advice appreciated

[oskihen]

I've for a full humidor and smoke a cigar everyday I brought a box of Chinchalero picadillos which are fine for an everyday smoke but I've got some nice cigars in my selection petit esmundos, cohiba maduro secretos , trini Reyes h upmann, several nubs, do you think I should leave them to age a bit or just smoke them now I'm spending around 150 a month mainly on decent Cubans now and the odd box of everyday smokes .... What do you all think

[oskihen]

Another question if I do wait and age them how long for ? .......

[judders]

Keep in mind that I'm a total newbie (this is my first month of really smoking cigars more than very occasionally), but the curiosity was killing me so I dove right in there and smoked them! My reasoning was that at least I'll have experienced a non-aged cigar if I do decide to lay some up in the future. Well, that's how I sold it to myself.

Some much more experienced folk will be along with proper advice soon.

[Edamski]

At this stage I'd say that if you're enjoying them keep going. In time you'll get an idea of what you want to buy to put down and rest [emoji4]

[Rob Royston]

I've only ever had a couple of 'aged' smokes.
And they was between 5-7 or 8 years old. Absolutely amazing they were. But no way would I be able to keep them aside for that long.
Unless you buy a box of 10 or 25, smoke half as and when you want, and then keep the other half seperate to age for what...3 years at least?

[sheppsea]

I would try them now

When people talk about ageing they mean for years rather than months, while your starting out just try them after letting them rest in the humidor for at least a few weeks (some people say this isn't even necessary but I find it makes the cigars smoke better)

[Simon Bolivar]

Keep a couple back to smoke later & enjoy the rest now. Preferably buy another humi & put the couple back from each box in there & then you won't be so tempted to smoke them. Once you have been at it a yr or two you can start buying boxes of 10 of the vitolas you enjoy most. Monte's, Party's & Hoyo's are good places to start with aging sticks, as they will show the most improvement & encourage you down the slippery slope of having a dozen or so boxes & a 'cave' of your own.

[oskihen]

Cheers for all the comments and its good that you are all of the same general consensus rest them for a while and smoke em .... Jolly good advice I reckon

[butternutsquashpie]

Jolly good advice I reckon

we expect pictures and a review or two!!

[Sean]

When your purchasing the singles mate you can always ask the shop what the box code the cigar came from so you can then no if theres any age already


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[Agricola]

I'll tell you what I do when it comes to aging cigars.

I use a tupperdore with humidity beads rather than a wooden humidor, I can see the hygrometer through the clear plastic, it's air tight and humidity is always rock solid. Next I purchase two boxes of Cuban cigars with as much age as my budget permits. After purchasing two boxes of the same marcas and vitola I place them both in the tupperdore. One box I smoke slowly over time, the other remains untouched. Since I have a fair amount of cigars it takes some time before that box is empty. Depending on how long I want to age them I'll either replace the box I smoked and continue smoking fresh cigars or I'll tuck into the aged cigars and age the replacements.


To do this you're going to require a stock, I have a stock of about 400 Cuban cigars. I purchase two boxes and place them in a separate tupperdore. I have a wooden chest at the foot of my bed holding 10 Tupperware boxes. I smoke twice a week, so that's 8 cigars a month and 104 a year. As soon as a box is empty it is replaced (unfortunately I slacked off on this regimen last year and have had to restock ... a painful process indeed!) and so on. The initial stocking of cigars is painful but once done things even out.

You can buy aged cigars but I prefer to purchase them at regular price (with as much age as possible) and age them myself. It's a far more rewarding (and less expensive) process in my opinion, especially when you light up that cigar you tasted 3-4 years ago and discover it's transformed from being as rough as a bear's arse to smooth as silk.


As many have said, smoking for me is about quality over quantity. I'd rather smoke a Ramon Allones I've personally aged over the years, nursing it's potential until that moment I take the first draw and a crescendo of flavour hits my senses and relaxes every taught muscle and agitated nerve in my body ... than labour over the draw on some "El NastyO" dog rocket from the arse end of nowhere because it's price means I can afford to smoke every other hour.

Don't get me wrong, you need to smoke the "El NastyO's" of the cigar world to appreciate the good stuff. But in my opinion once you've learnt the difference and have established what you want from all those samplers and ones and threes and fives you've bought then it's time to dig in!

