Dilemas... What to let rest and what to smoke!

Redtailhawkoz

My wife got me a new Humi for Christmas, Ive packed it with a variety and I find Myself still picking up a smoke here and there at Various B&M's I have visited stashing them like a packrat and smoking doubles........ LOL I have my new favorites. Soooooo what do you all have and do? Ozzie

kuzi16

i rest EVERYTHING for about 6 weeks. i have had too many bad experiences with cigars newer than that for it to be a coincidence.

i got to the point quickly where my humidors are full. so when i want to put a cigar or two in there i will only buy cigars that i want to try or that i know are good. Ive stopped looking for that "everyday" cigar because i know that i dont smoke everyday. every cigar i have is a special occasion. every cigar that i own should live up to that occasion.

since i did a ton of trades, games, PIF's, etc. i have many singles. i have very few doubles, and even fewer multiples.

all this tells me is that i need to smoke more often.

... that IS my new years resolution.

Redtailhawkoz

sounds like what ive been thinking and iI havent got into any trades or anything yet..... I have a Second humi in Reserve but i do not need it yet! I have found an everyday smoke but i do not smoke everyday.... my go to is a local Rolled domincan Folsom Prison Smokes they are a great Filler ..... thanks for the input. Ozzie

TatuajeVI

kuzi16:

i rest EVERYTHING for about 6 weeks. i have had too many bad experiences with cigars newer than that for it to be a coincidence.

i got to the point quickly where my humidors are full. so when i want to put a cigar or two in there i will only buy cigars that i want to try or that i know are good. Ive stopped looking for that "everyday" cigar because i know that i dont smoke everyday. every cigar i have is a special occasion. every cigar that i own should live up to that occasion.

since i did a ton of trades, games, PIF's, etc. i have many singles. i have very few doubles, and even fewer multiples.

all this tells me is that i need to smoke more often.

... that IS my new years resolution.

I learned well from this man. Rest everything - if you are disappointed with a cigar after 6 weeks of rest, then you know it wasn't "Freezing to death in the mail truck" or your local B&M not humidifing things correctly.

And I also want to smoke a lot more. It bothers me that I'm only smoking one a week. I hate winter...

Krieg

Redtailhawkoz:

My wife got me a new Humi for Christmas, Ive packed it with a variety and I find Myself still picking up a smoke here and there at Various B&M's I have visited stashing them like a packrat and smoking doubles........ LOL I have my new favorites. Soooooo what do you all have and do? Ozzie

I would definitley age the RP Olde Worlde Reserve, if you have the patience. I bought 30 RP OWR 2nds (maduros) and they have been aging nicely. I split my order 15 to age, and 15 to smoke.

These Filthy Hands

I smoke so infrequently anymore that everything in my humi (excluding christmas presents) has at least 6 months of age on them. I, like Kuzi want to smoke more cigars this year.

KCW

kuzi16:

i rest EVERYTHING for about 6 weeks. i have had too many bad experiences with cigars newer than that for it to be a coincidence.

i got to the point quickly where my humidors are full. so when i want to put a cigar or two in there i will only buy cigars that i want to try or that i know are good. Ive stopped looking for that "everyday" cigar because i know that i dont smoke everyday. every cigar i have is a special occasion. every cigar that i own should live up to that occasion.

Ditto

cabinetmaker

Every cigar I smoke is a special occasion. Thank God I have 3-5 special occasions a day!

camgfs

I seem to 'age' cigars by accident. I have and keep far more than I can smoke, and really enjoy a stick that has sat in the humi for 6 months or more. The sticks I like the least age longer, as I will smoke them less often. Even those get better and better and then their gone. By that time, something else has some aging on it.

This summer I will be smoking cigars that were purchased last spring, and I hope to be able to keep that rotation of 1 year old cigars. Having said that, I have smoked all of the Perdomo sample pack I got last fall, as well as some other sticks that I wanted to try.

In short, I have no system, but the lack of a system works for me.

rwheelwright

I have so many sticks that I age even when I don't want to. However with that being said a lot of what I bought were 5 packs and 10 packs so that I could have 1 and age the rest to see how they develop. Cigars like GoF, Hemingway Between the Lines, all Anejos, and stronger cigars like OpusX, Don Carlos 30th anniv, 5 Vegas Limitada 2008 and 2009 plus others like CS II and Padilla Obsidian get aged on purpose. The Opus and the 5 Vegas are too strong for me out of the box so I want to invest some real time with them and see how they develop. I'm hoping that they develop into something I enjoy.

stephen_hannibal

I still have 90% of my first ccom purchase from last august.
I kinda kept buying to the point were I have so many they'll age all by themselves.

Russ55

When I buy, I always get multiples and split off some for aging. Singles I just decide on a case by case basis. Some manufacturers I just rest for 6 months no matter what, others for 6 weeks, and others I know are good fresh.

Hawk55

Same here for smoking more this year...after about a year of trying to find that every day smoke and buying boxes of what I "like" I find myself in a very similar situation---lots of stiks with six months of age or more and looking forward for some of these to come upon the one year mark and seeing what has changed or better yet gotten better with the aging, My goal now is to focus more on maintaining my humidors and smoking as often as possible, knowing that my inventory has most of what I like and definitely has the age on them...

zoom6zoom

There's something wrong with that humi..... I can see the bottom!

I usually put a few of a recent purchase in my main humi, the rest go into the coolerdor. Then when I'm rotating stuff later I usually get a nice surprise when I find something I forgot I had.

