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Hello. I just got into cigars during a recent trip to Habana. I brought back a few Cohiba and Montecristo tubos. Do these need to be "seasoned" before they will be enjoyable, if so how? They seem a bit dryer than the singles I was smoking in the Habano store. For now I have them in a Ziploc with a paper towel soaked in distilled water in a smaller Ziploc. I have the caps on the tubes, but what say you? I have a small Savoy humidor on the way. Any input is appreciated and welcome. Thanks!
 
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A tupperdor with some kitty litter or a few Bovedas would be a good start if you don't plan on smoking them now.

If you hang around here awhile, you should go ahead and read up on making a coolerdor, wineador, or just go all out and order an Aristocrat humidor. It will fill up quicker than you'd think!

The ziplock and wet towel will over humidify the cigars and make them hard to smoke if you plan on doing so within the next couple of days or weeks.

Many of the off the shelf/internet wooden humidors are poorly constructed and will not hold humidity consistently. I'd highly suggest starting with a tupperdor or cooler and a good digital hydrometer. The hygroset II is a good start, but will need to be calibrated. PM me if you have any questions.
 
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PamunkeyHub said:
A tupperdor with some kitty litter or a few Bovedas would be a good start if you don't plan on smoking them now.

If you hang around here awhile, you should go ahead and read up on making a coolerdor, wineador, or just go all out and order an Aristocrat humidor. It will fill up quicker than you'd think!

The ziplock and wet towel will over humidify the cigars and make them hard to smoke if you plan on doing so within the next couple of days or weeks.

Many of the off the shelf/internet wooden humidors are poorly constructed and will not hold humidity consistently. I'd highly suggest starting with a tupperdor or cooler and a good digital hydrometer. The hygroset II is a good start, but will need to be calibrated. PM me if you have any questions.
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Listen to @PamunkeyHub , the humidity inside that zip-lock bag with a wet paper towel will be up in the 90% range for RH. I think you will need to let those cigars dry out at a reasonable RH (around 65%) for a couple weeks now. I will take some patience on your part, but the rewards will be worth it.
 
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