dsims
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11 years ago
Had a friend give me a tubador. Most have been sitting in the rapper since 09. Not sure how much attention he gave them. Took them out of the rappers and only one cracked. The rappers were deep yellowed and sticky. He had cedar wrappings in the bottom. They have been in long enough they are stuck to the bottom. No holes or cracks in the cigars. How do I tell if the cigars are still good? I'm hoping so as a lot of them are favorites.

Thanks
David
jespear
11 years ago

Had a friend give me a tubador. Most have been sitting in the rapper since 09. Not sure how much attention he gave them. Took them out of the rappers and only one cracked. The rappers were deep yellowed and sticky. He had cedar wrappings in the bottom. They have been in long enough they are stuck to the bottom. No holes or cracks in the cigars. How do I tell if the cigars are still good? I'm hoping so as a lot of them are favorites.

Thanks
David

dsims wrote:



Smoke them ! 🤦
collectorchris
11 years ago
I would seal them up with 1 or 2 69% Bovida packs or some beads for a week or so to make sure they are or can get as close to properly re-humidified. Then I would try to smoke one and see if they are any good still.
delta1
11 years ago
What's a tubador?
danmdevries
11 years ago
Bought a collection from an estate sale a while back, well neglected cigars in the high end desktop humidor.

Threw in a few 65% Bovedas for a month and opened it up again. There wrte a few cigars that didn't have cracked wrapper leaf. Tried to smoke em but they were flavorless airballs.

Try to rehumidify them gently over a long while and see if they smoke. That's the only way you'll know.
danmdevries
11 years ago

What's a tubador?

delta1 wrote:



Yes, this also...
sd72
11 years ago
Sorry for your loss.
99cobra2881
11 years ago
Do not start out with that high of a moisture content the wrappers will swell and split. Start out with at max mid 50s then work your way up over several months this is going to take time not just a few weeks.




opelmanta1900
11 years ago
Who would make a humidor out of a tuba?
tonygraz
11 years ago
A tuba player.
frankj1
11 years ago
I like where this is going...
ZRX1200
11 years ago
Put a piece of lettuce in there for a day or two.
DrafterX
11 years ago
opelmanta1900
11 years ago

Put a piece of lettuce in there for a day or two.

ZRX1200 wrote:


Is that in case he gets hungry during marching band practice? I'd do granola or something...
frankj1
11 years ago
oh yeah! Love where this is going.
tamapatom
11 years ago
Maybe he meant tunador..........cigars stuffed in a big fish.
DrafterX
11 years ago

Is that in case he gets hungry during marching band practice? I'd do granola or something...

opelmanta1900 wrote:




lettuce =water.. 👍



it's from a very old noob post.... 🤣
dsims
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11 years ago
We have always called a piece of tubaware used as a humidor a tubador. I was wondering if there something physically I can look for in the tobacco for mold. The cigars wrappers are not hard or flaking. I'll throw a few humidity packets in and see what happens. With the wrappers being on for that long cause issues?

Thanks
David
opelmanta1900
11 years ago
Is tubaware the case you store the tuba in? You should take the cigars out and put them in the tuba immediately... with the granola...
Thunder.Gerbil
11 years ago

We have always called a piece of tubaware used as a humidor a tubador. I was wondering if there something physically I can look for in the tobacco for mold. The cigars wrappers are not hard or flaking. I'll throw a few humidity packets in and see what happens. With the wrappers being on for that long cause issues?

Thanks
David

dsims wrote:



If you mean the cellophane sleeves, no. Not a problem. If anything they might have helped the cigars sustain less damage over the years of neglect. Only smoking them will tell if they are worth anything or have lost all their flavor.

Mold is unlikely based on your description of how they have been stored. Mold is obvious, very easy to spot. It doesn't look any different on a cigar than mold on cheese, bread, a tomato, an orange rind etc. The colors can vary but the overall look is the same.
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