Bad stick to Great stick..

flayankee

Wondering what stick did you have that was terrible at first but after some rest time turned into a great stick ? For me it was the AB Tempus. Had my first one with around 2 weeks of rest on it and did not care for it,but after 6 months rest it turned into a great stick.

MTuccelli

For me that would be the Gurkha Symphony a month or more rest time really helped this one.....at least for me it did.

boydmcgowan

So, I've never had a dog rocket turn into gold for me, most of the time when I age a cigar that I thought stunk I get a slightly less crappy version of the same flavors I didn't like the first go around when I revisit.

But given that, I'll say that the the biggest changes that I've noticed when aging/resting smokes are the Diesel UHC and the DPG CC. Both went from really good to F'ing amazing for me after they had a year under their belt.

Unthought_Known

Biggest change for me was the Nica Libre. I liked it when I first got it, so I wouldn't say it was a bad stick. But after 9 months in the humidor, the flavors developed bigtime and the burn was a lot better.

undulac

I'm a huuuuuge fan of the Diesel. When the Diesel Shorty came out I picked on up in a trade. Let it sit for 3 months or so. Fired this baby up and could officially say it was the worst stick I ever had. Six months later bought a fiver because of the price. Lit on up and since then I've gone through about 50.

Rhamlin

I'd have to say Ruination when I smoked my first ROTT I thought about throwing it our but fell in love a month later.

skweekz

Oliva Master Blends III. I hated the first one I had. I went back and tried another one about 6-8 months later and it was much more enjoyable.

bandyt09

Cubao. When it first came out, being a DPG whore, I jumped all over it. Smoked one ROTT and hated it, the spice was SO over the top. Had 1 a month later and still no bueno. After about a year I trade away 15 of them and only had a couple left. They went into the singles drawer and smoked one with about 16 months on it and was SO PISSED that I traded them because it was awesome. Within a 2 weeks I bought another box and a half and it is still sitting.

flayankee

MTuccelli:

For me that would be the Gurkha Symphony a month or more rest time really helped this one.....at least for me it did.

Hated the Symphony a friend gave me,not sure if it had any rest, might have to try again with some rest in the humi.

kaspera79

I had the complete opposite thing happen and it was with the Gurkha Sherpa. I got a hold of a bundle of Sherpas that must have been aged. Fricken loved them. Over the course of a summer they kept getting better. Then I bought another bundle started smoking them the next day, they were shitty. I Gave some away, kept a few,about a year later, they were like the first ones. Haven't had any in awhile now but I imagine I would age them first for the best experience.

j0z3r

For me it was the Camacho Havana H2. I picked up a five pack and the first one I smoked was horrendous, so I forgot about the rest of them until three months later when I tried one and it was fantastic. Haven't had any since that have made such a wild swing, some have gone from good to better and some have gone from not so good to still not so good, but nothing so radical.

ShotgunJohn

I wouldn't say it is a bad stick, but the Morro Castle is only so so fresh and then after 6-8 months it really matures nicely and more flavors present themseleves.

CAcigarguy007

5 Vegas AAA for sure! I didn't understand the overwhelming positive comments when they tasted bad to me. I had some well rested ones and can see what folks were talking about! Yummy rested but unremarkable fresh. Lesson learned, check!

ThinBluLine06

AB sun grown... Hated ROTT, love em now with over a years rest