Over a year ago, Boveda, the company best known for its humidification product introduced a new item, acrylic humidors. The company said the idea was to show off some of your most prized cigars while using Boveda’s excellent humidification system. It was offered in two sizes Small ($69.97) and Large ($197). Boveda rates the Small as capable of holding 20 robusto-size cigars, while the Large holds 75 robustos. I’d been looking to review the product for some time, but I was reminded when Jorge Ahued of STOGIES World Class Cigars wanted to know if we’d be interesting in getting a customized version of the product. STOGIES has an on-site engraving machine and Jorge suggested that we get the halfwheel logo engraved onto the lid. It sounded like a good idea and a few days later a large box showed up with the humidor inside. There’s five total pieces to what seems like a relatively simple design: the bottom shell, the inner ventilated piece that holds the cigars and sits in the shell, two dividers and a lid. I measured the usable dimensions a bit smaller than Boveda’s official descriptions. I measured 13 1/2 inches in width x 8 inches length and ...
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