Prestige Chateau Humidor - Burl - 20 Cigar Capacity

Date Added: Saturday 25 February, 2012 by Rupert

This is my first humidor, so I don't speak from experience! I am, however, meticulous in my research and spent a lot of time looking at various comments on various humidors to see what was right for me, and this came out on top.

I don't smoke a huge amount. Maybe 1 or two a month (if that), but obviously cigars don't take this into account - so I get myself a humidor after a particularly generous friend gave me several nice Cubans for my birthday.

The first thing that drew me to this was the burl. I love burls and this is a really nice one. It's darker than in the picture (a good thing) but has the same textured look and is very attractive. It has a nice felt bottom and sits on my desk rather nicely.

I was a little concerned about the analogue hygrometer (I've heard they're less reliable) so upgraded to the digital, which seems to be good. I was also a little worried that the humidifier hung down too far (it looks like that in the picture) but rest assured it doesn't. There's a good amount of space in there and the lay-out is nice.

The cutter and matches are useful to have and I think the cigar ring-gauge chart is a nice thing for someone who's not quite sure how big 38 is etc.

All in all, I'm extremely pleased with it - especially at the price - and I might well go off and get myself a nice engraved plate to go on top (I didn't get one from Cgars because I wasn't sure yet!).

Excellent for a beginner or just someone who only wants to store 25 or so cigars.