What would be good young and what would be best to put to rest?


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Just got my first order from our sponsor and since I am new to CCs, I have a question. I figured it would be best to order a sampler first, so I stuck with the vitola I like most, the robusto.

 

Please see lost below and let me know what would be best to start with after the standard 30 day nap.

 

 

Robusto Sampler

 

Bolivar Royal Corona

 

Cohiba Robusto

 

Hoyo de monterrey Epicure Number 2

 

Juan Lopez no 2

 

Partagas Serie D Number 4

 

Romeo y Julieta exhibition Number 4

 

Ramon Allones Specially Select

 

Vegas Robaina Famoso

 

H Upmann Magnum 46

 

Hoyo de Monterey Epicure Number 1

 

I also order a box of SCDLH El Principes and a box of 10 HU Royal Robusto LCDH.

 

Thank you all in advance for your help!c45f4a6d571705fd8731b8e5780a36e2.jpg

 

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You're going to get a variety of answers from our members, based on their preferences. The best thing for you to do is to develop your own palate by going through the sampler first. That way, you'll begin to gauge what you like and what you don't like.

Remember, we all started somewhere when it comes to the joys (and pains...sometimes!) of smoking Habanos cigars.

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You should smoke them all young as they are one offs. But the ones that benefit most from age to my palate are the Ramon allones and the mag 46. 

My favorite young are partagas and hoyo fwiw. 

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Theres so many that smoke great young so it's hard to say.  I can't think of too many I wouldn't smoke "young".

But as far as some to put away, let's just say I bought a fresh box of JL2's a year or two ago, and after smoking one shortly after, and haven't even seen the box since.   Hahah

 

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Since you asked. I would smoke the Hoya first and the Cohiba last. If you are going to age one, the Cohiba, but I would smoke the one you have and then buy a few more to age.

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If you are into waiting, my only suggestion is that you dry them out some. Cuban cigars are brighter and more flavorful when a little dryer. MHO...

Smoke the smaller cigars first as they will be the first to acclimatize. Resist those that are soft and mushy and don't have some of an audible crackle when rolled between the fingers.

Welcome the the club, and enjoy in good health.

Heed the advice of those above. Just forget you even heard about 'aging.' Just get to smoking and enjoying, buying more of what you enjoy the most.

-Piggy

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I have had bad luck aging Partagas D4s

Good  luck with the rollowing

Cohibas of all sizes

Hoya epicure 2

Hoya double corona(the best)

RA specially selected

Bolivar Belicoso fino

Bolivar royal corona

Trinidads of all sizes

Typically I smoke the smaller cigars faster and set the larger cigars back depending on supply and self control which I have very little of when it comes to great sticks

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  A good rule of thumb is rest the cigars at 60%RH until the band is a tad loose. The cigar dried out enough so that you can get the band off with out damaging the wrapper. Other than that I think the best young cigars out of those you listed are the Hoyos, the EPI#1 especially, the Mag 46, and the HU RR.

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Everyone always offers great advice on these threads, and you certainly have great suggestions above.

Since you're new to CCs, forget about aging at this point and focus instead on developing your palate for CCs. The order in which you smoke those cigars is unimportant. However, as you start this journey try to focus on the flavor characteristics of each cigar to identify the ones most compatible with your palate. Maybe even write what you like and don't like about each cigar as you smoke them so you can narrow down the field to 2-4 that are most enjoyable. Then you can expand from there.

I'm one of those enthusiats that believes life is too short to smoke lousy cigars. With so many marcas, and multiple formats within the marcas, it can get overwhelming trying to sample them all. It is very easy to fall into the trap of buying a lot of cigars early on, and then having a bunch of cigars you don't really appreciate. So keep it simple as possible and when you find one that you really enjoy, buy or trade for more. Most people can make due with just 2-3 vitolas in their rotation, but it's all a matter of personal taste. 

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+1 on a lot of what is already mentioned. Focus more on figuring out what you like than the order. They'll all be ready after 60 days, after 30 look for whatever you can slide the band around on. I find that generally means the cigars have reached ~65%.

When smoking try to pay attention to which you like more and for what flavors, that will be a great starting point to dive into other purchases.

That VR Famosos on the right has my drooling, what a great sheen. You're in for a treat those are delicious.

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