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Bespoke and Limited Edition Humidors

The beauty of Vanderburgh Humidors is that we don't mass-produce anything.  We take time to work on your project individually exactly the way you would like it.

Maybe you would like to have a special edition humidor made specifically for your company, or as gifts to your shareholders or president.

Limited edition, custom humidors are a great and lasting way to honor certain individuals or long time business partners.

Keep in mind, we can custom make nearly anything your heart can imagine. Are you the owner of a BMW dealership? Why not integrate a BMW emblem right into your humidor? Or let us etch your name, or company logo or slogan right into the humidor.

See below, our limited edition humidors we have completed for notable clients:

The Cro Magnon Cube Humidor - for Adrian's Cigars.

Vanderburgh Humidors was honored to be selected by Adrian's Costa Rican cigars to build the very unique Cro Magnon Cube humidors. 

The Cro Magnon Cube is all hand-made with solid black walnut, and hand dyed to a deep black finish.  The  intricate Cro Magnon logo was inlayed carefully with an intriguing white pearl finish. 

The humidor sports a removable solid Spanish cedar basket which allows humidification packs to be placed all around the cigars offering 360 degree humidification control.  Sealed with a neoprene O-ring and accented with a rich black granite floor the Cro Magnon Cube humidor is truly a unique, bold humidor reminiscent of Cro Magnon cigars themselves.  Visit Adrian's Cigars for more details on the delicious Cro Magnon cigars.

The HAVA CIGAR Limited Edition HUMIDOR:

The Hava Cigar 'Chief Hava Edition' humidor was a very intricately and carefully planned completely custom cigar humidor that we created for our friend Skip Martin who was a co-owner of the Hava Cigar Shop and Lounge in Galveston, Texas.

Many of you know, that Galveston took a hard hit from Hurricane Ike in 2008, and unfortunately the Hava Cigar Shop and Lounge was one of the many shops that got wiped out from the storm.

The humidor was created from solid Sapele Mahogany, and was 'quarter sawn' from the tree. This means that the wood has been cut similar to how a piece of pie is cut. This gives unique grain characteristics in the wood, and beautiful black and golden stripes are revealed through the grain.

This custom humidor was made in our 'raised panel' style, and because of the construction details, the beauty of the solid woods is very much emphasized.

However, you dont notice the intricate details of this humidor until you actually open the lid.

Inside we created a very unique tray, where the air slots (usually strips cut in the tray) were actually part of the Hava Cigar logo.

Not only that, but after the tray has been removed, the beauty of the polished black granite bottom shines through and offers rich and luxurious character to the whole entire humidor.

The entire humidor is lined with 1/4" Spanish Cedar, which - because of its unique characteristics is a perfect wood for aging cigars.

Skip's preference on humidification is the Boveda system, which required a custom made shelf integrated on the underside of the lid, perfectly made to fit just the right amount of Boveda Packs.

Finally to top the whole project off, we engraved, upon Skip's request, a poem called CRIMSON written by Carl Sandburg.

So enough of us talking about this humidor, let Skip say it for us:

"My custom humidor arrived this afternoon. After removing it from the shipping materials, I spent almost an hour examining the intricate details and the craftsmanship.

While these are easy to appreciate on a superficial level, I want to convey what this humidor means to mean on an emotional level.

First, it is an enduring representation of the passion and quality I put into my cigar business. As you know, my store was destroyed by Hurricane Ike in 2008. The inclusion of my business logo into the design will ensure that I am reminded of that period of my life every time I open the lid.

Second, the addition of the Carl Sandburg poem CRIMSON on the underside of the lid reminds me of the legacy of my father and grandfather, and my experience as a boy on the outskirts of their ‘circle of men’….smelling their cigar smoke and absorbing their wisdom.

This is so much more than a box to me. I can’t thank you enough."-Skip

The CIGAR CONFERENCE WEST 2009 LIMITED EDITION CHARITY HUMIDOR:

This handcrafted humidor was one of only two humidors specifically created for Cig-Con West, 2009, a first-class wine and cigar festival located in Paso Robles California. We had the priviledge of attending the event, and being a part of the charity dinner.

The Cigar Conference West humidor was made with solid golden Sapele Mahogany, and rich Full Grain Leather in a mustard yellow colour. It was pure class, and had a very contemporary appearance. Lined with 1/4" thick Spanish Cedar, and finished with polished stone bottom, it was the star of the charity event.

The Cigar Conference West logo was carefully etched into the leather surface.

THE SF-165 STOGIE FRESH Limited Edition HUMIDOR:

David Diaz, president of StogieFresh cigar publications wanted to brand his own 'dream' humidor with all of the components that he loved most.

We worked together to come up with a design that we both absolutely loved.

Here are some of the features of the SF-165 Humidor:

Solid 3/4" Rare Canadian Tiger Maple Humidor Body
Solid 1/4" Canadian Black Walnut Humidor Inlay
Genuine solid 4" x 4" stone decorative top
Humidor should have room for 165 cigars depending upon your choice of size
Removable Spanish cedar dividers.
Premium American-Made Brusso solid brass humidor hardware.
Electronic Hygrometer
Crystal humidification unit, controlling humidity to 70% RH


Hand-polished custom blend finish to reveal the character of the wood on the humidor.
The humidors turned out fabulous. The uniqueness of the Canadian Tiger Maple changes from humidor to humidor. Each humidor that has been made so far is different and unique. Some of the custom humidors have tighter stripes with darker stone accents, some other custom humidors have silky white stripes with darker contrasting Black Walnut.

Each custom handcrafted humidor is completely unique, and completely original.

Genuine Canadian Tiger Maple is a very rare wood. Figured wood is only found in about 1% of maple trees. Highly figured wood, like Tiger Maple is found in only 1% of that!

The Tiger Maple on the custom humidor gives a mesmerizing 3D appearance as you look at it in the light. The multi-layer polish penetrates deep into the wood cells to bring out the appearance of the different fibre patterns which give this appearance.

Traditional Desktop Humidors

Desktop Humidors built with Handcrafted Luxury.
A blending of classic craftsmanship, and the world's most unique materials and artwork we can find.

Our desktop humidors are each made one at a time.  Crafted with solid woods, traditional craftsmanship and construction methods that will withstand the test of time.

Leather Accent Humidors

For lovers of leather, our solid wood leather accent humidors feature traditional construction, solid woods and gorgeous full grain leather accents.

The Leather Story - In Search of Fine Leather - A Journey Through Mexico

In February of 2010, our family went on a Mexican Overland road-trip through the heart of Mexico to a town called Leon.  There we visited a leather tannery who supplies fine leather to brands like Tony Lama boots.  What we found was the nicest, thickest full grain leather that we have ever seen anywhere.  Expensive?  Yes.  But this leather is the real-deal.  All the character on the leather is 100% natural.  None of our hides have been pressed with fake prints (like alligator patterns) to add to the appearance.  If you're lucky and if it is your style, we can even incorporate a genuine rancher's brand to accent the top for a one of a kind appearance.