Can you age a $5 cigar

[alliaphagist]

It's much like aging a 5 dollar bottle of wine... Why?

There are 5 dollar bottles of wine?

[ggiese]

There are 5 dollar bottles of wine?

Oh yeah...

What's worse - a local Italian deli near me has 2 for 1 wine specials all the time. Most are fantastic deals - but occasionally there are 2 for $2.98. I've not yet been tempted...

[mrtr33]

There are 5 dollar bottles of wine?

Depends on where you live. Can anyone say Trader Joe's Charles Shaw? $1.99 in CA! "Two Buck-Chuck". Not unbelievably horrible.

There is a bottle we used to drink in CA and Oregon - I want to say it was Swan Lake, or Swan Ridge, or something like that. I remember getting it there for like $2.99. Good stuff. Especially for the price.

We drink a lot of wine. For our tastes, on average, the minimum cut-off is about $7-$8. Anything less, and it's a risk. Now, as far as aging, we won't even bother unless the bottle is from a region we particularly enjoy (my favorite is Alexander Valley outside of Sonoma, CA), and usually something we've invested in (over $40). We don't have too many of those, though.

[nhcigarfan]

Remember most not cubans go through a aging process both as the leaf and once rolled into the cigar.

I have found some cigars get a little lighter or loose some harshness but I wouldn't expect any great flavor change.

That being said give it a shot. Take a box of each and leave it for 6 months, try a couple compared to a new purchase, leave for another 3 months and repeat. Maybe you will notice a difference and maybe not.

[ggiese]

Depends on where you live. Can anyone say Trader Joe's Charles Shaw? $1.99 in CA! "Two Buck-Chuck". Not unbelievably horrible.

There is a bottle we used to drink in CA and Oregon - I want to say it was Swan Lake, or Swan Ridge, or something like that. I remember getting it there for like $2.99. Good stuff. Especially for the price.

We drink a lot of wine. For our tastes, on average, the minimum cut-off is about $7-$8. Anything less, and it's a risk. Now, as far as aging, we won't even bother unless the bottle is from a region we particularly enjoy (my favorite is Alexander Valley outside of Sonoma, CA), and usually something we've invested in (over $40). We don't have too many of those, though.

There's a PERFECT example - you can't age two-buck-Chuck...

[knightnorth]

Thanks for the info. I think the best advice I got was from an old friend who said to fill a humidor and take one out every month. Write down each experience and see where the peaks and valleys are.

I've dipped for too many years and I'm new to the cigar world. I'm just tring to jump into it with as much information as I can get and this site has been very helpful. Look forward to hearing more from you guys.