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How to care for cigars?

How to care for cigars?

Unlike ordinary cigarettes, cigars can be stored for a long time, and the life of cigars continues. If you want it to bloom the most beautiful splendor, you need to take good care of it. Cigars are like wine, the more they are released, the more mellow they are, so how to preserve cigars? Let’s take a look at how to maintain and store cigars.

1. The most suitable storage temperature for cigars
18-21°C is considered the ideal temperature for cigar storage. Below 12°C, the desired aging process of cigars will be weakened, so cold wine storage cellars are only suitable for a limited number of types of cigars. The worst thing is the high temperature, if it is higher than 24°C, it will cause the appearance of tobacco insects, and it may also cause the cigars to rot. Absolutely avoid direct sunlight in the humidor.


2. Breathe fresh air

In order to regularly supply fresh air to a well-established humidor, it is recommended to open the humidor at least once in two weeks.

3. Maximum storage time for cigars
If stored in a cigar cabinet, as long as the relative humidity is kept constant between 65-75% and fresh air is constantly provided, theoretically there is no time limit for storing cigars. High-quality handmade cigars can retain their flavor for many years. Especially in the UK, there is a habit of keeping the flavor of cigars unchanged for a long time.

4. Over-cured cigars
Precious cigars are usually aged for about 6 months in the air-conditioning equipment of the factory or distributor before they are shipped to the tobacco shop. But with demand for Cuban cigars so high, there are growing signs that this aging process is getting shorter. Therefore, it is recommended that after you buy back the cigars, you will mature them in your own humidor for 3-6 months before smoking them. During the aging process, cigars can develop a more even flavor. However, some rare cigars may develop a unique aroma after aging for several years. So, deciding when to stop ripening is entirely up to each person’s taste. A very interesting thing for cigar aficionados is to compare the flavor of different aging times of the same brand. In this way, you can find the most suitable storage and aging time for you.

5. The “marriage” of cigars
Cigars absorb odors from their surroundings. Therefore, the cigars not only absorb the smell of the inner wood gall in the humidor, but also absorb the smell of other cigars that are also stored in the same humidor. Humidors are generally equipped with divided boxes to minimize the smell of cigars. However, in order to completely solve the problem of cigar odor, cigars must be stored in different humidors according to brands, or in humidors with drawers, so that the cigars can maintain their original flavor. Some cigar aficionados, however, try to store various brands of cigars in the same humidor for several months to mix their favorite flavors. But in general, cigars of different strengths (that is, different countries or regions) should be stored in different places as much as possible to avoid the transfer of flavors. A humidor with multiple small drawers is a handy tool for keeping odors at bay.

6. The cigars put in the humidor need to be rolled
If you are storing 75 robustos in a small humidor, the cigars do not need to be tumbled as often as it is easy to achieve constant humidity in a refined humidor of this size. However, in a large humidor with multiple compartments or tiers, the level of humidity depends on the humidification system, so if the cigars are stored for a long time, they need to be turned every 1-3 months. Alternatively, age cigars that will be stored for a long time away from the humidifier, and humidify cigars that will be consumed in the near future.

7. Cellophane for cigars
Cellophane is used to keep the humidity in it as much as possible during transportation. But in a humidor, the cellophane prevents the good humidity from optimizing its flavour. If you must put the cellophane into the humidor together, you must also open the two ends of the cellophane package to maintain the circulation of oxygen. In the end, whether or not to strip the cellophane is a personal matter: to get the desired ripening flavor, not to keep flavors from cigars. Therefore, if there is no compartment in the humidor and you do not want the flavors of the cigars to interfere with each other, you can store the cigars in the humidor along with the cellophane.
Exotic cigars are usually wrapped in a Spanish cedar wrap during shipment. Whether to remove it is the same as the above question, and it is also a matter of personal preference.

8. The best way to preserve cigars
Depending on the price of the cigars purchased, if there are more cigars than you can consume in 1-2 days, you will have to find a suitable storage environment for your cigars, otherwise, your investment in cigars will be wiped out Drift: Dry, tasteless, unsmokable, the best way to store cigars is to put them in a container that can maintain a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit and a humidity level of 72 degrees. The most convenient way is of course to buy a wooden humidor with a humidifier.

9. Choose the right way to preserve cigars
Of course, there are alternative storage methods. Although a humidor is by far the most effective storage tool, this does not mean that cigars can only be stored in a humidor. As long as it is airtight, refrigerated containers can store cigars, but it must be remembered that the key to cigar preservation is moisture, so a humidifier must be installed in the container to keep the cigars at a suitable humidity.

10. Travel with cigars
If you need to travel with cigars, they must be stored in an airtight environment to retain their humidity. Except for the travel cigar cabinets that are common in the tobacco industry. Various airtight hydration bags are also available. Cigars are more afraid of high temperature and humidity. Especially on long-distance flights, more attention should be paid.


Post time: Feb-22-2023