Quick Question for all.

If I had some, I'd smoke em just like any other cigar, but I never really understood the love for them. Its just a cigar.
Scott
 
Joke:

Husband says to wife: Don't you think, darling, if I had just one inch more I'd be a king?
Wife says to husband: Yeah, but if you had just one inch less, you'd be a queen!

Till
 
I wonder what the odds are that most of these pre-embargo cigars were matained well throughout the decades. I see sometimes websites and B&Ms get these and I just can't help but wonder what they have gone through over the years.
 
Such a great question you pose and subject to so many opinions.
To many, older is better as they prefer that "matured" flavor.
To others, younger is better as that is taste they prefer.
What is probably arguable is that pre embargo has/had an "old school" taste.
IMHO, Cuban cigars have evolved quite a bit since then.
 
Blueface said:
Such a great question you pose and subject to so many opinions.
To many, older is better as they prefer that "matured" flavor.
To others, younger is better as that is taste they prefer.
What is probably arguable is that pre embargo has/had an "old school" taste.
IMHO, Cuban cigars have evolved quite a bit since then.
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ya, thats what i wondered, whether pre embargo was just a 46 year old version of a smoke we get now, or a completely different breed of smoke all together.....food for thought :D
 
ltc1303 said:
I wonder what the odds are that most of these pre-embargo cigars were matained well throughout the decades. I see sometimes websites and B&Ms get these and I just can't help but wonder what they have gone through over the years.
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That's the very reason I would be hesitant to buy one, 40 years is a long time.
 
Ok, trying again. My initial response (which I requested deleted) were overly negative toward the concept of 46 year old cigars and the people who are interested in them... so, trying to POLITELY say what I previously commented upon:

I think there is a lot of overhyping in the cigar world. I think the 46+ year old cigar is the epitome of that. Never having smoked one (so take it with a grain of salt), I cannot see how a cigar that is aged 46 years can be any good. There must be a practical limit on "how old" something can get before it becomes... too old.

I think I have a palate that is marginal at best... but in all honesty I question whether I should even spend money on Opus/Anejos. I can't say that the increased cost provides any increased enjoyment over a Padron.

I think that in blind taste tests, I guarantee I'd be unable to reliably pick a 3 year aged cigar over a 6 month aged cigar of the same make. I'm fairly certain, in fact, that if I took a blind taste test of "similar" cigars made by different manufacturers, (i.e., nicaraguan puro maduros), I'd be guessing to try to tell you which was which.


So, for me... I think a 46 year old cigar is silly. I think a $100 cigar is silly. If I am spending $100, it will be for a BOX of cigars. :tu
 
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