Maintain your Humidor or else
Do you only get Cuban cigars one at a time so you you can smoke them right away or do you get them by the case so you can age your Cuban cigars too? If you like to buy them by the case like most people do, than you not only need a humidor, but almost more important is learning how to properly take care of your humidor. A humidor is designed to age your cigars and store them for you for as long as you like. A Cuban cigar can be aged for up to fifteen years. Results like these are only possible if you take care of your humidor too. Trust me, it can be a very rewarding experience.
Now your humidor is designed to store your cigars at ideal temperature. Make sure that which ever one you get, it does this basic job first. The ideal temperature is between 71 to 74 degrees. This is very close to the humidity levels in the country of Cuba. No wonder they make the best cigars in the world! A humidor’s job is to maintain the above temperature and if you take care of that humidor, you can easily have your own stash of well aged Cuban cigars.
You should have a good thermometer and hygrometer in the area in order to make sure that it is kept at the proper levels at all times. There are some electronic versions of these instruments that you can buy which can be monitored remotely. In fact, you can be sitting in your easy chair and monitoring the temperature of your cigar humidor at the same time. If you notice a wild variation in one of the numbers, make sure that you take action right away as your cigars could be affected quite quickly. Of course, you will also want to make sure that you keep it out of the direct sunlight.
At times, it is necessary for you to recharge your cigar humidor. This is a very important part of the cigar humidor maintenance process. You would maintain this by adding an activation solution every couple of months as needed. There is an entire process that is involved in doing this and you should see the instructions that are included when you buy the solution. Finally, you should test the calibration on occasion to make sure that it is testing out okay. If you do find that it is off, there is typically a way to adjust the hygrometer in order to bring it back into alignment.
If you want to take care of your Cuban cigars, take care of your humidor. It’s all about enjoying the true pleasure that is a Cuban cigar. If you can store them in a humidor and age them, than you are probably going to get a lot more out of it. Just like fine wine, aged Cuban cigars only get better with time.