Storage

LThe storage of a cigar is very important to enjoy the smooking, because it influences in draw, taste and burning.

A cigar is a vegetable product and must be stored at nearly the same conditions it had at the cultivation, fermentation and rolling processes.

It must be stored at a dark place and with as few as possible climatic changes. The best solution is a humidor.

Humidor

The best storing conditions are at a tempreture between 16 and 18 degrees (60,8 - 64,4 ºF) and a relative humidity between 70 and 72%.

A humidor is normally made of cedar wood and has a humidifying device inside. The created tropical clima prevents the cigars from drying out and getting fragil so that they can be stored for a longer period of time.

Shelf-type humidor

Most of the humidors have a little device to store water. Once the device is filled with water, it evaporates to keep the humidity balanced.

Those devices are usually simple. They consists of a sponge or a plastic pipe, which slowly releases the humidity.

Do not store the cigars in a refrigerator, because they can catch the scents of food and reproduce them later at the smoking stage.