New Humi Reeks of Cedar - Help!

[uberhuberman]

Hello, all!

So, I ordered my first humidor (25ct) from an online dealer (not Cigar.com) 2 weeks ago with Aromatic Spanish Cedar Lining before I discovered this forum. I received it today and when I opened it, the smell from the cedar was overwhelming. I've read a lot of the posts concerning humidor conditioning, etc., which were all very helpful by the way, but did not see this addressed.

I have left it open for a couple of hours now in an attempt to air it out, and have only succeeded in making my bedroom smell like cedar. :?

Is there any way to get rid of or dampen the smell? Is this normal? Could this be detrimental to my cigars? Can this be fixed?

 

[Muerte]

Freshly cut wood usually gives off a strong odor. Spanish Cedar is very aromatic. If your Humi is newly constructed it will give off a strong scent. Spanish Cedar is a favorable influencing scent associated with Cigars, so the is no problem in that regard. Just make sure you read the above sticky "I got a new Humidor....." to break it in properly and you shouldn't have any problems. Good Luck!

 

[uberhuberman]

Thanks!