Most people think a premium cigar is done the moment it is rolled. That could not be further from the truth. We’re Nick and Nicholas Perdomo, and in this episode we take you from our Miami studio inside one of the five aging rooms at Tabacalera Perdomo in Estelí, Nicaragua, where millions of finished cigars rest before they ever reach your humidor.
• why aging finished cigars makes the fillers, binders and wrappers harmonious
• about 180 days in cedar lined aging rooms, with our average sitting at 182 to 184 days
• hygrometers in the foot of the cigar and why 65% humidity is optimum
• how long Connecticut, sun grown and Maduro wrappers take to settle
• taking cigars from 75% humidity at the rolling table down to about 67%
• why you don’t need to age our cigars at home: we did the work for you
• the Porsche 911 and steak analogies: quality over equipment
• a look ahead at seeds and our tasting panel with over 375 years of experience
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