What happens to cigars stored at 75 degrees?
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pdonlin
aka Tumbleweed
Hmm I never thought I wanted to get a cooler, mainly because the house is usually kept ~70 year round b/c of central air conditioning... but that pic and CWS's story might have just changed my mind...
caudio51
BoM Nov '05; Mar '06
:rofl:kirscovitch said:
He's not talking about using a cooler in that sense.
Check out my photo gallery. I use a cooler with humidification beads to store my cigars. It's basically a large almost container that holds humidity well. It is also very easy on the wallet for a large amount of storage.
The German Habanos importer freeze their cigars for 7 days at -4°F (if you understand German language, you can check it out on www.5thavenue.de). They state that this procedure guarantees elimination of lasioderma (the tobacco beetle) and has no negative influence on the taste of the cigars.
When browsing German language cigar forums, a vast majority of users have never had the beetle, but some have. On cigars bought from the official importer that freezes them. Their theory is as follows:
- freezing works, but the freezing isnt good enough, boxes are frozen in batches and the ones in the middle dont get cold enough and some larves survive
- to be sure not to ever get beetles, you have to freeze the cigars again yourself, for at least 4 days at -4°F or lower
The humidor / cigar specialist I talked to said that lasioderma does not develop above 65°F, so keeping the cigars at that for storing and putting them in a humidor a few days before smoking them should be fine.
When browsing German language cigar forums, a vast majority of users have never had the beetle, but some have. On cigars bought from the official importer that freezes them. Their theory is as follows:
- freezing works, but the freezing isnt good enough, boxes are frozen in batches and the ones in the middle dont get cold enough and some larves survive
- to be sure not to ever get beetles, you have to freeze the cigars again yourself, for at least 4 days at -4°F or lower
The humidor / cigar specialist I talked to said that lasioderma does not develop above 65°F, so keeping the cigars at that for storing and putting them in a humidor a few days before smoking them should be fine.
as stated, at some point, if there are beatles in any cigar, they will come out at that temp. specially during the summer!!
Another strong possibity is that the cigars are too moist and will cause problems with the burn. You can get a harsh tar taste. The hotter the temp, the higher the humidity!
Another problem is that at some point your smokes will start to split at the foot and the wrapper will aslo split.
Another problem is that if the temp drops suddenly, so will the humidity and the wrappers will get a shrivelled rippled look to them form extreme changes. Then they just wont look pertty anymore!
NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT!!! If you like that temp!!
Another strong possibity is that the cigars are too moist and will cause problems with the burn. You can get a harsh tar taste. The hotter the temp, the higher the humidity!
Another problem is that at some point your smokes will start to split at the foot and the wrapper will aslo split.
Another problem is that if the temp drops suddenly, so will the humidity and the wrappers will get a shrivelled rippled look to them form extreme changes. Then they just wont look pertty anymore!
NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT!!! If you like that temp!!