Redtailhawkoz

you can see the bottom because I am holding the rest in my hand!!!!!!!!!! I am interested in this coolidor.... have to do some reading on this. Thanks Yeah these Rocky Patels need some rest, had a Sun Grown ...... WOW what a STick needs some rest!

camgfs

I had my first old world reserve just a few days ago, and it was good. I expect it to be even better after a few months or more. I had no problem with the RP Sungrown and the ones I have left now have 4 or 5 months on them. They can still be spicy on the nose, but so far they've had one of the best burns of anything I smoke, new or well rested.

Redtailhawkoz

yeah i really liked the RP SUn Grown it was just a surpise to me.... and it did Burn Supurb... i dont think the women sitting next to me on the Slot Machine Liked the Thick Spicy Smoke! LOL

nightmaremike31

Redtailhawkoz:

yeah i really liked the RP SUn Grown it was just a surpise to me.... and it did Burn Supurb... i dont think the women sitting next to me on the Slot Machine Liked the Thick Spicy Smoke! LOL

I'm totally not tyring to de-rail this, but since it was brought up, I have to ask. Ozzie (and anyone else of course), in a casino, I've heard that the air quality is really bad and is not recommended that people with asthma (that's me) stay in them for very long. But I'm a gambling man, and I get jonesin for some poker and would one day like to hit up some casinos, but I want to get an idea of what I might need to prepare myself for. So, how did you feel the air qaulity was?

camgfs

Most times, the casinos that I go to are smoke free. The ones that do allow smoking have had great ventilation. Best practice is to give the casino a call. Ask if they allow smoking, if there is a 'smoking section' and if the ventilation is good enough that a non-smoker would enjoy their time at that casino. Most establishments want your business, but will be honest if you say you have any condition that might not let you stay long. They'd rather loose you as a customer than gain you as a plaintif. IMHO.

Redtailhawkoz

LOL oh this Casino is a Smoking Casino its a Native American Casino In Northern California! they have non smoking areas. It was New Years EVE and the Whole place looked like WOODSTOCK with no ventialtion and its never been that bad! LOL I yielded to the women she was Winning I was Not ..... I was just enjoying a good Smoke ! Should have bought a couple boxes of cigars rather than lose 100 bucks!

nightmaremike31

camgfs:

Best practice is to give the casino a call. Ask if they allow smoking, if there is a 'smoking section' and if the ventilation is good enough that a non-smoker would enjoy their time at that casino. Most establishments want your business,

Clever, it didn't even cross my mind. Thanks!!

camgfs:

but will be honest if you say you have any condition that might not let you stay long. They'd rather loose you as a customer than gain you as a plaintif. IMHO.

What? I didn't say I had asthma, I said I'm an "ass man"... yeah, that's it... ha!

Redtailhawkoz:

It was New Years EVE and the Whole place looked like WOODSTOCK with no ventialtion and its never been that bad!

Ah the good ol' days. Many a time would I hang out at a "friends" house after work and the place would look like a fog had settled inside. The life of an "aspiring" musician...

Thanks fellas!!

Redtailhawkoz

ahhh yes...... the aspiring musician...... been there done that ..played in a metal band for 10 years fromin the 70's and 80's ..... enough said there! ROTFLMAO!

nightmaremike31

Redtailhawkoz:

ahhh yes...... the aspiring musician...... been there done that ..played in a metal band for 10 years fromin the 70's and 80's ..... enough said there! ROTFLMAO!

HAIR BAND!! Woooooo!! lol

Redtailhawkoz

wasnt any hair band stuff in my world..... Judas Priest,Black Sabbath, Motorhead,Deep Purple,Led Zeplin,Aerosmith,Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd,Dio, Montrose, Ac/DC ... the good stuff! We were Leather and Metal Biker band! Jack Daniels, Budwieser and other intoxicating substances all of which i have been clean from for many years! You guys would like me if i was that person anymore! LOL

nightmaremike31

You know, you don't hear the "original metal" stuff that much anymore. I've watched a few documentaries on metal music, origins, and what made them the way the are. Metal is good.

Redtailhawkoz

I have seen these same shows and still go to them when they are around , i have been to 296 concerts in my life i cant hear a Thing! LOL Just took my wife to see KISS for my 25th time. I have been to every Ozzfest and was at the masters of metal tour ......... If you go to my youtube you can see some of my videos from some shows! Iron Maiden In Cleveland, Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath) in Pittsburgh, Motorhead, Judas Priest ! I am a Frelance photographer for shows! Worked for QFM96 in Columbus Ohio ! What a Blast! Also my Step Daughter is an up and coming Musician ! Im working with some producers in the industry with her ..... she is AWESOME! Enjoy! you might even see me getting Tattooed! http://www.youtube.com/user/redtailhawkoz

nightmaremike31

WOW... You just stomped on the "badass-ness" scale with your "kickass" boots!! Damn!!

And your step daughter's got some sweet pipes on her! I mean that in the most respectful way! Seriously!! Holy Talent Batman! Amazing!!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have some kickass vids to watch... be back in a few.

Redtailhawkoz

I thought you might like ! LOL She is Good ... Better than anything we have seen on that Stupid American Idol thing yet!

nightmaremike31

Man, she's really good Ozzie. Far better than American Idol. She can play a mean guitar too. If I may, what kind of guitar is she playing?

Redtailhawkoz

its an ovation of some sort. she isnt the best guitar player but she gets buy if she had some band behind her she would rock it out.

Sandman1am

Redtailhawkoz:

I thought you might like ! LOL She is Good ... Better than anything we have seen on that Stupid American Idol thing yet!

Wait a min! Didn't you see the General last week? He was awesome singing an original "Pants on the ground"!!!!! lol JK I agree your daughter is much better than anything I've seen on there. I'd buy her stuff.