Ideal temperature for cellaring

[WordDragon]

What is a good temperature for cellaring? I’ve read 50-59 degrees and also 60-70 degrees. I have a coolidor so that I can maintain exact Temperature without worrying about fluctuations.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Constant room temperature is fine. My house stays 80°F year round and jars that I've had since the mid '90s are fine.

 

[WordDragon]

Constant room temperature is fine. My house stays 80°F year round and jars that I've had since the mid '90s are fine.

View attachment 163222Jeez. The mid 90s? Are they pretty good smokes now?

 

[WordDragon]

Constant room temperature is fine. My house stays 80°F year round and jars that I've had since the mid '90s are fine.

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So if I set it to 60 it should be pretty good then.

 

[Chasing Embers]

So if I set it to 60 it should be pretty good then.

Yeah, you should be good though if you just opted to put the jars on shelves out of direct sunlight it would be equally well.


Those decades old tobaccos are good, but I don't notice a night and day change in aged blends the way they are hyped. I just started cellaring back then to avoid blends being discontinued and rising costs.

 

[WordDragon]

Sweet. Thanks for the advice. Now do you think it matters if I mix different tobaccos in the same mason jar? For instance. I’m going to compress the tobaccos into little pucks. Wrap them then label. Would it be ok to mix different wrapped blends in the same jar or would it alter flavors?

 

[cigrmaster]

I keep my place in Florida at 74 degrees. I also have a whole house dehumidifier so that never gets out of hand.

 

[kola]

House temps of 80 F??? ? That's what my 85 year old parents kept their house at. I couldn't breath in there...like a dang sauna. My cabin is maybe 72-75 in winter and T-stat set at 60-65 to sleep.

My tobacco is actually in a real cellar and it's about 50-60 F down there.
I think humidity may be an issue as well but here in CO it's pretty dry.

And I don't think mixing tobaccos in a same jar is a good idea.

 

[WordDragon]

House temps of 80 F??? ? That's what my 85 year old parents kept their house at. I couldn't breath in there...like a dang sauna. My cabin is maybe 72-75 in winter and T-stat set at 60-65 to sleep.

My tobacco is actually in a real cellar and it's about 50-60 F down there.
I think humidity may be an issue as well but here in CO it's pretty dry.

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[Chasing Embers]

Would it be ok to mix different wrapped blends in the same jar or would it alter flavors?

It would likely cause cross contamination of flavors.

My cabin is maybe 72-75 in winter and T-stat set at 60-65 to sleep.

Anything below 80 causes my joints to ache. Ideally I like outside temperatures in the mid 90s.