Half smoked cigar put back in Humi

[modo22]

I started a San Cristobal Monumento the other night and just could not finish it, but by no means wanted to waste 2/3 of a fine cigar....so I let it burn out, put it in a ziplock and put it back in the humi to finish it the next day. It worked as far as the cigar was concerned, it was great to finish and did not seem to notice a difference. But my humi still has an odd smell to it. Has anyone else done this? Will this go away with time?

 

[mr.mac]

Modo... you're screwed buddy. Hate to say it that way. Just don't put this sampler you are buying from me int there!!!! PLEASE!!!!

mac

 

[Smok'em]

I'm surprised if you put it into a ziplock bag, that it left an odor in your dor after a day. Next ime though, if a half smoke cigar is still worth saving for you, I would recommend just putting it into a zip lock bag for a day, doesn't need to go back into a dor.

For your dor, you could try wipping it down LIGHTLY with distilled water. IF that doesn't work AND you believe it's impacting in a negative way your smokes, you could then try wipping it down LIGHTLY with a baking soda/water solution, followed by distilled water. IF that doesn't work, then try sanding the interior.

 

[modo22]

I really do not want to ruin my Sunday, but there has to be something that can be done? The smell is not as strong as I have read about others...but you can not tell me that there is nothing I can do to you "season" so to speak my humi. If not, you are telling me I need to take out all my smokes, store them and through away my humidor and buy a new one? :angry: That can't be right.

 

[BigJake6904]

I really do not want to ruin my Sunday, but there has to be something that can be done? The smell is not as strong as I have read about others...but you can not tell me that there is nothing I can do to you "season" so to speak my humi. If not, you are telling me I need to take out all my smokes, store them and through away my humidor and buy a new one? :angry: That can't be right.

Well it's not common practice to put half smoked cigars in there...

As far as I know, your SOL until the smell just goes away...sorry bud.

 

[JonDot]

I really do not want to ruin my Sunday, but there has to be something that can be done? The smell is not as strong as I have read about others...but you can not tell me that there is nothing I can do to you "season" so to speak my humi. If not, you are telling me I need to take out all my smokes, store them and through away my humidor and buy a new one? :angry: That can't be right.

You may be able to put a box of baking soda in it (without the cigars in it) & shut the lid for a week or so, then reseason it. If that doesn't work then you are going to have to leave it standing open till the smell goes away, then reseason it & put your smokes back in it.

 

[Not A Nice Person]

Well . . . that'll learn ya. :sign:

They make a "Cigar Savor" tube designed for keeping the rest of your cigar smokeable for later. If this is going to be a common practice for you, I'd recommend investing in one.

As for the humidor, air it out and start over. Only thing you can do.

~Boar

 

[souldog]

Besides airing it out, someone mentioned sanding. Sounds like the best avenue to me. Evac your cigars to a tupper-dor, and leave your humi open for a week. Sand it down with some extra extra fine paper, wipe it down with distilled, and re-season. HOPEFULLY, the cigar gods will shine upon you and your humidor will be fine and dandy in three weeks.


Good luck.

 

[modo22]

Well . . . that'll learn ya. :sign:

Yea, no shit! :blush:

So it sounds like there is some chance. The smell is not as strong as it was yesterday, and my smokes (which have already been moved to an alternate location) have not been affected by it (they still smell and taste great). So in airing it out and re seasoning it, how long should it be aired out? dumb answer is till the smell goes away, I know. And since I use a COXL, is it a bad thing to re season it as if I do not and use it still instead of the glass of distilled water??

And sanding?? really? has anyone tried it or heard bad things?
Thanks guys

 

[gt3911]

Is everyone in agreement that theres no halm done by placing baking soda in the humidor for a while?

also what kind of grade sandpaper are we looking at for this task?

 

[souldog]

Is everyone in agreement that theres no halm done by placing baking soda in the humidor for a while?

also what kind of grade sandpaper are we looking at for this task?

I would personally look for something in the 400's.... :whistling: Just enough to take that surface wood down, since it was only a night it was in there...

