So im not sure if this is in the right forum section but ill et the mods move this if it is.
So my friends recently bought a 25ct cab. of Siglo VI from a friend who had come back from cuba on a trip. Upon opening the box he realized the cigars were in bad shape, they were dried up to a crisp and rock hard. Im guessing atleast a few months unhumidified. I am in process of helping him restore the cigars and upon further inspection i noticed a few holes in the cigars and can only assume they had beetles as well. The damage isnt bad just 4 cigars with one hole each. So i went through the whole process of freezing and now im onto adding some moisture to them. i have them stored in a travel humi. and a cigar box with a damp sponge My questions are:
will the flavour of these cigars be permanently altered or they even worth salvaging ne more?
how long should i slowly add moisture before i can safely add them to the humidor thats at 65%?
is there ne thing else i need to know?
any help or advice would be appreciated as ive never done this before
thnxs in advance guys and gals
So my friends recently bought a 25ct cab. of Siglo VI from a friend who had come back from cuba on a trip. Upon opening the box he realized the cigars were in bad shape, they were dried up to a crisp and rock hard. Im guessing atleast a few months unhumidified. I am in process of helping him restore the cigars and upon further inspection i noticed a few holes in the cigars and can only assume they had beetles as well. The damage isnt bad just 4 cigars with one hole each. So i went through the whole process of freezing and now im onto adding some moisture to them. i have them stored in a travel humi. and a cigar box with a damp sponge My questions are:
will the flavour of these cigars be permanently altered or they even worth salvaging ne more?
how long should i slowly add moisture before i can safely add them to the humidor thats at 65%?
is there ne thing else i need to know?
any help or advice would be appreciated as ive never done this before
thnxs in advance guys and gals