The Beauty of a Glass Top Humidor

In addition to a standard humidor, travel, cabinet, andAnyone needing to maintain more than 200 cigars will
glass top humidors bring joy to the true cigarneed to research buying a smaller chest size humidor
aficionado. For the cigar smoker who may not needor a small to large cabinet humidor. As with cabinet
the massive design of a cabinet humidor but stillhumidors, the most common interior wood is the
wants to add weight to his or her prized collection ofSpanish cedar wood for its quality in maintaining
fine cigars, glass top humidors are an excellenthumidity levels and for adding rich flavors to the cigar.
selection. The term glass top humidor does not referOne additional offering with glass top humidors is that
to the design or materials used in the manufacturingthey will almost always offer external hygrometers
of the humidor. Instead, a more common(the gauge for determining the internal humidity
understanding of the "glass top" humidor is "desktop"levels.) This is extremely important for two reasons.
humidor.For one, if the glass top humidor needs to be opened
The glass top humidor is very popular for severaleach time to determine the humidity levels, each time
reasons. First, the investment necessary to purchasethe case is opened, the humidity level will fluctuate.
a glass top humidor is much less than for a cabinetThis can lead to the humidifier being overworked and
humidor. A search on the internet reveals that therepossibly failing. Secondly, one must observe and
are countless glass top humidors for less than $200monitor the levels to determine the effectiveness of
that come in untold designs, shapes and quality. Theany humidor and if there is a failure in the humidifier.
average cigar capacity of a glass top humidor canAgain, glass top humidors, also referred to as
vary from smaller units that hold 25 or so cigars todesktop humidors, are a small investment and can be
larger units that keep upwards of 200 cigars.enjoyed by any cigar aficionado.