Re-Wraps

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A BOTL over at c.com bought an old neglected humidor at an estate sale. It contained several long neglected cigars. Most he threw away. Some he managed to re-humidify. A couple were too cracked to smoke. He sent them to me. I re-wrapped them:

Used WLT habano wrapper. Damn nice leaf. Damn nice leaf.

I'll give them several days. The wrapper will shrink down and tighten up. Then we'll see what they smoke like.

Anyone here tried bringing back dead cigars this way? Do they come out worth smoking?

These two are kinda big old jawbreakers for what I usually smoke.

 

[deluxestogie]

Anyone here tried bringing back dead cigars this way? Do they come out worth smoking?

I've resurrected a few by re-wrapping. So long as off odors have not been absorbed during the deep sleep, and you have something reasonable to use as a wrapper, it's worth a try.

In the early 1970s, a friend sent me a partial box of the original expatriate Hoyo de Monterrey Rothschilds, which actually contained pre-embargo tobacco. The cigars were allowed to rattle within the box, as it journeyed from California to Missouri, unhumidified. Their wrappers were split and cracked. Some I patched. Others were saved by soaking CT Shade wrappers off of cheaper cigars, and reapplying them to the Rothschilds. Of course this changes the smoking experience, but they were still damn good cigars.

Bob

 

[Knucklehead]

Great save! If what they say about tobacco being better as it ages is true, you may have some fine smokes there.

 

[moscca]

I never tried it, buy sure you gave me a great idea.

 

[Langhorne]

What a great idea.

 

[Smokin Harley]

not saying I know anything but I think once you rewrap those vintage sticks (im jealous), a rest of several days may not be long enough, I think if it were me ,I'd give them a couple months to a few . Wouldnt want to rush them and end up not letting them come to their full potential.

 

[Ben Brand]

A friend of mine broke open a box of cigars that he said was 80 years old, some lady gave it to his Dad in the UK. Never seen a humidor, it was like horse s....t, didn't taste nice. He gave me two to take home with me. Re-hydrated them for a couple of months in my humidor, the result was like day and night, suddenly it wasn`t a bad cigar. Didn`t need to re-wrap them but the taste definitely improved. Enjoy the oldies.
Ben

 

[Ben Brand]

Agree with Smokin Harley. Let them lie, don`t be in a hurry.
Ben