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jazznut · 02-02-2015, 07:46 AM

Just up today (February 2nd) on the Cigar Weekly Home Page is our own RobG's fine article profiling his Aristocrat cabinet humidor. Do check it out!

'Aristocratic' Cigar Storage

spiridon · 02-02-2015, 08:22 AM

Great article Rob, VERY well done!

Sancho Panza · 02-02-2015, 11:33 AM

Have one of those; looks like a large china cabinet.

Poohdvm · 02-02-2015, 11:41 AM

I purchased a Mini Tall about 2yrs ago. Love it!! The price was comparable to a similar humidor at the local shop but the Astrocrat is a better quality product.

Loved the article. Argree 100%

gui_tarzan · 02-02-2015, 04:01 PM

Rob G · 02-02-2015, 06:27 PM

Thanks guys.

Rob G · 02-02-2015, 06:41 PM

I didn't include this in the article, but I always found this true tale interesting.

When I first bought my Aristocrat I was going through a divorce and I decided to keep the humidor in my office. It's a stable environment and I thought it looked good there. Apparently, it looked too good.

One day I went to open it. It has a lock on it and I always kept it locked. But the key wasn't fitting. I couldn't figure it out. Upon closer inspection I noted that the lock was slightly misaligned. I was able to correct that, unlock the humidor and open it. It was then that I discovered that the lock had been jimmied. Inside, the Spanish cedar was scratched slightly. Overall, there was no real damage done. But I was shocked. I couldn't imagine who would have broken in.

The cigars, as far as I know, were not touched. I always assumed that someone, maybe the evening cleaning crew, thought there was something of value, such as money. Maybe they thought it was a safe? I can't imagine the look on the would-be thief's face when he opened it.

I never reported it and didn't make a big deal about it. I couldn't even be sure when it happened. It could have happened weeks before I noticed it. But I always thought it was interesting that the Aristocrat looked so inviting that someone actually jimmied the lock to try to get at its contents.

mike s · 02-02-2015, 07:06 PM

Nice write up! I loved my m plus, and used it for years before I outgrew it. A fellow cw'er in San Antonio bought it off me and it is once again filled up

. Thanks again for the great read.

Rob G · 02-03-2015, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike s

I loved my m plus, and used it for years before I outgrew it.

The M Plus has always been my favorite model. In fact, I still go to Bob's site and look at them occasionally. But, alas, right now, with my smoking frequency, I can't justify one.

flyfishtn · 02-03-2015, 05:24 AM

Nice write up.

02-02-2015, 07:46 AM	#1
jazznut Managing Editor Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 26,082	Rob's excellent humidor article Just up today (February 2nd) on the Cigar Weekly Home Page is our own RobG's fine article profiling his Aristocrat cabinet humidor. Do check it out! 'Aristocratic' Cigar Storage __________________ My whisky adventure began at the age of nine. Good things DO take time!

02-02-2015, 08:22 AM	#2
spiridon Herf God Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Daphne, Al. USA Posts: 10,874	Great article Rob, VERY well done! __________________ When you're ready to get in shape, click Here!!

02-02-2015, 11:33 AM	#3
Sancho Panza Floridays Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: La Habaña, Cuba Posts: 19,755	Have one of those; looks like a large china cabinet. __________________ For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o'clock on that July afternoon in 1863... William Faulkner, Intruder in the Dust 1948

02-02-2015, 11:41 AM	#4
Poohdvm Club Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Benton, AR Posts: 3,385	I purchased a Mini Tall about 2yrs ago. Love it!! The price was comparable to a similar humidor at the local shop but the Astrocrat is a better quality product. Loved the article. Argree 100% __________________ We are the people our parents warned us about! F F F (nuff said)

02-02-2015, 04:01 PM	#5
gui_tarzan Herf God Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The 26th state Posts: 28,796	__________________ Jim...<>< The four most dangerous words in the US government: "and for other purposes" I am an AJ Fernandez ho...

02-02-2015, 06:27 PM	#6
Rob G Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Camillus, NY Posts: 16,119	Thanks guys. __________________ Rob If people can tell me where to smoke, I can tell them where to go, too.

02-02-2015, 06:41 PM	#7
Rob G Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Camillus, NY Posts: 16,119	I didn't include this in the article, but I always found this true tale interesting. When I first bought my Aristocrat I was going through a divorce and I decided to keep the humidor in my office. It's a stable environment and I thought it looked good there. Apparently, it looked too good. One day I went to open it. It has a lock on it and I always kept it locked. But the key wasn't fitting. I couldn't figure it out. Upon closer inspection I noted that the lock was slightly misaligned. I was able to correct that, unlock the humidor and open it. It was then that I discovered that the lock had been jimmied. Inside, the Spanish cedar was scratched slightly. Overall, there was no real damage done. But I was shocked. I couldn't imagine who would have broken in. The cigars, as far as I know, were not touched. I always assumed that someone, maybe the evening cleaning crew, thought there was something of value, such as money. Maybe they thought it was a safe? I can't imagine the look on the would-be thief's face when he opened it. I never reported it and didn't make a big deal about it. I couldn't even be sure when it happened. It could have happened weeks before I noticed it. But I always thought it was interesting that the Aristocrat looked so inviting that someone actually jimmied the lock to try to get at its contents. __________________ Rob If people can tell me where to smoke, I can tell them where to go, too.

02-02-2015, 07:06 PM	#8
mike s Contributing Editor Club Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Tx / Cozumel Posts: 3,917	Nice write up! I loved my m plus, and used it for years before I outgrew it. A fellow cw'er in San Antonio bought it off me and it is once again filled up . Thanks again for the great read.

02-03-2015, 05:24 AM	#10
flyfishtn Club Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 4,906	Nice write up. __________________ Sometimes it is entirely appropriate to kill a fly with a sledgehammer. - Maj. I.L. Holdridge, USMC

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