Greggilmore99 wrote:I picked up a few 5-ers to try different brands. New to Cigars and dont have a "go to" yet or even really know what I prefer
as far as Wrapper, Filler, Binder, Body. Only thing I am certain of is shape: Robusto.
If you like Robustos, try Toros too. My pal jokingly calls the Toro the "Robusto Extra". It's basically a Robusto with 1 extra inch of length added. As he rightfully points out, regardless of cigar length, you lose about 1 inch at the head because you have to hold the cigar, and even if you use a clip or nail, the last inch is often too hot and bitter anyway. Therefore, the shorter the cigar, the biggest a loss that last inch is, percentage-wise:
Robusto: that unsmokeable inch is a 20% loss.
Toro: that unsmokeable inch is a 16.7% loss.
Churchill: that unsmokeable inch is a 14.3% loss.
8-inch vitolas: that unsmokeable inch is a 12.5% loss.
You lose less of the overall length of the cigar with a Toro than with a Robusto.
As for your mentioned cigars:
Ramon Bueso-Genesis the Project - These improve with a few years, but not as much as other stuff such as AJ's cigars.
5 Vegas - Gold - No apparent improvements regardless of aging time. Remember, mild cigars typically don't age well, and don't improve.
Diesel - Unholy Cocktail - These are by AJ and get much better with age, losing all bitterness and a little strength but gaining much complexity. Note, I got all mine years ago, AJ may not make them anymore, this is unclear.
Ave Maria - Argentum - These are also supposedly by AJ, or at least were when I got mine (who knows today though?). I got a batch of them in 2016 (Morningstar vitola) and at the time they were frankly rather crappy, but instead of returning them, I knew to sit on them instead. Thankfully they are JUST NOW starting to taste halfway-decent, in early 2019. Maybe by 2021 they'll be really good, so I'm sitting on the rest for a few more years. Age the hell out of them, I'd say! Or, don't bother and get something that doesn't need so damned much age to get good.
MUWAT Baitfish - I have a lot of this vitola's brother, the Nightcrawler, from back when "the mothership" had a BOGO-plus-Bucks-card deal that made each brown paper 10-pack net out to about $12 each (I know, right? I ordered a large quantity!). If I remember right though, that was early or mid-2018, less than a year ago, so I have no real data on significant aging. Try the Nightcrawler vitola though, same blend as Baitfish but a bit larger (4.5x50 Rothschild size) and longer-lasting, created when people kept pestering Drew for a "bigger baitfish, please!" because while delicious, they didn't last long enough. They're considered by many including myself to the best MUWAT vitola of the entire line.
Quote:Reading the Forum I know the AJ's need to be put aside and forgotten for a while...
Heavy in the affirmative!
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