Big mistake and soaked some sticks!

[LouieD]

I need some advice from you guys.

I mistakenly put too much distilled water in a humidifier filled with beads. The water leaked out and got 8 sticks pretty wet. Can I save these by letting them dry outside of the humi or are they lost?

 

[grand cru no 2]

I would just let them dry off (not completely). They should be fine.

 

[puffnstuff]

assuming the wrappers haven't/don't burst with the sudden influx of moisture, I'd let them dry out in a semi-controlled environment (i.e. a closed empty cigar box).
give them a while before lighting them up. depending on how saturated they got, it'll take longer for the filler to dry out than it will the wrappers and binders.

 

[caudio51]

Yea, I would just let them dry out in the humi. After 3 weeks you shoud be ok. Just keep an eye on the wrapper.

 

[rknicker]

Just let them dry out. Watch for mold.

 

[ggiese]

Depends on what kind of cigars you got wet... If they're ISOM's or Opus or Davidoff's, etc., you better send them to me for inspection and testing... I'll let you know if they were smokeable...

 

[lucasbuck]

I would put them in a separate humi or tupper due to the mold factor. Once they've had a chance to dry out you can reintigrate them.

 

[Tenpin]

I've had a similar problem and the sticks exploded.
Since then I keep a dog rocket on each side of the humidifier to absorb any possible damage.
(Nice to know the Thompsons are good for something!)

Jim

 

[LouieD]

Thanks for the info guys. I like Lucasbuck's idea to put them in a tupper. Seems that mold is the big worry here. The sticks were Toranos and seemed to handle the soaking ok, no explosion.