First cigar purchase

[Cigarsmokeruk]

Hi guys,

first off a big thank you to all the members that welcomed me and gave me useful information regarding cigar smoking, storing and aging. I went to my local B&M shop and purchased my first cigars (7 in total)

Here is a list of what I bought (if you think any will be too strong let me know) i also bought some pipe tobacco but I won't go into that here haha.

1. Oliva serie G maduro Robusto
2. juliany premium
3. fonseca habana
4. inka secret blend
5. Quorum
6. C.Gars own blend
7. Leon Jimenes Rum fused

I haven't smoked any yet but will be this weekend. I have also received a box of 10 cigars from my fianc?es colleague and a congratulations for getting engaged. They are 30 years old :O

let me me know what you think guys

Chris

[7kingsguy]

What are the 30 year old ones?

[Cigarsmokeruk]

What are the 30 year old ones?

On the box it says Romeo & Julieta with habana under it.

Thanks
Chris

[Simon Bolivar]

Hi Chris, Love to see a photo of the box, closed & open. Some colleague! Hope his intentions are purley platonic. Congrat's on getting engaged. I enjoyed it so much I got engaged twice, expensive in rings but made the right choice in the end

[ValeTudoGuy]

congrats! the 30 year RyJ's could be very interesting!

[Cigarsmokeruk]

Hi Chris, Love to see a photo of the box, closed & open. Some colleague! Hope his intentions are purley platonic. Congrat's on getting engaged. I enjoyed it so much I got engaged twice, expensive in rings but made the right choice in the end

Haha no his intentions are honourable, he's in his 50's, married (25 years) and has 3 kids. Ill up load s pic now

thanks
chris

[Cigarsmokeruk]

let me know what condition the cigars seem to be in. Thanks

[ValeTudoGuy]

Watching with interest!

[BushidoJP]

I got an inka secret blend myself in the last order. let me know what ya thinks. commiserations on the engagement may you have many happy years together!!

[Cigarsmokeruk]

I got an inka secret blend myself in the last order. let me know what ya thinks. commiserations on the engagement may you have many happy years together!!

I certainly will. Be interesting to have another view on the same stick. Thanks very much, I hope so too.

chris

[lestabantam]

Congratulations on the engagement.

I'm certainly no expert on vintage cigars, but the ryj look interesting.

[UncleJoe]

They look like they're either a Romeo No.1, No.2 or No.3 in the old tubes. They're also machine-made rather than hand-made according to this:

http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/brand.aspx?brand=Romeo_y_Julieta

Let us know how they are! I've got a 9 year old Romeo No.2 but I haven't taken the best care of it so I'm not expecting amazing things from it.

[PeeJay]

I noticed someone was selling a Romeo #2 tubo in a silver tube on Ebay and was tempted till I read that it had been in his desk for three years.

[Simon Bolivar]

http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/brand.aspx?brand=Romeo_y_Julieta

Well I hate to spoil the party but box isn't from the 1930's, the Habanos label gives it away.

http://www.habanos.com/article.aspx?lang=en&aid=13

Habanos was formed in '94 & I suspect they didn't use this label initially but someone more expect than me could tel us when this label was first applied. The tubes were discontinued on 2008 & so they have enough age on the to be more than a decent smoke. There should be a date &/or code on the bottom of the box which would help us tell you excatly how old they are. They were a gift & perhaps from someone who was told there were from the '30's & he didn't have any reason to doubt him. Still a lovely engagement present.

NB: This is complete rubbish, they are of course 30yo old not from the '30's. l'll aplogise & go back to sleep.

[Maxsi]

Wind on the rig messing with the wifi Simon He said they were 30 years old, not from