The_Beauty_of_a_Glass_Top_Humidor

							Title:
The Beauty of a Glass Top Humidor

Word Count:
338

Summary:
In addition to a standard humidor,
travel, cabinet, and glass top humi
dors bring joy to the true cigar af
icionado. For the cigar smoker who
 may not need the massive design of
 a cabinet humidor but still wants
to add weight to his or her prized
collection of fine cigars, glass to
p humidors are an excellent selecti
on. The term glass top humidor doe
s not refer to the design or materi
als used in the manufacturing of th
e humidor. Instead, a more common
understanding of the _glass top_ hu
midor is _desktop_ humidor.
Keywords:
Humidors, Cigar Humidors, Travel Hu
midors, Cheap Humidors

Article Body:
In addition to a standard humidor,
travel, cabinet, and glass top humi
dors bring joy to the true cigar af
icionado. For the cigar smoker who
 may not need the massive design of
 a cabinet humidor but still wants
to add weight to his or her prized
collection of fine cigars, glass to
p humidors are an excellent selecti
on. The term glass top humidor doe
s not refer to the design or materi
als used in the manufacturing of th
e humidor. Instead, a more common
understanding of the _glass top_ hu
midor is _desktop_ humidor.

The glass top humidor is very popul
ar for several reasons. First, the
investment necessary to purchase a
glass top humidor is much less than
 for a cabinet humidor. A search on
 the internet reveals that there ar
e countless glass top humidors for
less than $200 that come in untold
designs, shapes and quality. The av
erage cigar capacity of a glass top
 humidor can vary from smaller unit
s that hold 25 or so cigars to larg
er units that keep upwards of 200 c
igars.

Anyone needing to maintain more tha
n 200 cigars will need to research
buying a smaller chest size humidor
 or a small to large cabinet humido
r. As with cabinet humidors, the m
ost common interior wood is the Spa
nish cedar wood for its quality in
maintaining humidity levels and for
 adding rich flavors to the cigar.

One additional offering with glass
top humidors is that they will almo
st always offer external hygrometer
s (the gauge for determining the in
ternal humidity levels.) This is ex
tremely important for two reasons.
 For one, if the glass top humidor
needs to be opened each time to det
ermine the humidity levels, each ti
me the case is opened, the humidity
 level will fluctuate. This can lea
d to the humidifier being overworke
d and possibly failing. Secondly, o
ne must observe and monitor the lev
els to determine the effectiveness
of any humidor and if there is a fa
ilure in the humidifier.

Again, glass top humidors, also ref
erred to as desktop humidors, are a
 small investment and can be enjoye
d by any cigar aficionado.