Is there any hope for these?

[Pugsley]

Without going into detail as to how, in 2009 I came into possession of a sealed box of Partagas Serie D No. 4 from an island south of Florida. Being the careless person that I am, I opened the box, inspected them, then put them on a shelf in a seldom used closet and forgot them. They remained there, untouched until today, when I came across them while cleaning out the closet. To my surprise, they weren't bone dry or full of beetle holes, but they are definitely under humidified. Have I ruined these? I seldom smoke cigars, being mainly a pipe smoker, but even after being in that closet all these years they smell good enough to eat. What can I expect if I try to re-humidify these?

[bluenoser]

I'm no help but interested to see what others say. I'd give it a try if it was me.

[HabanoMan]

You can re-humidify them but do it slowly (a few % points at a time and over several months) so that they don't swell and make the wrappers burst. They might still taste fairly decent but sadly enough most, if not all, of the essential oils will be dried up and evaporated.

[NeverBend]

You can re-humidify them but do it slowly (a few % points at a time and over several months) so that they don't swell and make the wrappers burst. They might still taste fairly decent but sadly enough most, if not all, of the essential oils will be dried up and evaporated.

@HabanoMan gives great advice. I'm a little more optimistic than he is. Don't over humidify them to compensate and be patient, 6 months give or take. You'll know if they need more time by how they burn, feel when you smoke them. Most Cuban leaf can handle lower humidification than Nicaraguan or Honduran leaf so give ita go and good luck.

[Cool Breeze]

I would think you would be able to get them at the proper humidity again.

Whether or not the flavors will still be there after 6 years, I dunno.

[HIM]

The real question is whats the RH of that closet?

[Pugsley]

The real question is whats the RH of that closet?

Where I live it doesn't rain from April to October and the humidity is close to zero, so I'd guess the RH is pretty low.

[spyder]

Where I live it doesn't rain from April to October and the humidity is close to zero, so I'd guess the RH is pretty low.

While it might seem close to zero, even Death Valley in the heat of summer has RH levels around 10-15%. Most of Calif has average daily RH of 50-75%.

Give re-humidification a shot and see what happens. If nothing else you could always make some cavendish.
(http://www.cigarbum.com/forum/showth...into-Cavendish)

[Pugsley]

I'm going to give it a shot and try to bring them along slowly. If it takes a year it's no big deal. I don't think I've smoked 3 cigars in the last 5 years, so I'll just puff on my pipe and check them every few weeks.

[Rocket Scientologist]

I don't think I've smoked 3 cigars in the last 5 years, so I'll just puff on my pipe and check them every few weeks.

Since you forgot about these for years and hardly ever smoke cigars, why not give them to someone who
1. Does smoke cigars
2. Is willing to give them the TLC they need
3. Has the patience to bring them back to life and
4. Is willing to risk all that work with the possibility they're not any good?

And this is not me asking for them, numbers 3 and 4 do not apply to me.