I only smoke 3-4 cigars per week in the weekend. I can really look forward to it. It's a whole experience for me to choose a cigar for the evening and smell it many times before finally cutting it, toasting it and tasting the first complex but delicious flavours. I hope to one day try your cigars!
@@EPCarrilloCigars Several brands, and types. I tend to enjoy the more full body robusta ones. It also depends what the local stores have available. Unfortunately they don't have your brand and online ordering in The Netherlands is forbidden. I just got intrigued with your cigars by watching many of your videos. I love the videos for being informative and I like the company's story and being a family company.
This has been very helpful because everyone has an opinion but coming from a trusted source i will definitely be changing a few things in my own humidor 👍
Interesting take on wiping the inside of humidors with water being bad. I've seen a number of places where that was recommended. Will keep that in mind for next time. Also the cellophane tips about aging were very informative.
From a novice smoker: I had some fine cigars in my traveler humidor with some bóveda packs that surprisingly dried out unexpectedly. I noticed that two of them were dry and cracked at the cap once I cut them for smoking. I noticed two things, a.) the slight unraveling at the draw side of the cigar allowed for some draw leakage (frustrating) and b.) taste was strangely different than what those cigars typically taste when they seems properly humid. I came to these conclusions as a novice and prior to watching this video, so this definitely resonated with my experience a few weekends ago. Thanks Liz for bringing this type of conversation to the channel!
Good advice. I’ve been smoking Ernesto’s cigar since Hurricane Andrew. Loved the old El Rico Habano and La Historia. Waiting for the Pledge to show up in our local shop.
Great video! And great cigars. I've only been smoking cigars for about a year now but I've smoked a lot of different brands and flavors. The La Historia is my "go to" favorite! What a terrific cigar. Keep it up...
There is a documentary on CZcams about Davidoff and the manager explain that cellophane is permeable to air and oil but not to liquid and allows aging on cigars even though might slow it down.
Tubos? In or out of the cedar lined tube in the humidor? David is correct, cracked in the trash can. May I add that separating totally, different humidors, lessens the chance of beetle expansion. I have had that AND seen beetle hole(s) in Partagas (Cuban) on store display. Thanks for a good informative video.
The video was informative and I was blessed to buy two boxes of Pledge when it was first launched. I love EP CARRILLO Cigars, the company stands for excellence. My original favorite is the EP CARRILLO ENCORE MAJESTIC!
A very informative video. Was nice to here such an expert give facts and information on basic, yet misconstrued topics about cigars and humidors. E.P. is by far at the top of the game and if you haven't have any of their not worth sticks you need to.
How does temperature affect humidity? I have a heating/cooling electronic humidor and live in northeast Florida. Our thermostat is set to 74 degrees. I find that 69% RH works best for my climate, but have a hard time maintaining said humidity and constantly adjust the temperature of the humidor between 68 degrees and 73 degrees. There are a ton of opinions about RH out there, but not much is said about temperature. I would definitely appreciate your insights! Thank you and keep up the great work!
Humidity is affected by temperature in a situation that the humidor is airtight and temperature is the same inside and outside the humidor. Higher the temp more humidity while lower the temp less humidity. This is by volume of humidity in the air of the humidor. In other words the RH should drop the colder the air and rise the warmer the air due to how the water molecules are compressing or expanding in the environments relative temperature. Given that your humidor controls the temperature this should not truly be an issue in your case as long as the system is accurate and functioning at 100% optimal output. However, since often this is not the case and not knowing the brand of humidor you have it’s hard to figure out why you are having this RH problem. Suggestions would be make sure it is airtight and not losing both the temperature and humidity via a leak. Also best to not have the humidor in direct sunlight or in the direct path of the AC vent in the house. Personally I find most hygrometers are not as accurate as they claim having a +/- 2 point range from reality. My test is if the cigars feel proper based on how I keep them and I too prefer 69% so they should feel more hard with a slight amount of give to them when pressed between your fingers. If you would like more info and help solving your situation I’d need to know the brand of humidor and the system/brand you use to humidify. The more info the better so I can assist you in calibrating your humidor to fit your needs. I hope this helps and please let me know if I can assist further.
