Aging VS Smoking

[CgarDan]

I have a 3 part question

1) I have noticed that lately most people agree that the best tem / hum ration is somehing like 65/65 rather than 72/72 that was said to be optimal for the past 4-5 years

Why the change ?

2) If I want to age some cigars for 5+ years rather than just keep them in the humi for smoking in the next year what is the optimal temp / hum ratio in that case ?

3) I also just started smoking ISOMs and can clearly see that they have different properties than non ISOM cigars. Will answers to the first 2 questions still hold for ISOMs or is there an adjustment to be made to have the best conditions in the just for ISOM humi ?

Thanks in advance

[Shelby07]

This is a great question. I have been wondering the same thing. From what I've read on the web it seems that 70% is best for aging and 65% is best for smoking, but I don't know for sure.

[Neko2]

This is a great question. I have been wondering the same thing. From what I've read on the web it seems that 70% is best for aging and 65% is best for smoking, but I don't know for sure.

I tend to keep mine at 70% and then let the cigar I want to smoke sit out for a little while before smoking. But I'll be the first to admit that I'm no expert.

N2

[bigpoppapuff]

it is the feeling of many of the cigar manufacturers that 62-65%rh is better for most of the wrappers that are used today....70-70 was suggested more when most everything was conn or more bland wrappers.....the other thing is...what if your hygrometer is off...says 70...but it's actually higher??.....this way...if it's reading 65 but actually higher by a few percentage points...you're still not dousing the cigar.......62-65% is the way to go....

[CgarDan]

it is the feeling of many of the cigar manufacturers that 62-65%rh is better for most of the wrappers that are used today....70-70 was suggested more when most everything was conn or more bland wrappers.....the other thing is...what if your hygrometer is off...says 70...but it's actually higher??.....this way...if it's reading 65 but actually higher by a few percentage points...you're still not dousing the cigar.......62-65% is the way to go....

Thanks, does this also hold for aging? and ISOMs ?

[kevin7]

Cubans are IMHO better when stored at 62-65% rh. Nothing f**ks up a good cigar worse than being overhumidified,burns and tastes like crap and makes even the best constructed cigar seem plugged