How to Set-Up & Season Your New Humidor - Holt's Cigar Company

Seasoning and properly setting up your humidor is the key to aging your favorite cigars gracefully. Check out how the guys at Holt's set up and season a new humidor to keep your cigars fresh at all times.
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[@LamiFabrio]

just order my frst humidor here in Netherland and thanks to yours instruction i know, now, how to properly do it!

[@kostverloren050]

Ik heb gister mijn eerste humidor besteld, een zwarte van Cohiba. Hoe verging het prepareren en bevalt hij nog goed?

[@erodik]

most helpful humidor seasoning instructions I saw -- thank you.

[@holtscigars]

Glad it was helpful!

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

Awesome

[@andymartin2014]

Are there any good humidors you’d recommend for someone who can’t afford one that’s $100 or over I was hoping to find a good one in the $20-$40 price range.

[@drinxs505]

I ordered a small glass humidor, anything special we have to do with those besides what was shown for where the water is dripped onto?

[@holtscigars]

Safest bet is to just get a Boveda pack of your preferred humidity and that will take care of all of your humidification

[@johannzapata3181]

I just bought a savoy medium glass top humidor. How can I remove the built in analog hygrometer without damaging the seal?

[@holtscigars]

It’s safer to leave it as it is, you don’t want to create any leaks. You could just add a digital hygrometer on the inside of your humidor

[@matty387]

Could you help please. I have had a humidor for about 15 years but the last 7 or 8 I haven't smoked. Trying to get it back up & running to put some cigars in... I have some Humidity beads, just don't know how often to refill them to keep the cigars in decent condition. I think the cigars themselves have dried out (bands have come loose) but they still smell decent & there's no mould I can see. Do I need to get the humidor set up again, add them back in (currently in a tupperware box with some beads) to bring them back? I've never smoked a 'proper' cigar from a shop so don't know what it should feel like..

[@holtscigars]

Yes, you need to season your humidor as shown in this video. If your cigars have been dried out for years they've more than likely lost a majority of their intended flavor, but once your humidor is seasoned you can put them back in after a day or two and leave them alone for a few weeks before you try them. Smoking a premium cigar is all about the flavor and experience and it's all down to personal taste!

[@rutodons]

I’m seasoning my humidor, and followed the steps in the video. After roughly 24 hours, the hygrometer is reading roughly 85%. After the 3-5 days, should I expect to see this number go down? Or did I do something wrong? Appreciate the help, love the content 👍

[@holtscigars]

Ideally, you want your hygrometer to read 75% to 80%. This is a little higher than you want for your cigars, however, your cigars will draw in a lot of the excess initial moisture once placed inside

[@relaxingmusictv6897]

So what actually happens if we don't do this? I got mine and I just threw my cigarsbin there with the 69% humidity pack

[@Mister-Bean]

The dry wood will soak up all the moisture in ur cigars and leave them dry and tasting like wood.

[@FeedzTV_YT]

I just got a savoy with an analog hygrometer does the salt water make it more acurate?

[@holtscigars]

The salt water trick is for calibrating a hygrometer

[@Mando_1999]

Ones is ready do we take out cigar out of the plastic wrap or put them in with the wrap ?

[@holtscigars]

Should you leave cigars in their cellophane? kzbin.infozE0gcDkf_1Y?feature=share

[@jaamja73]

Should I take the cigars out of the plastic cigar cover and place it inside the humidor or should I just keep them in the plastic 🤔?

[@holtscigars]

Should you leave cigars in their cellophane? kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHaTmJZ6oMuSZ7ssi=i7CVbX--3wcgpAlU

[@christophersegura2414]

When I’m calibrating my hygrometer I can’t reach the 75% humidity and I’ve had it in the zip lock bag for 2 days now, I’m at 72% humidity, is that okay or should I do something to bring it up to 75?

[@holtscigars]

Is your hygrometer analog or digital?

[@christophersegura2414]

@@holtscigars it’s a digital xikar hygrometer

[@holtscigars]

You should be fine it may just be the temperature of the environment or room keeping the humidity at 73%. Just keep an eye on your levels in your humidor 👍

[@christophersegura2414]

@@holtscigars thank you very much for the help!

[@stefangiurgila7807]

Can I use de-ionised water instead?

[@holtscigars]

De-ionised is not as pure as distilled, which we recommend using.

[@stefangiurgila7807]

@@holtscigars right I understand. I made my own distilled water and I think it's working out. Going to give it another day and check on the humidity level which has the pack inside the box