How to store cigars at home

Tourists who prefer tobacco products, often acquire real cigars in their homeland. But not all people know how to store such products. For many years the society has formed the opinion that genuine Cuban cigars are considered a luxury gift. A person with a high status simply must have such a gift, despite the fact that he may not have bad habits.

Features cigar storage

If you comply with all the nuances and storage conditions, cigars lie for a long time. Tobacco products can be stored without problems for 10-15 years. Yet there is a reverse side of the coin. There is an opinion that cigars restrain their true qualities in the first 2-3 years after their manufacture. Also do not forget about the storage conditions.If the product is properly contained, you will get a tart taste and aroma.

Factor №1. Humidity

1. The first thing to consider is the origin of the product. Humidity index varies in the range of 65-73%. For example, cigars produced in Cuba should be stored with a minimum ratio.
2. Tobacco products made in other countries should be kept at a moisture content of not more than 69%. If the index falls below 57%, the cigars dry out too much, and at a ratio of up to 78%, the product starts to sweep, covered with white bloom, mold.

Factor №2. Temperature

1. With the temperature regime, things are much simpler, it is enough to keep cigars in the room (17-22 degrees). If the house is not more than 25 degrees, do not worry about the storage of the product. At the highest mark of the maximum allowable temperature, the product will become unusable.
2. Regardless of the time of year it is best to have a separate room for storing products. In the summer you will not have to rush to look for a room with suitable conditions for holding cigars. Heat can adversely affect the state of tobacco products.

Factor number 3. Storage

1. In order not to bother with the choice of a special place with a proper microclimate, you can purchase a cigar storage box - a humidor. You can also create it yourself.
2. Follow all tobacco storage conditions as recommended by experienced people. With a sharp decrease in temperature and humidity in the room, these factors will lead the cigar to break the shell.

Humidor design

Housing

1. The price of the device depends on the high cost of the material from which it is made. Humidor is made from valuable wood or high-quality plastic. Partitions inside an expensive box are made of Spanish cedar.
2. The wood of this breed has a unique absorbent property. Cedar partitions absorb moisture and, if necessary, give it to cigars. Wood should not be polished or polished.
3. To check the quality of the humidor, close the lid. The box with a sharp closing will emit a characteristic thud. A good bonus is the bottom, trimmed with velvet. This way you will not scratch the surface of the shelf on which the container with tobacco products will stand.
4. You can also check how tightly the cover of the humidor fits, using the album sheet. Put the paper in the box, slam it. Next, pull the paper towards you.If the humidor is of high quality, the sheet cannot be pulled out.

Humidifier

1. In other words, the so-called humidifier, which is a small box with holes. A sponge moistened with distilled water is put into the cavity.
2. The attribute needs to be periodically fed, sometimes glances over its condition. If we consider the more expensive humidors, they are equipped with a digital helium liquid humidifier.
3. It is necessary to fill the device 1 time in half a year with a special compound. It is recommended to use just such an attribute, because it prevents the formation of mold.

Hygrometer

1. The device allows you to measure the humidity of the microclimate in a container with tobacco products. An important factor is that the hygrometer must be inside the box.
2. External meter is much harder to configure. It is recommended to purchase a humidor with a digital hygrometer. Other devices at a moisture indicator give an error.

Preparation of cigars for storage

1. To store cigars, the humidor needs to be prepared. Moisten the sponge with distilled water, soak the walls and walls of the container with it.
2. Next, cover the bottom of the humidor with cellophane, put a wet sponge on it.Close the box, wait about 22 hours, be guided by the indicator of the hygrometer, the humidity of the microclimate should be 80%.
3. Remove the sponge, again close the container for several hours. The manipulation will help to fully saturate the walls of the humidor with moisture. After that, place the cigars in the box.
4. Tobacco products also absorb the necessary amount of moisture. According to the indication of the hygrometer, you will see that the microclimate is normalizing to the desired mark.

Rules for storing cigars in a humidor

1. Store cigars according to simple professional recommendations. Dispose of tobacco products of one type separately from another.
2. If the cigar in a piece copy is contained in the original packaging, do not rush to get it. Separate tobacco products of different grades.
3. Cigars are recommended to be stored in one tier, periodically change their places. Do not forget to maintain the recommended humidity.
4. Periodically look at tobacco products, they should not get bugs, mold and plaque. Also, cigars should not be overdry, otherwise the shell will burst.

Drying and moistening of cigars

1. It is possible to restore cigars with improper storage, but the process will be difficult, and it will not be possible to return the old taste qualities.
2. The product deteriorates if the elementary storage rules are not followed. These can be temperature drops or changes in air humidity. Cigars can dry out and crack or, conversely, become moldy.
3. If you still decide to restore the tobacco product, the time required for the procedure will be exactly the same as the cigar lay in inappropriate conditions.
4. To do this, you need to gradually restore the microclimate humidity and temperature. The process may take more than one year. Therefore, it is necessary to take into account immediately all the nuances of the proper content of tobacco products.
5. If the cigar is dried, it is enough to wrap it in cellophane and put it in the humidor for several days. After that, get rid of the package and keep the product in the container for about 1 month. The performed manipulation should return the basic qualities.
6. If the cigar is saturated with moisture, while not having time to mold, it must be placed on the shelf indoors at room temperature. Wait about 7 hours, then send the product to the humidor for 1 month.Try to avoid sudden changes in temperature.

Cigar diseases

White color

1. A similar disease appears under unsatisfactory conditions for the storage of cigars. To scatter the product is not prohibited, only a presentable appearance suffers from plaque.
2. To get rid of the disease is quite simple, for this, moisten the sponge and remove the plaque. Next, send a cigar to the humidor to restore it.

Mold

1. The characteristic appearance of the fungus is increased temperature and humidity. It is worth getting rid of a similar product.
2. If the cigars began to deteriorate, some of them have a chance to escape. Disinfect the storage area for products, and further optimize the microclimate.

Lazioderma

1. A common occurrence is that ready-made cigars sell with tobacco beetle eggs. Therefore, storing products at temperatures above 23 degrees, they begin to hatch and destroy the product.
2. Cigars can be smoked, but the product will not contain the proper strength and aroma. You can also check the product. Put the cigar in a vertical position and knock lightly on it, if you see tobacco dust, the product is suitable for use.

For proper storage of cigars need to allocate a separate room. It is necessary to hang the measuring instrument of air humidity and monitor the indicator to the desired level by means of a humidifier or a desiccant. You can also purchase a humidor.

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