Travel Humidor

It’s rumored in the cigar industry that there’s a new cigar maker who plans on packing his cigars in travel humidors, as opposed to cigar boxes. The use of alternative packaging in the cigar industry is not commonly seen. Since cigar smoking has a lot of tradition, cigar makers tend to stick to the traditional.

Using a travel humidor as a cigar box actually makes sense. You get your cigars, place them in your home or office humidor and then use the box they came in when youtravel. It’s been done by a few cigar makers, but only offered for a limited time or in high-priced cigars. Partagas is one company that recently used a travel humidor to package cigars. The prices of the cigars were to the high side but even after smoking the cigars you had the travel humidor to remember them by.

More creative cigar box packing using a travel humidor includes a hand detailed wood case that brought cigars in tubes. With a hefty price tag, the cigars weren’t big sellers. On the other hand, moderately priced cigars in a travel humidor box have been outstanding sellers in some markets. Cuban Crafters offers a special limited edition Medina 1959 Miami Edition cigars in a humidor. The Churchill size cigars are in tubes and come in a burl wood themed travel humidor. While the prices are a little higher than their regular Medina 1959 Miami Edition cigars, customers seem to enjoy these special cigars and are willing to pay for them.

Asia seems to be the leader in using travel humidors as cigar boxes. This could be due to the lower cost of labor in the region, as this labor is used to make the humidor and package the cigars. It could also be the result of the higher prices for cigars in the region due to elevated taxes imposed on imported cigars. We look forward to seeing more cigar makers using travel humidor to pack their cigars.