Storing dried out cigars with good ones

NOLAGT

I finally have my 100ct humidor rolling along I feel. Someone gave me a box of cigars last night and they seem pretty dried out to me. Is there a issue storing the dried out ones in my humidor with the others? I was just going to leave them in there and rotate them some to try to restore them but I was wondering will the dried ones suck up the humidity in there and dry out my good ones?

kuzi16

Chemnitz

NOLAGT

Rhamlin

If they are real dry you could risk them busting if you just throw them in with your other sticks. Bring them back slow. And if they have been sitting dry for to long they could be a lost cause. Put them in a ziplock bag with a paper towel dampened (not soaked just moistened)with distilled water. Once the start to moisten up then put them in the humi to finish. I read that somewhere.

kuzi16

Bob Luken

I'm curious. (Nosey really.) What are the cigars? Brand, blend, wrapper,...all the details.

NOLAGT

Thanks for all the info yall. I started at 72%...just wanted to start there and if I didnt like it or had issues I could drop down. I will just leave them in there and see how they go over time. I dont think i can say what brand they are...altho id like to becasue I have other questions lol

TheRakeIsReal

I usually decide what I am smoking the next day and unwrap just those so the humidity gets to them. I might start cutting the end of the cello off. That sounds like a great idea.

Lee.mcglynn

NOLAGT:

Thanks for all the info yall. I started at 72%...just wanted to start there and if I didnt like it or had issues I could drop down. I will just leave them in there and see how they go over time. I dont think i can say what brand they are...altho id like to becasue I have other questions lol

all is good on here and you should probably post pics since most are fake and you could be trying too hard for nothing

NOLAGT

Yea I know and I'm not sure about these. I been trying to check the numbers off the box but the website always says it's too busy to try again later. I actually have 2 boxs one I bought and one was given to me. The light yellow box is the ones given to me...had the older style band. These are the ones from the light yellow box...the ones I think might be dry. The band is embossed And I cut one open to see if it was crumbs of leaves swept off the floor or long leaves...seems like long...some looked darker than others tho not sure of that's normal. Outer wrap off Guts

NOLAGT

I don't have pics on me of the other ones out the darker yellow box. They are the current ones with the gold on the band...they are embossed too. The dark yellow back came to me wrapped in cellophane light yellow did not. Both seals on both boxs were intact. Dark yellow had paper on the top of each row of cigars light yellow did not. Both have the cedar divider and the little card in all the languages. The hologram on the light yellow box is different than the dark yellow...it's smooth the dark yellow has texture to it. Should I post this else ware? And thanks in advance!

catfishbluezz

NOLAGT:

I don't have pics on me of the other ones out the darker yellow box. They are the current ones with the gold on the band...they are embossed too. The dark yellow back came to me wrapped in cellophane light yellow did not. Both seals on both boxs were intact. Dark yellow had paper on the top of each row of cigars light yellow did not. Both have the cedar divider and the little card in all the languages. The hologram on the light yellow box is different than the dark yellow...it's smooth the dark yellow has texture to it. Should I post this else ware? And thanks in advance!

I can help you if you want, email me at dustin@cigarfederation.com. I run a show and we identify fakes all the time. My guess is the one box has a stamp of EGO, which does not exist really. The other may be legitimate. Send me pics of cigars from each separately if you don't mind, along with boxes. Pictures of the cigars should be against white paper, natural light if possible, need to see the veins. If one is fake, chances are the other is as well, but I cannot tell from the pics which is which. The 2013 box should have raised embossed bands. The other, if for some reason is an older box, would have a different hue to the band, and would not be as glossy. Let me know, I can help.

catfishbluezz

Actually the font of "Habanos" on the back of both boxes is off, they are fake. Also, the warranty seals would have red letter stamp to denote the year as well. Neither of them have it. Both of the fonts of the serial numbers are bad as well. If the warranty seals were supposedly pre2009, they would also not have the hologram, for the one coded EOG. Sorry to say my friend, but both are fake.

catfishbluezz

catfishbluezz

I want to see the ones from the 2013 box, because the "Habanos" should have the "b" like the one pictured above, but if they have the new gold bands, that puts a twist on this... It just does not add up, but I have not seen any fakes with the new bands yet, so I am extremely curious to take a look. Please email me, this would be a first.

NOLAGT

I want sure about the first one and I'm pretty new to cigars...they smoked fine and I didn't really check them out. The 2nd box tho was so different I decided to look further into both. I knew they faked Cubans...but didn't really realize to what extent they went through to do so lol. When I get some time probably later on today I will send you a email with some pics. What I will do is send two separate emailed for each one. Thanks for the help!

catfishbluezz

without a doubt the one box is fake, so I do not need pictures of it. The other box, please send pictures of the entire box, all the label and inserts, then pictures of the cigars as well against a white backdrop. I need pics of the wrapper and foot specifically. I am very curious to see if a box of the new band fakes has hit the market. No one I know of is getting the No 2's with the gold bands yet, so this would be a first.

NOLAGT

Ok I took a bunch of pics...do I need to resize them...its about 87mb. I used my DLSR so you culd zoom in real good.

catfishbluezz

Just send them over brother, and send me a PM where you got them

NOLAGT

5 emails sent

Darktower007

NOLAGT:

5 emails sent

Your in good hands NOLAGT experts of the leaf reside here. Welcome to the forum!

catfishbluezz

We covered this box on our show on Sunday. Both are fake. The stamps and bands are bad on the gold band box. I'll email you the details brother to explain. Do not buy from this source again and if you can get your money back, do it.

supermoves

NOLAGT

catfishbluezz:

We covered this box on our show on Sunday. Both are fake. The stamps and bands are bad on the gold band box. I'll email you the details brother to explain. Do not buy from this source again and if you can get your money back, do it.

Did you ever email me the details? I missed it if so and forgot to check back here...been so busy. Ah well...only paid for one...other was a gift. I'll have to brake the news to both of them becasue im pretty sure they both dont realize it. Thanks for the help! Do you have a link to the show you did...would love to check it out.

NOLAGT

I got my hands on some real montis...can totally tell the difference in looking at the box, band, and them.