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Old 02-10-2009, 07:21 PM   #1
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I don't suppose there's a way to revive a dry cigar
Is there?
Left a good cigar in an old humi I wasn't using anymore and just forgot about it.
Since the humi wasn't in service anymore, it wasn't getting humidified. Hence the dry cigar.
It's been a couple months... so I can't imagine it is salvageable anymore, is it?

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Old 02-10-2009, 07:22 PM   #2
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Re: I don't suppose there's a way to revive a dry cigar
Cigars are like a sponge and can always be revived.
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Old 02-10-2009, 07:31 PM   #3
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Re: I don't suppose there's a way to revive a dry cigar
Well... let's hear it then. How should I go about this?
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Old 02-10-2009, 07:33 PM   #4
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Re: I don't suppose there's a way to revive a dry cigar
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Well... let's hear it then. How should I go about this?
I'm going to out out on a limb and suggest you simply put it in a humidor for a while.....
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Old 02-10-2009, 07:34 PM   #5
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Re: I don't suppose there's a way to revive a dry cigar
Bring it back to your RH of choice very slowly.CT broadleaf
Unless you leave a cigar in the car, by the window or in some other area with extreme volitility in temp/RH you shouldn't have a prob.

What kind of cigar is it? If it's got a thin wrapper like cameroon you have to be especially careful as they tend to bloat and bust easier than lets say a CT broadleaf. I would put it in a zip loc bag and start humidifying at 40% incrementing it by 10% every few days until it's ready to join it's bretheren. I have in the past just thrown dry cigars straight into the humi which I keep at 65% with no issues.
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Re: I don't suppose there's a way to revive a dry cigar
Obviously you need to get humidity to that old, dry, stale cigar to bring it back to life. Just let it rest in a (seasoned) humidor for a couple of weeks or so and it will be good as new.
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Re: I don't suppose there's a way to revive a dry cigar
Alright. Easy enough.
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Re: I don't suppose there's a way to revive a dry cigar
Take it slow or it will absorb too fast and split.


Start out by putting in in its own box and add a lil bit of humidity i.e. a piece of wet paper towl lightly damp.



Need to watch it but it should revive it.It may not taste the same if the oils have dried out.







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Old 02-10-2009, 07:57 PM   #9
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Re: I don't suppose there's a way to revive a dry cigar
Maybe what I'll do is set up a Zip-Lok bag and put it in there by itself for awhile, keep the humidity lower at first.
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Re: I don't suppose there's a way to revive a dry cigar
i had a similar situation where I found a cigar in a memorable box from moving 6 months ago, I put it in the humidor and a week later it was squishy! It will be more interesting when I smoke it
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Re: I don't suppose there's a way to revive a dry cigar
Can I use some of my beads in a Zip-Lok bag, or would it be better to pick up a humidifying pouch/pillow or whatever?
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just put a couple drops of water on a paper towel and put it in there.






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Re: I don't suppose there's a way to revive a dry cigar
Distilled water, obviously.
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Distilled water, obviously.
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Squid® would just put it in the humidor and surround it with other cigars. Wait two or three months and it should be fine...
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