Cigars/Vanilla
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Question
Howdy. A friend of mine told me that he puts a vanilla bean in his humidor with his cigars. I have a small (50) humi and its full of my "cheap" cigars. Should i give this a try? if it screws up im not out much.
Thank you, John
John,
Never heard of anyone doing that, and I can't imagine that a whole bean gives off enough aroma to really add anything to the cigars, but if it sounds good to you why not try it? Just realize that the vanilla smell may be absorbed into the cedar and will probably be in the box for a long time.
Bill
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Bill Finck Jr.
Expertise
I'm a fourth generation cigar maker and have spent 25+ years operating our factory as well as a mail order cigar company. I belong to cigar manufacturers associations as well as retail cigar associations so I'm usually up to date with current events relating to cigars. I've smoked the majority of brands on the market and would be happy to share my opinions of them with you. Since I live in the U.S. I have very little experience with Cuban cigars, but other than that I know a least a little bit about almost every brand of cigars on the market.
Experience
In addition to growing up in and now managing our cigar factory for 25+ years, I've spent time in many factories in Honduras, Nicaragua, The Dominican Republic and Mexico. BR>
Organizations
Cigar Association of America, Retail Tobacco Dealers Association
Education/Credentials
BS Texas A&M University
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