dowjr1 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I'm sure there is likely already a thread on this...could someone point me to it or opine on the recommendation for Aging of Connie As? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnS Posted May 11, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2017 There could be a thread, but it is unlikely as this release is only 3 years old, approaching 4. I can tell you that they've been outstanding from a very young age. The last one I had was with @Fuzz recently, a LUB OCT 14 fine specimen, rested in my humidor for over a year-and-a-half. Simply sublime! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlomo Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Don't see much room for improvement, so I smoke them now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NSXCIGAR Posted May 11, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2017 As John pointed out above, the oldest Connie As are only about 3 1/2 years old, there's very little info about changes in performance at this point. I will say that after sampling quite a few, I think these are excellent now with a bit of a cap on short-term improvement. I'd be thinking these will need at least 5 years before any significant changes and at least 10 before these start to really transition in any major way. Long-term performance is always difficult to predict for any cigar. On the one hand, you've got cigars like the Mag 56, RACA or JLS1/S2 that are strong, in-your-face and a bit unrefined and scream improvement with time. Then you have cigars like the Connie A, HUSW, Party Lusi and RyJ Churchills that are extemely good young, exude refinement and are very complex without much age. If the Connie A does improve long-term, I think it could end up being a true classic and one of the best cigars of this era. It will be interesting to see what happens with it in 5-10 years. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puromaniac Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 1 hour ago, shlomo said: Don't see much room for improvement, so I smoke them now. Great call Shlomo. Coincidentally had a great one from EME Nov 13 this morning. That puppy had rested long enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryNY Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Have to agree my LUB OCT 14 is smoking perfect. Each one as good as the last.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leopolis Semper Fidelis Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I have never had the privilege and pleasure of smoking an H. Upmann Connossieur [sic] A. When I read or hear Connie, I automatically think of the Partagás Série du Connaisseur No. 1. That was some cigar, now sadly gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypots Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I smoked an H Upman Connaisseur A, Lub 3 /14 last Night. I grabbed a few fivers of these to check them out, probably at times when I wasn't' feeling flush enough to get a box. It hardly qualified as aged but was a fine cigar. I had to stop blowing smoke out my nose at about the halfway mark which is a sign for me that the cigar is still not quite ready for mass consumption. I've had five or six and last night's was the best by far, so they are either getting better or acclimating at last. I tend to age boxes until they suit and then burn through them at a good pace. I find Upman's to have a straight forward tobacco taste that at it's best is rich and satisfying. I confess I don't have a sophisticated palette and am not much good at distinguishing garlic caramel and pine nut notes. If I had a box of the Upman's I'd let them sit for the five years I always seem to need to need on my cigars. Good cigars are good, but really good cigars plus enough time can be memorable experiences. BTW, I smoked '10 Siglo VI last Sunday that was in every way superior to the Conni A. Another fat cigar that I think is too fat, but it was tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugu Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 On 11/05/2017 at 6:36 AM, shlomo said: Don't see much room for improvement, so I smoke them now. True, they are good from very early on (though, fresh OR had been a bit unrefined to my taste, not giving much away). Not in 'need' of much aging, but with excellent aging potential if you ask me. I don't usually age my cigars for 'improvement' but for transition and development into something else - different, but not necessarily better. I prefer my cigars matured but that surely is a matter of personal taste. There are certain folks on here, so I heard, not believing in aging cigars at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbandz Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 yes,age them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 I've gone through a coupe of boxes of 13's and enjoyed them immensely. Just opened a 14 box and the couple I've had have been outstanding but I still think there is lots of upside if aged. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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