Trying to understand it all

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07-17-2009, 02:47 AM
dmac

Trying to understand it all

Hello cigarsmokers. I'm new to cigars as well as the forum. Got a little confused at first with the waiting period, but here I am. I haven't been smoking for any more than a month. Recently purchased a 40ish count humi with a digital gauge to keep things in check. It's been holding its humidity well and is feeling a little lonely, so I'm here to learn from some BOTL. So far I could probably count the cigars I've smoked on my hands. Things I've enjoyed so far include CAO's Criollo, Nub's Connecticut and Oliva's Serie G Cameroon. The serie G is by far my favorite so far. It was easy to tell I was smoking a cameroon wrapper. The feel and flavor was wonderful. Not much more to say here, but I've got my eye on the newbie sampler thread already so I'm heading over there. Otherwise you can find me hanging out in middle Tennessee.
07-17-2009, 05:55 AM
ashauler

Welcme to the board. If you're liking cameroon smokes, try a Cuesta Rey Stanfords Cameroon reserve.
07-17-2009, 08:08 AM
Irish79

Welcome from Pennsylvania.
07-17-2009, 08:23 AM
Rugbysh9

Welcome from CT.
07-17-2009, 08:44 AM
denver24

Welcome from CO
07-17-2009, 11:49 AM
ggiese

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashauler

Welcme to the board. If you're liking cameroon smokes, try a Cuesta Rey Stanfords Cameroon reserve.

What he said!!! :smiley20:

Welcome!
07-17-2009, 12:05 PM
Roger

Gotta try the cuesta ray... got one in the humi waiting for me! Welcome from Oregon. Hope you enjoy your time here. Roger. :smiley41::smiley4:
07-17-2009, 12:11 PM
DeeDubya

Welcome from Central Texas
07-17-2009, 12:34 PM
ashauler

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roger

Gotta try the cuesta ray... got one in the humi waiting for me! Welcome from Oregon. Hope you enjoy your time here. Roger. :smiley41::smiley4:

Not gonna do you much good sittin' in there. :smiley2:
07-17-2009, 12:44 PM
mrtr33

Welcome from northwest Louisiana
07-17-2009, 12:50 PM
Roger

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashauler

Not gonna do you much good sittin' in there. :smiley2:

Yep you are right about that one! But I have not had it very long. Only been in the humi a few weeks. How long should I wait?
07-17-2009, 01:07 PM
ashauler

No time like the present imho......but then again, I have little self-discipline when it comes to cigars. Hurts me all the time on c-bid. Oh, wait.....
07-17-2009, 01:22 PM
mrtr33

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashauler

No time like the present imho......

Ditto.....why not smoke it?

I don't know if you are considering aging that particular cigar. I remember reading something somewhere about aging cigars - the darker wrappers may age better. That Cuesta Rey may not age very well. Maybe I'm way off base. Smoke it! You'll love it.
07-17-2009, 01:42 PM
Irish79

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashauler

No time like the present imho......but then again, I have little self-discipline when it comes to cigars. Hurts me all the time on c-bid. Oh, wait.....

Oh damn...Do you have a box of Ruinations you want to split? :smiley4:
07-17-2009, 02:07 PM
sammis

welcome from Columbia, SC
07-17-2009, 02:36 PM
CAJUNBLAZE

welcome from south Louisiana

Rich
07-17-2009, 02:45 PM
ashauler

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrtr33

Ditto.....why not smoke it?

I don't know if you are considering aging that particular cigar. I remember reading something somewhere about aging cigars - the darker wrappers may age better. That Cuesta Rey may not age very well. Maybe I'm way off base. Smoke it! You'll love it.

I haven't noticed any drop off in these with up to a year of age on them. I haven't been able to keep any for longer than that though, so others may have better long-term insight than I do.
07-17-2009, 03:18 PM
DeeDubya

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashauler

I haven't noticed any drop off in these with up to a year of age on them. I haven't been able to keep any for longer than that though, so others may have better long-term insight than I do.

Here's my experience and I'll bet it's happened to others. I'd buy a single at the smoke shop, try it and llike it a lot. So, I'll order up a box, smoke one and wonder why they now taste like crap. I've even gone so far as to suspect that the retail shops were getting better cigars from special lots.

Anyway, so i stick the box down in the humi and forget about it for a while. Some time later pull one out, smoke it and like it again. What's happened is the one from the B&M might have been aged, the box I bought was fresh from the fingers of the torcedor and a little aging took care of the problem.