Here’s a heads up on a few of our upcoming reviews. We’d love to get your opinions and reviews on these too so go ahead and grab a few of these and do a write up to send in when we post the review.

- Ashton VSG Robusto (5 1/2 x 50)
- Padron Anniversary
- Montecristo Villenueva
- Joya de Nicaragua Puro Celebracion
- Romeo Y Julieta Habana Reserve

We have heard of people finding humidors in T.J. Maxx stores for some time. Jonathan even picked one up there in the last month or two. So we decided to stop by and see if they got any more in. Well, they did. They have two pretty nice mid-sized (50-100) humidors on their shelves. Both humidors had trays, dividers, hygrometers, and humidifiers. Here are a few pics of what they had on 6/7/08. Let us know if you get one of these and how you like it. Also,where else have you seen humidors and other accessories outside of the traditional Cigar & Tobacco shops?

Glass Top Humidor($39.99)

Light Wood Humidor (59.99 - Slightly larger than glass top humidor)

What type of humidor do you have? Take some pictures of your humidor and send them into us via email at contact@auburncigar.com with a brief description.

If you are unfamiliar with humidors ere is some basic information about humidors from Wikipedia.  You can also find more at http://www.humidor-guide.com/.

A humidor is any kind of box or room with constant humidity (and often temperature as well) used to store cigars or pipe tobacco. For private use, small wooden or acrylic glass humidor boxes for a few dozen cigars are used, while cigar shops may have walk-in humidors, sometimes covering a whole floor. Humidors of all sizes use hygrometers to keep track of the humidity levels.

Classification of Humidor

Table Humidor

Usually quite heavy and though portable in theory, is usually kept static in one location. Usually can hold 300 to a few thousand cigars. Usually comes in polished wood exterior or marble or leather or combination of exotic elements.

Room Humidor

This is usually common in cigar bars or stores. One room is usually converted to a Humidor where all the cigars are stored. The Colorado Rockies use one to store baseballs.

Travel Humidor

Usually portable and ideal for carrying cigars enough for the outing or event. Usual counts supported are 10 to 40 cigars.

Maintenance

The ideal humidity in a humidor is around 65-75%. The more empty space, the more readily the humidity will drop.

Humidor cases are typically made of woodboard with an interior veneer of Spanish-cedar wood or mahogany.

Spanish-cedar is the most frequently used wood for the interior veneer of humidors. It possesses the following desirable characteristics for cigar storage:

1. It holds more moisture than most woods, so it helps maintain humidity.
2. It imparts its aroma to cigars if they are stored in it for long enough. For the same reason, some cigars are wrapped in Spanish-cedar sheets before they are sold.
3. Spanish-cedar wood can repel tobacco beetles. These pinhead-sized beetles can ruin entire stocks of cigars. They eat the tobacco and lay eggs, causing further infestation. They can also be discouraged by ensuring the humidor does not get hotter than 20 °C.^[1] The beetle eggs usually only hatch at around 25 °C, although there are also instances where they will hatch at cooler temperatures if the humidity is too high.
4. The wood properties are not prone to “warping” or “cupping” in high humidity.

Each humidor has to be seasoned after being bought or having been dry for a while. This is done by taking a moist cloth and wiping down the interior to remove any dust. A small container of water is then placed inside the humidor and left for around 12 hours with the lid closed. If the water is gone or mostly gone, then this is repeated for another 24 hours. When the liquid in the container stops evaporating, cigars can be placed in it. The humidifying element or “sponge” keeps the wood moist, which in turn keeps the cigars moist. As well, the use of distilled water is recommended for its lack of minerals, additives, or bacteria.

SOURCE: Wikipedia

We received this email today from Sunrisecraft in China. We thought we’d ask you if you know anything about them.

We are top quality humidor manufacturer in China, and proud of being the humidor supplier of many famous Cigar brands, such as Cohiba and Montecristo .Being manufacturer, our products are top quality products at the lowest possible prices, coupled with exceptional customer service.

