Experiment gone awry
Cayman Cigar Company
So here's a story of what I was told and what I know. I'm curious on your perspective on what I did wrong.
What I was told: My brother-in-law went to the Cayman Islands for a work event. (yes, he's that type of guy and works for that type of company) As a gift, each person received a travel humidor with 3 cigars from Cayman Cigars. He doesn't smoke cigars so he left them in his desk drawer for about 18 months (ish). He gave them to me as a gift, knowing I would use the travel humidor and figured I would just throw away the cigars.
What I know: I thought it would be neat to try an experiment to see if I could save the sticks. They were obviously dry and brittle and not smoke-able at the time of delivery. I put them in a sealed bag with a 72% Boveda pack and placed them at the bottom of a sealed container to rest. My idea was to give them a year before smoking one; if that worked then I would smoke the others. I checked the pack to make sure it was still functional, replaced as needed and tried to forget about them. Well, a year is right around the corner and I was telling a friend about them and decided to check the progress: Mold. You can see the mold the picture but it was more extensive than it appears. Each cigar had it outside, inside, band, wrapper and foot - all were covered. They were no longer dried out or brittle and some of the wrappers had started to flake off as well. It may have been a lost cause from the start, but needless to say I was disappointed.
Note: the travel humidor is awesome and I use it all the time
Comments
8 Ogre73
(7 days ago)I’ve had success bringing back dry cigars. I tried the bag and Boveda pack and that went same as yours mold… I have a large humidor, so my success has been being the back to life in it. Put in a total separate tray and let them absorb over about 10 months to a year. Most were smokable and had decent flavor but not like they do before being dried out.
Also depending on where you live 72% may be a like high. I live in FL and have used 69% for years.
Side note, putting in your regular humidor also for air circulation by just opening it once a week.
Just my experience hope it helps in the future.
76 Gindy
(6 days ago)Thanks for the comment!
100 ElCid
(57 days ago)i have had success bringing dried sticks back, but also had this happen once. Nothing you did wrong that I know.
No one has commented on this page yet.