Saving dried cubans

[whiskey_sippers]

I met a friend of my daughters at her wedding. We got to talking and I told hom about my youtube channel. He told me hiw he went to Cuba before the ban was put back in place and brought back a box if cigars amd never opened it. It has spend the last 8 years sitting on a shelf.

He offered to send them to me, they arrived today. I don’t see a lot if damage except a crack on one, but they are dry as a brick.

I have placed them in a rubbermaid with a bunch of 69% boveda.

Is that the best way to try and revive them? I have a compressor driven electronic humidor, would it be better in that with temp and humidity control?

 

[CigarStone]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, Todd.

Once a cigar is dried out, it is no longer of any value. You simply can't restore the evaporated and dried out oils which are what provide the flavor in cigars.

Sad!

 

[bfreebern]

I'd try for S&Gs. It will take a while to get them back to smoking %, but Jeff is correct about the oils.

 

[grateful1]

Let. Them sit with humidity for a few months.... Slowly.
Then....
Smokum

 

[whiskey_sippers]

Have them in a rubbermaid with 69% packs. Going to come back in 2 months and check them

 

[whiskey_sippers]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, Todd.

Once a cigar is dried out, it is no longer of any value. You simply can't restore the evaporated and dried out oils which are what provide the flavor in cigars.

Sad!

Well doesn't hurt to try, sticking them in the corner and see what happens.

 

[grateful1]

Have them in a rubbermaid with 69% packs. Going to come back in 2 months and check them

6 minimum

 

[Smart Ash]

I met a friend of my daughters at her wedding. We got to talking and I told hom about my youtube channel. He told me hiw he went to Cuba before the ban was put back in place and brought back a box if cigars amd never opened it. It has spend the last 8 years sitting on a shelf.

He offered to send them to me, they arrived today. I don’t see a lot if damage except a crack on one, but they are dry as a brick.

I have placed them in a rubbermaid with a bunch of 69% boveda.

Is that the best way to try and revive them? I have a compressor driven electronic humidor, would it be better in that with temp and humidity control?

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Beetle holes? Looks like it from a couple of the pics…

 

[whiskey_sippers]

Beetle holes? Looks like it from a couple of the pics…

or had a small hole. these were never in a humidor

 

[cohibasurfer]

Let's see the box code on the bottom.

 

[BlindedByScience]

....yeah. Crunchy cigars have had the good stuff, the oils, dried and crystallized out of the tobacco. You can re-humidify them, but they are gone, baby, gone. Sorry......

 

[lucasbuck]

As many have stated they won’t recover fully but I have some experience with this and can tell you if you slowly rehydrate them you may be surprised how good they still smoke. Unfortunately the aging potential is likely shot but they may still smoke well. I’ve had some incredible smoking experiences with rehydrated cigars over the years.

 

[whiskey_sippers]

As many have stated they won’t recover fully but I have some experience with this and can tell you if you slowly rehydrate them you may be surprised how good they still smoke. Unfortunately the aging potential is likely shot but they may still smoke well. I’ve had some incredible smoking experiences with rehydrated cigars over the years.

I am going to give it atry, if they recover an are nice smoke great, if not then no loss they didn't cost me anything.

 

[CigarStone]

I am going to give it atry, if they recover an are nice smoke great, if not then no loss they didn't cost me anything.

Just take your time and let them get fully rehydrated.

Good luck