Aging cigars-DE and others
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I think the Dirty Rat is the best stick DE makes and absolutely loved the ones I've had with 3 years age on them. The UF-13 is a close second, but no experience with age on them. I also liked the L40 on release, sounds like I better smoke mine up. Anybody smoke a BOTL lance recently?
I used to love Tats and if you can find any before the wrapper change you will be in heaven.
Nothing NC has aged as well as Illusione IMO. They develop these secondary flavors that really give me a reason to age them, other than just waiting for time and desire to smoke something. Wish I had boxes of 08 stuff sitting around instead of only 1 888 left.
I used to love Tats and if you can find any before the wrapper change you will be in heaven.
Nothing NC has aged as well as Illusione IMO. They develop these secondary flavors that really give me a reason to age them, other than just waiting for time and desire to smoke something. Wish I had boxes of 08 stuff sitting around instead of only 1 888 left.
What wrapper change on Tat?
Craig Mac
BoM 4/10 7/11 12/14
Used to be Nicaraguan Corojo a few years ago, now Ecuadorian Corojo
If the Dirty Rat is supposed to be smoked fresh/wet, and I've had it sitting 4 months at 65%, do I stick it in a Tupperware with a 70% bead bag for a week or two or just smoke as is?
I have a single of many of these htf DE cigars, but haven't smoked one yet because I don't often get the opportunity to just smoke a cigar.
I have a single of many of these htf DE cigars, but haven't smoked one yet because I don't often get the opportunity to just smoke a cigar.
I agree
StogieNinja
Derek | BoM June 2014
Smoke as is.
Cigary43
Just Another Ashhole
I like it when a manufacturer steps up and makes these kinds of statements about their product. Who knows better than those who actually are there from the start and know the product better than anyone? Resting cigars is something that takes knowledge and patience because most of us want that cigar ROTT and while there are brands that are pretty good within that first 30 days I've learned with 80% of the cigars I've ever smoked that resting them for the time periods Drew talked about is pretty much correct. Aging cigars is a whole different deal because the time frame is longer..at least 5 years and to age a cigar that long you have to know your cigars pretty well else you run into that problem of them being too bland. I've found that the darker wrappers tend to smoke much better with at least 6 months of rest and up to 18 months as an average. Of course we're looking at subjective tastes as we're not all the same so resting/aging is a personal thing but I take a lot of what the manufacturers tell us about their product to heart....they are around it 24/7.
I smoked a BOTL lance a month ago. It was my last one and I did not regret putting fire to it.
This thread sparked my interested to light up more of my DE "collectibles". So, about a week ago, I tried an L40 that also has about 14 or so months on it.
I am happy to report that this one was also still spot on (IMO), it also fired on all cylinders (just like the DR I had a week or two before it), all the way down to the nub. Not as much of a kick as the DR, but it has it's own spiciness the whole way through and creamy as you would think with the amount of smoke these things put out. Just thought I'd share even though it's not as aged as you may want to.
I am happy to report that this one was also still spot on (IMO), it also fired on all cylinders (just like the DR I had a week or two before it), all the way down to the nub. Not as much of a kick as the DR, but it has it's own spiciness the whole way through and creamy as you would think with the amount of smoke these things put out. Just thought I'd share even though it's not as aged as you may want to.
I'm always saving these gifted beauties for some special occasion but sounds like I need to ash one!
I know this is a DE thread, but what year did the wrappers of the Tat's change?
Also, looks like I need to start smoking my Liga's that I keep saving for that "special moment".
To me the #9 is like a '64 Padron, give them a couple of months to acclimate in humidity and smoke them before 6 months. The T52 seems to be good a little longer and I had an FFP a few weeks ago that had been sitting for a year that was outstanding.
Every day is a blessing so today was the special moment for an l40 I've been holding onto
How old and how was it?
It was gifted from Russ I've had it maybe 6 months
It's a really good smoke but don't think I'd hunt it down or shell out the ridiculous coin these command
Just remember - aging is a synonym for decaying. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, so to speak. Maybe some cigars decay better than others? I like my DE sticks with just a week or two of rest - and then they burn.