With all the talk of "resting" and aging cigars, I'm wondering if I might set aside a few. Will all cigars benefit from resting/aging, or only certain wrappers, like a maduro for example?
Which cigars to age?
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It seems to me that all cigars change as they age. I recently smoked a cusano 18 dc that I held onto for two years. And I have had several other diff stix that I held onto for around a year. You have to experiment and see what YOUR taste pref is. U might like a stick at 6months and others at a year. play around and find out, thats the fun!
i find that i like to age cigars that arfe stronger.
i have a few el cobres left over. opusX, and any other "rarer" cigar usually gets some age on em. i have some tubos that will get some age on them.
my rule of thumb for age is: strong rare and in tubes.
i have a few el cobres left over. opusX, and any other "rarer" cigar usually gets some age on em. i have some tubos that will get some age on them.
my rule of thumb for age is: strong rare and in tubes.
Typically any ISOM's should rest a bit before smoking.
Also, I have found that cigars with a heavier nicotine "kick" and a lot of pepper flavors like an Opus X or a Tatujae Taino age very well. The harshness of the pepper tends to fade. For me, if a cigar has a large initial pepper or spicey taste at the beginning, but then smooths out to taste great the rest of the way is the ideal cigar to age. The great thing about this hobby is that every one's taste is thier own. So what I think may age awesomely, you may think taste horrible.
What is kind of fun to do is too have a box, or half a box of a cigar. Smoke one out of the box, and see what it tastes like. Then put it away, and in 6 months or so try another from that box, and compare the flavors and see how they have changed with time. I have had Opus that were almost unsmokeable because of how much spice and strong flavor profile mellow and just be damn near perfect.
Just my .02.
Also, I have found that cigars with a heavier nicotine "kick" and a lot of pepper flavors like an Opus X or a Tatujae Taino age very well. The harshness of the pepper tends to fade. For me, if a cigar has a large initial pepper or spicey taste at the beginning, but then smooths out to taste great the rest of the way is the ideal cigar to age. The great thing about this hobby is that every one's taste is thier own. So what I think may age awesomely, you may think taste horrible.
What is kind of fun to do is too have a box, or half a box of a cigar. Smoke one out of the box, and see what it tastes like. Then put it away, and in 6 months or so try another from that box, and compare the flavors and see how they have changed with time. I have had Opus that were almost unsmokeable because of how much spice and strong flavor profile mellow and just be damn near perfect.
Just my .02.
I have a question about the aging. I thought the cigars I buy are alread aged. Say the Rocky Patel vintage 1990 or 1992. Or is most cigars aged for about 6 mothes and then sent out to market? I guess the next question is if a cigar from the manufacturer has been age, is it going to make a difference if I age it for any period of time besides getting the cigar to be at my favorit temp. and humidty.
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I think that refers only to when the tobacco was harvested and not how old the actual cigar is. The harvest age will have nothing to do with the finished cigar. By "aging" the cigar, you are allowing the blend of tobacco to "marry".
One of the guys that have more experience with this may need to correct me tho!
Dustin
One of the guys that have more experience with this may need to correct me tho!
Dustin
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I think its all up to individual taist. I am a huge fan of anything Gurkah and there are some i swear are best right out of the box and others that i will let sit until i can take it no longer and break down and light it up! I find that the stronger the stick the longer i leave it in the humi. But never let individual sticks of diff. strength sit together!
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B128thopen said:
Why? I generally smoke only medium to strong cigars, so for me it doesn't matter. But I've never heard not to mix strength of cigars. I've heard not to put flavors in with non-flavored.
Just curious...
--Scott
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biggeek69 said:
the theory is that the flavors from the stronger cigar will mix with the milder cigar and change the balance that the mild cigar has.
IMHO, it makes no difference unless you plan on aging for a loooong time and the cello is gone. i always leave the cellophane on and most of my cigars dont make it past a year. but in general i keep simaler cigars together, just to keep order, not so much cos i think the flavors will mix.
P.S. welcome B128thopen! glad you made it in here.
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Thanks Scott and Kuzi!
I too have heard the same thing Kuzi said, i just dont want to chance it. Better safe than sorry!
P.S. Scott....Go Vols!
I too have heard the same thing Kuzi said, i just dont want to chance it. Better safe than sorry!
P.S. Scott....Go Vols!
B128thopen said:
Got to call this one.
I agree that you should not have infused cigars with non infused cigars, but a cigar that is strong in body will have next to no effect on a cigar that is light in body if they are sitting next to each other.
I think it was Castlecrest that said if cigars aged like that we could take our two dollar dog rocket and set it next to the 30 dollar super premium and make it better. I beive that a cigar initself can mellow and "marry" for lack of a better word but siting next to each other are not going to have that much of an effect on each other.
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That makes perfect sense too! Personal preference. I usually keep mine seperated by lable anyways, i just try to keep the singles away from each other. ~CB
Dustinl said:I think that refers only to when the tobacco was harvested and not how old the actual cigar is. The harvest age will have nothing to do with the finished cigar. By "aging" the cigar, you are allowing the blend of tobacco to "marry".
One of the guys that have more experience with this may need to correct me tho!
Dustin
just saw this for some reason... no need to correct you. this statement is 100% true.
