You let your cigars in your car under the sun or you found some old cigars in your mother's attic. Here is a tutorial on how to restore them! Visit our website for more info www.neptunecig...
I've used the ziplock bag thing but with just a little twist. I would put 3 or 4 cigars unwrapped in the bag and then put a slice of bread in the bag and zip it up. in a couple of day the bread gets dried out and the wrappers began to soften. If they are not yet smoke able repeat. i know it sounds strange but i've done it several times. We do the same thing with homemade cookies when they get hard. We usually only have whole wheat around the kitchen and that kinds of gives the smoke a mild nutty flavor.
I think I like the zip bag method of restoring some old cigars. I think I may follow that method because it's easier and quick. I do have some cigars I bought many years ago and kept in an ammo box. I check on them from time to time and did find just a few that did get old, dry and hard. I just threw them out. Others are still fine a smokable and good thing I kept the cellophane wrapper on them to help protect them. Cellophane wrappers did get discolored from the tobacco after all those years stored in the ammo box.
i am literally smikong a Montecristo that i recieved over a year ago that has sat in its box without plastic wrapping. It's still the greatest cigar I've ever had and burns beautifully. If ur cigar is too old, you'll know it. count the loss and move on to the next!
@BlueFlame1365 I think you are incorrect, the optimum range for bacteria is up to 140 f (60c). The temp in a shower room would be below that probably 100f at most. (note this is not live steam like a teakettle would create at 212f ). As the moisture is collected into the cigars it would likely cool slightly probably 20 or 30 f putting it at the exact optimum temp for bacterial development of 80 to 100f (32c).
Here is a new method to restore them quick, if you have no time to wait for days: You need one of those vegetable steamers, that you use in a pot with a quarter inch of water at the bottom. Bring the water to a boil, then turn off the fire and wait 30 seconds (uncovered) to release out most of the steam. Now, put the cigar in the pot, on the steamer and close the lid. 30-60 minutes in there and your cigar is ready!
I purchased a cigar box with 2 old cuban cigars in it (at least he says they're cubans) I only paid $2 at a yard sale... I figured the cigars were a bust but the box was beautiful. figured the cigars were ok for looks, but now that I read you can restore cigars I'm interested. 2 things though. The cigars are in plastic sleeves if trying to re hydrate them do I take the plastic off(I figure I do but don't want to make a mistake as I've never done this before), and the man says the cigars are around 25 years old. is there a time limit to how long a cigar is worthless or is it still repairable. they look in good condition other than the fact they're dried out. I wouldn't bee all that sad if I can't/shouldn't restore them... even for looks it's nice to have.
Jason Dinobile You can return them to smokeable condition, HOWEVER, the natural oils and flavoring will have dried out. You can't replace these, so the taste and charm of the cigar is forever gone. You won't get that "Cuban" experience, but you will be able to return them to their proper humidity, and they will smoke like a regular cigar. Dry cigars go up like tissue paper and burn terribly. the cellophane just keeps the cigars humid until you can get them into a humidifier. in cellophane they're good for a month at max. you should throw your cigars in the humidor the second you get the box. never keep them in an unhumidified box. if you have a humidor big enough to fit a box of Cigars, you can throw the whole box in the
I smoked cigars a few years ago but during COVID I stopped. I have a humidor full of cigars.. My sister passed from the decease, and out of concern I never went back. Years later I still have those cigars and I have decided to smoke again. My old cigars of course, are all dried up and are, for the most part, lost. Maybe they can be brought back. I'll just have to go through that process and see what happens.
hey man, i've moved out of my flat about 7 years ago, and yesterday a was check some old boxes i forgot on my storage, and i found 3 cohibas on a portable wooden humidor. they are DRY, i've places them into a ziplock bag with one of those portable water bags, will they be ok to smoke ? do the oils become rancid or something ?
Dry cigars crack if in too much moisture. Turning cigars good idea. 70% for dry sticks, is too high they often crack. 70% is ok for a normal humidor. Put dry cigars in 60% for about 3 weeks then move to 70%. long term 65% To open a humidor in a shower room is a really, bad idea. The humidity there is near 100%. and is the likely bacteria laden. People go to great lengths to isolate cigars in humidors with distilled or purified water for the express purpose of keeping out mold and bacteria.
They are really hard to restore once they've been dried out. It can be done, and they will be smokeable, but not as good as when they were fresh. The trick to restoring is to increase humidity very gradually.
The Cohiba Nicaragua is a REALLY great smoke that's not too strong of a flavor for a beginner. Some of the expensive brands pride themselves on super bold flavor, which is way too peppery for most. Montecristo also makes plenty with a ton of thick rich smoke, without being overly strong. Whatever you buy, make sure you take the time to store them right.
Romeo Y Juliet is a good start (No 1 or No 2). They are nicely prices depending on where in the world you are (not expensive mid-range) But they are a fantastic smoke.
@@luzholguin9013 hey I appreciate the reply! They are minis I’m trying to keep.. cigarillos really.. perhaps I need to do a few science experiments! It’s very hot and humid here..
Humidity from the shower is good? What about the fact that it's not distilled and you get all those minerals from the tap water mist? I like your other methods but that one is a bust for me imo.
When water evaporates, the minerals are left behind. The reason we say distilled water only on the humidifiers is because the sediments left after the water evaporates affect the humidifier, not the cigars. Some minerals, like sulfur, may also have a bad smell which you wouldn't want in your cigars.
Man, the cigars in my newsagent are decades old and would probably collapse into dust if I squeezed one. Blow a few lungfulls of air through them and bingo- springy as a spaniel and twice as tasty. Why all these poncy products?
