Winter Humidor Maintenance Tips
Reading Time: 4 minutes Snow tires, rock salt, and shovels aren’t the only tools you need to survive the winter. See our crucial tips on winter humidor maintenance to ensure that your hard-earned stash survives the blustery onslaught.
I freeze my cigars. Been doing it for years
Haven’t noticed any difference. They don’t dry out. And you can squeeze them when they come out and see they are not dry. I used to work for a National Potato chip company and an old lady was buying a lot one day and I asked her if she was having a party. She said no. She bought them on sale and froze them. So I froze some Fritos for a year and they tasted the same as when they were put in. So I started freezing cigars. End of the story
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Years ago I received a monthly shipment from a major online cigar distributor and inside a brand box was beetles. I dealt with the issue and emailed the company to warn them in case others see it. I figured it was due to slow delivery during summer. The following shipment came with special sealed tape around that particular brand, so I assume word got out. Since then, I always froze cigars that traveled during May-Oct in the South. During the 20-21 Covid parcel slowdown, I always froze them because I could not be sure how long they sat in shipment. Never had a problem with splitting after freeze and I lose no taste in the tobacco.
True. That’s a good solution. There are also a number of factories that freeze the cigars before packaging to avoid beetles.
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