Aristocrat Cabinet

This section is not for the faint of heart, nor the meager of pocket book. The fine cabinet is much more than a mere box for storing stogies. It is a work of art, a fine piece of furniture and the bastion of serious collectors. Why would anyone want to buy a cabinet to store cigars? Besides the obvious use for tobacconist shops, the home collector can enjoy the rewards of collecting and aging their own premium smokes. A bigger box allows the collector to buy larger quantities of their favorite smokes to age and then rotate them into their current smoking lineup. [NOTE: Site that are in BLUE TEXT are clickable glossary terms. Click on these if you want to learn more in-depth information about key concepts.]

Interior Detailing

Cabinets come in many shapes, sizes and volumes. From those that will hold 10 boxes to walk-in types that manage hundreds of boxes. Not just any cabinet can be used to store and age cigars. There is a difference between grandma's china cabinet or mom's cedar linen chest and a bigger box used for aging fine sticks.

What to Look For

1. Shelves must be slotted in order to allow for a constant and consistent internal HUMIDITY level and disbursement of air volume. Cabinets create many storage options. Many contain pull out drawers for storing single cigars and pull out shelves for boxes.
2. Top quality, heavy duty HARDWARE should be used for door hinges and drawers.
3. Check for a heavy-gauge SEALING MATERIAL to prevent air leakage.
4. The exit point for the electronic climate control cord should be well sealed or a flat cord should be used.
5. With humidity control, check for a digital HYGROSTAT. Further, be sure that the electronic humidifier that maintains the relative humidity levels is rated to support the cabinet humidor volume capacity.
6. Temperature controlled boxes should also have digital readout.
7. As with desktop humidors, look for the thickness of the outer box wood as well as that of the Spanish cedar. In general, the thicker, the better.
8. Be sure that only high quality materials are used in the manufacturing of the cabinet humidor. Spanish cedar is preferred for the internal compartment, drawers and racks as this best maintains humidity levels while adding a richer, luxuriant flavor to the cigar.

Time to move on to the next section, Special Editions, to look at hard-to-get collectors items.