@@EPCarrilloCigars Wow, thank you so much for the considerate and informative response! So I have a Needone 48L heating/cooling humidor. Upon purchasing this humidor, I also had 3 spanish cedar drawers purchased directly from Needone to replace the shelves which gives me 4 drawers and one shelf. I initially thought this might restrict airflow within the humidor, should this be a concern? I seasoned with 84% Boveda packs for 16 days and calibrated both the factory hygrometer and a Smartro hygrometer with Boveda’s 75% one step calibration kit. Surprisingly, the cheap factory one was accurate, but the Smartro device had to be adjusted about 3%. After seasoning I used three 320 gram Boveda 65% packs and loaded about 100 cigars into the humidor. For the next few weeks I had about a 50/50 chance of getting burn issues in my cigars. I decided to switch to 69% Bovedas which seemed to give me better results, but my RH continued to fluctuate wildly, which I was under the impression should not occur with Boveda packs. The humidor is out of the way of sunlight and direct A/C exposure. I also added two extra fans powered by a ribbon cable to encourage airflow, but that seemed to cause more volatility in RH, so I removed them after about a week. Today I added a Cigar Oasis Excel 3.0 set to 69% along with the Bovedas to encourage more consistent humidity levels, but I realized the fan built in to the Needone may be getting stuck every so often and not circulating properly. I am hoping the Cigar Oasis’ fan can rectify this revelation, and I can also put the extra fans back in if needs being. Is airflow that important in a 48 liter space? I feel like the Needone models are not airtight due to the fan and the drip hole on the bottom and have read mixed opinions about sealing that drip hole, which seems like it should remain open, since it’s what the manufacturer intended. Again, thank you so much for your time and consideration with my predicament, as I am fairly new to the wonderfully pleasurable world of cigars. Any insight and knowledge you can share with me is extremely valuable and appreciated! Cheers!
I do not totally agree with some of the comments in this video. He does not identify whether he’s referring to New World or old world cigars. Old world cigars require aging and depending on the cigar itself, long-term can make a cigar extremely great.
Great video, loads of good information! I’d love to try a pledge but I’m finding it so hard to find anywhere that has them in stock over here in the uk :(
🔴🔴🔴 Pardon my ignorance in asking this question.... I have always watched cigar collectors and affectionados keep their cigars in humidors to protect and age their tobacco. Now my question concerns their blending the different brands in the same system box. I think by mixing the cigars in the same humidor will change the flavoring tastes by the time when one selects one to smoke. So then how can we get the true taste since each is feeding and withdrawing flavors from all the other stored in the box? Shouldn’t each brand have its own humidor?
Odds are if it was designed as a cooler for wine it has holes to allow for less humidity. You need to find the holes and block them with either clear silicon or small pieces of duct tape. The easiest way to find them is to empty out all the shelves and look for wholes in the plastic walls potentially using a flashlight. Once they are sealed also make sure that the door has a good tight seal and then use your humidification system and bring it to proper humidity. Depending on the system you might need to adjust up or down by the output or quantity of devices (for example if you are using Boveda style bags vs a small humidifier). This should resolve your problem.
Testing a Hygromter is best done with the Boveda One Step Calibration kit that they have. The trick is to clearly follow the instructions and then figure out the difference in your Hygrometer RH to the Boveda RH and either calibrate the hygrometer it if the allows for this, or remember the difference between the 2 Rh levels.
Large tray in a humidor is to separate your cigars and keep the ones you smoke more often or the special ones on the top. Also if the humidor is set up as an aging humidor the tray is for those cigars that are ready to smoke.
Can I buy a cigar online then place it in my humidor when it arrives and smoke it a couple days after it’s been in the humidor? Or is it a certain amount of time I have to wait
How well does the encore age? It’s my favorite cigar by far and have half in my humidor aging and another half to enjoy as I please. Is it a good idea to try and age them?
