Going through my desk today, I found a small box of Jose L. Piedra cazadores. They have been in the back of a drawer for 8-10 years. Dry as dust, hard as nails. Can they be rehabbed? Any suggestions? Nothing special about them to start with. Bought them for a friend but never delivered.
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I've got a great cigar collection - it's actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn't going to smoke every last one of 'em.
Honestly, Piedra's aren't very good even when in tip top shape. If they've been dried out for 8-10 years, they cannot likely be "saved" and wouldn't be worth the trouble IMO.
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They can be "saved" YMMV. I brought a dry two year old cigar back to life. At the very least you can try. Don't expect to be able to smoke them anytime soon though. After "rehab" they should sit in a humidor for a year or two.
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I was given some Monticristo #2's from a friend. They sat in a closet for probably about a year. I was able to bring them back... I think. It was a long, slow process, and they feel and look great now, but I haven't smoked one yet. Probably will soon, they have been back in good shape for about a year now. We'll see.....
The thing is a cigar can be "brought back" to where you may be able to smoke it but it will most likely have no flavor. Once the oils in the tobacco dry out that is it as far as flavor goes. You can slowly rehydrate but it will most likey be a tasteless stick of tobacco.
No, the Piedras are not exactly stellar to begin with.
I'd use them to light candles on the back porch. Wouldn't pollute my taste buds by trying to smoke one, though.
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Originally posted by littoines: The thing is a cigar can be "brought back" to where you may be able to smoke it but it will most likely have no flavor. Once the oils in the tobacco dry out that is it as far as flavor goes. You can slowly rehydrate but it will most likey be a tasteless stick of tobacco.
Do you mean that it will taste like an NC.
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Originally posted by Pupy: I've decided to give them to boss for Christmas. I had originally bought them for custodian.
Uh, if your boss actually LIKES cigars (and you actually LIKE your boss...lol), that may not be such a good idea. You really wanna give your boss low-end cigars that have been dried out for 10 years? You know they won't be anywhere near smokeable by Christmas, right? Or ever, really.
Just sayin'...
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