Trying to understand it all

[dmac]

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.

[ashauler]

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

[Irish79]

Welcome from Pennsylvania.

[Rugbysh9]

Welcome from CT.

[denver24]

Welcome from CO

[ggiese]

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

What he said!!!

Welcome!

[Roger]

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

[DeeDubya]

Welcome from Central Texas

[ashauler]

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

Not gonna do you much good sittin' in there.

[mrtr33]

Welcome from northwest Louisiana

[Roger]

Not gonna do you much good sittin' in there.

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?

[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.....

[mrtr33]

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.

[Irish79]

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?

[sammis]

welcome from Columbia, SC

[CAJUNBLAZE]

welcome from south Louisiana

Rich

[ashauler]

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.

[DeeDubya]

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.