@@EPCarrilloCigars Thank you! I figured as much. It’s by far the best smoke I’ve had. Been in the game only for a bit. But it hits all the right flavors and aromas I’m looking for. 😁
I only smoke 3-4 cigars per week in the weekend. I can really look forward to it. It's a whole experience for me to choose a cigar for the evening and smell it many times before finally cutting it, toasting it and tasting the first complex but delicious flavours. I hope to one day try your cigars!
What cigars do you usually smoke?
@@EPCarrilloCigars Several brands, and types. I tend to enjoy the more full body robusta ones. It also depends what the local stores have available. Unfortunately they don't have your brand and online ordering in The Netherlands is forbidden. I just got intrigued with your cigars by watching many of your videos. I love the videos for being informative and I like the company's story and being a family company.
This has been very helpful because everyone has an opinion but coming from a trusted source i will definitely be changing a few things in my own humidor 👍
Great to hear!
EP cigars are the best! Can’t wait to enjoy the Pledge this weekend!
Awesome!
From the videos that I’ve watched with David, he has a wealth of knowledge. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thank you. We really appreciate your comments.
Awesome video. I’m learning everyday. Started smoking your dad’s cigars because we have the same last name. I have been a fan since then.
Amazing feedback! thanks
Interesting take on wiping the inside of humidors with water being bad. I've seen a number of places where that was recommended. Will keep that in mind for next time. Also the cellophane tips about aging were very informative.
Thanks!
Top tier educational video for beginner cigar smoke!
I didn't realize the cello will slow down the aging process, good nugget I learned here, thanks.
Glad to help
This was truly a GREAT EDUCATIONAL VIDEO!!!! Even after 21 years of smoking; I learned some good stuff here! :))) DC
Best cigars in the world ❤️❤️ the most consistent and flavorful cigar on the market!!
Thank you so much!
This video is very helpful. EP has some of the best cigars! Thank you for sharing such a great wealth of knowledge.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That big humidor looks beautiful.
Awesome video for someone new to cigar smoking.
great news!
I hate when a good cigar goes bad, especially when it shares my wonderful name! Carrillo...!
From a novice smoker: I had some fine cigars in my traveler humidor with some bóveda packs that surprisingly dried out unexpectedly. I noticed that two of them were dry and cracked at the cap once I cut them for smoking. I noticed two things, a.) the slight unraveling at the draw side of the cigar allowed for some draw leakage (frustrating) and b.) taste was strangely different than what those cigars typically taste when they seems properly humid. I came to these conclusions as a novice and prior to watching this video, so this definitely resonated with my experience a few weekends ago. Thanks Liz for bringing this type of conversation to the channel!
You are welcome Victor. Thanks for sharing!
I really liked the tip about the two way method for humidification of the humidor and the information about the cellophane on the cigar.
Glad to hear it!
Good advice. I’ve been smoking Ernesto’s cigar since Hurricane Andrew. Loved the old El Rico Habano and La Historia. Waiting for the Pledge to show up in our local shop.
Check in soon. Pledge is shipping consistently!
I just received 2 a. Fuente cigars by mail and both of them are hard like rock; it there something to do (except throw away
I like the idea of sorting by type of cigar
Awesome!
Very good video.... I love the answer on leave wrappers on or take them off. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Great video and information. Love to listen to individuals that have a passion for cigars
Glad you enjoyed it!
The Pledge and La Historia are my favorite cigars. This video was very informative.
Thank you
Some solid information on proper cigar care
Glad to hear it was helpful.
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This lady was interesting, she’s a good listener.
Great information. Learned a lot. May start separating out my cigars in different humidors for different sticks!
Awesome!
Great video! And great cigars. I've only been smoking cigars for about a year now but I've smoked a lot of different brands and flavors. The La Historia is my "go to" favorite! What a terrific cigar. Keep it up...
