Poorly stored Cohibas

[Adamsmokes]

Been kindly gifted two Siglo 1s but they are in poor shape. My guess is they’ve been in a draw for a year or so. They are dry as a bone and both wrappers damaged . I’m assuming the correct course of action is action is a program of rehydration in the tupperdore over a few weeks? They smell good and I think they have some life in them. Any advice welcome. Thanks


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[BullittBoy]

I would get the in some fairly low level Boveda packs (62%) and try and rehydrate them slowly in an tupidor.

Also I can recommend a new cigar repair product - I was part of a trial for a new cigar repair product from German company called Ciglue (https://www.ciglue.com/). It comes with a decent brush to get under loose cigar wrappers and the I believe the gum is the same sort used by the rollers.

Obviously I am not affiliated with the company - nor making anything from this recommendation - but it has worked well fixing a couple an old/damage sticks of mine.

[smokey joe]

Agree with the above, low rh in isolation for a few months. I’ve had cigars where the wrapper has entirely come off & apart from the look were unaffected regards smoking them.

[Adamsmokes]

I would get the in some fairly low level Boveda packs (62%) and try and rehydrate them slowly in an tupidor.

Also I can recommend a new cigar repair product - I was part of a trial for a new cigar repair product from German company called Ciglue (https://www.ciglue.com/). It comes with a decent brush to get under loose cigar wrappers and the I believe the gum is the same sort used by the rollers.

Obviously I am not affiliated with the company - nor making anything from this recommendation - but it has worked well fixing a couple an old/damage sticks of mine.

Thanks for the link, I don’t think the wrapper is completely unwinding so don’t think I’ll use gum.


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[Adamsmokes]

Agree with the above, low rh in isolation for a few months. I’ve had cigars where the wrapper has entirely come off & apart from the look were unaffected regards smoking them.

Yes I’ve lost wrappers in the past and still been able to smoke them


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[Adamsmokes]

Thanks chaps, I have them with a 62 % boveda and will forget about them for 6 months or so


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[dmacleod28]

same thing happened to me got some off my old man and stored for a few months in tupadore @ 62 and they where smokable

need to look in to the glue

[Tomm783]

Just use the glue they use in cake making, same stuff and very cheap


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[Ivan]

Cigar glue and some patiences in bringing them up to humidity. Worst case scenario its a poor smoke, but you got them gifted from the start!