Ritch Posted August 28, 2018 Posted August 28, 2018 Up until now I have been somewhat lucky and only received cigars with a few years of age on them. Today I received a box of April 2018 BBF's and decided to smoke one right away. By God I know understand why you all recommend to lay them down for a few months! Over powered tobacco taste and not so much flavour, the final third did thankfully have some flavour. I imagine that given a few months they will start to smoke much better and I look forward to trying one every month till they do!
SigmundChurchill Posted August 28, 2018 Posted August 28, 2018 25 minutes ago, Ritch said: Up until now I have been somewhat lucky and only received cigars with a few years of age on them. Today I received a box of April 2018 BBF's and decided to smoke one right away. By God I know understand why you all recommend to lay them down for a few months! Over powered tobacco taste and not so much flavour, the final third did thankfully have some flavour. I imagine that given a few months they will start to smoke much better and I look forward to trying one every month till they do! When I get a box of 25 regular production cigars, I always smoke 1 ROTT. I have been doing that forever. More often then not, it is a waste of a cigar. That said, many times, the cigar is fine, and there have even been a few times over the years where the one smoked ROTT was the best one in the box. BTW, after that 1, I almost always wait a few weeks to months before smoking the second one. 2
Silverstix Posted August 28, 2018 Posted August 28, 2018 26 minutes ago, SigmundChurchill said: When I get a box of 25 regular production cigars, I always smoke 1 ROTT. I have been doing that forever. More often then not, it is a waste of a cigar. That said, many times, the cigar is fine, and there have even been a few times over the years where the one smoked ROTT was the best one in the box. BTW, after that 1, I almost always wait a few weeks to months before smoking the second one. My brother, I see you are a fellow NYer? We will have to get together for a smoke one of these days, none of my close friends are really cigar smokers 1
Ericbrobes Posted August 28, 2018 Posted August 28, 2018 I'm usually good for one ROTT but many that I receive now are going down for a long nap, those that aren't I typically won't touch for atleast a month. I've had mixed results ROTT just like most here.
SigmundChurchill Posted August 29, 2018 Posted August 29, 2018 5 hours ago, Silverstix said: My brother, I see you are a fellow NYer? We will have to get together for a smoke one of these days, none of my close friends are really cigar smokers Hey @Silverstix, We have a house on the Island that my wife and kids live in during the summer, and I am out East as much as I can be. As the summer is over, we are closing up the house in the next couple of days. In fact, I just drove back to my primary home, and I doubt we will be back before the house is closed. Next summer we should meet up out there. I have a spot where I like to smoke that I think you will like a lot. How far are you from East Hampton? The rest of the year, I live in NJ, but we could maybe get something together in the city if that works. I am only 1/2 hour away from Manhattan. 1
El Presidente Posted August 29, 2018 Posted August 29, 2018 7 hours ago, Ritch said: Up until now I have been somewhat lucky and only received cigars with a few years of age on them. Today I received a box of April 2018 BBF's and decided to smoke one right away. By God I know understand why you all recommend to lay them down for a few months! Over powered tobacco taste and not so much flavour, the final third did thankfully have some flavour. I imagine that given a few months they will start to smoke much better and I look forward to trying one every month till they do! We don't make it up 90 Days. BBF are ornery cigars young at the best of times. 2
hedgeybaby Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 On 8/28/2018 at 10:37 PM, SigmundChurchill said: Hey @Silverstix, We have a house on the Island that my wife and kids live in during the summer, and I am out East as much as I can be. As the summer is over, we are closing up the house in the next couple of days. In fact, I just drove back to my primary home, and I doubt we will be back before the house is closed. Next summer we should meet up out there. I have a spot where I like to smoke that I think you will like a lot. How far are you from East Hampton? The rest of the year, I live in NJ, but we could maybe get something together in the city if that works. I am only 1/2 hour away from Manhattan. I think the above sums up the great people we have on this site. Everyone seems to be helpful and generous. 3
Silverstix Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, hedgeybaby said: I think the above sums up the great people we have on this site. Everyone seems to be helpful and generous. It certainly does
