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Humidity
Finally, check the cigars and humidity regularly. Cigars need to have the air circulate in order to avoid mold from too much moisture. Lastly, keep the cigars in the humidor until you’re ready to smoke them.
Don't become too concerned about relative humidity. Cigar smoking is meant to be relaxing; stressing over your humidor humidity level is a waste of time! The goal is to keep it stable… your cigars will be just fine anywhere between 60% and 72%. In my opinion, they smoke best around 65-69%, but they are not going be harmed at a few points higher or lower. The goal is to find what you like and to maintain that level.
The ideal storage condition for a cigar is approximately 65 to 70% humidity at 68 - 72 degrees Fahrenheit. Air at different temperatures will hold completely different amounts of moisture. Warm air can hold a tremendous amount of moisture. If your cigars are stored in a warm place, you will have to continuously add water to the humidifier. The result will be very spongy cigars. Cold air holds almost no moisture. Air with 70% humidity will be dry at freezing temperatures. Relative humidity is defined as the percentage of the maximum amount of water that air can hold at a given temperature without condensation. As a general rule, when the air temperature is reduced from 68 degrees by one degree, the humidity should be increased by 1.5%, and vice versa. Therefore, if your cigars were stored at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, the humidity should be kept around 85%. Here is a table of relative Humidity based on room temerature.
60 / 85%
61 / 83%
62 / 82%
63 / 80%
64 / 79%
65 / 77%
66 / 76%
67 / 74%
68 / 73%
69 / 71%
70 / 70%
71 / 68%
72 / 67%
73 / 65%
74 / 64%
75 / 62%
76 / 61%
77 / 59%
78 / 58%
79 / 56%
80 / 55%
A cigar that is dry smokes:
Hot, Fast, Unevenly.
A cigar that is too moist will:
Be hard to puff, Allow mold to form and/or the wrapper will swell and split open.
Aging cigars
6mo-1yr almost any cigar will improve
1-2 yr - optimal for milder cigars
3-7 yr - strong/full bodied cigars
8+yrs - some cigars will age ok, but others will decline.
cigars made with poorly or fermented tobacco will never improve
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