Cigar humidors

James Leavey explores how to capture a tobacco plantation in a box

Some say the perfect humidor is a special room in your favourite cigar shop, maintained at a regular temperature and with consistent humidity. It’s the smoker’s equivalent of a bank vault – which you can dip in to any time you are passing.

It also provides retailers with a good excuse to remind you that your stocks of hand-rolled cigars are running low or introduce you to a new brand that may suit your taste.

Indeed, there are several well-known specialist cigar merchants around the UK who have made a very good living for almost thirty years from this approach. While their customer is browsing through their beloved cigars, he or she can be encouraged to relax with a cup of tea or coffee – and meet other aficionados, which often leads to more sales.

Not that you want to look after all of your customers’ cigars, for you would probably need a large warehouse. However you do need to store your cigars properly, because there is no better way to make a sale than with a cigar that is ready to smoke.

By the way, if you are planning to install a humidified room on your premises, do avoid wearing strong aftershave or perfume. The controlled atmosphere of a walk-in humidor will cause those aromas to linger and affect your – and more importantly your customer’s – sense of smell while choosing a cigar, which are very porous.

There will always be those tightwads who have decided to keep their favourite stogies in a Tupperware box. Even if it’s kitted out with the excellent Diamond Cro.....

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By James Leavey

Section : Cigar Accessories

Page number : 30

Published in Cigar Buyer Issue 1 on 01/06/2004.

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	Cigar humidors James Leavey explores how to capture a tobacco plantation in a box Some say the perfect humidor is a special room in your favourite cigar shop, maintained at a regular temperature and with consistent humidity. It’s the smoker’s equivalent of a bank vault – which you can dip in to any time you are passing. It also provides retailers with a good excuse to remind you that your stocks of hand-rolled cigars are running low or introduce you to a new brand that may suit your taste. Indeed, there are several well-known specialist cigar merchants around the UK who have made a very good living for almost thirty years from this approach. While their customer is browsing through their beloved cigars, he or she can be encouraged to relax with a cup of tea or coffee – and meet other aficionados, which often leads to more sales. Not that you want to look after all of your customers’ cigars, for you would probably need a large warehouse. However you do need to store your cigars properly, because there is no better way to make a sale than with a cigar that is ready to smoke. By the way, if you are planning to install a humidified room on your premises, do avoid wearing strong aftershave or perfume. The controlled atmosphere of a walk-in humidor will cause those aromas to linger and affect your – and more importantly your customer’s – sense of smell while choosing a cigar, which are very porous. There will always be those tightwads who have decided to keep their favourite stogies in a Tupperware box. Even if it’s kitted out with the excellent Diamond Cro..... To read the rest of this article you can buy this issue or subscribe to Cigar Buyer to have every issue delivered direct to your door. By James Leavey Section : Cigar Accessories Page number : 30 Published in Cigar Buyer Issue 1 on 01/06/2004. Subscribe Buy this issue More from this issue Preview other issues This article is 60 months old and some information provided may be time sensitive. Please check all details of events, tours, opening times and other information before travelling or making arrangements. Copyright Cigar Buyer © 1999-2009. All rights reserved. To use or reproduce part or all of this article please contact us for details of how you can do so legally.