How do you smoke/go through your stash?

Ken Light

brianetz1

WaltBasil

I used to do this, until, like you, I said 'the hell am I doing?' I bought it to enjoy, and enjoy it I will. When it's gone, that's it. I paid for the experience and got what I paid for. ;-) I may extend it a little... For example, My wife got me this bottle of Van Winkle sold basically once a year and in limited quantities. Some people are on a waiting list for years to get it without success. So I probably don't want to know how she got one. LOL. But there it is. In my stash. I have a drink out of it every Friday. I've probably got 2 more weeks worth at the most left in it. It sure is good. I've got one cigar I've been saving... aging we'll call it... some cabinet collection that is gone for ever now. I had a 10 pack box. One left. Had it for a couple years now. Catfish happened to send me another like it, so I've got two of them. I suppose I should do the same and enjoy those bad boys.

Ken Light

flowbee

I do this with wine. Some wines are meant to sit and sit, but some wines are meant to consume. My mother has a vineyard that contributes to a couple of reserve released wines up in N. California. I look forward to the gift bottles, and normally I will kinda hide them in the back. Well. this year she gave me a Martinelli special release, and said to me," don't hoard this one, drink it".LOL I laughed and shared it with my friends on the next dinner party we hosted. I agree (wink) with you on certain products concerning aging, certain wines Pinot Grigio, for example are meant to be enjoyed before they turn to vinegar, some heavier Red wines can be sitting and getting better as they age. I am new to cigars, and I can only guess that some are better with age, and some maybe should be consumed faster than others. These pieces of information, I will learn as my veteran BOTL share knowledge in threads just like this!

Ken Light

danielzreyes

I've really been into craft beers and lately I've been going for the HTF stuff. I love to hunt for them. I drive all over So Ca just to find them. As soon as I get them I'm like "Now what?" I went through all of that trouble and I don't want to just drink it, because I went through all that trouble lol. Luckily my wife also loves beer and forces me to open them. In the end , all that hard work was worth it

brianetz1

flowbee:

I do this with wine. Some wines are meant to sit and sit, but some wines are meant to consume. My mother has a vineyard that contributes to a couple of reserve released wines up in N. California. I look forward to the gift bottles, and normally I will kinda hide them in the back. Well. this year she gave me a Martinelli special release, and said to me," don't hoard this one, drink it".LOL I laughed and shared it with my friends on the next dinner party we hosted. I agree (wink) with you on certain products concerning aging, certain wines Pinot Grigio, for example are meant to be enjoyed before they turn to vinegar, some heavier Red wines can be sitting and getting better as they age. I am new to cigars, and I can only guess that some are better with age, and some maybe should be consumed faster than others. These pieces of information, I will learn as my veteran BOTL share knowledge in threads just like this!

this is totally the case....i have been told that liga products don't age well, you get them you smoke them. Drew will tell you that himself.

rsherman24

I have been thinking about this lately myself. This time of year up north and with the baby, I get limited time for a smoke/drink if I get it at all. I find myself looking through the humi and thinking "no, don't smoke that one yet". I skip over the Tat/Angel's Envy and go for the 5V/Buffalo Trace. Not that I don't enjoy it, but I bought these cigars to enjoy and find myself hoarding them for some reason.

alienmisprint

If it is a cigar that is still in production, I have no issue burning through them. But yeah, if it's something I can't get any more, I am very hesitant about smoking them. I only have about a box and a half of Prymes left, and every time I do smoke one, it hurts, lol. I've only got a few Defiances left and I am under 20 RP Decades now, too. I also am on my last box of Tat Anarchy's. Those cigars only get pulled out for a special occasion. I will probably never smoke my last Pryme, Defiance, Decade, or Anarchy. When I die there will be at least one left of each of those and I'll leave them in my will to my son-in-law, assuming I have one at the time, lol.

Echambers

WaltBasil

Rain

One at a time. Har har!I am in to the "collecting" aspect, but for the last few months I either choose by size (time) or stuff that I have yet to try. I'm for sure a "Oh no, it's my last one...better leave it" type of person. Sometimes I think I like collecting better then smoking.

dr_frankenstein56

kuzi16

Puff_Dougie

Ken Light

flowbee:

I do this with wine. Some wines are meant to sit and sit, but some wines are meant to consume. My mother has a vineyard that contributes to a couple of reserve released wines up in N. California. I look forward to the gift bottles, and normally I will kinda hide them in the back. Well. this year she gave me a Martinelli special release, and said to me," don't hoard this one, drink it".LOL I laughed and shared it with my friends on the next dinner party we hosted. I agree (wink) with you on certain products concerning aging, certain wines Pinot Grigio, for example are meant to be enjoyed before they turn to vinegar, some heavier Red wines can be sitting and getting better as they age. I am new to cigars, and I can only guess that some are better with age, and some maybe should be consumed faster than others. These pieces of information, I will learn as my veteran BOTL share knowledge in threads just like this!

For a good example of what age does to a cigar, check out Diesel Unholy Cocktail. Good young IMO (thought some disagree) but phenomenal w/ 2+ years on it. One of the best maduros out there with age, even competitive with AF Anejo.

Ken Light

jd50ae

I pick 3 in the morning for the day, some times 4. If any are bad smokes I get another 1.

Gray4lines

I have totally fallen victim to the misconception of "Oh I just bought a box, I have PLENTY!" Then I smoke those when I can't decide what else to smoke and before I know it, I only have a few!! I am doing better now, but I've blown through a couple of boxes quickly in the past!

pross

BrightLights9

It's difficult to embrace enjoying the present when you're holding on to something that you can't buy again tomorrow. However, I try to frame it this way - think back to the day you found the cigar you liked so much, and know that you hadn't tried it before that day. What's saying that THAT day can't be today, only with a new stick? This may be a single girl habit, but does anyone else hoard cigars that you really like and hold off on sharing until you find someone you deem worthy?!? I do this with quality booze too!

brianetz1

Ken Light

BrightLights9:

It's difficult to embrace enjoying the present when you're holding on to something that you can't buy again tomorrow. However, I try to frame it this way - think back to the day you found the cigar you liked so much, and know that you hadn't tried it before that day. What's saying that THAT day can't be today, only with a new stick? This may be a single girl habit, but does anyone else hoard cigars that you really like and hold off on sharing until you find someone you deem worthy?!? I do this with quality booze too!

Yeah, I gotta admit the good stuff I save for someone 'worthy.' Terrible of me.

0patience

PAtoNH

alphabetical

Ken Light

PAtoNH:

alphabetical

lol nice. you been sticking to 5 vegas for a while?

PAtoNH

working on 601's now...

Lee.mcglynn

PAtoNH:

working on 601's now...

wait till you get too g lol

Puff_Dougie

Saddest thing about the alphabetical approach is that you work through a lifetime of phenomenal smokes, only to end up with a Zoidian!

bigharpoon