That is awesome thanks!
Thanks for video, but can you explain a little bit more why you do not recommend wipping new humidor with destiled water? Thank you.
Very informative! Thank you guys very much!
Great video! Cigars are a passion of mine. Always have been a huge fan of EP🙌🏻 Amazing cigars and people 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thank you!
There is a documentary on CZcams about Davidoff and the manager explain that cellophane is permeable to air and oil but not to liquid and allows aging on cigars even though might slow it down.
Tubos? In or out of the cedar lined tube in the humidor? David is correct, cracked in the trash can. May I add that separating totally, different humidors, lessens the chance of beetle expansion. I have had that AND seen beetle hole(s) in Partagas (Cuban) on store display. Thanks for a good informative video.
Thank you for feedback. We really appreciate it.
Loved the information, thanks!
The video was informative and I was blessed to buy two boxes of Pledge when it was first launched. I love EP CARRILLO Cigars, the company stands for excellence. My original favorite is the EP CARRILLO ENCORE MAJESTIC!
That is awesome!
Awesome video and very educational! I really enjoyed this clip and he definitely answered some concerns I had. Wonderful!
Thank you for the feedback!
Great info. Thanks EPC for sharing! Really enjoy your cigars!
Thanks for watching!
EP makes great looking cigar boxes/humidors.
Thank you!
Big fan of EP!! Good to see u here! 💪🏽
Awesome!
Awesome video! Not surprising come from “Simply the Best” cigar maker in the business!
Couldn't agree more! Thanks!
Great information to help enjoy the sticks even more.
You bet
@@EPCarrilloCigars Pledge is my favorite (used to be Dusk).
Great Video, love EPC cigars!!!
Thanks for watching!
A very informative video. Was nice to here such an expert give facts and information on basic, yet misconstrued topics about cigars and humidors. E.P. is by far at the top of the game and if you haven't have any of their not worth sticks you need to.
Thanks!
Very informative. Pledge Prequel is outstanding.
Glad you think so!
Beautiful humidor, my little Amazon one has just enough room for when I find the elusive pledge!
Wonderful!
Beautiful humidor! Thank you for the tips and info!
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome information. I will be using this information from now on!
Great!
@@EPCarrilloCigars now to find a box of the Pledge Prequel cigars!
A very helpful video!
As a newbie, this was the video I definitely needed!
Awesome
Love the tips. Inspires me to get a bigger humidor!
So glad!
Thank you!
How does temperature affect humidity? I have a heating/cooling electronic humidor and live in northeast Florida. Our thermostat is set to 74 degrees. I find that 69% RH works best for my climate, but have a hard time maintaining said humidity and constantly adjust the temperature of the humidor between 68 degrees and 73 degrees. There are a ton of opinions about RH out there, but not much is said about temperature. I would definitely appreciate your insights! Thank you and keep up the great work!
Humidity is affected by temperature in a situation that the humidor is airtight and temperature is the same inside and outside the humidor. Higher the temp more humidity while lower the temp less humidity. This is by volume of humidity in the air of the humidor. In other words the RH should drop the colder the air and rise the warmer the air due to how the water molecules are compressing or expanding in the environments relative temperature.
Given that your humidor controls the temperature this should not truly be an issue in your case as long as the system is accurate and functioning at 100% optimal output. However, since often this is not the case and not knowing the brand of humidor you have it’s hard to figure out why you are having this RH problem. Suggestions would be make sure it is airtight and not losing both the temperature and humidity via a leak. Also best to not have the humidor in direct sunlight or in the direct path of the AC vent in the house. Personally I find most hygrometers are not as accurate as they claim having a +/- 2 point range from reality. My test is if the cigars feel proper based on how I keep them and I too prefer 69% so they should feel more hard with a slight amount of give to them when pressed between your fingers.
If you would like more info and help solving your situation I’d need to know the brand of humidor and the system/brand you use to humidify. The more info the better so I can assist you in calibrating your humidor to fit your needs.
