What to do with dog rockets?

**ggiese** · 12-07-2008, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Roham

Actually, when I started, I did what Ggeise Suggests, bought all kinds of cigars, $1 to $30.... <snip>

What? I suggested what???

**Galvanicfish** · 12-08-2008, 01:43 AM

Sorry - a "couple weeks" in the humidor does no more than possibly getting them acclimated to your humidor environment. I can't even begin to imagine (from all I've experienced) that they are now more "mellow on the finish". I could be wrong - but that's not within my understanding...

Hey I did offer two possibilities there. It's much more likely that I'm just getting used to the flavor.

No matter what "conflicting advice" you've gotten on "merging flavors", you have to understand that a cigar is very much like a sponge. It soaks up the moisture around it. Whatever is contained in the moisture goes into the cigar.

That's actually a damn fine point. Could be what happened to my crap cigars, they were kinda dry and prolly sucked up a lot of the cedar and other scent laden air.

Smoke one of the unaffected bundled cigars, and then afterwards smoke the bundled cigar that was stored with the Kuba Kuba. Come back and post a review of your experience. I'm thinking you'll have a different perspective of the "merging" of flavors

I'd rather just smoke them up while driving or give away. The closest I want to get to an acid cigar is smelling the box at the smoke shop. Those things are vile. Besides, I have nothing resembling self control and generally smoke all mine before they have a chance to age.

**ggiese** · 12-08-2008, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by Galvanicfish

I'd rather just smoke them up while driving or give away. The closest I want to get to an acid cigar is smelling the box at the smoke shop. Those things are vile. Besides, I have nothing resembling self control and generally smoke all mine before they have a chance to age.

You may not like Acid - but it sure will prove my point about storing cigars together. Sometimes it's a good thing - other times it's bad.

If you do not have any patience - you gotta find a good source for properly stored aged cigars. Heck of a difference between a young and a more mature, aged cigar. I think you'll be shocked...

**Galvanicfish** · 12-08-2008, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by ggiese

You may not like Acid - but it sure will prove my point about storing cigars together. Sometimes it's a good thing - other times it's bad.

If you do not have any patience - you gotta find a good source for properly stored aged cigars. Heck of a difference between a young and a more mature, aged cigar. I think you'll be shocked...

Yeah, I been going to the same smoke shop, and some of the nicer cigars, the boxes stay the same... I figure they can age there till I go buy them

**Cigarbear** · 12-08-2008, 06:52 PM

My general thinking has been that flavored cigars, such as Acids, will impart much more of their flavor and in faster time frame than anything else. While I think we can all agree there has to be at least a certain degree of transfer from one stick to another in the same humi over time. Whether it's enough to notice is another question. I know that I personally wouldn't be able to tell the difference at the moment since I'm still a relatively new smoker. I have the rockets in a seperate humi and also have my treasures in a seperate humi from my everyday sticks.

**ggiese** · 12-08-2008, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by Cigarbear

My general thinking has been that flavored cigars, such as Acids, will impart much more of their flavor and in faster time frame than anything else. While I think we can all agree there has to be at least a certain degree of transfer from one stick to another in the same humi over time. Whether it's enough to notice is another question. I know that I personally wouldn't be able to tell the difference at the moment since I'm still a relatively new smoker. I have the rockets in a seperate humi and also have my treasures in a seperate humi from my everyday sticks.

Good call!!!

I think until you've smoked enough cigars to discern the complexity of a good cigar - it really doesn't matter. Much like drinking a fine wine while used to regularly drinking Boone's Farm - the fine wine is not nearly as impressive without the understanding...