Sunrise manufactures a variety of humidor models, all humidor interiors are fully lined with Spanish Cedar and include adjustable shelves, dividers, hygrometer and humidifier. The humidors we manufacture are superior in quality and craftsmanship. Each humidor is hand crafted, finished, and inspected to make sure that it meets our highest standards.

Up to 18 layers of Polyurethane are hand coated onto the surface. The multi-layers of PU (Polyurethane) coating is scratch resistant, Be made of polished wood, craftsmen then applied high-gloss piano finish. The result is a mirror finish capable of reflecting your own image.

We will appreciate if you visit our website:  http://www.sunrisecraft.com/humidor.htm

CigarFest in a Box’ Sampler, 20 cigars only $59.95
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‘CigarFest in a Box’ Sampler, 20 cigars only $59.95This past weekend was CI’s fifth annual CigarFest. Instead of taking a breather today, they’ve put together a fantastic 20-cigar sampler showcasing many of the top-notch brands featured at the event. Behold, the ‘CigarFest in a Box’ Sampler - a $188 retail value - yours for only $59.95. The ‘CigarFest in a Box’ Sampler includes: 1 - 5 Vegas Limitada ‘08 Belicoso (6.25″ x 52) 1 - 601 Serie Red Habano Robusto (5″ x 50) 1 - Blue Label by Gran Habano Torpedo (6.5″ x 52) 1 - Camacho 1962 Torpedo (6″ x 54) 1 - CAO ‘VR’ Totem (5″ x 50) 1 - Carlos Torano 1916 Cameroon Robusto (5.5″ x 52) 1 - Cienfuegos Special Aged Piramide (6.75″ x 64) 1 - Cusano 10th Anniversary Robusto (5″ x 50) 1 - Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic 1979 (5″ x 50) 1 - Felipe ‘Icon’ Twain Torpedo (6.5″ x 52) 1 - Fonseca Habana Selección Cosaco (5″ x 48) 1 - Graycliff 1666 Presidente (7″ x 48) 1 - Gurkha Centurian Double Perfecto (6″ x 60) 1 - La Aurora 1495 Series Robusto (5″ x 50) 1 - Montecristo Media Noche Edmundo (5″ x 55) 1 - Nub 460 Habano (4″ x 60) 1 - Oliva Serie ‘O’ Robusto (5″ x 50) 1 - Padilla Obsidian Belicoso (6″ x 54) 1 - Perdomo Reserve Champagne ‘E’ (6″ x 54) 1 - Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Corojo Torpedo (5″ x 54) $59.95 for this fantastic lineup means a savings of 68% off retails. That’s just $2.99 apiece! Quantities are limited. ‘CigarFest in a Box’ Sampler 20 CIGARS MSRP: $188.28 CI 1-Day Deal: $59.95 Qty Available: 2,000

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Auburn Cigar’s Glossery of Cigar Terms is now available.

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Here’s a quick look back at some big news from 2007 in the cigar world.

• The most important issue facing the cigar industry during 2007 was the threat of a massive 6,000% hike in federal excise taxes on cigars in the United States, to help fund a proposed expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Two bills passed by Congress were both vetoed by President Bush, and it now appears that there will be no tax increase on cigars anytime soon, although the threat will still exist in 2008.
• During March 2007, Imperial Tobacco (located in Britain) began the process of acquiring Altadis SA, the world’s largest cigar company located in Spain. The deal is expected to finally complete in a matter of days, as the period of acceptance will end on January 11, 2008.
• Cigar sales were robust during 2007, and the quality of cigars continued to improve.
• The mega cigar event of the year was Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke Weekend in Las Vegas, which was held at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino during early November.
• Our Cigars For Troops Program, which was launched during April 2007, has been a great success. We thank all those who contributed, but more than that, we thank our troops for serving their country in places such as Afghanistan and Iraq.