delta1
6 years ago
guess it would depend on how bedbug's friend stored them before he wrapped them up and gave them away...
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pacman357
6 years ago
As a long-time overthinker, I have to say you seem to be over-thinking this. Put them in a humidor with proper humidity levels, then leave them there for at least 6 months. If they smoke well, great. If not, give them another 6. If they still don't smoke well after a year, they are probably ruined or weren't great to begin with.

Unless you have an emergency that requires you to smoke them right now, you're probably just wasting your time. If the question is whether you might like to get more before a particular line goes buh-bye, then buy a fiver of that line now and judge based on that, not your rescues.
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gummy jones
6 years ago

I don't think they'd dry up wrapped in plastic in two weeks. I hope not, UPS lost a shipment from the bid and it took that long to get here. 🤦

USNGunner wrote:



missed the part where they have only been out 2 weeks

in my head they were old mistreated cigars
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gummy jones
6 years ago

Unknown history/Kind of cigars - My buddy is an avid Cigar fan and has several brands he likes, was giving me some to try.
Cared for last - 2 weeks ago

Thank you. I will do that this evening and see what condition we are working with.
Hopefully not a complete loss.

mudbug65 wrote:



i change my answer
put them in a humi you maintain ~65 and forget about them for a while

theyll be fine
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izonfire
6 years ago

Had a buddy give me a half dozen cigars wrapped in plastic wrap. I dropped in my humidor, got busy and forgot about them. Its been a couple of weeks (I just remembered about them). Are they lost or if I unwrap them is there a way to bring them back to life?

mudbug65 wrote:



OK - a little trick I learned when I first started smoking cigars.
With the dry ones, unwrap them and bring them into the shower with you.
Make sure to quickly swipe each single stick under the shower head.
Place them on a window sill for a few days to reach equilibrium.
Voila! Ready to smoke.
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Also - IMPORTANT - Make sure to keep plenty of desiccant in your humidors. Controls the fluctuations.
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delta1
6 years ago
🤦

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clintCigar
6 years ago
Just figured out a better way than submerging.

Fill 5 gal bucket 3/4 full water. Put dehydrated cigars in top of bucket. You should be able to fit at least 12-15 toro's. The dehydrated cigars will float. Let them sit/float until halfway submerged. Take cigars out and lay unsubmerged side down and let rest over night on a paper towel. Next morning get up and smoke away.
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USNGunner
6 years ago

Just figured out a better way than submerging.

Fill 5 gal bucket 3/4 full water. Put dehydrated cigars in top of bucket. You should be able to fit at least 12-15 toro's. The dehydrated cigars will float. Let them sit/float until halfway submerged. Take cigars out and lay unsubmerged side down and let rest over night on a paper towel. Next morning get up and smoke away.

clintCigar wrote:



Dude! That is epic! Sheer genius utilizing the capillary action inherent in the tobacco, not only the leaf itself but the veins! Sheer brilliance!

Doc Brown would be proud as hell. No matter what time it was! =d>
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clintCigar
6 years ago
🍺 😎
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clickbangdead
6 years ago
Two weeks isn't enough time to do much of any damage to them while wrapped, throw them in your humi for a week or two and smoke em. If you're like me and generally smoke at a lower humidity anyway, they may even be fine right now. If you do smoke one and it seems too dry, then just leave in longer.

I actually got a bunch of cigars from someone Inna zip lock that had been sitting for a very long time (about a year) unhumidified, and just threw a 65% boveda in the bag for a month or two and smoked one recently and it was actually very good. So, your mileage may vary, but again, two weeks is no sweat for a cigar to handle.
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pacman357
6 years ago

Just figured out a better way than submerging.

Fill 5 gal bucket 3/4 full water. Put dehydrated cigars in top of bucket. You should be able to fit at least 12-15 toro's. The dehydrated cigars will float. Let them sit/float until halfway submerged. Take cigars out and lay unsubmerged side down and let rest over night on a paper towel. Next morning get up and smoke away.

clintCigar wrote:


Has the added benefit of being able to tell you whether any of the cigars are witches.
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USNGunner
6 years ago

Has the added benefit of being able to tell you whether any of the cigars are witches.

pacman357 wrote:



LOL! Exactly right!


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