The last time

[jabba]

Yesterday, a friend and I went to the local Cigar Store/Lounge to relax with a good cigar for an hour.

My selection was a Romeo Y Julieta Romeo No.2, mareva/corona size packaged in the tube. I was excited to smoke this cigar because a RyJ corona was one of the first cigars I can remember truely enjoying.

95% of the cigars I smoke are from Fuente or Padron because I'm usually disappointed when I switch from these brands. Also, when I buy a single to smoke immediately it's almost always a Fuente.

This time was no different. What a terrible experience with this RyJ. It was harsh right off the start and had some serious burn issues (had to be re-lit about 6 or 7 times). Even when I could keep it going the burn was an issue. The flavours were terrible, a burnt taste to it and very harsh.

This is definitely the last time I smoke a fresh Havana. Havana cigars definitely need at least 3-5 years in proper storage to be enjoyed. When smoked fresh I find them very harsh and unbalanced ... about all you get is a good nicotine buzz ... just my opinion.

 

[lucasbuck]

It is a rare Havana that smokes great young. I don't smoke freshies very often myself.

 

[Zeebra]

It is a rare Havana that smokes great young. I don't smoke freshies very often myself.

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How do you know how old the cigar is when you purchase it? This talk of "young" and "old" cigars leads me to the question, how do you know?

 

[Mr Peat]

Well...I was in London, England back in 2002 and Davidoff's Smoke Shop sponsored a Cuban Roller. I watched my cigar rolled in front of my eyes and I smoked it about 6 hours later. One of the best smokes I ever had. The wrapper was still had a silky feeling to it and I burnt part of my beard relighting this Corona size smoke. I wonder how it would have aged but it burned perfectly and I didnt have to relight this sucker at all.

 

[Zeebra]

Well...I was in London, England back in 2002 and Davidoff's Smoke Shop sponsored a Cuban Roller. I watched my cigar rolled in front of my eyes and I smoked it about 6 hours later. One of the best smokes I ever had. The wrapper was still had a silky feeling to it and I burnt part of my beard relighting this Corona size smoke. I wonder how it would have aged but it burned perfectly and I didnt have to relight this sucker at all.

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Yeah i'd like to know how you can tell when you buy a cigar the age of it? I smoked a Montecristo tubo on Saturday night, thing burned evenly all the way to the nub, never had to relight it, awesome smoke.

 

[Strayvector]

How do you know how old the cigar is when you purchase it? This talk of "young" and "old" cigars leads me to the question, how do you know?

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Check the bottom of the box and look for the box code. This should tell you the month and year that the box was produced. One thing I do when I go to the local cigar shop, is to look at all the open boxes and look for cigars that show the beginnings of some plume/bloom on it and then choose that cigar for immediate consumption. I've been lucky enough to find a box VR Unicos and a box of Bolivar RC with quite a bit of plume on them. They were fantastic smokes. Needless to say, I kept going back to the shop and kept buying from those two boxes until they were all gone.

 

[jabba]

It is a rare Havana that smokes great young.  I don't smoke freshies very often myself.

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How do you know how old the cigar is when you purchase it? This talk of "young" and "old" cigars leads me to the question, how do you know?

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Box codes