Cigar cellar - Instructions for use

All you need to know about using the cigar cellar

The beginner's guide to cigar storage

Mistersmoke offers you a short guide to the proper use of your cigar accessories, especially your humidor. The humidor you have just bought is new and therefore dry. Mistersmoke gives you all the advice you need to get your humidor up and running and to ensure that the humidity level is optimal.

What is a hygrometer?

It is indispensable in your cigar box: indeed, it is this device that measures the humidity level in the air. As your cigar box is airtight, you must ensure that the humidity level inside it is between 65% and 75%. With 75%, your cigars will keep their flavours perfectly!

How to calibrate the hygrometer?

To calibrate a hygrometer, you need a screwdriver, salt, water and a few hours of patience. Place about 10 g of salt in a glass and pour a few drops of distilled water over it. A small amount of water will be more than enough: the salt should start to form a paste. Take an airtight Tupperware-type box and place the glass next to the hygrometer inside. Close the box and wait 8 hours. After this time, your hygrometer should indicate a humidity level of between 65 and 75%.

If this is not the case, turn the adjusting screw on the back of the hygrometer with a screwdriver. Once this has been done, you can put the hygrometer back in your cellar.

For those who would like to avoid this step, a digital hygrometer is the best choice...

How to humidify a cigar cellar?

Pensez à humidifier régulièrement votre cave afin de préserver tout le goût de vos cigares. Cette opération s’effectue en général 1 fois par mois, et même plus régulièrement si votre cave à cigares est souvent ouverte, stockée dans une pièce humide ou encore si elle contient un grand nombre de cigares. Vérifiez aussi si l’humidificateur a bien une taille adaptée à votre boîte.

To rehumidify your humidifier, you will need a propylene glycol solution for foam models or distilled water for acrylic crystal models. propylene glycol solution for foam models ordistilled water for acrylic crystal models..

Beforehand, you will need a clean cloth (or absorbent paper). Put some distilled water on it and apply it to the inside walls of the cigar cabinet. The wood will absorb the water and take on a light pinkish colour. (Note that the wood used for these boxes is Spanish cedar. It is one of the only wood that does not give any taste to cigars).

Then put a glass of water inside your cellar and close it. Wait 3 days and your box will be ready. If you want a faster method, put the glass of water in the microwave. The water will be absorbed in a single day.

You can now re-moisten your humidifier. This time, a bowl or container of the appropriate size will be needed. Fill it with distilled water (or an Adorini Humidifier Liquid) and immerse your humidifier in it for 5 minutes. Then shake it a little and dry the walls quickly. You can then put it back in the cigar cabinet. Caution: no drops should escape when you put it back in place.

You can then measure the humidity level inside your cigar cabinet. Ideally, to preserve their flavours, it should be between 65 and 75%.

Re-moisturized humidor, re-moisturized humidifier, calibrated hygrometer... everything is ready to store your cigars in the best conditions. By regularly carrying out these operations, you will be able to keep your modules for as long as you want. Operations to be renewed in a few weeks...