How to store cuban cigars the right way | Hobbies

By TrevorWallace
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If you are a real cigar aficionado, than please protect your stogies in a humidor. If you don't have one, they are available in a lot of places and you can find a decent on on the internet too. Cigars (Cubans's are made perfect!) although built very nicely, they can't stand the fury that nature throws at them. Especially extreme temperature whether hot or cold or even water damage can ruin a perfect little Cuban cigar.

Humidors are also used to 'enhance' your current Cuban cigars by aging them. Yes you can 'age' certain cigars just like wine. In fact, the whole process is called Cuban tobacco fermentation. Just like how it works for wine, aging a cigar can greatly enhance its flavors. The 'filler' tobacco used for the Cohiba cigar is actually aged for 5 years before being used. Plus all Cuban Cigars are hand rolled, except a very few exceptions such as the Puritos or 'Minis'. Why would you not want to protect something that is so valuable?

If you are now convinced that you really need a humidor, let me stop you for just a few more minutes. After all, you don't want a humidor that you don't need. Now generally speaking, their are three species of humidors. You have the portable humidor, the table humidor and the biggest of them all, the room humidor. The portable humidor is what I like to call 'On the go' humidor. These humidors are designed for the person who likes to smoke for 45 minutes maximum and than go to the next business meeting. Portable humidors are also known as 'Personal' humidors. The unfortunate part is that you can only store about five to fifteen Cohibas at once. If you are more of a laid back person and would rather enjoy a fine Cuban cigar in the comfort of your own home, than you need to get your self a table humidor. Table humidors are well designed, mostly beautiful in the visuals department and you can store thousands of your favorite Cohibas or any cigars of choice. Now if you are planning to sell your cigars, than I suggest you get yourself a room humidor. A room humidor is exactly what it sounds like - a room that is used to 'maintain' cigars. You will only find these in giant or mid-sized cigar shops. Cigars in these giant room sized humidors are very well maintained and naturally smell terrific.

Now that you know the importance of owning a humidor, I expect you to go get one right now and place those stogies where they belong, in a nice caring home called a humidor.

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