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Hi, being fairly new to cigars and storing them, I want to if its possible to judge from the pics below to see if its legit spanish cedar or maybe if its a cheaper version. This is my second humidor I've owned, got it for about $140 from an online cigar store. Holds humidity perfectly but unlike my first humidor it doesn't have that real strong aroma of spanish cedar. Anyways maybe I'm being paranoid , but have discovered this hobby isn't cheap, and want the best storage for my cigars.

Thank you for your time and help.



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Dustin,

It looks like Spanish cedar to me. Spanish cedar shouldn't have a very strong aroma - that why they use Spanish vs. other types. Typically it will have some aroma when new and will lose most of it as the box ages and it takes on cigar aromas. Honestly, if it doesn't have any bad aromas (pine, glue...) its fine. I don' think you have anything to worry about.

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