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OMG, my poor cigars!

cabaiguan juan

cabaiguan juan

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I had a cigar order sitting behind the package counter of my girlfriends apartment. Its a long story why it was sent to her place. Anyway, I forgot about it and my girlfriend doesn't get notified when she gets a package, so since she wasn't expecting anything they sat on a shelf for 3 weeks :angry: . I finally got them and not i need to know what damage i caused :( . I haven't taken them out of the packaging and I’ll put them in my humi as soon as i can. How long should i keep them in there ??? ? do i take them out of their packaging? is there still hope?!?!
 
cabaiguan juan said:
I had a cigar order sitting behind the package counter of my girlfriends apartment. Its a long story why it was sent to her place. Anyway, I forgot about it and my girlfriend doesn't get notified when she gets a package, so since she wasn't expecting anything they sat on a shelf for 3 weeks :angry: . I finally got them and not i need to know what damage i caused :( . I haven't taken them out of the packaging and I’ll put them in my humi as soon as i can. How long should i keep them in there ??? ? do i take them out of their packaging? is there still hope?!?!
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'Is there still hope depends' on a lot of variables like how well they were sealed, how moist when shipped, ambiant humidity in your location and probably a slew more. I had 5 pack of RP 92s shipped in early July during the heat wave that arrived really dry. I should have sent them back. But, I put them in the humi and smoked one after about a week and it was a terrible experience. I took the others out of their cello and put them in a baggie unsealed. I took that baggie and put it inside a larger one with about half a paper towel folded up and dampened pretty well with distilled water. I left them there for three weeks and then moved them into my humi. I waited another 3-4 weeks and smoked one and it tasted fine. I could really tell the diffence by feeling them, that they had picked up some moisture. At this point, I'd say its worth a try to rehumidify them and hope for the best. Good luck.
 
Well they probably spent the entire time in an A/C'ed room. Don't think that any heat wave hit these guys. I'm thinking a bit of time in my coolidor might just be the best answer.
 
Let them rest in a good humi and they will be ok in a few weeks. :D
 
I think you'll be fine, especially since cigars are normally shipping in ziploc bags or cellophaned boxes. If they're Fuentes, they're sure to be on since all of those ship with Humidipacks.
 
cabaiguan juan said:
Well they probably spent the entire time in an A/C'ed room. Don't think that any heat wave hit these guys. I'm thinking a bit of time in my coolidor might just be the best answer.
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The bad news is that an air conditioned room is one of the driest environments around... unless the cigars were sealed in a ziplock bag, I wouldn't hold out much hope.

Cello breathes, so while it will protect a cigar short term from being dehumidified, a month in a dry AC'd apartment is too much. How were the cigars packaged?
 
cabaiguan juan said:
I had a cigar order sitting behind the package counter of my girlfriends apartment. Its a long story why it was sent to her place. Anyway, I forgot about it and my girlfriend doesn't get notified when she gets a package, so since she wasn't expecting anything they sat on a shelf for 3 weeks :angry: . I finally got them and not i need to know what damage i caused :( . I haven't taken them out of the packaging and I’ll put them in my humi as soon as i can. How long should i keep them in there ??? ? do i take them out of their packaging? is there still hope?!?!
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feel them... when you squeeze then do you hear a crackling from dry leaves? If not they are probably okay.
 
The cigars were wrapped in cello. I didn't squeeze them to test for dryness, but they are resting in my humi, and will be for a little bit. So what is with the suggestion to bring up the humidity slowly? How can i do that when i have a humidor at one constant humidity? Do some of you have a few humidors at differant humidities that are used to slowly bring up humidity in extreme cases such as these?
 
cabaiguan juan said:
The cigars were wrapped in cello. I didn't squeeze them to test for dryness, but they are resting in my humi, and will be for a little bit. So what is with the suggestion to bring up the humidity slowly? How can i do that when i have a humidor at one constant humidity? Do some of you have a few humidors at differant humidities that are used to slowly bring up humidity in extreme cases such as these?
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So other than the cellophane around the individual cigars, there was nothing sealing in the moisture? If that's accurate... prayers sent.
 
I would tend to agree with the comments above. If in a ziplock or similar they should be fine with some gentle rehab.

cabaiguan juan said:
Its a long story why it was sent to her place.
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I am sure it is so your wife won't find out how much you spend on cigars ;) :whistling:
 
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Oh and good luck with the smokes!
 
I would try to get them replaced if they don't recover. Good luck, bro ;)
 
vortex said:
I would try to get them replaced if they don't recover. Good luck, bro ;)
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I'm not sure I agree. It's not the fault of whomever he obtained these cigars from that he left them sitting out unprotected for a month. Doesn't seem right to try to get them replaced, IMHO.
 
Yeah, it was more my fault then anyone elses, minus the poor management of the front desk of the apartment :angry: . Anyway for $7 if it doesn't turn out good, then I'm only out $7. Believe me, Ive wasted much more then $7 on other stuff, err well maybe wasted isn't the right word.... :rolleyes:
 
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