Proper Aging

[rjfunk]

I found this on a non-Habanos website. Does this apply to Habanos?

Aging cigars should be kept at 70%-79% humidity depending on the thickness of the wrapper. Thicker wrapper require higher levels of humidity. Once desired age is achieved a cigar should be brought to 70% before smoking.

[56Tweed]

Most people agree that Habanos should be stored a little lower but its all a matter of taste and comfort. I wouldn't be comfortable with mine above 70%. My target for storage is about 63% and about 65% for smoking.

What I really think is funny about that quote though is that it mentions thicker wrappers needing higher humidity. IMO they have a hard enough time burning when young they certainly don't need that extra humidity.

Mike

[Trevor2118]

» I found this on a non-Habanos website. Does this apply to Habanos?

»

» Ageing cigars should be kept at 70%-79% humidity depending on the thickness

» of the wrapper. Thicker wrapper require higher levels of humidity. Once

» desired age is achieved a cigar should be brought to 70% before smoking.

I believe not.. . ..Habanos recommends storage at 65% to 70%, and general consensus is at the lower end, 65%.

I have a section on my website on Temperature & Humidity.

[link]http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/3a_packaging.htm#Temp_&_Humidity[/link]

Trevor.

[anacostiakat]

66 works for me. :-)

[Mark Twain]

» I found this on a non-Habanos website. Does this apply to Habanos?

»

» Aging cigars should be kept at 70%-79% humidity depending on the thickness

» of the wrapper. Thicker wrapper require higher levels of humidity. Once

» desired age is achieved a cigar should be brought to 70% before smoking.

You start storing cigars at that Rh, then you're just begging for an outbreak of beatles.:-(

Agree with everyone, 60%-65%. I love 63% myself

[n2advnture]

» I found this on a non-Habanos website. Does this apply to Habanos?

»

» Aging cigars should be kept at 70%-79% humidity depending on the thickness

» of the wrapper. Thicker wrapper require higher levels of humidity. Once

» desired age is achieved a cigar should be brought to 70% before smoking.

I wouldn't even apply that to non-cubans. At RH levels that high, you are bound to get split wrappers.

65-70% for non-cubans

62-65% for cubans

I prefer around 64% for storage

Hope this helps

~Mark

[wp2]

I'll agree with the other posters here.

63-65% for me.

[MarkM]

I keep mine between 62 & 63%

[genevapics]

62-65

[Ken Gargett]

» » I found this on a non-Habanos website. Does this apply to Habanos?

» »

» » Ageing cigars should be kept at 70%-79% humidity depending on the

» thickness

» » of the wrapper. Thicker wrapper require higher levels of humidity. Once

» » desired age is achieved a cigar should be brought to 70% before

» smoking.

»

» I believe not.. . ..Habanos recommends storage at 65% to 70%, and

» general consensus is at the lower end, 65%.

i would concur with that (if only those humidity gauges i bought from rob worked...)

[Cam]

trevor your website is bloody brilliant i'll tell everyone who buys a watch off of me to go to it (most of them are cigar smokers) do you take donations?

[Freefallguy]

» You start storing cigars at that Rh, then you're just begging for an

» outbreak of beatles.:-(

She loves me yeah yeah yeah...;-)

[Trevor2118]

» trevor your website is bloody brilliant i'll tell everyone who buys a watch

» off of me to go to it (most of them are cigar smokers) do you take

» donations?

Yes, anything Cuban!:-D

[avid toker]

» » I found this on a non-Habanos website. Does this apply to Habanos?

» »

» » Aging cigars should be kept at 70%-79% humidity depending on the

» thickness

» » of the wrapper. Thicker wrapper require higher levels of humidity. Once

» » desired age is achieved a cigar should be brought to 70% before

» smoking.

»

» You start storing cigars at that Rh, then you're just begging for an

» outbreak of beatles.:-(

»

» Agree with everyone, 60%-65%. I love 63% myself

RH has little to do with beetle outbreaks, more so temperature.

Tweed, a little anal with those percentages :-P

[Fatshotbud]

Aging??

Does that start from order date?

[Cam]

lol maybe just maybe, really though any running costs i'll be glad to help out

[Cam]

» 66 works for me. :-)

69 works for me ;-) oops cigars... i meant 66 as-well

[Cam]

seriously though, 66-67 percent is ideal for my cigars, i keep the temperature constant (somehow) at 66-67F also, my cigars are perfect condition, try 66-67 it seems to be a popular range but anything above 61 and below 75 is generally accepted as a good operating range