Humidor question.

Scrowe80

Is it o.k. to store cigars of different types in the same humidor or will the oils from the different cigars react in a way to ruin the different types? I have 1 humidor which is 85% Cuban cigars but I also have a box of  Arturo Fuente Special selection cigars in there that were left over from when I had my fist child. My other humidor has cigars I got as gifts and odds and ends I bought. Any suggestions on how I should keep them, or just leave them as they are there should be no problem.

bigharpoon

Welcome to the forum. You should be all set keeping your cigars together. If you were planning on aging them for years you might want to organize them a little more but just for general storing and smoking the only thing you need to keep separate are infused cigars, they will affect the others.

Scrowe80

Well a majority of my cigars have been aging awhile now. Some of them are 10 years old if not older. A majority of them are at least 1 year or older. How should I store the older more valuable smokes? The box that was for my daughters berth is even over 3 years old now. Man I feel like I have soooooo much to learn.

The Sniper

I love it that you said the BOX OF CIGARS was over three years old, NOT your DAUGHTER! LOL Yeah, you're gonna fit in around here just fine I think... :-)

Lots to learn maybe, but the cool thing is the in these forums you found THE best source of no-BS information on cigars anywhere! TONS of great knowledge (using the search box while on the forums is a great way to find information) and a super bunch of people on the forums who are always willing to answer questions and give help where it is needed.

Welcome to the forums man! Hope you stick around! :-)

xmacro

Over time (like 5-10 yrs), the oils from one kind of cigar can migrate to another and subtly change the taste. But - and this is a big BUT - the only way you'll notice is if you've got a highly refined palate - as in so refined you can blend your own cigars. For the rest of us, if you're REALLY good, you might notice a very subtle difference - but if you're like most of us, there's no way you'll ever notice

That said, never store infused cigars next to normal cigars - the infused cigars will impart a very noticeable taste to the non-infused sticks

As for aging, the standard way you keep your normal cigars should work just fine - 65%, 65F, or whatever your preference. Though I have heard some long-term agers will drop the RH down to 60 or even 50% (no idea if this is true and I've NO idea if it'll ruin your cigars or not - just something I heard way back from a source I can't remember)