A friend has given up cigars and gave me 3 Cuban Montecristos. They have dried out a bit. Is there a way to get these back in shape to smoke? I have a humidor but it doesn't seem to rehydrate enough to keep them from falling apart
Thanks
2007-06-05 02:30:03 · 7 answers · asked by BL1957 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
I've heard that you can put the cigar in a zip-lock baggie, along with a wet paper towel, and nuke it in the microwave. Only nuke it for a matter of seconds! Also, the paper towel doesn't have to touch the cigar (in fact, I don't think it should at all...?). Just wet the paper towel, ring it out so it's not dripping water, and set it next to the cigar in the bag. You may want to look into it more to get better direction!
2007-06-05 02:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by Lydia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think Cuban cigars are necessarily better, just different. They have some flavor characteristics that can't be found in other cigars, but the same is true for Nicaraguan, Dominican, and Honduran cigars. I do believe the whole "taboo factor" plays into why they are considered the best and the fact that the best rollers use to be in Cuba (many of them fled Cuba). The reason it cannot be replicated in other countries has to do with the environment. While it is true Cuba's soil is now greatly depleted (from years of over farming the land trying to increase tobacco output) for a very long time, parts of Cuba had a unique soil profile that was very beneficial to the cigars. Not this is something that could be recreated (at least in a lab) another factor that plays in is the weather, Cuba receives a great combination of rain and sunlight that greatly benefits the tobacco plants. The combination of the weather and the soil does good things to the plants. But this is actually true in many other places, they all just have their own unique flavor profiles.
2016-05-17 07:25:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you actually have a few options: you can cut a piece of potato and place it in a zip lock baggie or an apple or an orange or a wet paper towel and leave it in there in a refrigerator until you are ready to smoke it. But do not let it go too long or you will rune the cigar. Smoke them if you got them:
2007-06-05 04:36:34 · answer #3 · answered by workoutman_2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
<>Keep them in the humidor. Slowly bring the humidity up inside, if you rehydrate them too fast the wrapper will burst. Good luck, and enjoy.
2007-06-06 01:51:45 · answer #4 · answered by kevsher01 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take them to a cigar shop and see if they can help. Of course, make sure to take off the bands first... :-)
2007-06-05 02:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by gcason 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw them in a baggie with some sliced apples. You may have some success .. . Sad if you can't rejuvenate them.
2007-06-05 06:11:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think you can save em now if there that dry and falling apart.
2007-06-05 02:39:05 · answer #7 · answered by william w 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