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If you are smoking Cuban cigars in the United States, watch out as they are illegal. This is due to the trade embargo placed by John F. Kennedy. Actually if you are a US citizen, you can’t enjoy any Cuban products. However, the true Cuban cigar lover isn’t stopped by this and regrettably, a lot of people around the world have been taking advantage of such normal day folks by selling them fake cuban cigars.

If you are in search for a high priced item like a Cuban cigar, you are most likely to run into fake ones. It’s just the nature of the beast, if something sells, people will try to create horrible knock-offs of it and sell your for cheaper. The good news is it is really easy to spot a Cuban cigar, especially if you’ve already smoked one of these beauties before. There are several things you should look at but once you hold that Cuban cigar in your hand, trust me, you will know. The quality of the Cuban cigar just can’t be matched.

One of the first places that you may end up finding imitation Cuban cigars is while you’re on vacation in another country. Most people that are traveling to the Caribbean on a cruise or perhaps on vacation in Mexico may love to sneak one of these forbidden smokes. More than likely, however, what you are getting is a cheap imitation, even though it may be a fairly decent cigar. Most people that purchase these fake Cuban cigars really would not know the difference anyway, they simply enjoy the thought of having something that is otherwise unavailable.

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Cigars are meant to be enjoyed for a long time and at times, we may buy them by in bulk. If this is the case, it is necessary to make sure that we keep them as fresh as possible in order for the enjoyment to be at its maximum. We should be able to enjoy the last cigar out of a box just as much as we enjoy the first. Unfortunately, the elements both inside and outside can play a damaging role on a fine cigar. That is why it is necessary to keep them in it cigar humidor so that they are kept as fresh as the day you first bought them.

The first part in any good cigar humidor maintenance is making sure that the conditions are just perfect. The maximum temperature that you should keep your humidor at would be 75 degrees and it is typically much better to keep it a few degrees lower than that. The humidity is also a very important part of the maintenance process. An ideal humidity level for a cigar humidor would be 70 degrees. In either direction. Just make sure that you don’t hit any highs or lows in the process.