Is Cigar Humidor Maintenance Really That Important?
You bet it is!… Without proper cigar humidor maintenance, the best equipment in the world for cigar storage means nothing. Make sure you have the discipline to monitor your cigar humidor. If you don’t, it’ll be a very sad day indeed when you open your humidor to find the dried out remains of what used to be your Fonseca cigar collection. Even worse, discover that you unwittingly invited all your tobacco beetle friends over to munch on you’re moldy white cigars….yummy! A tear or two certainly will be shed when dumping out your precious cigars. Cigar humidor maintenance is easy. As a rule of thumb, the ideal conditions are 70 degrees fahrenheit and 70% humidity. This is an industry standard. If you can keep your humidor temperature between 60 and 75 degrees and the humidity between 65 and 75%, your cigars should be fine. If the temperature or the humidity climb to 80 or above, you are risking the hatching of the tobacco beetle. These can and will destroy your entire stock. Get the te
