Cigarillos

edt71

Are Cigarillos able to be aged in humidors as their bigger cousins. I notice that some of them, by certain manufacturers, use higher quality wrappers with (supposedly from what Ive read, cheaper parts of higher quality tobacco)

I assume, that the wrappers have the same oils which need a resting or aging but since the fillers are somewhat smaller in size and in quality that not much aging is required or even possible.

Any thoughts?

The_buffalonian

I have aged c-notes( without realizing it) for over a year and there was no difference.

edt71

Well Im gonna go ahead and try it for a few months. I ordered some Monticristo ciggarillos and gonna try it. Maybe not for a year, but a few weeks to a month. I guess there just isnt enough filler or binder to make a difference or maybe its just the quality of leaf they use for such smaller smokes. (I do hear they use good wrappers but everything else is leftovers)

Rain

Aging cigaraillos sounds so cheap. I love it.I have some in my cooler though, so guess we'll see.

jgibv

I got some Bandidios http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewcigar.asp?brand=944 ... from prob 2010
Like for real.

Not because I'm "aging" them, but because I don't want to smoke them.

Gray4lines

Smaller rg will age faster relative to a larger cigar. Go for it. But smaller cigars generally will be good to go sooner. You are correct that just because it's a cigarillo doesn't mean inferior tobacco.

jgib, wtf is a bandidio? Lol! Edit: hmm sweet tip... not good?

Crousefer

Iv been trying to decide between. Picking up the banditos or the LA perla black and tans? Has anyone tried those?

Cigary

I like certain cigarillos when I just want something for about 15 minutes. Have stored a few in a humidor for odd inventories...didn't seem to change anything as far as taste.

jd50ae

I treat my cigarillos like a lot of people on here, as tweeners. A quick smoke, mostly when I can't sleep and when I am making a quick trip to the store.

I keep them in a small "Sterilite" box with a small round humidifier filled with gel. Keep them on my desk in easy reach and it works well. Never have mixed them with my cigars.

jd50ae

Crousefer:

Iv been trying to decide between. Picking up the banditos or the LA perla black and tans? Has anyone tried those?

I have an almost used up order of Black and Tans. But my favorite by far is "La Aurora Leoninos Corojito" which use to be on clearance for $50 for 4 boxes of 25. Now I do a search and can't find them. Strange because they show up on Sprint once in a while. To quote Walt Basil "they are tasty little morsels". I just checked Cigars International and they have 75 (3 boxes) for $49.99.

Crousefer

jd50ae:

Crousefer:

Iv been trying to decide between. Picking up the banditos or the LA perla black and tans? Has anyone tried those?

I have an almost used up order of Black and Tans. But my favorite by far is "La Aurora Leoninos Corojito" which use to be on clearance for $50 for 4 boxes of 25. Now I do a search and can't find them. Strange because they show up on Sprint once in a while. To quote Walt Basil "they are tasty little morsels". I just checked Cigars International and they have 75 (3 boxes) for $49.99.

I have actutly seen the LA auroras pop up a few times in the catalog. I think this Thursday I'll bite the bullet and pick up the 75 pack with payday. My attention span for longer smokes has just been out the window lately so I have been looking for a good alternative. Thanks for the advice!

phishstyx

I have a new tin of Cohibas (minus 1) that need a home if anyone wants to give them a whirl. Not for me......

jd50ae

Crousefer said:

jd50ae:

Crousefer:

Iv been trying to decide between. Picking up the banditos or the LA perla black and tans? Has anyone tried those?

I have an almost used up order of Black and Tans. But my favorite by far is "La Aurora Leoninos Corojito" which use to be on clearance for $50 for 4 boxes of 25. Now I do a search and can't find them. Strange because they show up on Sprint once in a while. To quote Walt Basil "they are tasty little morsels". I just checked Cigars International and they have 75 (3 boxes) for $49.99.

I have actutly seen the LA auroras pop up a few times in the catalog. I think this Thursday I'll bite the bullet and pick up the 75 pack with payday. My attention span for longer smokes has just been out the window lately so I have been looking for a good alternative. Thanks for the advice!

More then happy to take them off your hands if you don't care for them.

phishstyx

jd50ae,
If you were replying to my offer, PM me.

jarubla

::somewhat of a thread jack::

The better half and I wanted a quick smoke (~15-20 mins) so smoked a couple of machine rolled Garcia y Vega pops crystals last night. It was my first cigarillo since high school, and mine was very sweet. Hers was not so bad (more cedar flavored).

I understand the disparity in flavor (they were pulled from the same box at the gas station) is due to the tobacco Garcia uses -- it is from various filler tabac.

Honestly, the sweetness really bummed me out. The only comparison I could draw was in comparison against a nice hand rolled cigar -- it was analogous to a cheap flavored beer versus a nice microbrew.

I felt Garcia was cheating by sweetening it. Even if it was a bland smoke, I would have preferred it to being sweetened. Blergh.

Today, in order to have something available for the ~15-20 min smoke, I bought a tin of Davidoff from Ccom, which interestingly were cheaper than the Garcias (Good ol' Utah sin tax...I paid 2.30/each after tax).

I have relatively high hopes for the Davidoff cigarillos!

-Jay

jarubla

Had a chance to smoke a Davidoff Club Cigarillo.

Hot damn. Tons of smoke from the stick, creamy, nutty, and cedar flavor throughout.

Night and day diff from the Garcia. 

If you like cigarillos, do yourself a favor and pick a tin up. Don't be like me and try to yard gar it. Sit and enjoy it even more.

-Jay