Aged cigars

[Simon G]

Ha, nice idea TonyN but what if she doesn't give it back!

Or forgets where she put it!!!

[Rich B]

I tend to put boxes that I want to lay down either on the bottom shelf of my humidor, or at the back of another shelf. I then rely on my memory to forget that they are there.

[TonyN]

Ha, nice idea TonyN but what if she doesn't give it back!

Well if she doesn't maybe buy a bunch of flowers or a romantic night out.

[RDBM]

Trying so hard to age cigars, although i always break and smoke them...Got my top rack of my humidor, just for ageing, but the temptation to smoke makes me feel like an addict...lol

Gangstarrr's 2 box theory is the way to go if it's possible. If not, a scaled down version "the 2 stick theory" may work better .

[oskihen]

I generally take five or so out of a box of 25 and lay the rest down and forget about them , I keep buying boxes and box splits so I've now got 75 or so in desktops and numerous boxes ageing away nicely

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[cj121]

A good tip that I picked up from the Great, late, Don TJ Coro was to take a few puros out of each box purchased (or even singles from smaller acquisitions), label them up and put them to bed for as long as you like. It saves worrying about whether one can afford to put whole boxes to sleep and it's surprising how quick an inventory can build up.

Why, in TJ's massive unit, there must have been about five boxes of sleepers of various brands and vitolas. I haven't subscribed myself yet, but when I get time, I think I'll root through my cigars and do it. A nice little project

[Simon Bolivar]

Ha, nice idea TonyN but what if she doesn't give it back!

[TonyN]

Trying so hard to age cigars, although i always break and smoke them...Got my top rack of my humidor, just for ageing, but the temptation to smoke makes me feel like an addict...lol

If the humi comes with a key ask the wife to hide it.

[cj121]

Trying so hard to age cigars, although i always break and smoke them...Got my top rack of my humidor, just for ageing, but the temptation to smoke makes me feel like an addict...lol

Put them on the bottom rack, they may be harder to reach then.

[PeeJay]

Trying so hard to age cigars, although i always break and smoke them...Got my top rack of my humidor, just for ageing, but the temptation to smoke makes me feel like an addict...lol

You're an addict if you need to smoke them not if you're tempted to

[Jonnyjay]

Trying so hard to age cigars, although i always break and smoke them...Got my top rack of my humidor, just for ageing, but the temptation to smoke makes me feel like an addict...lol

[Simon Bolivar]

Could not have put it more perfectly myself and I doubt many others could.

Hear, hear!

Thank you Wigan, my friend

[Wigan]

Oh dear, the veil has been lifted from your eyes & now having had this experience smoking cigars less than 3-5yo, will never be the same again. You have 3 options, first try to forget this ever happened, a figment of your imagination, too excitement in the air. Secondly be prepared to pay alot for an occasional treat buy buying a single or two from the more reputable dealers for birthdays/ Christmases ect. Thirdly buy some coolidors & start laying down a few boxes to age yourself. In theory, this should be the cheapest & most pleasurable root. In practice, it may be fun but it's anything but cheap & how many boxes do you need? How many of your fav's should you try to age? Who much money do you want/ can afford - to tie up in your hobby? Good luck & welcome to the Dark side of Havana's

Could not have put it more perfectly myself and I doubt many others could.

Hear, hear!

[gangstarrrrr]

Oh dear, the veil has been lifted from your eyes & now having had this experience smoking cigars less than 3-5yo, will never be the same again. You have 3 options, first try to forget this ever happened, a figment of your imagination, too excitement in the air. Secondly be prepared to pay alot for an occasional treat buy buying a single or two from the more reputable dealers for birthdays/ Christmases ect. Thirdly buy some coolidors & start laying down a few boxes to age yourself. In theory, this should be the cheapest & most pleasurable root. In practice, it may be fun but it's anything but cheap & how many boxes do you need? How many of your fav's should you try to age? Who much money do you want/ can afford - to tie up in your hobby? Good luck & welcome to the Dark side of Havana's

My plan is to build up some stock to age by buying 2 boxes at a time. Of course, this plan will take several years to start to come good. Other aid to this is to buy boxes which have a few years on them though of course doing that on something like 25 x D4s would be quite difficult without paying a premium. Reckon it's something that will happen naturally over a number of years as the collection grows.

[RobBooth]

I've never knowingly had an aged Cuban though I've got a few boxes I'm hoping to be able to let sit. . Paid a premium for a box of aged Opus X which I'm yet to try too.