Aged cigars

[Streetfighter]

I'm new to having a cigar collection and do want to start aging Cigars....

So what my question is...how do you choose what Cigars to age?

Ie should they be a certain ring gauge? Or particular brand or is it just personal preference?

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I am going through this at the moment Sham. I started a little over a year back. I began by trying as many singles as possible.
I am now at the point where I am putting together a selection to age, but still trying to sample the many cigars that I have not tried yet.
My way of tackling this is to buy a 10 box whenever available, and put them away. If I pick up a 10 of something I have not tried, I will
sample one and again, put them away. If I find something that I am not too keen on, I will give it another go after another year or so rest
and if still not to my palette, then I will move them on. I will eventually back up the better smokes with 25 or 50 cabs.

That's a sound plan @Johnny Thunder.
Cost effective too, my plan would be to buy 2x 10 boxes. 1 for ageing & 1 to smoke as & when, Once I've got a good list of favourites that is!
It's a balance of not breaking the bank & keeping the other half happy too!

Its a very in-exact science, generally speaking the view is that the more full bodied cigars age better, but that isn't to say that lighter cigars don't age well (ERDM for example). My honest opinion is that if you want to start ageing cigars you should buy a box of cigars you know you like and just smoke one occasionally and once you think they're ready start smoking them all

All great advise above SHAMZ, I am new to cigars myself so I am trying singles for now to see what I like the most, then hopefully funds allowing will buy more of what I like and put away for a while. Hopefully a few holidays this year (possibly Cuba again at end of year) will allow me to procure some reasonably box's , and I'm sure I'll be asking advise from members on here before buying.

[SHAMZ84]

[MENTION=932]Johnny[/MENTION] that sounds like a good plan.. And very cost effective.

I still need to sample more variety of Cigars before I'm at the stage of aging...but its good to see how some of you guy are starting this process.

Also I did read somewhere that NC are not worth aging...as they are ready to smoke...is that true? Or that just away for manufacturer to sell more?


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[sheppsea]

Its a very in-exact science, generally speaking the view is that the more full bodied cigars age better, but that isn't to say that lighter cigars don't age well (ERDM for example). My honest opinion is that if you want to start ageing cigars you should buy a box of cigars you know you like and just smoke one occasionally and once you think they're ready start smoking them all

[wayne_w]

That's a sound plan [MENTION=13430526]Johnny Thunder[/MENTION].
Cost effective too, my plan would be to buy 2x 10 boxes. 1 for ageing & 1 to smoke as & when, Once I've got a good list of favourites that is!
It's a balance of not breaking the bank & keeping the other half happy too!

[Johnny Thunder]

I am going through this at the moment Sham. I started a little over a year back. I began by trying as many singles as possible.
I am now at the point where I am putting together a selection to age, but still trying to sample the many cigars that I have not tried yet.
My way of tackling this is to buy a 10 box whenever available, and put them away. If I pick up a 10 of something I have not tried, I will
sample one and again, put them away. If I find something that I am not too keen on, I will give it another go after another year or so rest
and if still not to my palette, then I will move them on. I will eventually back up the better smokes with 25 or 50 cabs.

[SHAMZ84]

I'm new to having a cigar collection and do want to start aging Cigars....

So what my question is...how do you choose what Cigars to age?

Ie should they be a certain ring gauge? Or particular brand or is it just personal preference?

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[james.uk]

I have some 20 year old monte 2 and they are simply wonderful but of course not many left....
Buy the oldest you can find and leave them alone for at least 5 years.

[Simon Bolivar]

Supposedly but not heard many good reviews, hope your suit you sir!

[nplymouth]

One of the boxes I got from Cuba was the RYJ Pyramides anjero, rolled in 2008 and aged by them... Would you still consider this an aged cigar?


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[tommy]

Aged cigars

What Arf said, I've got a few big smokes ageing because I don't get many ops to smoke them. I'm starting to get some stock now so it should be easier to forget about boxes.
Try buying RE's, good way to get aged cigars.

[tippexx]

I find no problem at all with ageing bigger Cuban because the occasions to smoke them are so seldom.

[Seegarnub]

NC's for 5yrs! Is anyone that patient? smoke less but better quality & your stock of aged smokes with still grow, whilst you smoke prime Havanas.

Sounds like my kind of plan![emoji106][emoji2]


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[Simon Bolivar]

NC's for 5yrs! Is anyone that patient? smoke less but better quality & your stock of aged smokes with still grow, whilst you smoke prime Havanas.

[Niela]

Most CC boxes I bought already had age on them as I got them on trips to Malta and Germany. But generally I'd go and find some nice NCs you like, and some CC to put away. It means you'll have to smoke NCs for about 5 years, which isn't a bad thing, and then you have a fresh stock of aged CC every year that you can mix in with the NCs. (That's if you add to the stock every year...)

[jerryr]

Ageing is hard, I sometimes buy aged singles or the odd box and there is a definate differance. I've tried the 2 box method but it's a bit costly, so I am currently trying with single boxes. when they arrive I take a few out to smoke and put the rest away. My theory is if I have enough in my rotation I should be able to put a few years on them before I plunder again. Only time will tell.