Age a cigar

rossdavey2 · May 2010

So I want to age a few sticks. Can I just set aside a shelf in my humi, or do I need to do something with them.

mrpillow · May 2010

Just let them sit there, not much more to it!

Renaissance_Man · May 2010

Kuzi has a nice thread for that, I believe... Look up his profile. It would be great if you can get one of those $20 20-count humis and keep your cigars there. Generally - you can keep them at a higher humidity and even out of the cellophane if you are aging them. Preferably out of the cello...

phobicsquirrel · May 2010

Renaissance_Man:
Kuzi has a nice thread for that, I believe... Look up his profile. It would be great if you can get one of those $20 20-count humis and keep your cigars there. Generally - you can keep them at a higher humidity and even out of the cellophane if you are aging them. Preferably out of the cello...

I think it depends on how many years your planning on. A higher RH will age them faster, though a lower RH will let them age slower. I've heard 55 or 60 for aging cigars for a good period of time. I have a 25 count that I have several opus's, GOF"s, Anejo's and some other cigars that sits at 55. I plan on smoking them in about 4 years, that would give them about 6 years.

Renaissance_Man · May 2010

55? Isn't that a bit too low. I'd be interested to see what others say as well... But I do agree - the higher, the quicker it seems....

kuzi16 · May 2010

Renaissance_Man · May 2010

bigharpoon · May 2010

Besides the RH another big difference between resting a stick in your humi and aging one in a dedicated aging humi is how often you open the humi. Constantly opening a humi (like your every day smoking humi) isn't as good as having an ager that more or less stays closed for long periods of time and doesn't get constantly new air.

PuroFreak · May 2010

I actually have a 75-100 count humidor set up for my "aging humidor." I keep it at about 72% humidity and it stays in a very cool dark place, at the bottom of my bedroom closet. I only check it every couple weeks to check the humidity and make sure it looks good. I have several Opus in there, Padron 26 maduro, Padron 80 Year maduro, Anejos, Fuente Aniv, Opus X Lost City, several Decades, a few ISOM's, Tatuaje Drac, Tat Boris, and several other more rare Fuentes and Tats and some I probably don't even remember. But the humidor is now stuffed full!