Whistlebritches wrote:IMHO a well aged premium falls into a category all its own......same with most Habano's regardless of pedigree.My Tat Especiales with 5+ years will rival most Habano's in my opinion.How many have smoked a Camacho 10th Anniversary with 10+ years of age?An LFD from almost any of Litto's lines with 5-7 years of age?Same with many of the Habano regular line........Partagas PCE's,RyJ Coronito's en Cedro,H. Upmann PC's,Ramon Allones Small Club Corona's.........all with 7-10 years on them.
I suppose my question is......would anyone here feel slighted if any of the above is what they received from a SP bet?
BTW I just broke out a Camacho 10th Anni robusto from 08..........absolutely one of the smoothest cigars ever rolled.
Found a bunch of these about a month ago on the bargain table at a local shop. Saw a bunch of dateless LG Diez of various sizes on the bargain table. Talked him down another 25 percent.
I'm not really into smokes with a lot of time on them for the most part, but the LGs and LFDs with some age on them are pretty damn good for me. They retain some of their kick and pack a bunch of flavor.
Most cigars with a lot of age on them don't really do it for me, especially CCs. I smoked a monte #2 last week that I found in the bottom of one of my drawers that I've had for several years. It pretty much lost all it's strength, I was a little bummed about it. I mean, it was still good, but it lost it's kick.
The sweet spot for me for CCs is ROTT to a couple years, after that, I'm not the biggest fan. Obviously there are exceptions to this... a few of smokes that Buckwheat and a few other BOTL have sent me have been great (a Siglo VI is the one popping into my head right now and it was phenomenal).
MACS wrote:I believe this all boils down to taste.
What one smoker loves, another may just like. What one considers a holy grail, another may deem as an everyday smoke. Where are you in your smoking experience? What do you like? What does your trade partner like?
This is a question that begs a conversation between trading parties. Make a deal. Trade. This is why I got out of the 'trades' realm and went to the 'bomb' realm. Trades means you expect an equitable return. A bomb is a gift.
If you're uncomfortable... don't do it.
This man speaks with truth and wisdom. Another negative for me in the trade game is totally unrelated... I talk a lot of sh1t, so it's probably best if my address isn't floating around, lol.