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...

A humidor isn’t a purchase to make lightly based on one aspect, such as price. It’s a finely crafted piece that will serve you for years to come in many cases, and needs to possess all of the qualities that you need. While it does need to be affordable, other aspects are more important. Chief among these are size and weight, as they’ll determine how portable and where your humidor can be located as your cigars are stored and aged. Whatever humidor you end up buying, know that you are joining a membership of smokers the world over who maintain...