Reviving gifted cigars

asolomon

A friend of mine brought some cigars from home which she'd received a while back, and gave them to me last night. I have no idea how long they've been out of a humidor, but it's been at least on the scale of months. Any tips for how to tell how well-humidified they are, and how to possibly go about getting them into smoking shape?

Joeyjoe21_8

they are probably trash....but, u could start by keeping them in a humi at like 50% or less humidification, then slowly over a good month or more, bring them up maybe by a percent a day or so.....

j0z3r

First question...are they worth reviving? If they're not high end, I personally wouldn't bother...and even then, you don't want a high end cigar to have a bad stigma in your mind due to smoking a poor specimen. If you are going to dedicate the time, start low and bring them up slow...be prepared to take 6+ months on the revival.

RampMonkey

Imo, save the space and get some fresh sticks. Don't waste the real estate in the humi. Again just a thought.

ScottU

I tried reviving a 5 pack of cigars that someone gave me, after slowing raising the humidity over a year, I finally smoked one.... It was horrible, threw the others away. I believe that the oils can completely dry up from the leaves, ruining them forever!

asolomon

Thanks for the advice guys! Is there no good way to tell how dried up they are without smoking one first?