Why use Cigar Humidors
Cigar humidors are more than just wooden boxes, their purpose besides storing the cigars is to age them within the optimal range of humidity from 68 % to 72 % at room temperature. Some humidors can be used as atractive pieces of furniture.
Top cigar brands sell their products in beautiful wooden boxes, but this is not enough to keep your precious fine quality cigars at optimal storage.
The reason behind keeping your precious cigars in a humidor is that these products have the tendency to attract the moisture from the environment if they are not properly stored. Any cigar aficionado will tell you that ill aged cigars can ruin the experience of smoking. You don’t need to be a connaisseur to see how bad taste have improper stored cigars.
Cigars and humidors have a great influence on overall smoking experience.
The worst case scenario is when you see bright marks appearing on your high quality cigars. These marks are due to mold that will influence the taste. Some marks are the results of the aging process and they can be cleaned with a cloth. The cigars that have blue green color marks must be removed from the humidor. The humidor must be cleaned thoroughly with a dry cloth before putting the other cigars inside.
Travel cigar humidors
These humidors are preffered by cigar aficionados who need something that will occupy very little space. They can be made from a variety of materials. The rule of thumb is that these have to be sturdy. The sturdier are the one made from aluminium. They must be lightweight to be easily carried in small bags. No one wants to travel with his cigars in the luggage compartment. These travel cigar humidors must be airtight seal to protect the cigars from environmental humidity, temperature and dust durint travels.
10 cigar humidors to choose from
1. The Montpellier Cigar Humidor can hold up to 150 cigars and is made from Spanish cedar. This has a removable tray. The dimensions of this humidors are 15″ W x 10-1/2 ” D x 7″ H.
2. The Aspen Traveler Humidor can hold up to 20 cigars. This has an external built in digital hygrometer. The dimensions of this humidor are 9″ W x 10″ D x 2-3/4″ H
3. Montegue End Table Humidor Maple can be a beautiful piece of furniture. This humidor can hold up to 1500 cigars. Unfortunately doesn’t come equiped with hygrometer.
4. Don Salvatore Havana Cigar Cafe with Wine Rack Rosewood can also be used as a piece of furniture that can hold up to 500 cigars. This has humidification capabilities and comes equiped with hygrometer.
5. Xikar Artisan 100 Ct. Humidor Ebony can hold up to 100 cigars. This unit comes with hygrometer.
6. Xikar Artisan 100 Count Humidor Walnut holds up to 100 cigars and is equiped with hygrometer.
7. Foot Locker Humidor Cherry can be used as a beautiful piece of furniture that can hold up to 400 cigars in 2 trays.
8. Ravello Humidor Burl holds up to 300 cigars.
9. Cuban Wheel Humidor Rosewood has a beautiful hexagonal shape. This can hold up to 50 cigars.
10. Davidoff Pyramid Humidor Mahogany can hold up to 90 cigars.