What\'s your aging methodology?


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» I know everyone is different, but for those of you who do long term aging,

» what is your typical gameplan? How many boxes do you purchase of a new

» release? When do you start to break into them?

Tampa has a great method..I'm sure he will chime in soon..

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I have a very simple strategy...

If I like a cigar, I smoke from the box I have and buy another to age.

If I really like a cigar, I buy several boxes to age, and put at least one down for several years.

If I think that a cigar is a classic, I buy that all I can afford. Never had any trouble selling 'em later if I change my mind.

Simple, foolproof, and expensive.

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Wow, so many say I have a method, let me share what I have mentioned to others about aging your own.

When you determine a cigar that you want to age, buy 3 boxes. One box to smoke and 2 to age. When you have reached the second layer in the current smoking box, order another box. That way, when you finish the smoking box you can open one of the original three you bought while the other two boxes continue to age.

Now if you enjoy variety, you can select about 30 different cigars that you want to age. That way, you can smoke a different cigar every day of the month and your current smoking boxes will last about 2 years. (Note that your aging boxes continue to age while you are smoking the open box.)

This way, you will need a couple of things, a fairly good sized bank roll, and a humidor that will hold about 200 boxes of cigars.

OK, say you have the Bank Roll, Rob has the storing facility covered for you with his Cigar Locker which is Secure, Insured, properly humidified and temperature controlled. Rob and Lise will secure your aging cigars for you with no additional cost so buy now while the prices are low and enjoy them later when they are aged to perfection for you.

Enjoy...................

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Here's my formula for a buying / aging plan (works well).

First, determine how many cigars you smoke on average in 1 year.

Ex:

1 per day x 365 = 365

Divide by # of cigars in a box (25 typ) = 14.6 boxes per year

Ok, so 15 boxes per year is what you would blow through. So, in order to eventually get aged smokes into your daily rotation, you should by 3 boxes for a total of 45 boxes per year.

Box 1 - smoke in 1st year

Box 2 - smoke in 2nd year (now 1-2 years old), immediately buy a replacement box

Box 3 - smoke in 3rd year (now 3-4 years old), immediately buy a replacement box

The key is to buy a replacement box the second you crack one open. Also, after a year or two the replacement boxes will be still available at 1-3 years of age from your vendor.

Also, if the 45 boxes per year are already a year or two old, in 3 years you can be smoking 5-6 year old smokes in your daily rotation and any new boxes will have time to get at least 3 years of age on them before cracking them open.

I hope this helps (and makes sense)

~M

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» When you determine a cigar that you want to age, buy 3 boxes. One box to

» smoke and 2 to age. When you have reached the second layer in the current

» smoking box, order another box. That way, when you finish the smoking box

» you can open one of the original three you bought while the other two

» boxes continue to age.

Great minds :-D

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Thanks everyone for the input. That's exactly what I was looking for. 30 different brands is a wee bit of cash, but I can start with a few and work my way up from there. Besides.....it's just money right?

:-D

It's a damn good thing the mrs and I have seperate bank accounts.

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I agree it must be consumption based: no need to age 500 boxes if you only smoke a cigar a week. Then again, if you smoke 2 a day, 30 boxes a year is not enough either.

Personally, I buy as much as I can because I know that habanos:

- will never get cheaper

- will age well

- can be resold should the need arise, and possibly even at a small profit

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» I also use "Tampa's method" with a slight variation. I buy boxes two at a

» time instead of the initial three. When I smoke through 1/2 of the first

» box I order two more.

Hereby christened the Tampa variant! :lol3:

My other "method" is to buy aged. . .:cool:

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» - can be resold should the need arise, and possibly even at a small profit

Just curious......

How can you re-sell them? Where do you sell them?

I'm deff not interested in selling any of my treasures but I'm curious. Where would you sell a box of 04 Monte 2's for example.

Answer to the original post:

It all depends on how many you smoke in a year but I find that purchaseing two boxes of the same cigar at a time works well for me. I smoke about 5-6 a week. I don't have a lot of aged stuff though...my regular rotation consists of boxes between 1-3 years old.

$4000 a year....at least. That's the only depressing part

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