I hope this helps and please let me know if I can assist further.
@@EPCarrilloCigars Wow, thank you so much for the considerate and informative response! So I have a Needone 48L heating/cooling humidor. Upon purchasing this humidor, I also had 3 spanish cedar drawers purchased directly from Needone to replace the shelves which gives me 4 drawers and one shelf. I initially thought this might restrict airflow within the humidor, should this be a concern? I seasoned with 84% Boveda packs for 16 days and calibrated both the factory hygrometer and a Smartro hygrometer with Boveda’s 75% one step calibration kit. Surprisingly, the cheap factory one was accurate, but the Smartro device had to be adjusted about 3%. After seasoning I used three 320 gram Boveda 65% packs and loaded about 100 cigars into the humidor. For the next few weeks I had about a 50/50 chance of getting burn issues in my cigars. I decided to switch to 69% Bovedas which seemed to give me better results, but my RH continued to fluctuate wildly, which I was under the impression should not occur with Boveda packs. The humidor is out of the way of sunlight and direct A/C exposure. I also added two extra fans powered by a ribbon cable to encourage airflow, but that seemed to cause more volatility in RH, so I removed them after about a week. Today I added a Cigar Oasis Excel 3.0 set to 69% along with the Bovedas to encourage more consistent humidity levels, but I realized the fan built in to the Needone may be getting stuck every so often and not circulating properly. I am hoping the Cigar Oasis’ fan can rectify this revelation, and I can also put the extra fans back in if needs being. Is airflow that important in a 48 liter space? I feel like the Needone models are not airtight due to the fan and the drip hole on the bottom and have read mixed opinions about sealing that drip hole, which seems like it should remain open, since it’s what the manufacturer intended.
Again, thank you so much for your time and consideration with my predicament, as I am fairly new to the wonderfully pleasurable world of cigars. Any insight and knowledge you can share with me is extremely valuable and appreciated! Cheers!
Great too see this, I treat my cigars like babies. You make great cigars.
thanks!
Been using a little water vessel made for humidors for the last almost 40years with distilled water
Nice!
Awesome video & insight! Appreciate this! Keep making great cigars 😎
Thanks! Will do!
This was informative and helpful. Thanks!
Thanks!
I've had cigars in my humidor for over 4 years and they do get milder, but smoke great.
Thanks for the feedback!
Excellent explanation! Thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Can you overfill your humidor? What's a good amount of layers or stacks?
Depends on the capacity of the humidor. Many humidors specify the amount of cigars held 🙏
I do not totally agree with some of the comments in this video. He does not identify whether he’s referring to New World or old world cigars. Old world cigars require aging and depending on the cigar itself, long-term can make a cigar extremely great.
I have a wooden humidor. Where is the best place to put the Bovita Pack ? On the bottom with Cigars on top or lay Bovita on top of the cigars?
Excellent clip. If you could do a clip on Tupperware humidors and what humidity etc to maintain in them.
will try to do a video on that topic!
Nice job. Great topic.
Thanks!
I've been looking at a lot of humidors and they all said to wet the inside. You said don't, I'm confused.
There may be differences in opinions and practices.
Excellent info for us smokers. Great video!
Thanks for watching!
Very inportants recommandations, one of the main concerns of any smoker
Thanks
Love your videos, very informative and useful!!
So glad!
What if you have, say, 72 RH (humidity) but 68°F (temp)?
Very informative..I learned a lot from this video.
Glad you liked it
Great video guys!
thanks!
Great info, would love to fine a Pledge somewhere. Also here for the swag contest
Awesome thank you!
Love EP Cigars!!
thanks!
A great video. Thank you for the help!
Thank you for watching!
Should I keep my pledge box inside my humidor? Or take out of the box and store inside?
for a standard size humidor, it’s best to take them out ☺️
I love your cigars And brand! Awesome tutorial!
Thanks so much!
Great video. This is very helpful.
Glad to hear it!
Great info. Thank you for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
Great info! Love the video & the company!
