Cigar afficionado's swear that like a fine wine, a quality cigar gets better if it has been aged using a process that is simple, providing you start with the right ingredients. People pay lots of money for a quality aged cigar, but you don't have to fork out lots of cash in order to have a semblence of what they enjoy. As long as you start with a good quality cigar and a good cigar humidor, you too can age your cigars from your own home.

Start with a quality cigar if you are going to age them yourself. If you use a cheap cigar, you will probably be disappointed with the end result and the time will have been wasted. It takes about a year for the ageing process to complete. This is probably the minimum time you should allow. A rule of thumb when choosing is to find one that you find too strong or odourous, and this will probably be a good candidate.

Buy a good quality cigar humidor for the purpose of ageing your cigars. The cigar humidor is used to store the cigars at a constant tempertature and humidity. There is a 70-70 rule, which translates to 70 percent humifity and 70 degrees farenheit. You use a cigar humidor because it's sealed and provides a stable environment for it's precious cargo.

Buy a good quality cigar humidor that will keep your ageing cigars in a stable environment. If you don't and the cigar humidor doesn't maintain temperature and humidity, it can cause the contents to dry out or become moldy, thus destroying it. Either way you will lose the contents over time and be very disappointed.

Many people many want to buy a cheap cigar humidor, although this is fine, we suggest that when chosing the best cigar humidor you check for a used one, rather than a cheap new one. The emphasis is on quality. A good quality used cigar humidor will maintain the environment you want. Try to buy one with a cedar lining. It's an aromatic wood, whose aromas and oils mis well over time with that of the tobacco itself. That mix will give you a great final result and an aged cigar you can enjoy.