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Jocharflet Offline
#1 Posted: Sat, Feb 15 2020, 8:31 PM EST
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These have been in a humidor for 16-18 years. Are they any good?
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Whistlebritches Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Feb 17 2020, 12:57 PM EST
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If properly stored I see no reason why not.I have smoked cigars over 20 years old that were excellent.As a matter of fact I have a couple Boli CG's from 98 in my humi thanks to Buckwheat...…..they are incredible smokes
jjanecka Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Feb 17 2020, 1:03 PM EST
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Cigars don't go bad as long as you maintain them.
Jocharflet Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Feb 17 2020, 1:26 PM EST
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Thanks everyone. Lit one up yesterday and it turned out OK. Definitely more mild then I remember them being almost two decades ago.
Buckwheat Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Feb 17 2020, 2:39 PM EST
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Jocharflet wrote:
Thanks everyone. Lit one up yesterday and it turned out OK. Definitely more mild then I remember them being almost two decades ago.


Not an uncommon effect of long term aging. I had a fiver of pre-embargo Cuban cigars that were not very strong but very complex (for no better way to put it). Reminded me of the pre-92 Criollo tobacco Cuban Romeo y Julieta Petit Coronas that I had from the '70's. Not a surprise as they were both made in the same factory. fog
CelticBomber Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Feb 18 2020, 12:31 AM EST
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I think a second opinion is needed! Drool Drool Drool
cacman Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Feb 18 2020, 8:49 PM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
If properly stored I see no reason why not.I have smoked cigars over 20 years old that were excellent.As a matter of fact I have a couple Boli CG's from 98 in my humi thanks to Buckwheat...…..they are incredible smokes

There's probably a vast difference between a Boli CG and a mixed Honduran Boli in a glass tube. But that's just a guess.

Tube cigar smoked very mild as I expected.
jjanecka Offline
#8 Posted: Wed, Feb 19 2020, 8:49 AM EST
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I still can't believe over half my collection is now between 4 and 5 years old.
jons3825 Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Feb 19 2020, 1:52 PM EST
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I've been aging Gurkha's I somehow came into possession of in hopes one day they will be good. They are going on 7-8 years now. Doubt I will be the one who smokes them, but I can give them to non cigar people and make it sound good. " Here you have a vintage 2010 Gurkha that has been aged for 8 years to enhance and bring out the flavors the maker crafted it to be" ha ha
jjanecka Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, Feb 19 2020, 3:35 PM EST
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That's a sorry rhing to do to someone! 😆
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Feb 19 2020, 3:50 PM EST
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jons3825 wrote:
I've been aging Gurkha's I somehow came into possession of in hopes one day they will be good. They are going on 7-8 years now. Doubt I will be the one who smokes them, but I can give them to non cigar people and make it sound good. " Here you have a vintage 2010 Gurkha that has been aged for 8 years to enhance and bring out the flavors the maker crafted it to be" ha ha


You're a douche. Go choke on a dick.
jjanecka Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Feb 19 2020, 4:42 PM EST
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I think what Thundergerbil is trying to say is, "Never gift a cigar to someone which you yourself would not smoke."

I had a good friend by the name of Rich, we'd swap cigars back and forth and he was a pretty decent guy. Used to go over to his place, he cooked a pretty good pork tenderloin always great hospitality for a guy that didn't drink. He never deviated from the high road, always wanted to share what he thought were his best bargains or a cigar that he thought was of superior quality. And when he didn't smoke whatever he offered you it was always something of a lower grade. That's the guy you want to be. Not the one known for smoking a $25 cigar but handing out complete duds.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#13 Posted: Thu, Feb 20 2020, 12:59 AM EST
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That's basically the idea, although there is an accounting for personal preferences. You can know something is a good cigar, but it's not something in your wheelhouse, so you aren't going to smoke it, there should be no shame in gifting those. Knowingly and intentionally gifting crap though makes you a douche.

Your friend sounds like a real cool, salt of the earth guy. Wondering why he would be hanging out with you.... (j/k)
jjanecka Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, Feb 20 2020, 6:32 AM EST
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Hah!
frankj1 Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, Feb 20 2020, 11:48 AM EST
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
That's basically the idea, although there is an accounting for personal preferences. You can know something is a good cigar, but it's not something in your wheelhouse, so you aren't going to smoke it, there should be no shame in gifting those. Knowingly and intentionally gifting crap though makes you a douche.

Your friend sounds like a real cool, salt of the earth guy. Wondering why he would be hanging out with you.... (j/k)

ummm, you may want to refuse the raok I just sent to you.
Erin-Go-Bras with domestic latke wrappers...just not in my wheelhouse and the troops sent them back to me.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, Feb 20 2020, 4:25 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
ummm, you may want to refuse the raok I just sent to you.
Erin-Go-Bras with domestic latke wrappers...just not in my wheelhouse and the troops sent them back to me.


So you're saying that imported Erin-go-Bras are in your wheelhouse?

The Tripod club, you're not just a member, you're the president.
frankj1 Offline
#17 Posted: Thu, Feb 20 2020, 7:53 PM EST
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
So you're saying that imported Erin-go-Bras are in your wheelhouse?

The Tripod club, you're not just a member, you're the president.

no longer confused with Sy Sperling.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#18 Posted: Fri, Feb 21 2020, 6:43 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
no longer confused with Sy Sperling.


Irony, I had no idea that he just died when I wrote that.
USNGunner Offline
#19 Posted: Fri, Feb 21 2020, 10:18 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
no longer confused with Sy Sperling.


Man did I love the Twilight Zone.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#20 Posted: Fri, Feb 21 2020, 4:28 PM EST
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Nope, nopity nope! Close but still nope
frankj1 Offline
#21 Posted: Fri, Feb 21 2020, 4:51 PM EST
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
Irony, I had no idea that he just died when I wrote that.

I din't know until this minute. He died when you wrote that...So you killed him with your post, eh?
His hair was perfect.
USNGunner Offline
#22 Posted: Fri, Feb 21 2020, 5:45 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
I din't know until this minute. He died when you wrote that...So you killed him with your post, eh?
His hair was perfect.


Drinkin' a piña colada at Trader Vic's?
frankj1 Offline
#23 Posted: Fri, Feb 21 2020, 5:50 PM EST
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of course
Whistlebritches Offline
#24 Posted: Fri, Feb 21 2020, 6:59 PM EST
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cacman wrote:
There's probably a vast difference between a Boli CG and a mixed Honduran Boli in a glass tube. But that's just a guess.

Tube cigar smoked very mild as I expected.



I'm sure there is a huge difference...……...my point was age doesn't hurt a cigar if stored properly.The Boli reference was just because the CG's are my oldest sticks.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#25 Posted: Fri, Feb 21 2020, 11:20 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
I din't know until this minute. He died when you wrote that...So you killed him with your post, eh?



And let that be a warning to all....
frankj1 Offline
#26 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2020, 10:54 AM EST
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I think you just killed the thread, too.

that's some Midas touch ya got there.
delta1 Offline
#27 Posted: Sun, Feb 23 2020, 2:20 PM EST
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horse
jjanecka Offline
#28 Posted: Mon, Feb 24 2020, 7:00 PM EST
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That is brutal
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