Basement Cigar Storage Question

OLS · 03-09-2011, 07:17 AM

I would not worry about anything but humidity. Your basement provides the one thing that you
need regardless of temperature extremes and that is no wild fluctuations. How cold it gets finally
is of no consequence, provided you do not get a lot of temperature fluctuations on the way there.
I have 17 years' experience aging cigars and have seen no ill efects from gradual temperature
fluctuations, provided the cigars never get over 72-75 degrees. Granted, most would consider 43
a bit cold, but there is no great, slap you in the face detrimental effect. I would think the cooler
the better. The same people who would say it's not good for the cigars are likely going to be the
same people who freeze all their stock upon receipt, so take most of what they say with a grain
of salt, lol. But when you start getting frequent and rapid changes in temp and humidity, you get
wrappers that start to get ripples in them and they look and smoke poorly.

03-09-2011, 07:17 AM	#15
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Basement Cigar Storage Question I would not worry about anything but humidity. Your basement provides the one thing that you need regardless of temperature extremes and that is no wild fluctuations. How cold it gets finally is of no consequence, provided you do not get a lot of temperature fluctuations on the way there. I have 17 years' experience aging cigars and have seen no ill efects from gradual temperature fluctuations, provided the cigars never get over 72-75 degrees. Granted, most would consider 43 a bit cold, but there is no great, slap you in the face detrimental effect. I would think the cooler the better. The same people who would say it's not good for the cigars are likely going to be the same people who freeze all their stock upon receipt, so take most of what they say with a grain of salt, lol. But when you start getting frequent and rapid changes in temp and humidity, you get wrappers that start to get ripples in them and they look and smoke poorly.