Do you keep their 'socks' on or off? (Meaning, the red ribbon).

Personally, whenever I buy Anejo with a cedar wrapper, I toss that and the ribbon goes at the same time. Also, I leave the cello off as I don't want to damage the wrapper trying to get it back on there.

For my sharks, I just leave the ribbon and - since I am doing nothing else - I leave the cello on. Haven't heard or experienced mold under just the ribbon. How bout you?
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normally I leave a cigar however I got it (with regards to cello, cedar etc.). But given recent past mold issues with the anejos in particular, I would remove all but the band just to be safe. If they were rolled/shipped/whatever as wet as last year, give them some breathing room.
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All sticks in my humi sleep naked just like I like 'em... Seriously though I keep a box here or there with cello on, but 98% of them I take everything off. The anejos get a monthly visit to the doctor (me) for an inspection... and generally just to play with them a bit... :-)
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I have a full Shark tank and the only one that ever gets any white fuzzy stuff on it is out of the cello . It's gonna burn real soon . :-)
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Not a professional shark Dr. myself, but the two I have are in the cello, cedar and ribbon just as I received them a week ago. I do keep my humidity at 65% to 60%, and have never had a mold issue. :-)
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socks on
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I'm a socks on guy as well. I leave them like I get them.:-)
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Shows and socks on
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I too leave them, like all my cigars, just as I got them fully clothed.
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I kept my sharks and opus how I got em, then found a tiny bit of mold and now I take of the ceder on all of them and put them back in the cellophane. If it just comes with the red ribbon on it, I leave it that way. =)
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:-)

I like to store them as I bought them, but since there were some serious mold problems several years ago with the shipments from the DR, I strip all of my Anejos down to the stick. The cigars might not be as nice, but they are easier to inspect that way and I have peace of mind. :-)
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i leave mine the way i got them.
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How bad was this mold problem in the past? Picked up my mixed box today (14 sharks, 4 #55s and 2 46s) and you people are freakin me out :-)

[RANT] Cello no cello; cedar no cedar; ribbon no ribbon. Ahhhhhhhhh. I was planning on putting the damn box in the cooler and letting em go to sleep. Now im all sorts of f'd up! [/RANT]

~Vitis
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I have my box of 46's in my cabinet humi with a strip of cedar keeping the lid slightly open. I check on them often and I've never had a problem....so far.
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The way I got em is the way I keep em--No problemo
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I have one, took off the cedar and put it back in the cello
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sharks don't come cedar wrapped. they are the only vitola in the anejo line that is not cedar wrapped. that is unless you have a box of original release and they were all naked.
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thanks for the info, im not sure what type of anejo I have then. I think its a 55, I got it at Sosas in Walt Disney World a few yrs ago.
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I've got 5; bought 'em a couple weeks back from a BOTL and I've kept the socks on.
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I've only owned 2 of them :-) but I kept their socks on
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