News — humidor

There’s another factor of a humidor that’s often overlooked, and it’s the presence or lack of a tray.  Trays in humidors serve a very specific function, and they can indeed be quite useful.  But, sometimes it’s actually best to not use one at all, as you’ll soon find out.

If you’ve been enjoying a cigar hobby for a while, you’re probably aware of the fact that few connoisseurs will argue that Spanish cedar is the way to go when it comes to storage.

If you're going to be a serious cigar collector, you need to know how to properly care for your stogies while you store them away for later use. If you keep your cigars in a humidor, your hygrometer must be properly calibrated on a fairly regular basis. 

  Smoking a cigar is one of the best experiences that you’ll ever have, but only if you do it right. Being a newbie in cigar smoking, it is common for you to make mistakes and spoil the natural aromas of your stogies. Thus, you need to be really careful for how you treat your cigars. Ashing of cigars is one of the most common mistakes made by rookies. As a cigar smoker, you might be accustomed to be tapping your cigar on the ashtray once the ash accumulates or when you’re done smoking. But, in cigar smoking, things are...

  When a cigar smoker becomes a cigar collector, they often end up with a LOT of sticks. Some want them to age for a long time, and others they buy to collect, smoke, and maybe share with friends or trade. Whatever the reason they get into collecting, the point is that proper storage with respect to relative humidity (RH%) and temperature becomes even more important and costly. If the collector is going the traditional route of desktop humidors, or even a standing humidor chest, the price tag can get into the thousands of dollars depending on the capacity. Enter...