Of course if you're happy just purchasing cigars in smaller numbers there's no rule that you have to stock up and age cigars. But as I'm sure others will agree, it's hardly worth aging them. Smoke them now, find out what you like then buy stock for aging. If not you can purchase aged cigars in ones to smoke.

Well that's the sum of knowledge I've garnered from many of my own mistakes and good advice I listened to (usually after dismissing it initially then making a cock up of it and deciding he was right all along).


Well that's my advice ... took a lot of writing to say that ... the coffee must be stronger than usual this morning!

[oskihen]

I'll tell you what I do when it comes to aging cigars.

I use a tupperdore with humidity beads rather than a wooden humidor, I can see the hygrometer through the clear plastic, it's air tight and humidity is always rock solid. Next I purchase two boxes of Cuban cigars with as much age as my budget permits. After purchasing two boxes of the same marcas and vitola I place them both in the tupperdore. One box I smoke slowly over time, the other remains untouched. Since I have a fair amount of cigars it takes some time before that box is empty. Depending on how long I want to age them I'll either replace the box I smoked and continue smoking fresh cigars or I'll tuck into the aged cigars and age the replacements.


To do this you're going to require a stock, I have a stock of about 400 Cuban cigars. I purchase two boxes and place them in a separate tupperdore. I have a wooden chest at the foot of my bed holding about 10 Tupperware boxes. I smoke twice a week, so that's about 8 cigars a month and 104 a year. As soon as a box is empty it is replaced (unfortunately I slacked off on this regimen last year and have had to restock ... a painful process indeed!) and so on. The initial stocking of cigars is painful but once done things even out.

You can buy aged cigars but I prefer to purchase them at regular price (with as much age as possible) and age them myself. It's a far more rewarding (and less expensive) process in my opinion, especially when you light up that cigar you tasted 3-4 years ago and discover it's transformed from being as rough as a bear's arse to smooth as silk.


As many have said, smoking for me is about quality over quantity. I'd rather smoke a Ramon Allones I've personally aged over the years, nursing it's potential until that moment I take the first draw and a crescendo of flavour hits my senses and relaxes every taught muscle and agitated nerve in my body ... than labour over the draw on some "El NastyO" dog rocket from the arse end of nowhere because it's price means I can afford to smoke every other hour.

Don't get me wrong, you need to smoke the "El NastyO's" of the cigar world to appreciate the good stuff. But in my opinion once you've learnt the difference and have established what you want from all those samplers and ones and threes and fives you've bought then it's time to dig in!

Of course if you're happy just purchasing cigars in ones or smaller numbers there's no rule that you have to stock up and age cigars. But as I'm sure others will agree, it's hardly worth aging them. Smoke them now, find out what you like then buy stock for aging. If not you can purchase aged cigars in ones to smoke.

Well that's the sum of knowledge I've garnered from many of my own mistakes and good advice I listened to (usually after dismissing it initially then making a cock up of it and deciding he was right all along).


Well that's my advice ... took a lot of writing to say that ... the coffee must be stronger than usual this morning!

Excellent advice thank you for taking the time to explain it in such detail but also so simply. I'm at the stage of trying different brands and vitolas but once I've discovered a few I'm happy with I was planning on buying boxes I luckily run my business and have flush moments. But as yet I'm obviously reluctant to lay out a ?1000 until I'm sure of the choice I'm making. But I'd rather have a good spend up a couple of times a year as opposed to dribs and drabs. Once again thanks for the advice .

[Simon Bolivar]

Agricola the wise has summed it up well. I would just add to that, they may come a stage when your offered/find very aged stocks that your not likely to have tried before or likely to be able to age them that long yourself. This is a crucial point in your 'hobby' some of us crossed that rubicorn & have dived into those expensive waters & tasted delights unknown to those who only smoke 5-10yr smokes. But for the agve punter on here with modest budgets, these moments are red letter days indeed & in the meantime you'll find aging your own smokes will be very rewarding.

[oskihen]

When I buy cigars boxed or individual from places like cgars, how do you know how old they are , say I brought an individual petit edmundo would it be fair to say it's new ,a few months old a year old etc... As a rule of thumb how do you know

[Rob Royston]

When I buy cigars boxed or individual from places like cgars, how do you know how old they are , say I brought an individual petit edmundo would it be fair to say it's new ,a few months old a year old etc... As a rule of thumb how do you know

You can ask them when you order.
If you buy a box Cubans will have a date stamped on the box.
I've never asked them for dates, but others have and apparently they are very good with finding out for you.