I find myself frequently passing over some of the Limited Edition or LE's in my collection. I especially do this if it is only one or two in my stock; which I tend to do anyway with the last of any cigar I like in my collection whether it be aged or a no longer produced specimen. Why do I do this? Why do I have these cigars? Are they there to look at? Not hardly; I am the only one to see them. Is it because I'm afraid I may like it, and know there aren't many more out there to be had? This may explain some of it. I have to convince myself that they are there to be smoked and enjoyed; not to be put on display like in a museum. What good does it do down the road to be able to say "I have a such and such" if I'm never going to smoke it? This is exactly the reason I have a love-hate relationship with these LEs. What is it exactly that makes these so special? Often times it is nothing more than the band/packaging/presentation; all tools of marketing. One of the things I have learned is that for every special cigar released, there will be another to take its place. Are you a collector? Or a smoker? I would prefer to be the later.

What are your thoughts on LE's? What LE's do you have that you cannot bring yourself to take fire to? Have you ever burned a cigar you later regretted?