New member from Scotland

[PeeJay]

Look out Vegueros Mananitas, smoke well young and way better than Quinteros Favoritos

[K444HEP]

Look out Vegueros Mananitas, smoke well young and way better than Quinteros Favoritos

You've just reminded me to pick some more of these up. They are great little cigars.

[TJCoro]

Cat Piss?

Thanks for the info. Roughly how long do you have to age minimum before cigars like Hoyo petit and Upman Half Corona start to taste a bit better? Thanks.

Good on you, chico! You’ve stumbled onto an interesting subject and one of much debate. The general rule for aging/ resting a cigar, based on what I’ve read in the UKCF archives, the google, and the don’s journals, is to allow your sticks to rest a minumum of one year (after rolling/box date) before enjoying.

Now, you might be saying to yourself, “One year? Why the F should I have to wait so f’ing long to enjoy a puro that I just bought! Muy Loco!”

Well, you are not alone, amigo. Most knewbees around these parts ask the same questions when starting out. I know I did after I purchased my first box only to find the sticks inside were unsmokable due to their youth.

So let’s explore.

According to most chemical engineers and experts, the one-year waiting period is necessary due to moisture introduced during the rolling process. As a result, a freshly rolled cigar enters the so-called “sick period” after a few weeks and begins to ferment (again), which results in a nasty amonia smell/taste. And according to these same experts, as well as the don, over 90% of this nastiness is expelled during the first year.

So, I guess this is why a freshly rolled stick can be enjoyed immediately, but becomes completely unsmokable after a few weeks...unless you enjoy the taste/smell of cat piss!

Juggler Boy

[ZomB]

1 Year?! Really....for me, this is hopeless......

[PeeJay]

1 Year?! Really....for me, this is hopeless......

Save up, buy a box, smoke one a month and see how they transition

[ZomB]

Very expensive hobby...25 for ?331.99 for the hoyo petit rob....guess at one a month would last two years.

[ZomB]

And what angers me most is more than half is Tax and duty!

[PeeJay]

Very expensive hobby...25 for ?331.99 for the hoyo petit rob....guess at one a month would last two years.

About ?150 in a shop called Gesto in Geneva. Glasgow to Geneva return on Easyjet from around ?65. Go figure. They don't ship to the UK so don't try to order online.

[ZomB]

About ?150 in a shop called Gesto in Geneva. Glasgow to Geneva return on Easyjet from around ?65. Go figure. They don't ship to the UK so don't try to order online.

Good tip! how many could you bring back without the customs officers sniffing like a pack of wild dogs and then keeping you in cell for the night

[PeeJay]

Good tip! how many could you bring back without the customs officers sniffing like a pack of wild dogs and then keeping you in cell for the night

Switzerland is not in the EU so legally you can bring back 50 cigars each

[TJCoro]

1 Year?! Really....for me, this is hopeless......

Or just buy boxes that are one year or older. Simples. -JB

[PeeJay]

Or just buy boxes that are one year or older. Simples. -JB

The boy's a genius!

[ZomB]

Or just buy boxes that are one year or older. Simples. -JB

How? Cgars don't sell aged boxes?

[PeeJay]

How? Cgars don't sell aged boxes?

They do, ring them up and ask or use the live chat facility on the site

[locwho]

They do, ring them up and ask or use the live chat facility on the site

I did not know this, thanks

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