Rare Superb Breathtaking Quality Highly Collectible Large Handcrafted Varnished Spanish Cedar Wood Lockable Cigar Humidor (14”x9”x5”, 3.4kg).

Marvellous quality polished top of the range cigar humidor. In excellent condition and complete with original outer box and packaging and two 24ct gold plated keys. Please browse all sets of photographs attached for size, weight and condition as they are self explanatory.

Would make a fantastic gift. A beautiful item. Lovely weight and feel. Needs to be seen and handled close up to be fully appreciated as the photographs attached really do not do it justice. Work of a master craftsman of the highest order. Would grace the best of tables anywhere on earth. If you are looking to source one of the best cigar humidors globally then you’d be very hard pressed to find too many better in terms of quality and brand.

Length: 14”/36cm

Width: 9”/23cm

Height: 5”/13cm

Weight: 3.4kg

Heavy item and shipping costs more than normal but I assure you it will be well worth it. It will be packed well to reach you safely anywhere on earth.

This South American brand is amongst the world’s most renowned cigar and cigar humidor marks and is considered one of the greatest cigar name in the world.

Alejandro Robaina was renowned by cigar aficionados everywhere as one of the best tobacco farmers in the famed Vuelta Abajo region. Each year, 80% of Don Alejandro's tobacco harvest was deemed fit for use as wrapper leaf for cigars (compared to only around 35% for other plantations). In 1997, the company honored him by launching a new line of cigars bearing the name of his famous farmland. Vegas Robaina cigars, made at the former H. Upmann factory, have quickly become popular among cigar aficionados.

Don Alejandro has, himself, become a celebrity in the world of cigars, with many aficionados and tourists flocking to his farm in the San Luis region of the Vuelta Abajo to meet the man himself and see his tobacco, Vegas.

Don Alejandro died on April 17, 2010, after being diagnosed with cancer in 2009.

You might be curious to know why Spanish cedar wood is the top choice of cigar manufacturers when it comes to packaging and storing cigars and why is this fragrant wood a cigar industry favourite when it comes to cigar humidor panelling and cigar boxes?

The cedar boxes or humidors don’t actually fragrance the cigars themselves, even though Spanish cedar compliments the tobacco aroma perfectly and has been the go to choice from the very first commercially packaged cigars. The name is also a little misleading as it’s neither from Spain nor a cedar! Spanish cedar or Cedro is in fact part of the Mahogany family and native to Central and South America.

The wood itself varies regarding aroma, colour and texture which is all determined by the country it’s grown in, the type of soil that is there and where cigars are produced. The wood is easy to work with, resistant to insects and contains fewer resins than other wood. Sadly, unregulated logging of these trees has resulted in a drastic decline, and now in many Caribbean and Central American countries, it is considered an endangered species! This makes Cedro an expensive wood to use. Thus only a handful of cigar manufacturers use solid Cedro for their packaging, cigar boxes and humidors. Instead, most use plywood sheets with a thin Spanish cedar wood veneer, with even the most expensive humidors using veneers too! Makers often use other woods with similar properties such as mahogany, okoumé, toona and guarea, which are sometimes treated with cedarwood oil to imitate the original Spanish cedar nuances.