I’ve been smoking cigars for about six months now. During that time I bought a 300 count humidor and filled it to the rim with non Cuban cigars. I filled it with the usual stuff…such as JDN Antanos, Padron 3000 maduros, Brazilias, Gran Habanos, Camacho Diplomas, etc, etc.
A couple of weeks ago I started buying Cubans. I have another 100 count humidor and I thought it would be a good idea to fill it up with Cubans. Well, after two weeks of smoking Cubans, I can’t stand NCs any longer. I’ve tried to enjoy them…but it is all futile.
I post this to get an idea of what to do with the NCs. One possible solution is to sell them at a loss. I wonder what some of you guys did with your NC stash if you went through a situation similar to mine.
If I put my NCs away for, lets say 4 years, will they taste better or will they still taste like crap?
Oh well, you live and you learn. Help me out with some advice.
Well to answer one question if you store the NC's away for 4 years conventional wisdom says that they will get better, you may want to try that. Otherwise if you plan to get rid of them I suggest hitting the cigar trading forum and letting the guys know you want to trade NC for CC... I haven't seen it done but it may work, who knows.
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I still keep my NC humidor around. NC's are good for giving out to people who are not cigar smokers. As for hoping they will be good in 4 yrs...if you think they suck now, they will just suck a little less in 4 years.
Contact a charity; do a benefit auction of the cigars on a website of some sort; donate the proceeds to the charity (lung association?? cancer society??? local school??)
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If they are good cigars like you said, why not send them to the marines in Iraq. See the thread under Dear Editor. The guys will really enjoy them since NC's are still good cigars and considered wonderful by many. The JDN are very good cigars as are some of the others you named.
Originally posted by puffingaway: If they are good cigars like you said, why not send them to the marines in Iraq. See the thread under Dear Editor. The guys will really enjoy them since NC's are still good cigars and considered wonderful by many. The JDN are very good cigars as are some of the others you named.
The other suggestions were good, however I have to second this motion!
Posts: 1346 | Location: Back in Cigar City | Registered: April 30, 2004
Originally posted by puffingaway: If they are good cigars like you said, why not send them to the marines in Iraq. See the thread under Dear Editor. The guys will really enjoy them since NC's are still good cigars and considered wonderful by many. The JDN are very good cigars as are some of the others you named.
The other suggestions were good, however I have to second this motion!
I had given this some thought already. Perhaps that is what I will do. Maybe I can send half of them to the troops and age or sale the other half.
So, it seems that aging NCs will not make them that much better…even if years go by. Is this correct?
I still like my NCs maduros…I’ll keep those for now. I also seem to tolerate really mild NCs such as the Gisperts and the CAO Gold. Perhaps this due to the fact that they are so mild that the flavors typical of NCs (the bad flavors, that is) do not come out and overwhelm the senses. Cuban cigars are just so smooth and creamy.
Give them to the local firehouse. Keep a few around for people you meet at tailgate parties & cookouts who say "cigars? I've never tried one, lemme have one!"
Never had that problem since the pricing of NC´s and CC´s here are pretty much the same... sometimes the NC as a Opus are more expensive ($60 USD) than a Trinidad or Cohiba... Anyway, you can experiment with the 300 NC´s and age them 10 years!. If then are still horrible in your palate for sure you will find a NC´s lover that will pay good money for them.
Personally I dont have expierence in aging NC´s (and I recall to have some from years and years) Someday I will try one to see...
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Originally posted by pacovilla: Give them to the local firehouse. Keep a few around for people you meet at tailgate parties & cookouts who say "cigars? I've never tried one, lemme have one!"
I gave many of mine away at firehouses and sent a bunch to soldiers in Iraq. Still keep a few around and some are fairly smokeable
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I will send you my address and you can feel free to send me all the NC's you have, since you have only been smoking cigars for 6 months that tells me that you probably couldnt tell a cuban LGC from a Roy Tan, take the labels off my friend and dont get caught up in the hype, yeah REAL Cubans are nice but if you learn how to appreciate all fine cigars you will find out that most are just as good as the others. In the meantime go on CA's counterfeit info page and check your bands, your probably getting fakies if you dont know your supplier.
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Posts: 59 | Location: NC | Registered: October 13, 2005
Originally posted by smokum: Well I don't understand, I thought the beetles got all your cigars, and you only bought a few from TJ LCDH???
The bugs got just one of them - an Edmundo. I still have that cigar in a plastic bag...an experiment to see if more beetles would come out. I have not seen any other beetles so far.
I've purchased more Cubans recently (but not from TJ).
Originally posted by sergeant206: I will send you my address and you can feel free to send me all the NC's you have, since you have only been smoking cigars for 6 months that tells me that you probably couldnt tell a cuban LGC from a Roy Tan, take the labels off my friend and dont get caught up in the hype, yeah REAL Cubans are nice but if you learn how to appreciate all fine cigars you will find out that most are just as good as the others. In the meantime go on CA's counterfeit info page and check your bands, your probably getting fakies if you dont know your supplier.
He he. Well, if I'm buying fakes I guess I am lucky...because those fakes taste better than most of my NCs.
In my experience, NC's don't significantly improve with age. If you don't like them now, you're probably not going to like them a year or even 5 years from now.
While some will argue that it doesn't matter when you smoke your Cuban cigars, there is no doubt that they change with aging. Whether or not they change positively is subjective to your own taste. Depending on the cigar, IMO, most Cuban cigars improve (sometimes significantly) with age. Exactly how much age will depend on the cigar. I've had some Cuban cigars that were almost unsmokable when new. And I've had others that I felt were past their prime after only 4 or 5 years of aging and some that were still improving after 7 or 8 years. There is no "holy grail" as far as when they will peak. The best thing to do is sample from a box occasionally and when you get 2 or 3 in a row that are enjoyable to you then they are "ready". But by all means, when you're talking about aging NC's vs. Cubans, it's really apples vs. oranges as most all NC's seem to be blended to smoke now.
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Originally posted by The Peacemaker: In my experience, NC's don't significantly improve with age. If you don't like them now, you're probably not going to like them a year or even 5 years from now.
While some will argue that it doesn't matter when you smoke your Cuban cigars, there is no doubt that they change with aging. Whether or not they change positively is subjective to your own taste. Depending on the cigar, IMO, most Cuban cigars improve (sometimes significantly) with age. Exactly how much age will depend on the cigar. I've had some Cuban cigars that were almost unsmokable when new. And I've had others that I felt were past their prime after only 4 or 5 years of aging and some that were still improving after 7 or 8 years. There is no "holy grail" as far as when they will peak. The best thing to do is sample from a box occasionally and when you get 2 or 3 in a row that are enjoyable to you then they are "ready". But by all means, when you're talking about aging NC's vs. Cubans, it's really apples vs. oranges as most all NC's seem to be blended to smoke now.
