Can you smoke 9 year old Montecristo Cigars

[Subvet642]

Originally Posted by Lucky_Hippo

From personal experience they will probably not be a great smoke. I left the cigar hobby and let a humidor go dormate for many years. After getting back into the hobby I tried bringing back a few A. Fuente's and they were just about unsmokable. The cigars ended up burning okay, however tasted like ash and smelled like a campfire.

A neighbor of mine came over today for a New Year's drink. In the course of the evening, she asked if I wanted a CC. She said that they had belonged to her brother at one time, but he had abandoned them (long story) along with many other things, and she had rescued them before they would have been tossed out. I asked to see them, and she came back with a pretty nice humi, filled with about 25 Cohibas and roughly 15 Punch, but it hadn't been maintained many, many in months. We lit a couple of the Cohibas up. They seemed a bit dry, but otherwise smoked well and tasted pretty good. Can these be revived? I sent her to my Masonic Brother at the local B&M for a Humi-Disc, Digital Hygrometer and some help. Any thoughts?

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Subvet642

A neighbor of mine came over today for a New Year's drink. In the course of the evening, she asked if I wanted a CC. She said that they had belonged to her brother at one time, but he had abandoned them (long story) along with many other things, and she had rescued them before they would have been tossed out. I asked to see them, and she came back with a pretty nice humi, filled with about 25 Cohibas and roughly 15 Punch, but it hadn't been maintained many, many in months. We lit a couple of the Cohibas up. They seemed a bit dry, but otherwise smoked well and tasted pretty good. Can these be revived? I sent her to my Masonic Brother at the local B&M for a Humi-Disc, Digital Hygrometer and some help. Any thoughts?

Yes, they possibly, or in this case, probably, can.

It's not like they were left outside in Arizona or Nevada for 15 years. Chances are, they probably weren't exposed to that horrible a set of conditions. probably just some occasional bouts of low 50's RH, whcih really isn't any big deal.

Cigars are much tougher than most people give them credit for.

Ultimately, you already smoked one, and it seemed fine, so there's your answer.

[s15driftking]

Originally Posted by T.G

Cigars are much tougher than most people give them credit for..

Completely Agree!