Aging Cigars

Hi. Do all cigars require aging? If not can someone please recommend some that don't? Thanks.

Its hard to say which ones do and which ones dont need aging....but i will tell you this....

Ive NEVER had a cigar that didnt taste better after resting in the humidor for 6 months or more!!

Well first things first I would say try out the search feature on the forum and you will be able to come up with some good stuff.

Secondly the only cigars that I would say REQUIRE aging are cheap bundles such as La Floridita and Blines. IMHO these sticks taste like poot straight from the shop so they need time to sit and relax. Most higher smokes can be smoked when you get them though most of us here recommend a week or so in your humidor post-purchase to give them a chance to settle at your chosen humidity level.

That being said most sticks will get better with time but if you want to age the you sure better get a bigger humi

Get yourself some blank bands and date all your cigars then make sure you take notes when you smoke them. Since taste is personal it's the only way you're going to know if you like certain cigars aged and for how long. For me some cigars lose too much if aged too long.

benjamin319 said:

Hi. Do all cigars require aging? If not can someone please recommend some that don't? Thanks.

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Try Bucanero cigars due to their aging them before they leave for sale. This may help you with needing cigars without needing to age. And no this is not a sales pitch and I am not getting a kickback...

Just a few thoughts:

Arturo Fuente Chateau series (Chateau, Double Chateau, Cuban Belicoso, Royal Salute)...I don't think these cigars necessarily require aging before smoking. I can grab one right off the shelf and enjoy it while in the store. They do improve with age, but they are good tasting cigars without it.

Arturo Fuente Hemingway series...same as above. Never had a bad hemingway, fresh or aged. They taste better after a couple of years in the humi...especially the maduros. :love: However, they taste very good without any aging at all.

Padron 1964 Anniversary and Padron Serie 1926...if you want to spend a bit more money, both of these taste fine right off the shelf. They improve with age, but are excellent cigars from the get-go.

Padron (regular line)...I can also smoke these right off the shelf. They improve a great deal with age, but they are quite smokable right away.

There are many, many others that taste fine right off the shelf. It is a matter of taste and what you like in cigars. I personally believe cigars taste better with age (varies depending on the cigar), but others might not. No cigar NEEDS to age...most smokers just prefer the taste after they have.

Hope this helps.

Cigardawg has some good ones on his list. I will add the following that I think smoke great right out of the box.

Ashton Cabinet

Don Carlos

Ashton Aged Maduro

Davidoff

Diamond Crown

Ashton VSG and Heritage

Any cigar I get in the mail gets a week minimum to rest. A cheap or bundle cigar needs a month or so. Try one as soon as you get it in the mail, then one in a week, then another one in a month. I did this with a bundle of Flor de Oliva recently it went from "I payed for this?" to "decent" to "great cigar for under a buck" in only a month.

Cigardawg pretty much nailed it. Like Seamus, I've been dating my gars and paying attention to how they go. Never had one that didn't improve with age, to be sure. Had a Padron 2000 with about a year on it that smoked like a PAM64 "in training" - just great.

Bottom line - most smoke good out of the box, but most good ones turn into great smokes with a few months on them. That's why I've been trying to buy things I like and forget about them. Note that "trying" is the operative word here.....

Regards - B.B.S.

In general... Cohiba has been fermented 3 times... so does not require as much aging. This is what i have heard.

Sunward said:

In general... Cohiba has been fermented 3 times... so does not require as much aging. This is what i have heard.

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Aged Cohibas are phenomenal smokes...