bryarx
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Monday, April 1, 2013 3:19:44 PM
I have a box of cigars I got probably 7 years ago. Not only did I never open the box (not that that really matters) but the box itself is shrink wrapped. I still have not opened it. This package has been kept in a closet at my parents house and my house (not in anything particularly humidity controlled). They probably ruined?

FWIW - They are Drew Estate La Vieja Habana Early Years Red Velvet (doubt they cost much if I got a box of them).

paulkeck
Monday, April 1, 2013 3:20:51 PM

I have a box of cigars I got probably 7 years ago. Not only did I never open the box (not that that really matters) but the box itself is shrink wrapped. I still have not opened it. They probably ruined?

FWIW - They are Drew Estate La Vieja Habana Early Years Red Velvet (doubt they cost much if I got a box of them).

bryarx wrote:

send them to me i will let you know !!!

dubleuhb
Monday, April 1, 2013 3:24:54 PM
Probably drier than a popcorn fart, open them up and see.
05busa
Monday, April 1, 2013 3:26:30 PM
ill try it
opelmanta1900
Monday, April 1, 2013 3:47:00 PM
you might be able to rehumidify them at an incredibly slow rate... but unless your parents have been running a swamp cooler in their house 24/7 for the last 7 years, probably just refer to what dubleuhb said...
paulkeck
Monday, April 1, 2013 3:49:58 PM
go over to the noob pib and start givin them out for street cred!!!
daveincincy
Monday, April 1, 2013 3:56:57 PM
Dry boxing for 7 years is probably ill-advised. Though I'm not sure what the cutoff is when dry boxing turns into neglect. 🤔
DrMaddVibe
Monday, April 1, 2013 4:05:22 PM
I think he drove past "neglect" and entered full on "IDGAF" territory!
daveincincy
Monday, April 1, 2013 4:10:12 PM
I actually have a sampler box that has been sitting out for about 3 years now. I bought them along with some other smokes (that I did put in the humi) a while back to help a brotha out who was going through a rough spell. If/when my boys ever decide to sneak any of my cigars to try, I'm hoping they go for these first. Then I can tell them that's the way all cigars taste.
bryarx
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Monday, April 1, 2013 4:24:26 PM

I think he drove past "neglect" and entered full on "IDGAF" territory!

DrMaddVibe wrote:

Definitely this. I went into IDGAF mode long ago. Already threw out probably 40 cigs that were in old, molded humidified humidors. Starting out fresh with a new humidor. Got some heartfelt on the way, just found this old box of cigars in the closet. Guess I'll open em up, see how dry they are, and toss the cigars (and keep the box).

DCLover
Monday, April 1, 2013 4:57:42 PM
I'd try to bring em back. What you got to lose?
daveincincy
Monday, April 1, 2013 5:01:48 PM

I'd try to bring em back. What you got to lose?

DCLover wrote:

Yuuuup.

fiddler898
Monday, April 1, 2013 5:13:57 PM
I'd say, if ti's worth it to you, bring them back. A buddy of mine returned from his European honeymoon with a bunch of Monte #4s, threw them into his self-defrosting freezer for a few years and forgot about them. Thinking they were a complete loss, he tossed them my way; after a slow return to optimum humidity, and a fair deal of patience, they returned to life. It was definitely worth it.
engletl
Monday, April 1, 2013 5:21:24 PM
It is def worth a shot to see if you can bring them back to smoking condition...but I would have to say that all the oils are long gone as well and what was once a really good cigar is going to be bland at best
bryarx
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Monday, April 1, 2013 9:53:32 PM
Where those cigars any good to begin with? I can't imagine I paid more than $40 for the box 7 years ago. I mean - maybe if they are rare now? I'd feel better giving them to someone who COULD bring them back. I'm still seasoning my 100 cigar humidor, and that's all I'll have to bring them back with.
delta1
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 1:09:47 AM
What's the average ambient relative humidity in your town in South Carolina? Looks like it rarely falls below 50% in Charleston and Spartanburg, and I'm guessing you and your parents don't run a dehumidifier. If so, the cigars are prolly salvageable, if not OK.

I'll be willing to make room in my cabinet for them if you want to send them to me...I'll smoke a few after awhile to make sure they're ok and send the rest back.

stogiefan
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 8:18:35 AM
Like others have said you can try to rehumidify them and restore them to smoking condition. It's really up to you and how much you value that box. For me since its a relatively cheap box and I already have hundreds of cigars it wouldn't be worth the toil for me.
deadeyedick
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 9:54:53 AM

I have a box of cigars I got probably 7 years ago. Not only did I never open the box (not that that really matters) but the box itself is shrink wrapped. I still have not opened it. This package has been kept in a closet at my parents house and my house (not in anything particularly humidity controlled). They probably ruined?

FWIW - They are Drew Estate La Vieja Habana Early Years Red Velvet (doubt they cost much if I got a box of them).

bryarx wrote:

Hell, I remember smoking a few of those way back in 2003 and they were not even smokable then. Mybe they have improved with neglect.:-k

DED

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