I know aging is cigar dependant, but as a generality I find cigars aged between 1 1/2 years to 2 years are at their best for me. I am curious what others here think.

I dunno, some cigars are like people..they do not get better with to much age. They just get old ...

It depends on the stick but the magic numbers for me seems to be 2- 10 months.

Cello on

[quote=Buddha Daddy]Cello on[/quote]

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Cello off!!

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[quote=TheSmokensip]I dunno, some cigars are like people..they do not get better with to much age. They just get old ...

It depends on the stick but the magic numbers for me seems to be 2- 10 months.[/quote]

Not to be picky but 2-10 months is resting not aging.

I feel that it all depends on the conditions that they are aged in. I prefer a little lower humidity and temperature (60% & 60-65F). I've got several cigars that have substantial age on them +10 years up to +40 years that still smoke very well. Some loss of strength but a gain in complexity. As always YMMV. 🌫

All my cigars are simply resting except for the ones Buckwheat gave me, those ones are aging.

Haven't been around long enough to really have an educated input, but from my limited experience, most of the time a proper rest is sufficient (under a year) enough to round the edges so to speak. Im sure many continue to mellow with more age, but for me in my limited experience 2-6 months seems to work for me.

Long term aging and comparison is difficult because in order to compare fresh and aged, one would need a fresh and an aged cigar from the same production year which is impossible without a Delorean.

You can still get brand new Deloreans

[quote=sd72]You can still get brand new Deloreans [/quote]

I can't.

Spent all my money on cigars for aging.

1-2 years on some just depends on the cigar imo, I've had some mediocre cigars that have been sitting for 2 years that turned into great cigars, as in more complex brought out different flavor profiles and lightened others. Can change the whole complexity of the cigar, whether it makes it better or worse would depend on you personal palate I would imagine,Everyone's is different.

I don't know about aging, other than it's really more for CCs.

For NC, in imo, it's simply letting them "rest"........

- There's mandatory "shipping rest", especially for those of us west of the Rockies....about 2 weeks or so.

- Then there's "needed rest"......some decent stuff by AJ, Bueso, DPG and others, seems to be much better with substantial rest.....about 3 to 12 months

- Then there's the "extended rest"........ aka........ "a nap"..........some higher end NC cigars benefit quite a bit from an extended nap.......1 to 2 or 3 years......sometimes more

[quote=Buckwheat]Not to be picky but 2-10 months is resting not aging.

I feel that it all depends on the conditions that they are aged in. I prefer a little lower humidity and temperature (60% & 60-65F). I've got several cigars that have substantial age on them +10 years up to +40 years that still smoke very well. Some loss of strength but a gain in complexity. As always YMMV. 🌫 [/quote]

I'm definitely onboard with the lower humidity and temp.I don't even add water til I fall below 58% and try to never go above 62%.Temp 65 and below.

As for aging.......In most sticks I've seen little change til the 2-3 year mark.My oldest CC's are from 06 and really just coming into their own,CoRo's.Gonna save a few just to see what effect 10 years have on them....I believe the box code is jun06.

I'm digging this long term aging it's just hard to keep your hands off them.....Like my cab of Mag 46's from 08.Half gone because they just keep getting better.

Ron

[quote=KingoftheCove]I don't know about aging, other than it's really more for CCs.

For NC, in imo, it's simply letting them "rest"........

- There's mandatory "shipping rest", especially for those of us west of the Rockies....about 2 weeks or so.

- Then there's "needed rest"......some decent stuff by AJ, Bueso, DPG and others, seems to be much better with substantial rest.....about 3 to 12 months

- Then there's the "extended rest"........ aka........ "a nap"..........some higher end NC cigars benefit quite a bit from an extended nap.......1 to 2 or 3 years......sometimes more[/quote]

It would be super cool if we pooled opinions to make a master list of "suggested rest/nap/aging brands and times" for the dumb n00bs!

[quote=namadio]It would be super cool if we pooled opinions to make a master list of "suggested rest/nap/aging brands and times" for the dumb n00bs![/quote]

that's just not possible, or practical......

silly noops need to learn this stuff on their own.....

the only short-cut, to gain this valuable information, would be....

to just ask RAM

(and hope he answers)

My aging sweet spot is at the bottom of my humi. I hardly ever make it to the bottom before finding something i want to smoke so the ones at the bottom age a lot better.

My aging sweet spot is at the bottom of my humi. I hardly ever make it to the bottom before finding something i want to smoke so the ones at the bottom age a lot better.

60. That was my age when I retired. Every cigar has tasted great since then...

[quote=delta1]60. That was my age when I retired. Every cigar has tasted great since then...[/quote]

+1 🌫

[quote=delta1]60. That was my age when I retired. Every cigar has tasted great since then...[/quote]

61 here...and envious.