Good smokes for ageing?

[dvickery]

Simon

yes I do ... pretty sure non are bandless anymore ... I find 42rg bolivar really hard to age too .

derrek

[smokey joe]

Whilst I'm not an expert I do believe cigars have a prime & therefore can pass it. Here's an interesting article on ageing cigars:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cigar-aging-franca-comparetto

[mcdee]

The '07 Bolivar no.3 tubos were excellent smokes. Tried an '05 Boli CJ recently and it was superb. Was lucky enough to get a box of '03 Coronas Gigantes and they are excellent!

[Shaun]

I dont see the point in buying boxes of cigars and then aging them for years without trying them, what if they already smoke well young, what if they lose something with age? I would certainly try one a few months after purchase, then see how they develop. Aged cigars (like 10+years) seem to lose something to me, not quite sure what it is, perhaps an intensity that is missing.

[Simon Bolivar]

I dont see the point in buying boxes of cigars and then aging them for years without trying them, what if they already smoke well young, what if they lose something with age? I would certainly try one a few months after purchase, then see how they develop. Aged cigars (like 10+years) seem to lose something to me, not quite sure what it is, perhaps an intensity that is missing.

If you like them at 1-3yrs them there's no need to bother aging. If you enjoy them more at 3yrs+, then open the box/cab & smoke one every 6months. You'll decide when you are enjoying them more & them smoke at a faster rate & you'll have an idea of when you wish to start smoking the next box.
Brands & blends are consistent enough these days to assume the next box of the same brand & vitola will age at a similar rate as the one you just finished. By similar I mean in terms of years not months.

[dvickery]

I dont see the point in buying boxes of cigars and then aging them for years without trying them, what if they already smoke well young, what if they lose something with age? I would certainly try one a few months after purchase, then see how they develop. Aged cigars (like 10+years) seem to lose something to me, not quite sure what it is, perhaps an intensity that is missing.

i don't buy one box of something ... unless that's all I can find ... as often as not I will buy 6 or 8 boxes ( I know what I like) on top of the 6 or 8 that I already have ... then there is the 5 year try and 10 year try etc etc .

as I said ... aged cigars ( like 10+ years ) have something I am looking for .

derrek