Resting fresh rolled premiums

havanaal

I hit the Christmas gift jackpot. A friend has a son in law with family in Cuba. He flies back and forth from Havana out of Toronto. This year he came back with a factory fresh box of Montecristos, three of which came to me Merry Christmas. But they came with a warning that these were rolled less than 2 weeks ago. How much time do I need to give these before lighting up?

camgfs

j0z3r

If it were me, I'd smoke one right away and put the others away for a minimum of 2-3 years. A fresh rolled cigar is a unique experience that, imo, shouldn't be missed.

kuzi16

Rhamlin

Leon1072

This brings a rookie question up from me. How long has a typical off-the-shelf cigar age before it's ready to smoke? I am not talking about the cigars you see in an aging room, just from time it's made until it goes into the humidor at the cigar store ready to purchase. Sorry for asking off the wall questions sometimes, it's just information I am curious about. Thank you everyone and merry Christmas.

asianbiker8

I was wondering about this, i'm getting a bunch of aj fernandez fresh rolled cigars and was also wondering about the waiting time with those. Anyone have info on those?

havanaal

"The longer the better" is good advice, but come on, I'm not waiting until 2014 to enjoy a cigar! I was thinking some time in March, but maybe not, huh.

camgfs

docbp87

camgfs pretty much nailed it. If you don't want to wait, then Cuban cigars might not be your thing. It's like buying wine, and laying it down for a decade. The tobacco really needs time to marry, and mature. I would hate for you to smoke these cigars, not enjoy them because they haven't had the time required for them to really marinate, and then think that CC's are a bunch of malarky as a result.

kuzi16

bandyt09

asianbiker8:

I was wondering about this, i'm getting a bunch of aj fernandez fresh rolled cigars and was also wondering about the waiting time with those. Anyone have info on those?

The waiting time on these, in my experience, has been how long it takes you to open the box and light one up..........5 to 10 MINUTES should be good. Same thing with the MOW Puro's........................

docbp87

asianbiker8:

I was wondering about this, i'm getting a bunch of aj fernandez fresh rolled cigars and was also wondering about the waiting time with those. Anyone have info on those?

The AJF Fresh Rolled aren't actually, truly "FRESH" rolled. The cigars are kept at least long enough for the moisture from rolling to stabilize, and frankly, probably plenty longer, long enough for ammonia to not be a concern at all. I think the Fresh Rolled name is just that... a name.

asianbiker8

Cool, thanks for the info guys!

laker1963

docbp87:

asianbiker8:

I was wondering about this, i'm getting a bunch of aj fernandez fresh rolled cigars and was also wondering about the waiting time with those. Anyone have info on those?

The AJF Fresh Rolled aren't actually, truly "FRESH" rolled. The cigars are kept at least long enough for the moisture from rolling to stabilize, and frankly, probably plenty longer, long enough for ammonia to not be a concern at all. I think the Fresh Rolled name is just that... a name.

Either that or the tobacco's used are aged long enough prior to the sticks being rolled. I did find them better with a litte rest, and will see what they are like with even more rest in a few months. I was thinking that these don't sit around any warehouse for very long and that may be why the good price point and the name.