Intentionally aging cigars?

[droy1958]

Well Jesse, I appreciate the offer, but I think you have been soiled by @DogRockets so I'll have to think about it.

I also find I don't smoke often enough and all of my cigars are aging. But intentionally I have a box of Anejo Sharks, Anejo OR 888's, Anejo 46's and a box of Don Carlos Personal Reserve 80th. I also have a mixed bag of about 150 various Opus X that have been napping for 2-3 years. Yes, I am a Fuente whore.

That's a fine nap room Steve!..... those 888 are as good as the 46, or maybe better....

[Haebar]

I have two "Havana Footlockers" dedicated to aging cigars; most of them are around 5-6 years old now. They were not marked when purchased but I did keep a record of when they were purchased in an Excel spreadsheet.

[Old Smokey]

That's a fine nap room Steve!..... those 888 are as good as the 46, or maybe better....

Thanks David. I agree on the 888's. They are my favorite Anejo. They are almost 3 years old as they were released Aug 2015. My first aged Anejo was a 5 yr old Shark and it blew my mind, followed shortly by my checking acct.

[Ilroy]

I have a question...Let's say I decided to set aside and/or buy some cigars specifically for aging rather than just resting until their turn came up to burn. Do I want to store them at the same RH as my regular wineador, or is it better to age them at a different RH, and if so, higher or lower?

[TCBSmokes]

I have a question...Let's say I decided to set aside and/or buy some cigars specifically for aging rather than just resting until their turn came up to burn. Do I want to store them at the same RH as my regular wineador, or is it better to age them at a different RH, and if so, higher or lower?

@llroy. I recently stumbled on an article related to that subject, and there was talk about varying rh as well as temperature (and which separates aging from just resting). See if I can find it for you.

[FidelCastro]

Been an "ager" for nearly 20 years...Opus and Cohiba Espys comprise most of my collection...I0 boxes of Opus from 2000 to 2015....10 boxes of Espys, Siglos from 2000 to 2014. These are my fav's and they are a religious experience every time I pull one out.

[Sir Lancerolot]

I bought a couple of boxes of Sancho Panza MM Quixotes when I was fairly new to the hobby. I let one rest for a year and tried aging the other for 3 years. Discovered that Quixotes have an expiry. The rested box was great; the aged box lost a lot of flavor.

Currently I'm aging one Cohiba lancero for retirement. That's one STICK, not one box ... I think I put it away in 2012. I know it's marked with the acquisition date, but I don't remember it offhand and I'm not going to go dig it up to check. So, another 6 years to go.

[Brimy]

Aging some CC's bought, split them in half. Don't remember the box codes, but I've had them for 2+ years.

NC's are aging not by choice, but by shear # & the NE winters.

[allusred]

Aging some CC's bought, split them in half. Don't remember the box codes, but I've had them for 2+ years.

NC's are aging not by choice, but by shear # & the NE winters.

Hello Brian, Have read your post twice but still a bit confused.
Don't know about aging cigars. Have enjoyed smoking some that I've gotten with some "extra" time on them.
Do know some who've cut longer cigars i.e Churchills in half prior to smoking...well, yeah would have to be before smoking would it not.
Spliting cigars in half and aging them...this is the bit that confuses me.
Have seen pix of cigars split in half, meant just to show how the cigar was made.
What I'm wondering is this: Once you've aged the cigars and I assume you'd be keeping the two halves together, to made the reassembly as smooth as possible.
How do you plan to re-unite the split halves ?
By adding another wrapper ?
That would change the flavour, and thus negate the value or purpose of the aging would it not ?

[Brimy]

Hello Brian, Have read your post twice but still a bit confused.
Don't know about aging cigars. Have enjoyed smoking some that I've gotten with some "extra" time on them.
Do know some who've cut longer cigars i.e Churchills in half prior to smoking...well, yeah would have to be before smoking would it not.
Spliting cigars in half and aging them...this is the bit that confuses me.
Have seen pix of cigars split in half, meant just to show how the cigar was made.
What I'm wondering is this: Once you've aged the cigars and I assume you'd be keeping the two halves together, to made the reassembly as smooth as possible.
How do you plan to re-unite the split halves ?
By adding another wrapper ?
That would change the flavour, and thus negate the value or purpose of the aging would it not ?

Sorry for being unclear!
I split the quantity bought in half.