Vol. XI, No. II

Department

Cigars

Aging, scarcity, and the humidor as a portfolio held at the right humidity. Releases worth the room, and the resale opportunities most collectors never see.


Fuente Fuente Opus X, the most chased box in the humidor
Cigars 4 min read

The Opus X Problem

The most chased box in the room is rarely the best smoke in it. On allocation, scarcity, and keeping your head when everyone else loses theirs.

Cedar shelves of resting cigars, a hygrometer in frame
Cigars 3 min read

The Humidor as Portfolio

Aging, scarcity, and the quiet discipline of holding a humidor the way you would any portfolio worth keeping.

Aged boxes with intact seals, a collector's shelf
Cigars 4 min read

The Resale Room

Rare cigars have a quiet secondary market. For the collector who buys with intent, the resale room is part of the portfolio.

A row of vitolas, the same band, different shapes
Cigars 3 min read

Shape Is Flavour

The same blend smokes differently in a different size. Why the vitola is a flavour decision, not a preference.

A limited annual release, banded and boxed, laid down to age
Cigars 4 min read

Laying Down the Limited

Limited annual releases are made to be chased and smoked young. The case for the rarer patience of ageing them instead.