Question about "my" cigars and aging....

[scott4usc]

Thanks for opening my thread and hopefully you can answer my question. I started cigar smoking in July and since then have picked up large quantity of cigars.

I read and searched a bunch of past threads on this site and others about aging. The common opinion is "most" cigars get better with age but not all cigars. Another common opinion is full flavor smokes for the most part age better than mild flavor smokes. (but not all the time) Since I am new to cigar smoking, I would like to get an idea of which cigars in "my" humidor "should" get better with age and which ones I should concentrate on smoking right away. (I have no problem being patient to age my smokes) So if you owned/aged/smoked any of the cigars on my list, please tell me your thoughts.

For example, a certain cigar may taste great if smoked within 1-2 years but then starts to go bad after that. Or this smoke gets better after 1-2 years age and even better after 3-5 years. This smoke you don't want to age and better off enjoying it now. I know nobody knows when a cigar peaks etc. but I am sure there are people who had experiences with my cigars below. I have either a box or multiple 5-packs of each cigar.

Lastly, what are your opinions of my cigars? I have not tried the Oliva O Bold, Rocky Patel Vintage 1992, Onyx, and La Gloria Cubana Serie R No. 5 Maduro. Others I have tried and liked. Guess I am lucky so far. I searched forum and reviews to pick out my cigars. It helped me out a lot. My favorite is the Royal Jamaican Gold which I got in sample pack and LOVED and bought box right away.

Here is the list.

La Gloria Cubana Serie R No. 5 Maduro
5.5" x 54 ring

Oliva 'O' Bold Oasis Torpedo
6.0" x 52 ring

Oliva 'O' Bold Orion Torpedo
7.0" x 54 ring

Vintage by Rocky Patel 1992 Churchill
7.0" x 48 ring

Onyx Reserve Robusto
5.0" x 50 ring

Royal Jamaica Gold Churchill
7.0" x 54 ring

Padron 2000 Maduro
5.0 x 50

Sherpa Mystic Double-Wrap
(Barber Pole)
6.0 x 50

Thanks!

[Xmodius]

I have a few boxes of Oliva O Bold, but I've only smoked a couple of sticks. I have a feeling that they might need to sit awhile to improve.

[DonWeb]

welcome to the jungle, scott!

imho... all cigars improve with *proper* aging. having said that -- i like the taste of some "young" cigars.

taste is subjective, so your list of favs will be just that.

myself, i like the padron\la gloria\rocky patel's on your list.

hope to see you around.

[Dr. Stogie Fresh]

You can find some information on aging at the Stogie Fresh web site under Getting Started

The Doc

[kansashat]

You can't polish a turd. You don't own any yet. I have quite a few if you would like to work out a trade.

Oh, & welcome BTW.

[KingMeatyHand]

RP Vintages that have matured a year taste better, to me, than younger ones. I haven't aged any those particular smokes past that though.

I know you have the bold but, I've had Oliva "O" Maduros young, with 1 year and with 2 years. They taste much better, IMO, the farther along they are.

The LGC Serie R maduros are pretty hit and miss. It would matter how good they were out of the gate to how they age I would guess.