 

[tomthirtysix]

Well . . . that'll learn ya. :sign:

Yea, no shit! :blush:

So it sounds like there is some chance. The smell is not as strong as it was yesterday, and my smokes (which have already been moved to an alternate location) have not been affected by it (they still smell and taste great). So in airing it out and re seasoning it, how long should it be aired out? dumb answer is till the smell goes away, I know. And since I use a COXL, is it a bad thing to re season it as if I do not and use it still instead of the glass of distilled water??

And sanding?? really? has anyone tried it or heard bad things?
Thanks guys

I don't think you have to go as far as sanding it. I rehabbed a humi that had scotch spilled in it (link)without having to go that far. Something like a half smoked cigar can't be worse than scotch-soaked wood.

A little search found these: link, link.

You said that you moved them to another place to hold them, so you should be fine as far as the smokes go. My advice - just leave the lid open and let it air out. A week should be more than enough. After it airs out for a week, you'll have to re-season it, of course. A couple days into re-seasoning, open the lid and take a sniff. If you still smell the stale cigar, start the airing out process again. If you just smell the cedar, you're good to go.

Good luck :thumbs:

 

[modo22]

I don't think you have to go as far as sanding it. I rehabbed a humi that had scotch spilled in it (link)without having to go that far. Something like a half smoked cigar can't be worse than scotch-soaked wood.

A little search found these: link, link.

You said that you moved them to another place to hold them, so you should be fine as far as the smokes go. My advice - just leave the lid open and let it air out. A week should be more than enough. After it airs out for a week, you'll have to re-season it, of course. A couple days into re-seasoning, open the lid and take a sniff. If you still smell the stale cigar, start the airing out process again. If you just smell the cedar, you're good to go.

Good luck :thumbs:

What was your final solution Tom? I mean what was your friends final solution?

 

[gt3911]

I was reading else where, and someone stated the following:

"Don't use baking soda because the baking soda can actually strip the interior wood of it's natural scent and natural oils; oils that are crucial in preserving your cigars. Also, baking soda (or any extremely fine powder for that matter) can be very hard to remove from your humidor interior no matter how hard you try. Even if you thoroughly vacuum your humidor, there could still be some remaining baking soda particles embedded in the porous wood that will permanently affect the way your humidor/cigars smell."

I'm not saying this is or isnt true. However it is along the lines of the concerns that I had. I know its common to use in the preperation of plastic cooladors, but not sure if I'd be to comfertable with using the baking soda in my humi, I could be paranoid, but I feel its worth raising the point.

 

[JonDot]

I was reading else where, and someone stated the following:

"Don't use baking soda because the baking soda can actually strip the interior wood of it's natural scent and natural oils; oils that are crucial in preserving your cigars. Also, baking soda (or any extremely fine powder for that matter) can be very hard to remove from your humidor interior no matter how hard you try. Even if you thoroughly vacuum your humidor, there could still be some remaining baking soda particles embedded in the porous wood that will permanently affect the way your humidor/cigars smell."

I'm not saying this is or isnt true. However it is along the lines of the concerns that I had. I know its common to use in the preperation of plastic cooladors, but not sure if I'd be to comfertable with using the baking soda in my humi, I could be paranoid, but I feel its worth raising the point.

I would agree with this statement if you were to just put the baking soda in the humi by itself, but I don't see were there would be a problem if it was place in the humi in a shallow bowl or some other type of container.

 

[klipsch]

If you'd like...I can send you a few ACID's to throw in your humi. They'll get the smoke smell out. :whistling:

 

[JonDot]

If you'd like...I can send you a few ACID's to throw in your humi. They'll get the smoke smell out. :whistling:

I think he would be better off just spraying it down with his wife/girlfriends cologne rather that putting acids in it. :whistling: :laugh:

 

[CigarStone]

Step one: Take everything out of the humi

Step two: Place a bottle of Hai Karate cologne in the humi

Step three: Place humi and Hai Karate in the microwave on high for 4 minutes

Step four: Place your sticks back in there immediately

Voila....you have made ACID's

 

[klipsch]

Tough crowd... :laugh:

 

[tomthirtysix]

What was your final solution Tom? I mean what was your friends final solution?

Damn... I never did update that thread. Thanks for the reminder.