I don't collect cigars.

But I do have some from 10 or more years ago that I just haven't gotten around to smokin' yet.

🍺

bs_kwaj wrote:

I do have a leather recliner, and Victorian style ranch house, so definitely an upstairs, but only bedrooms up there. 😏

Cathcam13 wrote:

I don't collect cigars.

But I do have some from 10 or more years ago that I just haven't gotten around to smokin' yet.

🍺

bs_kwaj wrote:

What percentage of your sticks are getting better with age?

IronResin wrote:

I have a gingerbread house, on the banks of a chocolate marshmallow river, and the river is full of Swedish gummy fish..8-[
I don't collect cigars, but I accumulate the hell out of them...if I called it a collection people would assume I don't plan on smoking each and every one of them(or sharing them with friends)....definitely not all high end but most are tasty mid range smokes I enjoy along with a smattering of high end smokes...🍺

The Kinks said it best...."I'm on a low budget...."

RMAN4443 wrote:

+1...seems it's a common myth that most cigars will get better with age....................no...they...don't...

some will, though, and id'ing them is part of the fun.

the other side of the coin is that some great cigars will get worse with age, and you'll regret saving them, instead of smokin em...

delta1 wrote:

Noops collect.All Hawaiians are noops,but all noops are not Hawaiians.

kombat96 wrote:

+1...seems it's a common myth that most cigars will get better with age....................no...they...don't...

delta1 wrote:

some will, though, and id'ing them is part of the fun.

the other side of the coin is that some great cigars will get worse with age,

... and you'll regret saving them, instead of smokin em...

+2

I typically prefer Connies and Cameroon wrapped cigars to be fresher but because I rarely smoke them, haven’t yet figured out the peak points for them. So to Delta’s point, I may be missing out ‘cause I’ve let them rest too long. 🤦

I do prefer most, if not all of my Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro cigars to nap for at least 2 years. Haven’t yet figured out the max as I’ve had the privilege of trying some that have rested for 5-10+ years and some were GREAT, others okay...ultimately, no definitive conclusion.

When all is said and done, like Al said, the fun part of the journey is the figuring out how long to not ash up a cigar in order to let them reach their optimum smoking point. I still have a small handful of cigars that I bought when I first started getting “serious” about premium cigars so all I gotta do is find them (...not always an easy task...) and spark them up.

One thing for sure, now that you’ve been bitten by the CBid bug, your collection (...and credit card statements...) will grow exponentially and you’ll just naturally be able to them to rest/nap/age.

Palama wrote:

I have to agree with that. I decided to start collecting cigars at the beginning of this year, and now I have 2 humidors filled with good cigars. I am considering buying a third larger humidor.......

Cathcam13 wrote:

At one time I had close to 5,000 CC's and it was a handful to say the least. Mostly, full boxes. I tried spreadsheets to attempt to keep it organized. It was practically a full time job making sure everything was humidified, inspected (monthly) and rotated from different coolerdors to and from my active stand up humidor cabinet. It started to take the fun out of it. So I quit collecting and smoking. I now have probably around 100 CC's and I pretty much have no idea what I have beyond a few special sticks. 🌫

Buckwheat wrote: