Long Term Aging?

[Architeuthis]

Squid currently has a completely new collection of cigars, with only a very few exceptions. In restocking (not completed yet) I'm going to fill my Huge-a-dor first, and keep the coolerdors filled with full boxes, which I hope to let sit quietly for some time. I have no problem staying away from the coolerdor, as I've got multiple boxes of some of my favorites. Some I even have in storage and none in my stock of available smokes.

I differ with some opinions that the non-Cubans don't age well or can be over-aged. I like bold full-flavored cigars mostly, and when these age for five years or so they become very nice in my opinion...

[Marlboro Cigars-cl]

Everything gets put away for at least a year before I touch them again.
(That is... when I can resist my temptation to fire one up).

[Architeuthis]

Rather than re-invent the wheel, Squid® has decided to re-visit one or two of the old Polls to see if there might be some renewed interest from folks who didn't see them the first time around...

[Mr. Mojo Risin]

Originally Posted by g8trbone

My aging is only because I haven't had a chance to smoke em yet!

Exactly my situation too! I'm really hoping to eventually get into some of the ones in the back of the humi and find some plume/bloom.

[Rusty Shackleford]

I'm trying to age some cigars right now. Nothing special like a 1926 or an Opus, just cigars like the Java, 601, and a Torano. I just want to see if aging makes them any better. They won't be in my box for more than a year though.

[kevind1680]

I have alot of my cigars that I would like to age between 5-10 years.

[Camacho Junior]

I haven't had the pleasure of aging any cigars as I haven't really purchased any that are worth aging.

[Phantom57-cl]

I don't age cigars, as I like strong, edgy cigars. Putting age on them just take the edge off and makes them milder, which for my preference, is counter productive. I don't consider anything under two years as ageing. Over the last couple years, I have been gradually reducing my inventory, and have gotten it down to around a thousand, which keeps me at under a year of age which is where I like it.

[Kilobyte]

2 Years= Mature
4 Years = Aged

[Humidor Minister]

I have some GOF's I'm saving for the day I pay off the building that my business is in. That's about 6 years off. Should be pretty tasty. I'm also looking to do some trading for some Forbidden-X to do the same with my home mortgage. So if any of you are hoarding the ellusive Forbidden-X's that want an ashtray..........

[Cigary]

Originally Posted by N2Advnture

Wow...I am shocked by the amount of people who do not intend on aging.

For those who don't currently do it, give it a try! For at least a year or two, you don't know what you're missing!

~Mark

I agree as I have some Opus that have been aging since 2002 and after 5 years these cigars rival anything I have ever smoked.

[Patrick B]

I have a Camacho Liberty that a friend gave me and I have no intentions of smoking it before a year is up. Everything else is pretty much bought and smoked relatively quickly.

I am relatively new to the cigar game and don't yet have the room to age any. I will be grabbing the next cheap 48 bottle wine cooler I see on Craigslist to make my big wine-ador and will start thinking about buying boxes to age.

[Gurkha nut]

Im like Rusty I dont have any opus nor have I tried one but what I do have some of them im trying to age to see if it will make a diffrence in particular my Centurians

[jfox520]

I age them in fiver's. I am hoping to get to a point that I can age in boxes. The problem is that I have not built up my self control to that point.

John

[Messerjocke2000]

Well, i mostly age cheap cuban cigars like the Jose L. Piedras. I use preserving jars for aging. Others put up fruit, i put up stogies . Might need to get some stickers with the boxing date on those...

Kilian