atccigar
10 years ago
How do you keep track of the age of cigars? With all 5 pks and singles how do you track the age?
Palama
10 years ago

How do you keep track of the age of cigars? With all 5 pks and singles how do you track the age?

atccigar wrote:



You'll never know the true production date so put / tape a band / strip of paper on each of the cigars with the date you received them and use that to gauge their "age."
ZRX1200
10 years ago
Just like chicks, cut em and count the rings.
tonygraz
10 years ago
Carbon dating.
dhoppe_rock
10 years ago
I believe there is a chart you can download off of the inter-webs that will help you narrow down the age of a cigar by the shade of yellow on the cello wrapper....
delta1
10 years ago
Uni Ball Micro pens are great for writing on the cello or the band of any cigar. I can write numbers as small as 1/8" with that pen. Like Palama, for non-Cubans, I write the date (month/year) that I receive them.
euodias
10 years ago
When getting 5ers and singles here you never really know the age. I won a bunch of dpg black singles here a while back and some had the old block letter bands, which means they were from 2008 at least, or random stock that got old yellowed bands for some reason. Tag them for your own reference, but they could be from any point in time that the cigar has been rolled.
victor809
10 years ago
Aristocrats....
A sharpie on the wrapper works fine. As long as it isn't a maduro or anything like that. Then use white out.
bgz
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  • Herf-A-Holic
10 years ago
You guys are hardcore. If I can't remember when I got it, then it's ready to smoke :)
atccigar
10 years ago
Thanks for the input. Bgz nice and simple! Ones with cello were easy. Writing on the band makes sense to. Think may go with taping an extra"band" for reception date
Whistlebritches
10 years ago
Yellow cello .............or found in a dive and the kid in the candy store feeling hits me.
NapalmMan67
10 years ago
Take a look at a few that are inbound to you now. You'll get the idea...


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frankj1
10 years ago

Aristocrats....
A sharpie on the wrapper works fine. As long as it isn't a maduro or anything like that. Then use white out.

victor809 wrote:


ever covered one entirely in white out? Way better than aging.
tonygraz
10 years ago
Frank's plume.
frankj1
10 years ago

Frank's plume.

tonygraz wrote:


there are several different ways to interpret that phrase...all true.

I get around, like Johnny Appleseed.
danmdevries
10 years ago
I figure if I can't remember, it's been long enough.

Some boxes I scribble the purchase month/year.

Haven't bought a non-box pack for a long time. Anything less than a box I'm not really aging. Might sit on em a while, but not years.
cacman
10 years ago

You'll never know the true production date so put / tape a band / strip of paper on each of the cigars with the date you received them and use that to gauge their "age."

Palama wrote:


It's a lot of work to label each cigar.
I only keep dates for the "important" cigars in a simple Word doc or label the box. Gave up the OCD and tracking every cigar in a spreadsheet a while ago. Some use free Apps available. But for some cigars age isn't a huge factor IMHO

Found it to be much more work than what it's worth. To keep it easy I maintain a separate cooledor just for aging. A 100ct for "regulars", and a treasure dome for CCs and LEs.
Palama
10 years ago

It's a lot of work to label each cigar.
I only keep dates for the "important" cigars in a simple Word doc or label the box. Gave up the OCD and tracking every cigar in a spreadsheet a while ago. Some use free Apps available. But for some cigars age isn't a huge factor IMHO

Found it to be much more work than what it's worth. To keep it easy I maintain a separate cooledor just for aging. A 100ct for "regulars", and a treasure dome for CCs and LEs.

cacman wrote:



OCD runs strong in my family. Genetic disorder for sure. 😰
victor809
10 years ago
Frank... Not only is it way better for aging, it really keeps the moisture in, and provides an entire cigar to write the date on with the sharpie...

Bonus flavor too.
KingoftheCove
10 years ago

OCD runs strong in my family. Genetic disorder for sure. 😰

Palama wrote:


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