Ageing Cigars

[Beefeater]

Hello. I am starting to put away some Cubans for a few years. I cam probably only really afford 20 or 30 a year alongside my daily consumption, so likely to be a mix.

What's the best way to segregate each year's bunch in a tupperdore. I could have a separate tupperdore for each year but that seems a bit wasteful.

I was thinking if maybe loosely bundling / tying them ?

[Cigar_Addict]

I'm sure the far more experienced on here will be along soon, but an initial thought would be to maybe zip lock bag them separately (even if you don't seal the bags completely)?

[liles]

Lots of different schools of thinking when it comes to ageing. I guess it would come down to what you're hoping to achieve, how long you'd like to keep them for?

Are you only looking to store singles? If you're just worried about getting confused by the sticks, then you'd want to band them all yourself with additional information about the provenance, like you can see many forum members here doing.

I think that overall, the better way to age would be in boxes kept in a separate space (not necessarily by year) to avoid disturbance from the day-to-day supply. Arguments can be made for the pros and cons of 8-9-8 boxes, bundled cabs, jars and tubos, but generally I think this is pretty niche stuff and probably not worth too much consideration.

[simwells]

I wouldn't worry about it just keep them separated in a way you understand within whatever storage you have. You could loosely bundle or tie them like you say, more than that or individual trays (or old boxes?) just seems excessive to me


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[ha_banos]

Label them!

I've kept for up to 20 years singles. Cubans, all mixed together. Some of that in tupperdores. Don't worry to much. Just keep the storage in cool dark place with bovedas and you should be good. I didn't open them too much.

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[smokey joe]

I’ve found that older isn’t necessarily better. If you want fullness & strength there’s a curve & ageing doesn’t necessarily increase either.

There was a chap on here that began to vacuum seal (sous vide style) as a long term ageing experiment. I would love to know how that went, must’ve been about 8 to 10 years ago now.

Tubos are known to alter/slow the ageing process, each cigar wrapped in its own little cedar sleeve. I’ve a box of Partagas tubos from the 70s & they’ve got a unique flavour.

Important to maintain consistent temperature & humidity want to age them, as with regular storage, like fine wine. If it’s a box smoke 1 or 2 a year until they’re where you want them to be.

Edit: realise I waffled on & didn’t address the question! You could separate the cigars using bands marked with the dates. Yellow ribbon is classy way to group them, as used in slide lid boxes of Cuban cigars.

[PeeJay]

Keep them in the dark to prevent the wrappers fading.

[Simon Bolivar]

I have some experience in aging cigars. My avge stock is 8- 10 yrs old. I would say the advice given above is good. to highlight:
Best way IMHO is in the original box, even better SLB.
Maintain low humidity, <65%.
Not necessary to story seperately, if space is an issue, with singles.
Agree with trying one every yr or two, to find when you enjoy them best. Not everyone appreciates the softer flav profile that you'll get with aged cigars, if you currently enjoy cigars bought fresh (under a yr old) then aging might not be for you, it does change your preference (I really don't like <3yo cigars now) & if you don't have the funds or patience to age long term, perhaps to keep as an occasional treat.

I would say, as a generalisation, all Havana's smoke better with 3yrs age. Back in the day, they would have had at least this age before reaching your local tobacconist but now you might see boxes with only 3-6 months on sale.

Finally, although I agree with not disturbing too often, do check on them, as mould is easily brushed off when small dots, can ruin if left long term.
Do feed back, how it works out for you, sure others will be interested.

[jerryr]

Aging is nothing mysterious, keep in a cool dark place- either a large humidor or a lock and lock box with a bovida or something similar. If you buy a box keep in the box.


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