Okay -

Serious question ... everyone that knows me knows my deal - yada, yada, yada ....

- Avallo Humidor - you've all seen the pics of it last year right after I got it -

- had a prob w/beetles - wiped them out with the dry ice method - all was GOOD -

- Problem -

Wife unplugged the damn thing several months ago so she could plug in the vacuum cleaner ...

- sticks are tinder -

- some still in sealed boxes -

R&J 125th Anniversary
#3 Bellicosa Vintage
AVO / OPUS still in boxes

- 400+ sticks (Perdomo, Ashton - & cheaper stuff) are out in the cedar drawers - dried beyond belief - I could not even ship them w/o them breaking.

- done crying now

- not talking to wife


Is there ANY hope of these being revived in your opinions? I'm so sick to my stomach part of me wants to just bury them in the yard - with a tombstone right where she parks the car and the other half thinks I should put the humidity at 60 to start with and leave it there for 6 weeks - then bump it to 70 and see how they smoke -

- I have 'successfully' revived some old sticks in the past - however - in my opinion - they don't taste the same ... none of my buddies noticed the difference, but I could give them an Indian Tabac, tell them it was a Cuban and they'd believe it ...

WHAT TO DO ? Any other tricks? Name a good divorce attorney?

Sorry to hear that jimmy ... but sh*t happens. Now you've got on on her, for when you do something to screw up ... LOL!

You got it right ... just GRADUALLY increase the humidity over many weeks each stage, and at least you will get them to where they are smokeable.

Sure, they will never be the same as if they were kept at near pefect conditions, but who can do that 100% of the time? Yours sound like they went beyond that stage though ... but all is not a loss.

Once the oils have dried out on a cigar (which sounds like yours), unfortunately, they will never get back to the way they were intended to be ...

... but, they should be at least OK to smoke and should taste just fine.

Good luck ... and take it slow so you don't split the wrappers!

cigars can be re-humidified ... sometimes

If they're just a little dry, but not to the point the oils are all gone, a SLOW re-humidification is possible ... if they are literally dry, to the point no oils remain it might be best to just send them to Bud451 as a late b'day present for use as fuel in his chimenea ...

Shame on you Jimmy... You haven't checked that humi in several months...
Am I the only one who checks their humidors, tupperdors, sweaterdors, jaradors, etc one or more times a day???

It's not ALL your wife's fault...

Low

PS... My condolences on your loss...

LOW -

I wasn't around to check it - am here now

- just finished washing her panties, brasssiers, and other whites with a new package of those red shop towels ... have to go put them in the dryer now to set that nice pickish color ... will keep you posted....

Jimmy,

I'm sorry to hear about your loss, but you're playing with fire my man! I'd tread lightly around the house once she sees her pink underwear. Once you start that tit-for-tat battle things can get ugly real fast.

I agree with everyone else, try rehumidifying them slowly. Start at 55% for a week then up it to 60, and so on and so on...

Good luck!

lol at jimmy (shop towels...classic). Ditto on the solution.

I agree w/Slim. You got a "get out of jail free card". Put it in a safe place. Unless your Jesus, your gonna' need it some day.

... thanks for the advice & encouragement ...

- will get back to you soon ... need to check on the motorcycle parts in the dishwasher ... that thing does one hell of a job on cleaning all the little parts ... just spray lightly with a penetrating oil afterwards and I'm sure I'll not get any rust ...

- anyone recommend a good grease detergent?

Hey Steve, it's funny you mention putting cigar in the chiminea....I do it all the time but I put them on the screen at the top. It helps mark my territory. My neighbors all tell me how they know spring has arrived by the constant smell of cigars....I love it!

sorry to hear that jimmy. I've never had to revive any cigars myself so I can't help ya out there. My advice would be to go have an affair with a 20 yr old coed and call it even.

Bildo,that's your advice for everything,LOL.
Jims,sorry to hear about your gars. Just do as Slim advised and hope for a happy ending. X

I've not had any luck trying to restore dried cigars. They simply don't smoke or taste the same. And that's after over a year of pampering and keeping the humidity just right. They smoke and burn OK, but they've lost a lot of the flavor they once had. I've since passed these out to friends that wouldn't know the difference anyway because they only smoke when I give them a cigar.

Ship to a friend by US Post Office, they will take so long to get there you'll be able to file a claim blaming the Post Office for drying out your cigars. LOL JonR

THAT'S TERRIBLE! What does this mean?

- had a prob w/beetles - wiped them out with the dry ice method - all was GOOD -

I'm not familiar with "the dry ice method".

P.S., spray her tampons with tabasco...

JESUS!!

KC

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Karma!


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Seriously, what a bummer...I'd go with the tabasco suggestion...

Never posted here before, I just stumbled in here a few weeks ago and have enjoyed reading a lot of the posts. That being said, maybe I can help.

First off, you didn't mention what the humidity level in the humidor was when you found it had been unplugged, but if the cigars were in a quality humidor with an airtight seal and it was only unplugged for a few months I doubt that all is lost. The first thing to keep in mind is to be patient. If dry cigars are exposed to too much humidity too soon, they will expand and the wrapper will crack. Rehumidification should be a gradual process. The best rehumidification method is to place the dried cigar in your humidor as far from the humidification device as possible. First place the cigars and the humidification device back in the humidor and, over the course of a two-week period, slowly add water until it's fully charged. Once this has been completed, let your cigars sit until they have regained their moisture and feel supple to the touch. The process should take severial weeks, on average. Remember, however, that it's largely dependent on the condition of the cigars. Bone-dry smokes can take several months or more. Another trick I’ve learned is to keep the humidor as full as possible. Try loading a supply of cheap cigars into the humidor to fill up any excess space. This will accomplish two things. A fuller humidor has a more stable humidity level. Second the dry cigars will actually absorb the moisture from the cheap cigars. Also, don’t be impatient. Open the humidor as little as possible during the rehumidification period. I hope this helps and good luck

Sorry about that, I wrote that last reply forgetting you said you had a plug in humidor. My apologies.

What you need to do in that case is start with whatever humidity level you have now and slowly bring it back up to 65%-70% over the next two weeks. Lets say you’re at 45% humidly. Do the math and you need a raise of 25%. Divide that by 14 days and you get about a bit under 2% a day, so raise the level about 3%-4% every couple of days until you reach your desired humidity. Along with my last reply I hope this helps.