Find the Best Humidor for your Cigar Collection

The Humidor Handbook is dedicated to helping casual cigar smokers and aficionados find the best humidors, cutters, and accessories to maintain their stogie collection and enjoy a quality smoke away from the cigar shop.

It can be overwhelming trying to find the perfect humidor for your collection especially since a bad one can potentially dry out your smokes or require you to re-humidify often. We have been victims of leaky humidors that significantly lose moisture over a week – which spells out disaster for a serious cigar collector out on vacation. That is why we also review the best humidifiers and hygrometers to reinforce your humidor.

The 6 Best Cigar Humidors of 2021: Our Top Picks

Below are our winners for each category.  For a more in-depth look, take a look at our humidor page to see more products in specific categories. When shopping for a humidor there are a few factors to pay attention to:

1. Size – How many cigars are you looking to store? This is important because packing your smokes in a tiny humidor could potentially damage them and zap the humidity right out of the wood.
2. Seal – A good seal will prevent moisture from escaping. To us, this is one of the most important factors since a dry humidor can become a prison. If you’re a person that likes to “set it and forget it”, then pay close attention to the seal.
3. Maintenance – How often do you plan on rehydrating and maintaining your collection? This goes hand-in-hand with the seal. A low quality humidor will force the user to calibrate the hygrometer and add solution to the humidifier more often.
4. Display – Where do you plan on storing your collection? Humidors can range from very elegant to plain and simple. It really depends on your preference, but a good quality box will maintain your collection regardless of aesthetics.
5. Material – Wood? Steel? Glass? Acrylic? Humidors have a range of different styles and materials. Most tabletop boxes will come in Spanish Cedar, while coolers come in stainless steel.  Acrylic humidors are even starting to rise in popularity.

Shopping for a humidor online can be a daunting task since there isn’t one brand that rises above the rest. Usually you get what you pay for, but there are plenty of products out there that get the job done. These are our favorite products that do just that.

Small Humidor – Scorch Torch 10 Cedar Wood

This small humidor still takes the cake.  Even though this is technically for travel, it’s great for new cigar aficionados and budding collections. This is a great starter humidor that seals up nicely. It comes with a small humidifier, but we recommend throwing in a Boveda pack to maintain the perfect humidity level. It does not come with a hygrometer, so you’ll have to purchase one separately. 

Medium Humidor – Glass Top Humidor with Drawer

I admit, I was wrong.  Many of you voiced your [strong] opinions that glass-top humidors can be both classy and seal well.  I didn’t realize that many people are loyal to the good ol’ Capri-Glasstop. Well, fine.  I gave glass-tops another chance, and I can safely say there are some pretty awesome models hitting the scene – this one in particular has captured our hearts.

This glass-top humidor from Case Elegance features a front digital hygrometer, a magnetic seal, AND an accessory drawer!  Don’t worry about misplacing that cigar cutter because they’ve got you covered.

Large Humidor – Quality Importers Solana Humidor

This Solana Humidor is perfect for a collector looking to store up to 100 cigars. It comes with a hygrometer, humidifier, and a divider to better organize your collection. This is one of our top picks because it’s stylish and very well sealed.

The luxurious design makes this humidor a perfect piece for any office or desk. Because this is a larger desk humidor, we recommend adding 5 to 10 cigars a day after properly seasoning it.

Cabinet Humidor – Prestige Import Milano Humidor

The Milano desk top cabinet from the Prestige Import Group is a beautiful and solid choice if you’re looking to store 125 – 150 cigars. It comes in a dark mahogany finish and includes three shelves, a hygrometer, two humidifiers, a lock and key set, and a 360 glass view of your collection. This is great for an aficionado that wants to highlight their collection, but make sure it’s away from a drafty and dry place – like next to a window.

Top Electronic Humidor – Whynter Cigar Cooler Humidor

This 250 cigar cooler is a great way to store and even age cigars. It can maintain temperatures from 50°F – 66°F and comes with Spanish Cedar shelves and a hygrometer. Just remember that it still requires a humidifier. After seasoning it, throw in a few Boveda packs in tray and you’ll be good to go. The Whynter cooler humidor is well sealed and is a good option especially if you store your cigars in a room where the temperature fluctuates. It’s perfect for a city like Chicago where the winters are harsh and dry. You can rest easy during those long winter months knowing that your cigars are much less likely to dry out.

Top Travel Humidor – Cigar Caddy Waterproof Travel Humidor

The Cigar Caddy is not just a travel humidor, but a great multi-use tool that is essential for any aficionado with a growing collection of smokes. We have used this on camping trips, weddings, transferring cigars from one humidor to another, and bringing home new sticks from trips. The construction is solid, so it’s a much better option than taking home cigars in sealed bags.  It holds up to 10 cigars and can store them for as long as humidifier is filled.

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