A buddy of mine from work just gave me a cigar. But it is so dry from him not having a humidor. He's had it for awhile. I put in my humidor. Will this or anything save it?
Saving a cigar that is dry.
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It will probably regain some moisture after an extended rest in your humidor, but don't expect too much with respect to taste. By drying out it has lost its essential oils.
Jeffrow said:
Jeffrow, if I were you I would take it out of your humidor for now since you stated it is at 85%. If the stick is dry it will probably crack if you give it that much humidity that quickly because it swells to fast for the wrapper to be able to handle it. You really need to slowly up the humidity with a bone dry stick.
Ok sounds good calibus. Also calibus can u check out the hygrometer I ordered from ebay and let me know what you think. I have a link to it on the Humidor % thread.
Thanks,
Jeff
Thanks,
Jeff
Jeffrow said:
Seems fine. Isn't much difference between them as far as I know. Like Bloof said though, just make sure you salt test it so you can see if it is off at all. If it is, you always need to make that adjustment when looking at it.
Calibus said:
When I do the salt test do I leave the Jar open or do I put a lid on it?
I had to revive an entire box of cigars last year. A friend of mine was at a benefit auction and won a box of Punch After Dinner Selection cigars and gave them to me! The problem is she put them in a drawer when she got home and forgot about them...for 6 months!!!!!!! :shock:
When she gave them to me they were hard as bricks! I had nothing to lose, so I began reviving them. I put all of them in the humidor, cello on, for one month. After a month I took the cello off and let them sit for another month. After 2 weeks I rotated them in the humidor. After 3 months I tried one and found it to be fine! The longer they sit in the humidor the better they got!
At least I know that you CAN bring cigars back to life!
When she gave them to me they were hard as bricks! I had nothing to lose, so I began reviving them. I put all of them in the humidor, cello on, for one month. After a month I took the cello off and let them sit for another month. After 2 weeks I rotated them in the humidor. After 3 months I tried one and found it to be fine! The longer they sit in the humidor the better they got!
At least I know that you CAN bring cigars back to life!
I think it totally depends on the cigar, mainly the wrapper.
I've had camacho's bust wide open after a 20% shift, while other's made it ok. Only the Camachos some swelled at the foot (Monarca's) some split (Claro's) Diploma's made it OK,
Regardless, the transition needs to be done slooooowwwwlllllyyy!
Have Fun! and remember "Unless you enter the tiger's den, you cannot take the cubs."
I've had camacho's bust wide open after a 20% shift, while other's made it ok. Only the Camachos some swelled at the foot (Monarca's) some split (Claro's) Diploma's made it OK,
Regardless, the transition needs to be done slooooowwwwlllllyyy!
Have Fun! and remember "Unless you enter the tiger's den, you cannot take the cubs."
Jeffrow said:
Put the lid on. The idea is to contain the humidity. Wet salt will always have an exact humidity of 75%. So if your hygrometer shows 77% when it is in with the salt, you know that when you look at it, you always need to subract 2% to get your actual humidity level. Or the digital one may allow you to manually set it so that it shows 2% less than what it thinks it is.
When I first started with cigars, I went out on the porch one day in freezing weather to burn one. The thing basically fell apart and unwrapped when the cold air hit it. I learned right then to take it slow with cigars whether it's a temp or humidity change. One thing I have done to revive a dry one quicker is to open the end as if you were going to smoke it, then just slowly exhale through it, no more than once a day, while of course keeping it in the humidor.
