very dry cigar

**QuietC** · 04-20-2005, 01:57 PM

friend gave me a old cigar he had, its very dry and its even starting to crack, is there anyway to save it by leaving it in the humidor for a while, or should i just throw it out?

**labmonkey** · 04-20-2005, 02:02 PM

If it's that old I would say it's beyond saving. Once a cigar dries out that much, the tobacco has lost too much to be revived by rehumidification.

**Drake** · 04-20-2005, 02:36 PM

i agree, but stick it in your humidor for 6 months to a year and light it up. if it sucks, throw it away; if its good, smoke it

**jaewing** · 04-20-2005, 02:38 PM

The following was taken from the CA website . . .

Q: I have a few really good cigars that have dried up a bit. It would be a real shame for them to go to waste. Is there anyway to bring these babies back to life?

A: When resuscitating a handmade smoke, patience is critical. Too much humidity too soon will shock the cigar, causing the wrapper to burst or split.

The best rehumidification method is to place the dried cigar in your humidor as far from the humidification device as possible. If your humidor holds fewer then 50 cigars, it's a good idea to put the cigar in a Ziplock bag inside the humidor for a few days. After this, remove the cigars from the Ziplock bag and, over the next three to four weeks, gradually move the cigar closer to the humidifier. This will protect the wrapper from damage and eventually restore the cigar to smoking condition. Again, be patient. The process can take months.

If a cigar is too dry for too long, essential oils will be lost, and its flavor will never return to normal.

Hope that helps.

**Dave Razz** · 04-20-2005, 02:41 PM

Can't hurt to try and save it, imho

I friend gave me a BOX of Monte#4 (cubans) that sat beside his humidor for months because the humi was full...he had am employee that had family in Cuba, anyway, he gave them to me very dry and after about 2 months they smoked pretty good, not great but they smoked. After 6 they were very tastey!