If you try to age a lower quality cigar, chances are any amount of aging won’t improve their flavor significantly. Many high quality cigars that you find too strong or odorous are perfect candidates for aging. In fact, almost all high quality cigars can be improved through the process of aging.

To age your cigars, purchase a good quality humidor. Cigars must be stored in a constant and stable environment. This is a task for cigar humidors. Follow the 70-70 rules. That means the humidity must be at a constant humidity of 70%, and at a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

So we already know that the environment is very delicate. Follow the usual 70-70 rules for temperature and humidity. Any more and your cigars will get moldy; any less and the aging process begins to be stunted. That is why you should keep the conditions stable. Any fluctuation will cause problems. Swings in temperature and humidity cause cigars to expand and contract, cracking their wrappers and it may disrupt the aging process.

Ideally, the space in the humidor should be about twice the volume of cigars. The perfect sort of wood for cigar humidors is cedar. The natural oils of the cedar in combination with the tobacco oils will eventually lead to outstanding flavored cigars.

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