Can you assume some cigars will be great right away?
I've had cigars that taste great the day they arrive and ones that tasted awful. Of the awful ones, I'm always surprised when 2 - 6 months later I give it another try and find them to be amazing.
I had a box of Partagas Series S Perfectos that I hated on first taste a year later I have the last one in the humi and they've aged so nicely I am saving it for a special occasion. What a turnaround!
Any ideas on why this is? Is this always a wild card even with brands/blends you are familiar with? Can you give some insight and add order to this chaotic world!
I had a box of Partagas Series S Perfectos that I hated on first taste a year later I have the last one in the humi and they've aged so nicely I am saving it for a special occasion. What a turnaround!
Any ideas on why this is? Is this always a wild card even with brands/blends you are familiar with? Can you give some insight and add order to this chaotic world!
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And there is a differnce between resting and aging. I'd say a couple weeks is resting and a year would be aging. But then again, I could be wrong.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
I like Oliva and Quesada (including Regius) a lot. I will smoke anything, though.
some makers will not use an aging room to let the cigar settle after the wrapper is applied (padron, and most cuban cigars). and some will only release a cigar if it has been in the aging room long enough that it tastes right (Drew Estates). Some will put a cigar away for a set amount of time. (Fuente)
if the cigar you purchased is like the DE stuff then it will almost always be better fresh.
if your stuff is like the Padron or cuban cigars then it will most likely be better aged.
if your stuff is like fuente, then it depends on the blend.
if you have no info on how the companies age their stock post roll then use info on the blend.
in general, the milder stuff will be better fresher and the fuller bodied stuff will have more potential for aging.
I rarely buy anything other than singles at B&M due to cost considerations and often burn them within a few days and am generally pleased. Ordering a box/bundle of the same cigar online I'll often find they need 3 to 6 months in the humi to get to where the B&M cigar was on day of purchase.
I wasted a La Aurora Salomon that I was too eager to smoke Rott wouldn't draw, cut it twice, wouldn't stay lit disaster in general. I put the remaining 7 in the bottom of the humi and will try one again in the Spring.
I think on "mail order" boxes, it depends on how they store and set up the boxes and shipments to go out. I've received some boxes that I could have humidified a good sized humi with the cigars alone.
I've grown accustomed to letting the cigars rest a bit when I get them. More because it's a gamble and some cigars I'm not willing to gamble on.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
So, you'll cut a cigar and if it draws too tight or if the flavor is??? you'll drop it back in the humi?
I like trying out different smokes and if I like a cigar I'll try one of their other lines or sizes if it comes up for sale at a decent price. I'd love to better my odds at getting good smokes.
I received a free San Lotano sampler last summer that was awesome Rott I smoked the Habano Toro on the day of arrival and was blown away. I guess my takeaway should be: Buy more San Lotano Habano Toro cigars.
And I sent you a PM to ask you different question. Could you please take a look at your inbox and let me know your thoughts on that as well. Thanks.
these?
http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewcigar.asp?brand=326
which are you favorites? why?