few forum regulars, thought I'd stop in and say hello again.
I've noticed something recently that I though quite interesting...
If I leave my humi for a decent amout of time unattended and the rh drops slowly over time to low 60's. The smell upon opening is muted, which I've usually felt is a bad thing and a sign I need to to up humidification. So I usually do so at this point and some time later the lovely aroma on opening is back again and rh back up around ~68%.
Now what I have noticed, repeatably, is, the smokes I take out when the aroma is low are better in every way than the ones I take out when the cabinet smells at its best.
I do wonder if I may be inadvertently 'dry boxing' my entire stash before picking one to smoke then also wondering if there is actually a down side to long term 'drier' storage.
Essentially, what I've found through long term experience is, in my own opinion, a negative correlation between humidor smell and taste.
Been a while....
Haven't left the scene, just not been round these parts for a while!
Had a very enjoyable herf in Geneva a week or two ago with a few forum regulars, thought I'd stop in and say hello again.
I've noticed something recently that I though quite interesting...
If I leave my humi for a decent amout of time unattended and the rh drops slowly over time to low 60's. The smell upon opening is muted, which I've usually felt is a bad thing and a sign I need to to up humidification. So I usually do so at this point and some time later the lovely aroma on opening is back again and rh back up around ~68%.
Now what I have noticed, repeatably, is, the smokes I take out when the aroma is low are better in every way than the ones I take out when the cabinet smells at its best.
I do wonder if I may be inadvertently 'dry boxing' my entire stash before picking one to smoke then also wondering if there is actually a down side to long term 'drier' storage.
Essentially, what I've found through long term experience is, in my own opinion, a negative correlation between humidor smell and taste.
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