Cigar Age

[Midas]

Is there a minimum age a CC should be before smoking? I know they get better with age but as a novice will I even notice the difference between a CC which is a year old and the same one 5 years old?




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[Alexw33]

The only way to know for sure is to experiment and find out for yourself what works for you, everybody is different. That being said it’s said that you should not smoke Cubans that are less than a year old, this is not as important as it used to be in my opinion as the blends now seem to be easier to approach young.

The best way to experiment with this is to buy a box, or at least a good few cigars from the same box, and smoke one every 6 months or so. Take notes and see how they develop over the next few years.

[K444HEP]

Sound advice from Alex.

I would add that certain marcas and vitolas seem to smoke well young and others with significant age i.e. Trinidad Reyes are a joy when they are younger, whereas Cohiba seem to need a good five years to reach their best (all in my opinion/experience).


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[Midas]

Great advice thank you. I remember reading about 5 years but didn?t realise it was aimed at Cohiba.

I?ve just ordered a 2018 box of Trinidad Viagias, should be here tomorrow, will have one in the evening and leave the rest until we get some winter sunshine.


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[K444HEP]

Great advice thank you. I remember reading about 5 years but didn?t realise it was aimed at Cohiba.

I?ve just ordered a 2018 box of Trinidad Viagias, should be here tomorrow, will have one in the evening and leave the rest until we get some winter sunshine.


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In general all cigars will benefit from age IF that is the profile you like! It?s all subjective.


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[Shaun]

You will definitely notice 1 yr old vs 5yrs old IMO. 4-7 years old is about the sweet spot for most Cubans for me, younger they can be harsh, older they can be boring and too mellow for me. Trial and error is the only way to find what you like really.

[Simon Bolivar]

Sound advice from Alex.

I would add that certain marcas and vitolas seem to smoke well young and others with significant age i.e. Trinidad Reyes are a joy when they are younger, whereas Cohiba seem to need a good five years to reach their best (all in my opinion/experience).


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Certainly agree with 5 yrs for Cohiba's, most complaints about genuine Cohiba's being disappointing or having poor draw's are mostly due to lack of ageing & maybe too high humidity.

As for other marca's remember the top face of the RG boxes all say, ' smoke within three months or after one year' this avoids the 'sick period'.

[K444HEP]

Certainly agree with 5 yrs for Cohiba's, most complaints about genuine Cohiba's being disappointing or having poor draw's are mostly due to lack of ageing & maybe too high humidity.

As for other marca's remember the top face of the RG boxes all say, ' smoke within three months or after one year' this avoids the 'sick period'.

I?m part of a few Facebook groups and am surprised to see a lot of guys keeping their sticks at 72RH. Again, a preference thing, but wetter is rarely better when it comes to cigars in my experience.


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[Hookmaker]

I?m part of a few Facebook groups and am surprised to see a lot of guys keeping their sticks at 72RH. Again, a preference thing, but wetter is rarely better when it comes to cigars in my experience.


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For smoking no, but for ageing it might be. There?s a big span of rH within which people prefer to age.


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[Simon Bolivar]

For smoking no, but for ageing it might be. There?s a big span of rH within which people prefer to age.
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For long term ageing in the UK is generally accepted to be best drier e.g. 62-63oC, FB pages with people kept at 72oC, I would expect to be american's, who often talk of smoking them 'wet'!

[ha_banos]

Stumbled across this https://www.tobacconistuniversity.or...e_rolling8.php

The rehumidification that happens before cigars are rolled I think leaves them at a much higher humidity than 72%RH!

If from boxing the cigar to you receiving it is say 3 months they'll still be wet due to being boxed up and pressed together. For bloody ages I imagine.

So, someone invented this! [emoji2957][emoji16]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzHXxOonQOJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[Hookmaker]

[MENTION=13371498]Simon[/MENTION]bolivar, would you happen to know why some aficionados apparently hold their vintage cigars under running tap water a few second before smoking?


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[Emaresee]

Stumbled across this https://www.tobacconistuniversity.or...e_rolling8.php

The rehumidification that happens before cigars are rolled I think leaves them at a much higher humidity than 72%RH!

If from boxing the cigar to you receiving it is say 3 months they'll still be wet due to being boxed up and pressed together. For bloody ages I imagine.

So, someone invented this! [emoji2957][emoji16]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzHXxOon..._web_copy_link

yowzer... the age old issue of an answer seeking a question...

[ha_banos]

[MENTION=13371498]Simon[/MENTION]bolivar, would you happen to know why some aficionados apparently hold their vintage cigars under running tap water a few second before smoking?


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There was a thread about this not long ago. As the Aussies did a video where they dunk a cigar into water. They did a taste test with a control too. But not aged cigar IIRC...

[Simon Bolivar]

There was a thread about this not long ago. As the Aussies did a video where they dunk a cigar into water. They did a taste test with a control too. But not aged cigar IIRC...

Yes, there is a thread. I think the idea was to 'wake it up' somehow. Didn't PJ try it? Not tried it myself, never felt the need to drown my vintage Havana's.