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    Freeze for 3 days or more. Keep them tightly sealed in double ziplock bags so they don’t dry out. You can just put the entire sealed tupperador with the cigars in the freezer. Gradually thaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours to avoid cracking from rapid thawing. You do not need to freeze the boveda packs, but I would wipe them down. If you are worried about them, just replace them. The beetles can’t penetrate the bovedas, or it would be obvious because they would leak. Just wash out the tupperadors with soap and water. Wipe out the humidors paying attention to cracks and crevices. You may use rubbing alcohol or ethyl alcohol for wiping and allow to completely dry and evaporate. While the cigars are undergoing the freeze process, this would be a good time to re-season the humidor as the alcohol will dry them out. After this process is complete and the cigars are returned to the humidor, inspect daily for a while checking for any further damage or signs of beetles.
    Is it possible this cigar already had damage that you didn’t notice before? I would still treat my entire stock to be safe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nature View Post
    Freeze for 3 days or more. Keep them tightly sealed in double ziplock bags so they don’t dry out. You can just put the entire sealed tupperador with the cigars in the freezer. Gradually thaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours to avoid cracking from rapid thawing. You do not need to freeze the boveda packs, but I would wipe them down. If you are worried about them, just replace them. The beetles can’t penetrate the bovedas, or it would be obvious because they would leak. Just wash out the tupperadors with soap and water. Wipe out the humidors paying attention to cracks and crevices. You may use rubbing alcohol or ethyl alcohol for wiping and allow to completely dry and evaporate. While the cigars are undergoing the freeze process, this would be a good time to re-season the humidor as the alcohol will dry them out. After this process is complete and the cigars are returned to the humidor, inspect daily for a while checking for any further damage or signs of beetles.
    Is it possible this cigar already had damage that you didn’t notice before? I would still treat my entire stock to be safe.
    It could well have come to me in that condition. The tiny cigars came in a box with quite a few and I didn’t pay them much mind.
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