ElJavi76 Posted August 31, 2018 Posted August 31, 2018 On 8/28/2018 at 4:32 PM, SigmundChurchill said: When I get a box of 25 regular production cigars, I always smoke 1 ROTT. I have been doing that forever. More often then not, it is a waste of a cigar. That said, many times, the cigar is fine, and there have even been a few times over the years where the one smoked ROTT was the best one in the box. BTW, after that 1, I almost always wait a few weeks to months before smoking the second one. THIS! I smoke one from every box without rest, and to your point Elliot... Sometimes they perform better than the rest. Depending on the season, and how long the stix are in transit, they could be just right to smoke. (Not too wet/dry) The only time I might skip a cigar is when I buy multiple boxes of the same cigar at once. Other than that... What'd I buy them for? Gotta kick the tires on anything new. 2
ponfed Posted August 31, 2018 Posted August 31, 2018 7 hours ago, ElJavi76 said: Other than that... What'd I buy them for? Gotta kick the tires on anything new. I second that. I feel that a lot of people who have a huge collection give advice that can be ... let's say frustrating to newbies. I've been smoking cigars for 20yrs but I just recently been able to start a collection. Sometimes you get people who say: Discipline gentlemen! You shan't touch your PSD4s before 3 years! Just smoke from the 3 other boxes of PSD4 that you've been aging. When a newbie has 1 box and 4 singles, it's less than useful advice, and when you keep hearing that sort of haughty tut tutting... bad words come to your mind! And I mean that with all respect and affection. If any old hand here sees themselves in that description, I know that it's all meant to be helpful. Still sometimes, you just wanna tell them to take their 2002 Punch DC and shove it far up their humidor.... 3
canadianbeaver Posted August 31, 2018 Posted August 31, 2018 This is great advice of course but some cigars are great right off the table, don't some agree? For example, The Cohiba Medio Siglo are wonderful IMO. Monte Media Corona. Letterrip. But then, the aging might kick in and you have to let them rest for a while. Others cannot be touched and we give them the thumbs down like they are crap for a few years. Like RA Extra 2011. They are one of my favorite cigars. Except now I am hooked on Trinidad anything. edit: I meant to say, when they came out. Just like RG 88’s are getting now. I will just let them sit there and we shall see ? Great conversation @Ritch. Thanks! CB 1
Ritch Posted August 31, 2018 Author Posted August 31, 2018 I have just smoked a April 2018 Monte 2. And whilst it is enjoyable it will benefit a whole load from a few more months. 1
sjmistry Posted August 31, 2018 Posted August 31, 2018 I tried this many times in the past and have never had any luck (bad burn, muted flavors, etc.) so I have stopped doing so, NC and CC alike. I have never tried removing one single and extensively dry-boxing prior to smoking (maybe an addendum to the experiment post) so I will probably try that out. I recall a time when I smoked a CoRo rott. Decent but not outstanding, leading me to believe that they were not the best examples/box. I ended up giving many away. I tried one about 9 months later and it turned out to be a beautiful smoke. Live and learn. -Shake 1
joeypots Posted August 31, 2018 Posted August 31, 2018 I think smoking one ROTT is a waste. Take a box that you get in August that was boxed in April. It went from Cuba to the merchant to you in those 5 months. The amount of time it's been in transit as a percentage of it's boxed life can be huge. 30 Days acclimating in a desk top is the minimum. Whatever information I got smoking one right away was of little value to me because, at best, the cigar was too moist to give a good indication of the potential of the cigar. Then again, if you are new to the hobby, fire them up. Your ability to rest your cigars is inversely correlated with size of your stash. 1
Derboesekoenig Posted August 31, 2018 Posted August 31, 2018 I am not a very patient person, but I am learning. Which is probably why I'm up 100+ boxes in the first couple months of collecting. My Habanos future looks bright haha I still have MUCH learning and experimenting to do, but it just takes time.
BrightonCorgi Posted August 31, 2018 Posted August 31, 2018 For much of the US's cigar smoking history, we've smoked fresh cigars. 1
ponfed Posted August 31, 2018 Posted August 31, 2018 2 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said: For much of the US's cigar smoking history, we've smoked fresh cigars. That's true. Although I wonder, since transport was much slower, never mind trans oceanic transport, how much stock retailers would keep on hand. Then depending on how often they got shipments and time between shipments, your fresh cigars might have some age on them. Not an expert on historical tobacco trade though. 1
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now