Really the best advice?

[Emperor Zurg]

I think this advice also assumes you bought a 5 or 10 pack of said cigars to try. So rather then giving them away or throwing them away, let them rest a while and see if they come around. By all means, don't go out and buy a bunch of cigars you don't like just to see if they'll come around someday.

[OldSkoolTarHeel]

I also assumed that it was a cigar you already had more of. I wouldn't purchase more of any cigar that I didn't like the first time. However, I wouldn't throw more of said cigar away if I already had them. Maybe I misunderstood the question as well.

And I didn't take it as negativity or anything other than a question. My apologies if my response made you think otherwise. Long ashes my friend.

[CoachDread]

I think Dustin nailed it with the online shopping bit and how we end up with 5ers so often. I sure wouldn't buy MORE of a cigar I didn't like just to try aging them, but I might throw them in the humi for 6 months or a year and see if I change my mind or they get a little better.

When it comes to buying at the shop, I don't think I've ever bought more than 2 of an untried cigar, and only then from a maker I trusted. So when I have a bad single, I just don't buy it again.

And this is really the crux of what I was getting at. I suspect I was misreading posts to indicate that you should buy more of a cigar you didn't care for and rest it to see if you liked it better later. I wasn't reading it as though you'd already purchased multiples. I guess because I don't buy 5 packs of things I haven't tried before. I give one a try and then decide if I like it enough to buy a 5 pack and then after those 5 decide if I still like them enough for a box.

[Cardinal]

And this is really the crux of what I was getting at. I suspect I was misreading posts to indicate that you should buy more of a cigar you didn't care for and rest it to see if you liked it better later. I wasn't reading it as though you'd already purchased multiples. I guess because I don't buy 5 packs of things I haven't tried before. I give one a try and then decide if I like it enough to buy a 5 pack and then after those 5 decide if I still like them enough for a box.

Yeah, buying singles is smart. I ended up with a ton of junk that no amount of age was going to cure, all because I "saved" a few cents apiece by buying 5 packs online.

At least it only took about a year for me to figure it out, haha.

[Hardheaded]

Yeah, buying singles is smart. I ended up with a ton of junk that no amount of age was going to cure, all because I "saved" a few cents apiece by buying 5 packs online.

At least it only took about a year for me to figure it out, haha.

A few cents each? Lucky. I end up saving 30-50% online vs retail here in the great state of NY. Thats assuming I can even find some of them in the Rochester area.

[Lynn]

And this is really the crux of what I was getting at. I suspect I was misreading posts to indicate that you should buy more of a cigar you didn't care for and rest it to see if you liked it better later. I wasn't reading it as though you'd already purchased multiples. I guess because I don't buy 5 packs of things I haven't tried before. I give one a try and then decide if I like it enough to buy a 5 pack and then after those 5 decide if I still like them enough for a box.

I just buy the 5ers or samplers..then if I dont like it...I just flat rate it to some BUM.

[Cardinal]

A few cents each? Lucky. I end up saving 30-50% online vs retail here in the great state of NY. Thats assuming I can even find some of them in the Rochester area.

Ugh yeah, I feel for you guys up there with the ungodly taxes and prices.

It's more than a couple cents for me I guess, but nothing like you - I probably save a buck or two depending on if I catch sales and those 10-15-20% sales and free shipping things. But of course I don't really save anything when I end up with $30 worth of cigars I don't like. If I was in NY though, I know I'd only buy online.

[Brimy]

I think Dustin nailed it with the online shopping bit and how we end up with 5ers so often. I sure wouldn't buy MORE of a cigar I didn't like just to try aging them, but I might throw them in the humi for 6 months or a year and see if I change my mind or they get a little better.

When it comes to buying at the shop, I don't think I've ever bought more than 2 of an untried cigar, and only then from a maker I trusted. So when I have a bad single, I just don't buy it again.

I agree with this.
OP, I'm with you. If I only had one, I certainly wouldn't invest in another just to try it 6 months down the road.

But I do buy up 5ers on the devil site pretty often.

This is my justification for resting a stick that I didn't like the first go round; I typically buy 5'ers online. Unless I go to a lounge do I buy singles and even then, I will buy a stick from a brand I know of or that has gotten good reviews from BOTL's that share my flavor profile preference.

[stonecutter2]

Do what you like, but do make note of cigars that you liked. If you don't want to keep cigars around that you didn't like, don't.

You could always send a bomb to another newbie and see if they like them. Keep an eye on people's wish lists

[Merovius]

So I'm still relatively new here, but I try to be active and I do my best to read most of the new threads as well as perusing quite a few of the older threads. In many of them I see the recurring advice that if you don't like a cigar, put a couple/few of them in storage for 6 months, a year, decade, whatever, and then try it again. I previously bought in to this and then after seeing this advice given again I wondered...why? Not the why of resting, as I know this can alter flavor and can make a good stick great and a bad stick tolerable...but why waste your time on a cigar you really didn't enjoy when there are SO many others out there to try? Wouldn't it make more sense to just move along, find something you really enjoy now and put more of those away to see if they turn into something really spectacular?

Yes the majority move along, people that arent particularly impressed with a release or blend usually off load them in sales, bombs or trades. Your question really segues into a larger aging discussion which could go on for days. So...great post!

Imo, short term aging can bring a sleeper to life (1-2 years), long term aging will smooth out the rough edges (tannins, ammonia). Its difficult to tell which smokes are going to be the best candidates and most people just go on proven track record.

Ive gotten the most out of aged Habanos but some NCs have been really good too. One thing Ive noticed is that a lot of my nicaraguan broadleafs arent aging so great, these were full bodied smokes that seemed like great candidates but for whatever reason just didnt hold up over 2 years. Its tough to predict.