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anvil

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I am just about to take delivery of a box of padron 2000 robusto's that Aussie customs have very kindly kept in their warehouse for three weeks :angry:
Can you all give me some advice on refreshing them, do i leave them in the box in my humidor or just put them in unwrapped and leave them for a time.
Thanks
 
Out of the box, and in their cellophane for a week in my humi is what I would do...anyone else? Those are among my faves, btw...

B.T.T. :thumbs:
 
1. Leave them in their cello.
2. Leave them in the box.
3. Put the whole box in a humi/coolidor, preferably at no more than 55-60%.
4. Leave untouched for at least one month.
5. Move to your regular storage conditions (typically will be 60-65%).
6. Leave untouched for at least one month and preferably two.

If you try to rehumidifiy them too quickly, you risk cracking wrappers. Even though the 2000 come with robust wrappers, rapid rehumidification can still damage them.

If you want a few to smoke. Take a few, in their cello, place in a ziploc freezer bag in your regular humi. Try after 1 or 2 weeks.

Wilkey
 
I forgot to take one thing into consideration. You're in the southern hemisphere. Up here we're heading into winter. You'd be heading into summer so that could make a difference based on the the storage conditions in the customs warehouse.

In the case that it's a conditioned environment, meaning either heated or cooled to achieve a relatively stable temperature, your sticks might not be too badly off. It would be important to find out what condition your sticks were in for those three weeks. It'd also be useful to take into account the packing this box came in.

Please check out this link for some plain language examples of what happens to cigars under different transitions in conditions.

Tobacco School, Humidity Effects

Wilkey
 
coventrycat86 said:
I don't think that three weeks has very much of an effect on a cellophane sealed box so I don't think you have anything to worry about.
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If the original cello shrink wrap is still intact, and as long as they were stored in a controlled environment (meaning heated / cooled to room temperature), I agree with the Cat; you may not be in too bad of shape but Wilkey's advice is still sound.

When you get them, determine how dry / moist they really are. Let that be your guide as to what to do next.... :thumbs:

Good Luck - B.B.S.
 
BlindedByScience said:
If the original cello shrink wrap is still intact, and as long as they were stored in a controlled environment (meaning heated / cooled to room temperature), I agree with the Cat; you may not be in too bad of shape but Wilkey's advice is still sound.

When you get them, determine how dry / moist they really are. Let that be your guide as to what to do next.... :thumbs:

Good Luck - B.B.S.
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Good point, B.B.S.

BTW, here's my "geek tidbit" for the day. The outerwrap on whole boxes are not cellophane. Any wrap that is shrunk or heat sealed will not be cellophane as cellophane is not heat sealable or heat shrinkable. The outerwrap is typically polyethylene or polypropylene of one form or other.

Wilkey
 
What awesome answers.
I have been to the warehouse and it is dry and hottttttttt .
They would not let me take them then and there, so all up it will be 4 weeks from Famous to me.
I will do as "Ginseng" advises as i have read about this elsewhere.
I am hanging out to finaly try a Padron's, if they are as good as i have heard it will be worth the wait.
 
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