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For a cigar smoker that wants to fully enjoy a cigar, investing in a humidor is considered to be wise. The humidor is that storage device that comes with a humidification system. The system is meant for adding humidity in order to keep the cigars fresh. When the cigars are stored in a humidor, they are termed as Humidor cigars.
Humidor cigars are the best for smoking. The manufacturers do not age the finished cigars for the same amount of time. Some cigars do not undergo any aging, while for others the time for aging is significantly short. As a result, the tobacco leaves maintain the bitter elements and are not allowed to blend properly. Again, during shipping and storage, the cigars undergo different conditions. This way, it is not easy to determine if the cigars should spend some time in the humidor. Humidor cigars should not have the packaging, tubes, or cellophane on the outside.
Humidor cigars are expected to stay fresh forever, if the humidor is properly maintained. The cigars can even stay for many years without becoming stale. In fact when these cigars are well maintained, they become better with age. When “fresh,” the cigars are said not to be very good. The period for which the humidor cigars can be stores depends on the cigar, but it is usually between 2-10 years.
Aging of cigars is determined by a personal taste. There are smokers who prefer cigars that have not stayed for more than 6 months since they were rolled. Some people will smoke cigars that have been aged for about 5 years. Regardless of your preference, the cigars need a controlled environment whose humidity is 70%.
With humidor cigars of different types, they should not be stored using the same humidor because they are likely to take on flavors on each other. Again, each humidor cigar tastes and ages differently, even when the same bundle or box is used. Humidor cigars that burn too hot ruin the flavor. For such cigars to be re-moisturized, the cigars need to be placed in a humidor that has not been charged for about 2 or 3 days. The humidification system is halfway filled and left to lie for one week prior to fully charging your humidity regulator. As a result, the cigars do not get too moist, so quickly.
Although the flavor of most humidor cigars continues to improve as the cigars age, it reaches a certain number of years whereby the improvement stops. However, proper storage will still be essential so that the integrity of these cigars is preserved.
If the cigar is bad, or it belongs to a brand that you dislike, do not expect it to be transformed by aging, to become a good one. However, for a good cigar whose taste was initially bad, there is a possibility of the taste improving dramatically after aging.
Taking care of the tobacco used in humidor cigars can be very challenging especially under a climate that is not favorable for the growth of tobacco. Hence, taking a proper care of your tobacco used in humidor cigars will go a long way in ensuring that your cigar is always fresh and tasty, just as the humidor helps in the prevention of the cigar from getting too wet or dry. With the additional presence of propylene glycol in the humidors for cigars, you can have a rest of mind wherever you are that your cigar is in an excellent condition. But having tobacco for the humidor cigars will ensure that the cigar will remain in a bad condition no matter the sophistication of the humidor that you put your cigar. That is the reason why taking proper care of your tobacco for humidor cigars should be given a prior attention if you really wish to have that perfect cigar of your choice.
Tobacco plants can only survive under cool whether. They don’t have anything in common with harsh whether. Hence, care must be taken to ensure that your tobacco plants are planted under a favorable whether that will not diminish it importance in the manufacturing of cigar. In planting tobacco used in humidor cigars, you must ensure that the soil nutrient is adequate for the plantation. This is because bad soil could reduce or diminish the rich content of the tobacco. If you want to have your desired tobacco used in humidor cigars, you must follow certain laid down principles so that you will have a rich tobacco harvest. Taking care of your tobacco for humidor cigars can come in three different phases according to the processes they will undergo before harvesting.
To start the process of growing tobacco, start by filling a seed tray with a half soil together with half peat humus.
Sprinkle the tobacco seeds on top of the soil from the range of four to six weeks before the appearance of the final frost in your area. Don not cover the seeds with soil because at this stage, they will be so much in need of light especially sunlight to begin growing.
Sprinkle water on the soil in order to live it moist, but care must be taken so that you don’t make the soil to be too wet or muddy. This can affect the growth of the tobacco used in humidor cigars. You should store the seed stray in an area within your home with a constant temperature of 75 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Once more, keep the soil moist but not wet or muddy.
Then move the tobacco plants to a place or confine that is slightly larger. This should be done when they are large enough that you are comfortable while working on them. Germination can begin starting from two weeks of planting them. When the plants are about 3 weeks old, the size of the leaves are a little bit big, and then they are ready for transplanting.
Fill a seed tray or a planting pot that is larger with the same type of soil that you used when they were in the small planting pot or seed tray. Dig a small hole which should be about two inches larger than the root of the tobacco plant.
Add a fertilizer to the root of the tobacco for humidor cigars, but while doing this, follow the instructions for proper dilution of the fertilizer product. Add only the amount needed for the speedy growth of the tobacco plant, and don’t over add it.
Keep the plants inside with a temperature of about 55 degrees Fahrenheit. This should be for about three to four weeks until after the frost season.
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