How To Age A Cigar Using A Humidor
People can pay lots of money for a fine quality cigar. Quality cigars are usually aged over time, but you too can enjoy a quality aged cigar by doing it yourself at home using a cigar humidor. A cigar that has been aged well displays complex but subtle distinctions in flavour and texture. Like wine, an aged cigar is simply the best kind of cigar that you can enjoy.
First of all, as with all good recipes, high quality ingredients are needed in order to achieve a high quality finished item. Therefore it is necessary to spend a little more on buying a quality cigar to start with. If you buy a cheap cigar, your enjoyment after a year of ageing (which is about the minimum time you need to allow) wont be realised as ageing a cheap cigar will not enhance the cigar very much at all. It’s true that if you find a high quality cigar that is perhaps too strong for you, then this is probably a good candidate for ageing.
Buy a good quality cigar humidor for the purpose of ageing your cigars. The cigar humidor is used to store the cigars at a constant tempertature and humidity. There is a 70-70 rule, which translates to 70 percent humifity and 70 degrees farenheit. You use a cigar humidor because it’s sealed and provides a stable environment for it’s precious cargo.
Buy a good quality cigar humidor that will keep your ageing cigars in a stable environment. If you don’t and the cigar humidor doesn’t maintain temperature and humidity, it can cause the contents to dry out or become moldy, thus destroying it. Either way you will lose the contents over time and be very disappointed.
When choosing the best cigar humidor, try to find one made with cedar wood lining. Cedar wood is very aromatic and the oils in the wood mix and blend with the oils of the tobacco over time. Ascertain how many cigars you will need to hold and ensure the cigar humidor has about twice the volume of space internally. Obtaining a mix that is right will help you achieve the final result. You can enjoy a well aged cigar, and it will not have cost you hundreds of dollars.
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