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Written by Trevor Wallace

Wednesday, 02 July 2008

by TrevorWallace

All cigars dry up after a certain period of time if not cared for. Same law applies to Cuban cigars. Lets say you got a box of Cuban cigars, placed it in your house and went for a business trip. Once you come back, you realize that you forgot about your little beauties and when you run back to that secret place your find out that your Cuban cigars are literally dying.

Even though they were in the humidor at the time, without recharging it, it may not have kept the relative humidity that was necessary to keep them moist. What you end up with is a box of dry, unusable cigars. But are they actually unusable?

If you are looking for a how to rehydrate cigar process so that you are able to smoke it properly, there are actually several different methods that you can use. Some of them, however, work much better as a result of them working for a longer period of time. One of the things that you don't want to do whenever you are re-hydrating a cigar is allow it to take on moisture to quickly. If it has been completely dried out, you need to make sure that you reintroduce it to a hydrated level slowly so that it does not crack or peel in the process. Of course, a totally dry cigar may never actually be able to be re-hydrated to the point where it is smokable. Unfortunately, there is little that you can do in these cases.

A fast way to get the right amount of moisture in your cigar is to put it in a plastic bag with some cedar linings out of a cigar box. You know those thin sheets on top of each cigar box, those cedar sheets. Leave the bag sealed for a few days and run a check to see how hydrated they've become. Don't get too excited as this is not the cure for Cuban cigars left in the dark for quite sometime, but this will definitely get the ball rolling.

If they are totally dried out, than don't worry. Try the method of using Tupperware container (Make sure the base of this container is flat) where you put some water at the bottom and place the cigar on top of cedar sticks. Make sure the water never touches the Cuban cigars or your precious beauties will be destroyed. Cuban cigars can stay fresh for up to 15 years so be patient when you are doing this process.

So get that humidor recharged and place that container sealed up in the humidor. This will bring your cigars back to life in four weeks or so. Keep an eye on your humidor because if its not charged properly it won't work. Give it the time and your cigars should be ready to smoke again.

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