I'm kinda new at this, so please be kind.

It is my understanding that cigars purchased from reputable local cigars stores have been properly aged and they can be smoked immediately.

What about cigars bought on CigarBid? Can they be smoked immediately, or do they need to be aged?

Thanks.

Yes they are good to go

And yes you can age them as well if you like

So your handle is Mighty One....

And yet you come in here whimpering, asking US to be KIND!

Just wait until the Commie13 get a hold of you!

Now, as to your questions.............yes and no.

Just because you’re buying a cigar from a brick and mortar shop doesn’t guarantee it has been “aged” properly.

The shop owner might have got them in 2 days ago, and 90% of them will happily sell it to you.

Anything you buy online? Could be fresh off the boat, or years old.......just depends.

In any case, let anything that has come to you via mail, UPS, etc, rest them a week for every day of transport (unless it’s humidified transport)........maybe freeze it too if you like.

All my cigars go in the freezer for 3 days, the refrigerator for 1, then (and only then) into the humidor. Once there I let them sit at least 2 weeks to acclimate and stabilize. Then if it's something I'm dying to try I'll fire one up.

Most cigars are shipped over humidified and only the great cigar lord knows what happened to them en-route.

The only place I have ever had to deal with over humidified cigars was from junior's place.

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Don't be fooled by the King - he is one of the Commie13 !

I heard the OP was a big time tea drinker.

I think I’m going to like it here.

Only time I got beetles was from a noob trade thread on another forum. The cigars were absolutely destroyed by the bugs, carelessly thrown in a bubble wrap envelope to mail, and they went directly into the burn pile. Sender got a ban after I shared pictures.

Otherwise, I typically wait a month or so to try anything. Just toss in my humidor and let em acclimate to my preferences. Shpo or online, same game. Actually my shpo tends to be much wetter than what I get from cbid. Depends on foot traffic though. Top row of some boxes on a winter weekend with heavy traffic in/out of the walk in can be nearly smokable

Never had them. When I got here Ron and a couple of the others told me about it, explained why, and I just figure it's painless insurance to never have to worry about it. If I were low on smokes I'd pull a couple to get me through and go. But what ever floats your boat.

I have found though that when I get excited and try one ROTT, I almost always end up with burn issues I don't have after a couple of weeks in the humi. That's been my experience.

Free advice, take it for what it's worth. 🍺

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Doesn’t sound like your shpo...............................protects you...

Thanks for the warning.🇨🇮

Loosely translated "Ponderosa", as in Ponderosa Pine Tree, means mighty one. I thought that was pretty cool so I took it as my handle.

Now that I think about it, I learned that in a movie about Che Guevara, who was a definite cigar afficionado.

So I'm guessing the reason some people put their Cigarbid cigars in the freezer for a few days is to kill the beetle larva.

Is this correct?

Thanks.

That is correct. But I do all cigars before they go in the humidor. It's just peace of mind.

You may never have a problem, but I would hate to open that door full of good cigars and have one buzzing around. Now you're speed freezing all of them. And having a mild panic attack. [frypan]

eggs.

if you have larvae in there, you're already too late.

And it takes considerably longer than 2-3 days in a residential freezer to render the eggs non-viable.

I’m a 3-4-3 guy.

Is there a length of time that would work?