Customer Reviews

The Elegant 25-50 Cigar Glass Top Humidor

5 star:		(27)
4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I received the humidor today and looked it over. It is well made and they used quality wood that has a nice finish to it. The fit is just right and the seal is tight. It doesn't have a lock to keep out the curious but with the glass top that's ok. The instructions to care for the humidor are concise and well worded. It comes with everything you need to get started except the distilled water and that's easy enough to get at the grocery store. The case even comes with a brass plate that you can have engraved. I would recommend this humidor to anyone as an entry level to medium cigar affectionado. Great bang for the buck!

Pleasing to the eye, well constructed and real cedar are things brought to mind when I opened the shipping box.
The gold tone corners, tempered beveled glass top and external hygrometer are nice touches.
Even the wife said "Wow!"
Instructions for seasoning and care are included. Interior dimensions are 9 1/4" x 7 1/2" with a moveable cedar divider.
All in all, a good value cigar box for your back porch or den.

The humidor is entirely functional and really looks very good, it's much better looking in person than in the crummy Amazon photo (the cedar inside is a pinkish hue and the outside is a reddish cherry color). The glass top is nicely beveled, thick, closes with a satisfying thunk. The humidifier works well but, because the top is glass, you have to cut into your cigar storage space to place it away from the hygrometer.

Speaking of the hygrometer, it's a cheap POS and is my only real complaint. I got lucky that mine reads exactly 5 units low because the "adjustment screw" isn't a screw at all and is completely non functional. If you get one on a good day you're golden, but if you're unlucky and get a unit that is way off there really isn't anything you can do, except buy a new hygrometer.

As a fairly new cigar enthusiast, I was looking for an inexpensive but effective way to store my cigars. Let's face it, they can be an expensive hobby and I didn't want to store them in a plastic bag or risk drying them out. The humidor itself is solid, well-designed, and the seal has a good, tight feel to it. You hear the whoosh of air when it closes and the brass latch prevents any accidental opening. The glass top is thick and gives you a nice view of the contents, and there is a nice, rich cedar smell from the interior. Brass fittings and dark wood look nice on your desk, too, and the box is deep enough to hold at least 50 cigars, depending on size. If you have cigarillos or smaller cigars, you could easily get more in there. Some reviewers complain about the hygrometer not working... mine seems to be fine after about a week. The seal is tight, and using the shot glass of water, it only took a couple of days to get the humidity up to about 72%. I haven't used the humidifier, to be honest... I just use one of the humidifying gel packs, and will probably stick with that rather than mess with charging up the humidifier. All in all, this is a great buy for a beginner. Serious cigar lovers would probably prefer a higher quality box, but if you're on a budget and want a good humidor, then go for it.

March 7 -I'm updating my previous review after purchasing a new hygrometer which calibrated right on the money. But after installing it and using the 'seasoning' method in the instructions, I can't get the humidity to stay above 50. I eventually even tried replacing the shot glass of water with a 'steaming' bowl of water, which got the humidity up around 70 for a while but then it slowly went back down to 50 again. So for me this is a nice looking piece of junk. Assume I just got a bad one since others have found it to be just fine.
==================Original Review
The humidor in my music room has glass top and hygrometer in front that can be read without opening the lid so I wanted to get a smaller version for my office. This looked to fit the bill perfectly and it really would except that the hygrometer is totally useless. After going through the calibrating routine it read 39 percent humidity instead of 70-75. So according to the instructions I'm just supposed to now add 35 or so to whatever the thing reads to get an accurate reading. Right, I'm going to do that. The little searching I've done thus far for a better hygrometer hasn't led to anything with rave reviews. I'd be willing to spend $20 if I thought it would be accurate. If you know where to get a good, accurate hygrometer for this thing, it could be a nice humidor - just more expensive than what you had planned.

I purchased this Humidor for my fiance as a gift about a year ago. He still uses it every day and is so happy with it. One thing is to make sure you purchase distilled water for the humidifying. Even cigars that were purchased in a bundle and were a little crispy turned out soft and smooth after being in the humidor for a day or two. I don't personally smoke cigars, but he continues to rave about this product even now, and he purchases some pretty expensive cigars.

I'm very happy with this humidor. Being my 1st box, I don't know very much on the subject yet, but it's been doing a fine job for a couple months now and looking good all the while.
I recommend it.

I LOVE this humidor!

I admit, I was frustrated at first. I followed the instructions to season the humidor, and even cheated by wiping the cedar with a damp cloth. After 3 days I couldn't get the damn thing to go above 45%. Then, I calibrated the hydrometer using the salt water method - leave the hydrometer in a sealed ziplock bag with a tablespoon of salt and water for 8 hours. That was my problem - the hydrometer was off by 30%. I adjusted it and it's been holding steady at 75% humidity ever since.

The box is beautiful, sturdy, and works well. I would definitely recommend this product to even a snobby aficionado.

Attractive humidor and it seems to be of good quality. Build is solid and the hidden hinges are a nice touch. Keeps a good humidity level of around 70%. The glass panel is great for checking on your smokes and reading the temperature and humidity...after you buy a digital hygrometer for it. The included analog hygrometer is crap. It looks nice but is basically non-functional. No amount of calibrating will fix it. But this humidor plus a $20 digital hygrometer is still a good deal.

I bought this to hold the cigars that I bought off jrcigars com on sale. I am an occasional cigar smoker so I need nothing more than this 50 stick humidor. Seasoning was easy for it came with directions and dabbing the insides with a damp cloth helped as well. The glass top is great for I love to peer in at my cigars a lot and before this humidor opening a it would dry previous humidors out. The hygrometer is very accurate after having had followed the directions to calibrate it. The seal is great, has that "whoosh" when it shuts and the bottom of the humidor will not scratch your fine wood desk.

Everything about this humidor works amazingly and everything about it is functional beauty. Function meets wonderful form and at this price you should buy one (or more) right now even if you only puff one or two cigars every once in a while like me. You can, like I, buy into those online cigarshop deals and not worry about your cigars drying out.