Petite Robusto's..Smoke like an aged cigar?

[ck475]

I just had an RYJ Petite Churchill recently and it was great. After 1 day in the humidor and a day laying on my coffee table after a trans Pacific flight it was ready to go. I like the ring guage and length of the petite robusto. I'm not sure but I think they may smoke more like an cigar that has a couple of years on it (mine are May 15's) due to having a larger area for air to flow in a short distance and not having time to build up too much bitterness like a typical youngish cigar towards the end. What do you guys think? Does that make sense? Next up are Monte PE

Chris

[Smallclub]

Does that make sense?

...mmm... no.

[garbandz]

only if it was 5 to 8 years old.

if you are experiencing bitterness it is likely you are smoking too fast.

or that what you are smoking is over moist.

[btp1979]

Kudos for the outside of the box thinking, but sometimes it doesn't pan out. I'd bet RH and maybe the odd inclusion would be the culprit. Based off Pigfish's posts I'm seriously considering letting some of my CC's get super dry before smoking.

[ck475]

I think bitterness is the wrong description just that they maintain enjoyable flavors from beginning to end without getting too dark in the last third.

Kudos for the outside of the box thinking, but sometimes it doesn't pan out. I'd bet RH and maybe the odd inclusion would be the culprit. Based off Pigfish's posts I'm seriously considering letting some of my CC's get super dry before smoking.

I keep my cooler at 65% but I try to plan for the next week or so and transfer some cigars to my humidor that sits around 58-60%. I think the hygrometer is reading a few % low though. All my cigars at the lower humidity level taste great even NC's.

Funny thing is the one cigar that my buddy gave to me and opened my eyes to the world of cigars sat in a drawer for a month in 15-25% humidity and had the wrapper starting to peel off. That cigar was a one of the cheaper Fuentes and it was awesome one of the most memorable cigars I have had.

[earthson]

I just had an RYJ Petite Churchill recently and it was great. After 1 day in the humidor and a day laying on my coffee table after a trans Pacific flight it was ready to go. I like the ring guage and length of the petite robusto. I'm not sure but I think they may smoke more like an cigar that has a couple of years on it (mine are May 15's) due to having a larger area for air to flow in a short distance and not having time to build up too much bitterness like a typical youngish cigar towards the end. What do you guys think? Does that make sense? Next up are Monte PE

Chris

I wouldn't say they're likely smoking like an aged cigar - depending on the blend and the vintage, there are certain flavors that only seem to come about through aging (Upmann leather turning to Upmann cream, comes to mind). And there's a certain host of flavors I associate with cigars I've had recently from the late 90s vintages that don't seem to pop up until extensive aging (20 years is extensive to me).

However, thinner cigars get bitter quicker when they're younger. In that respect, you can expect something with a 50 rg to not get bitter quite so easy (depends on blend, moisture content and, yes, age).

Before i've bought a box of something new to me before, i've tried to secure a fiver of known vintage to see what I can expect. For example, I just finished the last of some 09 Fonseca no 1 that wowed me to no end. Now, I have to wait several more years before I can expect this box of 14s to start showing the same flavors that initially hooked me.

What you're saying makes sense as it is said in YOUR language. As long as you know what you mean, don't let any Negative Nancies tell you you're wrong.