Our pleasure! Thank you so much for the feedback!
Thank you for the info.
Any time!
Great video, loads of good information! I’d love to try a pledge but I’m finding it so hard to find anywhere that has them in stock over here in the uk :(
They have made it to the UK. Please see if you can find them.
@@EPCarrilloCigars earlier today I managed to find a supply of pledge and La Historia! I am more than excited to receive and try them out!!
Great info and awesome cigars 👏👏👏
Much appreciated
🔴🔴🔴
Pardon my ignorance in asking this question....
I have always watched cigar collectors and affectionados keep their cigars in humidors to protect and age their tobacco. Now my question concerns their blending the different brands in the same system box. I think by mixing the cigars in the same humidor will change the flavoring tastes by the time when one selects one to smoke. So then how can we get the true taste since each is feeding and withdrawing flavors from all the other stored in the box?
Shouldn’t each brand have its own humidor?
Sounds like a good thing. Kind of like putting different whiskeys in an infinity bottle. Experimentation is half the fun!
Great products!
Thank you!
Great video on humidors and about keeping the cellophane on cigars!
Thanks!
I’m new to this , I just bought a box of cubans
Do they only sell their own brands?
They only use their own tobacco
Great video, thanks
Thanks!
Thank you for the great info!
Glad it was helpful!
I have a wine/ cigar humidor and I struggle to maintain proper humidity. Shelves are cedar but walls are plastic. Any suggestions?
Odds are if it was designed as a cooler for wine it has holes to allow for less humidity. You need to find the holes and block them with either clear silicon or small pieces of duct tape. The easiest way to find them is to empty out all the shelves and look for wholes in the plastic walls potentially using a flashlight. Once they are sealed also make sure that the door has a good tight seal and then use your humidification system and bring it to proper humidity. Depending on the system you might need to adjust up or down by the output or quantity of devices (for example if you are using Boveda style bags vs a small humidifier). This should resolve your problem.
Very useful information!
Glad you think so!
Hey David, what's your favorite way to test the calibration of your Hygrometer?
Testing a Hygromter is best done with the Boveda One Step Calibration kit that they have. The trick is to clearly follow the instructions and then figure out the difference in your Hygrometer RH to the Boveda RH and either calibrate the hygrometer it if the allows for this, or remember the difference between the 2 Rh levels.
Great video if I’m keeping my humidity at 66-67%. What temperature should I be setting at ? Thanks
68 to 70 degrees fahrenheit maximum.
@@EPCarrilloCigars ok would 67 degrees be more optimal or is that too low ?
what s your opinion of a glass humidor
Good Stuff! Keep the videos coming!
More to come!
Thanks for the video ! What is the purpose of the tray in the larger humidors ?
Large tray in a humidor is to separate your cigars and keep the ones you smoke more often or the special ones on the top. Also if the humidor is set up as an aging humidor the tray is for those cigars that are ready to smoke.
@@EPCarrilloCigars
Thank you !
Great info and nice box.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! Thank you
thanks!
Can I buy a cigar online then place it in my humidor when it arrives and smoke it a couple days after it’s been in the humidor? Or is it a certain amount of time I have to wait
depends on the cigar, but generally yes
Great video 🔥🔥🔥
Glad you enjoyed
My cigars aren’t divide but then the aren’t in the humidor longer then a couple of months should I still have them divide
great idea. Thank you for watching!
How well does the encore age? It’s my favorite cigar by far and have half in my humidor aging and another half to enjoy as I please. Is it a good idea to try and age them?
It will mellow some and would only age Encore for no more than a year. Honestly in my opinion it’s ready to smoke out of the box.
@@EPCarrilloCigars Thank you! I figured as much. It’s by far the best smoke I’ve had. Been in the game only for a bit. But it hits all the right flavors and aromas I’m looking for. 😁
Very interesting and informative
thank you!
Wood or plastic to store cigars? Can you store different cigars together?
I ❤ EPC cheers!
Thanks!