Some old and pre-embargo items

[Stevieboy]

Picked these up from a seller from the bay...they're all a bit dry but still with a wee bit of aroma. Hopefully a few months in the humidor will resuscitate them

The RAs are pre-embargo I think and are the cigars I'm most chuffed with
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The Partagas Prime tubo contained the wrong stick but very old anyway

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Very old tubos:

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Any idea when the plastic caps were used?

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Some old RJs too
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[nicwing]

Looks like some evenings fun ahead.

[monkey66]

Those are a great find Stevie.

I would give them at leat 6 months to aclimitise, if not longer.

[Stevieboy]

I don't think they'll ever be smokeable but just to see such rarities with my own eyes is pretty damn nice

[smokin_e2011]

Cracking find

[Simon Bolivar]

Stevie, sure you'll be able to smoke them but whether they taste of anything besides old &dusty is the question. I spent over a year trying to restore some Davidoff Cuban No1's to no avail. But they had just been stored in the box, in a drawer in a central heated house for 40yrs or so. At least yours were in tubes & as you were lucky enough to win them & not have the auction pulled (or did you do a deal with him when it was?) you might be lucky. Gently does the re-humi bit as Moneky suggests but I agree their at least a nice collecters item if nothing else. Let us know if one or all of them turn out to be a surprisng delight!

[tippexx]

This will sound crazy. Start humidity at around 60/65% keep for a month or so. Increase to 65% keep for a month or so. Increase to 70% keep for a month or so ..... then, this is the crazy bit, take it to 75% (80% if you can) and hold it there for a month or so. Then start to reduce slowly back to your preferred smoking %. In all stages it's important to try to maintain a constant temperature of around 65?F.

Enjoy the smokes.

[sipikaj]

They look lovely!

[Deano]

Blimey, enjoy. Will be very interested in how they smoke!

[JamesE90]

Hey Tippex what's the reason for bringing the humidity level up so high when restoring cigars? I have a Behike that my Uncle kept in his top drawer for two months so I want it to smoke as well as possible!

[Puff Scotty]

Steve..Here's A couple of La Tropical for you to peruse .

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