Cigar temperature questions

[the cigar kid]

That would be the only way I would do it kid in your shoes
for example get 2 partagas d4s one 69 to 70% the other lower say 65%
as for temperature I would move the humidor round to a slightly cooler place in the room away from radiators
and where the sun may shine oo it.

Well this gives me a good reason to get some more cigar Science and all that haha

I am a fan of the Partagas D4 so I might get some more of those next time I am in Spain (I buy all my cigars abroad). I will get some Rosalones which I find to be very flavour filled!

[TonyN]

Let us know what you think after doing the test.

[Captain Quintero]

No need to remove the cigars you just stick your hygrometers into the little packet that arrives for 24 hours.

Some things to remember, cold air is more humid than hot.

Just try and see what your tastes like. I can say with full confidence you dont need to worry about cigar damage or loss of oils until you drop to near 50%. I've cigars stored for nearly a decade at 60% and they are as oily as the day they arrived. I don't touch new cigars for at least 3 months until I've got the humidity down to near 62-65 as for me flavours are muted, muddy and cigars burn hot at anything higher.

A fun experiment is take a few cigars and really drop the humidity over a few months, get them down into the 40s and you will be surprised at what you find.

[ValeTudoGuy]

Slight correction there Capt.

Cold air is not more humid. Warm air has the capability to hold more humidity so thats why the % relative changes. The actual humidity may well be the same but it will read higher at lower temperatures because the air is physically closer to saturation. Its a reason why RH isnt the be all, still a good estimate for our purposes though.


Other than that, all good stuff that i agree with.

To convolute things slightly for the OP, i store at 67-70 and smoke at 61-65. If were talking % at
20c or near that is.

[the cigar kid]

Slight correction there Capt.

Cold air is not more humid. Warm air has the capability to hold more humidity so thats why the % relative changes. The actual humidity may well be the same but it will read higher at lower temperatures because the air is physically closer to saturation. Its a reason why RH isnt the be all, still a good estimate for our purposes though.


Other than that, all good stuff that i agree with.

To convolute things slightly for the OP, i store at 67-70 and smoke at 61-65. If were talking % at
20c or near that is.

Well I have actually been thinking of getting a second larger humidor (100-200 count). In there I would have it at 70% humidity and this would be for getting some age on the cigars.

After an allotted time, some of those cigars would be moved out and into another humidor which would be at the humidity I like the most after these tests. They would be left there to rest for a few months before being ready to smoke.

I already have a excel spreadsheet which I use to input the date I bought them so I can work out how long they have been in my humidor for. It gives me some idea on how long I should age certain cigar for to get the best smoking experience for myself.

[trying]

After a bit of experimentation I now use 69% Boveda sachets which hold my humidor at 66-67% (in preference to the 72% Bovedas which held RH at 70%) (measured using a caliber 4R), temperature stays fairly consistent around 18-20 degrees.

For me that small drop in RH seems to have improved the smokes

[PeeJay]

Wooden humidors will tend to absorb a per cent or two

[the cigar kid]

After a bit of experimentation I now use 69% Boveda sachets which hold my humidor at 66-67% (in preference to the 72% Bovedas which held RH at 70%) (measured using a caliber 4R), temperature stays fairly consistent around 18-20 degrees.

For me that small drop in RH seems to have improved the smokes

Yeh, I have the exact same thing. When I first got the Humidor I got a 62% and it sat at 60%.

Going to get some 69%, 65% and some 62% along side the 72% I already have for the tests.