What is the best way to store cigars?
In the past – and then we’re talking of some forty years ago – houses were a lot more damp than they are now. In those days we had to do our best to keep cigars dry if we were to enjoy smoking them. However things have changed completely since the introduction of central heating. Homes are dry – much too dry to the liking of a cigar. A cigar can only exhibit the full maturity of its flavour when it is slightly moist. And, in fact, this can be achieved only by the use of a humidor. A humidor is a handsome box, often made from expensive kinds of wood, which contains a humidifier. It will enable you to store your cigars in perfect conditions. Shortfillers thrive when stored at a relative humidity of 50 to 60 %. Longfillers and cigars from Hajenius’ Grand Finale range are stored at a somewhat higher humidity: 70 – 75%.
