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I joined last year, but never made my introduction post, so here goes. I have been a cigars smoker off an on for the last 30+ years. Cigars tend to bring people together that otherwise would have never met, which is definitely a great thing. Cigars are also my way of relaxing and unwinding. Seems to be a way of letting the day's stress just fade away. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to join.

It makes sense that cigar enthusiasts young enough to enjoy the fruits of their labor of holding and self-aging cigars would prefer to do it. But for those of us in our seventies, it's less favorable of a numbers game to hope to get 10 or more years of aging on our purchases. I have paid extra on a few occasions to buy cigars with 5 or more years on them, and have really enjoyed the few I've smoked so far. But my oldest cigars were rolled in 2017, so even then putting a few more years on them and going through them slowly adds to the experience.

I would not pay that much additionally for an older box. I enjoy the cigars at different phases. If the 10 year old box was only $50-75 more then I probably would pay the difference.

Unseasonably warm temps gave me an excuse to finally take down the outside Christmas lights, and enjoy my first N9 Lonsdale. Definitely low on the resting time, (2 weeks ish) but wow was this awesome. I don't know how you guys do it, but these cigars are bang on every time. I can't wait to see what a bit of age will do to these, if I can wait that long.

So, this is another one of those Regionals that I've been ragging on. 10 years? That's beyond what I'd consider a reasonable amount of time to wait for a cigar to come around. That said, I haven't had one.

Can’t wait!! I’ll be in Arizona at my in laws. If we don’t have dinner plans then I will 100% be in on this.

Buy young and hold. Refreshing a collection is entirely different that building a collection.

My collection is at a point where I have a good mix of aged as well as newer cigars. I would pay a premium for rarer or discontinued boxes as they come up, but would vastly prefer to buy and age the new ones. The wrinkle with that idea is the current state of availability, so I am likely to gobble up anything that comes my way.

Partagas Legados. Deep rich and robust. Thanks T!!

Cannot ever recall having one of these. Are they shared in one of the R&J tubos?

I would prefer that everyone's storage conditions are similar or better than my own, which there is just no way to prove. I've bought a bunch of aged stuff and learned the hard way that some people just don't care enough or don't think that proper storage is that big of a deal. I haven't had the patience myself to wait 10 years because I barely started smoking 3 years ago! I'd pay the premium if I was sure it was coming from a lifetime of climate controlled conditions. Like Rafael Gonzalez PEs and Perlas are really good after 10 years and brand new they just suck! There are plenty of brands that are smoking really well young too and it is fun to hop around the years and see these differences. Lately I'm leaning toward buying fresh and making sure my storage is on point. Going forward I'm going to be more careful about what I buy with age already on it. Your question has me wondering if you're cooking up another project 😆

With Nikolas Cage, assume “Apalling” and then make a better choice. 😜

Definitely buy young and age myself. I can experience the journey over time and I'm in control. I'd much rather be able to say "that's on me" if something goes wrong with something like storage. That said, I would splurge on the occasional aged box depending on what it is (f it's discontinued, something I'm familiar with, etc.)

Manchester Cigarettes, ostensibly a UK brand, but in reality a company based in Jebel Ali Free Zone Dubai. This is the brand that you will find in most black market shops in Aus. Interestingly, the crime boss Australia deported back to Iran now owns a majority share in Manchester. Vertical integration at its best.

I’d highly prefer buying them young and carrying a large inventory to age and smoke at the same time. Due to pricing and availability, that’s not realistic for me anymore. So, after my inventory is depleted, I could see myself paying up for a box of aged cigars here and there when I need a taste.

I’m in.

H. Upmann Sir Winston, SSU ENE 02. Punch produced an easy draw with a clean burn-line and clouds of wispy, white smoke. Retro provided a nasal burn with minerally accents. Creamy cedar, rich leather, and a coffee ramp in the end that barely reached medium, overall an impeccable selection.

I would much rather buy them young and age them myself. Challenges in acquiring them now in my current location make that a much bigger issue. I am very interested in seeing the maturation process, being newer to the CC game.

A DRAW! It was a DRAW!?!!?!?! On to the next one I guess.

Buy and age myself. To buy aged, you have to trust that the seller procured the cigar the entire time.

Distinguidos is one of my favorite Habanos quite easily.

A couple of years on from this post is there an update on this now time has passed and cigars been aged and smoked?

These and the 08 EL are some of the best cigars I've had. It really shows that the potential is there and the sky is the limit for Cuba...if the desire is there and applied

Fantastic - looking forward to watching the re-run, as Sundays are full-on parenting days for us. Looking forward to seeing if Ken has mastered the art of sabering a bottle of fizz and cutting the head off a cigar in a single stroke [emoji122] Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk