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Palama
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#21

Another thing to keep in mind, if you keep buying cigars at a decent clip (...I’m gonna assume you’ll be in your “acquisition” phase for a few more months, maybe even years...), you will naturally age / rest your cigars. At some point down the road, you’re gonna look back and laugh at your angst over this question. 🇨🇮

Greggilmore99
Enthusiast Topic Starter

7 years ago

#22

Palama wrote:

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Sunoverbeach
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#23

Couple of my main go-tos are LA Auroras and Anything Asylum that's not an Insidious. Sweet caps usually turn me off.

All of my aging is accidental as I have zero chill when I have a new cigar in my possession. Like Palama alluded to, it just happens while you're trying everything else

Abrignac
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#24

About 5 years ago I went on a spree buying as many boxes of LaAurora 1495 Robustos for about $40 per. Buried them for a few years then enjoyed many, many excellent $2 smokes.

Sunoverbeach
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#25

Had a similar spree with the Untamed a couple years back. My only regret is allowing the wife to be aware of how many boxes showed up at the house

Pudding Mittens
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#26

Had a similar spree with the Untamed a couple years back.

Sunoverbeach wrote:

I bought 3 boxes of Untamed back when the "Very Well-Known" cigar company was inexplicably selling boxes of them for around $40 while everyone else was charging $160.

Put them away for aging. Never got around to smoking one yet.

Are they any good? They sure smelled good when I sniffed inside the box!

Do I have to look forward to greatness, mediocre-ness, or lameness? Thanks.

My only regret is allowing the wife to be aware of how many boxes showed up at the house

No such problems here. My motto is, "NO WIFE, HAPPY LIFE!".
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Edited by user 7 years ago | Reason: Not specified

Pudding Mittens
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#27

About 5 years ago I went on a spree buying as many boxes of LaAurora 1495 Robustos for about $40 per. Buried them for a few years then enjoyed many, many excellent $2 smokes.

Abrignac wrote:

This is my general strategy, not specifically with that cigar but with ALL cigars.

1. Find crazy-cheap deal (closeout, liquidation, whatever) on boxes of a quality cigar with good aging potential (strong, etc.)
2. Buy a schittload, put them away.
3. Wait several years.
4. Enjoy dirt-cheap, excellent-tasting aged smokes.

It works great. Requires a lot of money up-front though, with nothing to show for it until years later. But I don't mind! Might be a deal-breaker for some guys though.
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Sunoverbeach
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#28

IMO you have some good times ahead of you. I stocked up around the same time I'm guessing. Loved them new. Love them aged, and no complaints at all points in between.

Fair warning though: this was one of my early discoveries after breaking out of my super mild intro period. So, may be a case of you always remember your first love

On the wife end, I acquired her before I started acquiring cigars, but if I ditch her now I won't be able to afford cigars. Catch 22, not just another RP blend

Pudding Mittens
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#29

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By the way, they have the "Untamed EXTREME" on sale now, 24-boxes for $62 (5x50) and $73 (5.5x54). Not sure what the difference is, extreme versus original. I assume the extreme has more strength.
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Sunoverbeach
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#30

Have some of those from around the same time. I believed the same as far as strength but really think the original had more power. Definitely the original had better overall balance and flavor. Extreme still a decent smoke but I'd take the plain Untamed any day over them

Sunoverbeach
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#31

And if your palate disagrees with mine I'd be happy to take those boxes off your hands at deeply discounted savings (on my end), as a favor of course.
:-"

I noticed the LA site doesn't list this blend anymore so assuming it's an endangered species

bs_kwaj
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#32

Aging advice:

New prescription for glasses
New nose hair trimmer
Naproxen Sodium
Don't run
Less Alcohol
Strong cigars to show off for the kids

Basic stuff . . .

🌫

Sunoverbeach
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#33

Will the nose hair trimmer work for ear hair as well or do you need to specialize? Also, any recommendation on jock support brand to keep from tripping on the sac?

live4cigars
Enthusiast

7 years ago

#34

Terrific discussion brothers! Wish I were around for it or have the time to post more now, but just gotta weigh in to say thanks and kudos for making the whole aging topic so much more specific and democratic-minded than elsewhere. I’m an OCD collector and huge fan of aging, even if just for the fun challenge of it, so have read and gathered tons of info about it. U guys give great advice, r true brothers of the leaf, and Puddin’s wisdom is dead-on according to my experience. Way to care for a noob brothers! Much respect.