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Expert: - 3/1/2008


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I recently purchased a box of Cuban Cohiba cigars and thought about saving them for later smoking. Would it be okay to store them in a air tight "vacuum" pack plastic bag at room temperature? Thanks...mGg

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Martin,
You can store them in a vacuum packed bag for a while - just guessing I'd say 30 days - and they'd be ok. If you want to store them longer than that but don't have space for them in your humidor, leave them sealed in the box and place the box in a zip lock type bag with a humidifier. As long as you keep the humidifier charged you can store them long-term this way. One other thought - you might want to try vacuum packing a less expensive cigar and see what the pressure does to it. I don't think it will hurt the cigar, but I wouldn't make my first experiment on a full box of Cubans!
Bill

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Bill Finck Jr.

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I'm a fourth generation cigar maker and have spent 25+ years operating our factory as well as a mail order cigar company. I belong to cigar manufacturers associations as well as retail cigar associations so I'm usually up to date with current events relating to cigars. I've smoked the majority of brands on the market and would be happy to share my opinions of them with you. Since I live in the U.S. I have very little experience with Cuban cigars, but other than that I know a least a little bit about almost every brand of cigars on the market.

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In addition to growing up in and now managing our cigar factory for 25+ years, I've spent time in many factories in Honduras, Nicaragua, The Dominican Republic and Mexico. BR>
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Cigar Association of America, Retail Tobacco Dealers Association

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BS Texas A&M University

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