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Humidor Construction
• Spanish cedar in Humidors
• Veneer or solid wood
• Air-tight seal of humidor
• Glass- or wooden lid humidors
• Quality criteria of humidors

Humidifier
• Optimum humidity level
• Sponge- or acrly polymer humidifier
• The correct liquid
• Refilling - how often

Hygrometer
• Digital vs. analog
• Accuracy

Humidor Preparation
• Calibrating hygrometer
• Filling humidifier
• Moistening humidor

Storing Cigars
• Fresh air supply
• Optimum temperature
• Maximum duration of storage
• Cigars mature
• Cigar "marriage"
• Rotating cigars
• Eliminating cigar wrap

Problem & Solution
• Mold
• Tobacco worm
• Humidity too low
• Humidity too high
• Humidor is bleeding / resin
• Reviving dry cigars
• Humidor smells

Second step: Filling the humidifier

Put the humidifier on a plate and moisten it with the propylene glycol solution (for sponge-based humidifier) or distilled water (for adorini deluxe premium humidifier based on acryl polymers). Leave the humidifier in the liquid for about one hour. As soon as the humidifier has absorbed sufficient liquid, shake the humidifier so that liquid that was not absorbed will be removed. Now dry the humidifier with a cloth and place it in the humidor.

continue to "Third step: Moistening the humidor"

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