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Care for your Cigar

Posted on 12/21/2007 at 9:54:16 AM

Regardless of how inexpensive or expensive your cigars are, if you purchase more than a few of which can be smoked in a day or two, you will need to provide your cigars with a proper storage environment. Otherwise, you’re inexpensive or expensive investment of cigars will be worthless, dry, devoid of pleasure and most likely unsmokeable. The best way to store a cigar is by putting them in any container which is able to maintain a 70 degree temperature and 72% humidity level. The easiest way is to purchase a humidor, usually made of wood, which comes with a humidifier device. Most humidifying devices contain some sort of water retaining medium which allows distilled water and a chemical additive to regulate the humidity. A very common brand of humidifier on the market is known as the Credo. Now as to temperature, as long as you have the humidor inside, and not in the direct sun, you’ll most likely be fine as most residences and offices are climate controlled. The best temperature to keep your cigars at is 70 degrees.

To cold? Yes, I’ve heard people suggest that keeping cigars in a refrigerator or freezer is the best place for a cigar. It is not! Cold air robs the cigar of its moisture, besides, do you want your cigar to taste like last weeks dinner?

White spots on your cigar? These are known as blooms. They are the result of long term storage. They are harmless and can easily be removed.

Cigar dried out? You can restore a dried our cigar but it takes time. If it’s an expensive cigar see your tobacconist. You can usually restore a cigar by exposing it to moisture in a partially opened box. Every few days, you should rotate the cigar so that the entire wrapper is exposed to the humidity. Keep repeating this process for a month.