I am surprised you know Pu-Erh tea. I have a brick from 1930 and still aging. I got it from HongKong. I love things get matured with aging. Pu-Erh is even healthier than green tea. Majority tea drinkers cannot stand the bad taste. However, proper aging reduce that bad aroma with more smooth and round flavors.
1930 and still aging? Jeez and my wife claims my cigar aging humis are ridiculous and they're only a few years old. Thats tea older than my dad and almost grandfather.
The cristobals are my first venture into that line but I'm adding one box of every Cuban brand into my ager, and they were next on the list. The smell of that box after removing the nail was unbelievable. I'm Starting with coronas, petites to see what I enjoy, though the few #2's friends gave me make me think just stock upmann, Partagas, and Monte pyramides. Don't often have time to smoke that size tho with my 2yr old little man running wild.
Most of the aged Pu-Erh tea were burned and destroyed during the Chinese Revolution in 50's. The Maoist did that because PuErh was the fashion and delicacy of the Chinese elite. Anything related to elite was destroyed. What they didn't realize is, Pu-Erh was made from hundreds of years old tea trees. They are not only destroyed the history but some healthiest drinks. Many Pu-Erh was smuggled to Tawain from Mainland China so they could protect them. After China opened up, some of them came back with hefty price tag. The Germans are famous collector of Pu-Erh tea along withnthe Chinese and Japanese. I consider myself very lucky to have one.
About the San Cristobal de La Habana- you will love them. Yes when you open a Cuban box, the smell and scent is very rich and aromatic. If you considering to age some Cuban then get a box of Don AlejandromRobina or Unicos, Partagas no.2, Partagas series P no. 1 or 2, H. Upman Megnum, Cohiba Esplendidos and RyJ short or wide Churchill. They age very well. Actually, Cubans performs better with aging.
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1930 and still aging? Jeez and my wife claims my cigar aging humis are ridiculous and
they're only a few years old. Thats tea older than my dad and almost grandfather.
The cristobals are my first venture into that line but I'm adding one box of every Cuban brand into my ager, and they were next on the list. The smell of that box after removing the nail was unbelievable. I'm Starting with coronas, petites to see what I enjoy, though the few #2's friends gave me make me think just stock upmann, Partagas, and Monte pyramides. Don't often have time to smoke that size tho with my 2yr old little man running wild.
Learned something new today. Thanks for the advice, I'll be ordering my next box in a month or so, definitely looking at either RyJ Short Churchills or Vegas Robaina Allejandro or Unicos. Tough decisions in my future.
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Most of the aged Pu-Erh tea were burned and destroyed during the Chinese Revolution in 50's. The Maoist did that because PuErh was the fashion and delicacy of the Chinese elite. Anything related to elite was destroyed. What they didn't realize is, Pu-Erh was made from hundreds of years old tea trees. They are not only destroyed the history but some healthiest drinks. Many Pu-Erh was smuggled to Tawain from Mainland China so they could protect them. After China opened up, some of them came back with hefty price tag. The Germans are famous collector of Pu-Erh tea along withnthe Chinese and Japanese. I consider myself very lucky to have one.
About the San Cristobal de La Habana- you will love them. Yes when you open a Cuban box, the smell and scent is very rich and aromatic. If you considering to age some Cuban then get a box of Don AlejandromRobina or Unicos, Partagas no.2, Partagas series P no. 1 or 2, H. Upman Megnum, Cohiba Esplendidos and RyJ short or wide Churchill. They age very well. Actually, Cubans performs better with aging.
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1930 and still aging? Jeez and my wife claims my cigar aging humis are ridiculous and
they're only a few years old. Thats tea older than my dad and almost grandfather.
The cristobals are my first venture into that line but I'm adding one box of every Cuban brand into my ager, and they were next on the list. The smell of that box after removing the nail was unbelievable. I'm Starting with coronas, petites to see what I enjoy, though the few #2's friends gave me make me think just stock upmann, Partagas, and Monte pyramides. Don't often have time to smoke that size tho with my 2yr old little man running wild.
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The cristobals are my first venture into that line but I'm adding one box of every Cuban brand into my ager, and they were next on the list. The smell of that box after removing the nail was unbelievable. I'm Starting with coronas, petites to see what I enjoy, though the few #2's friends gave me make me think just stock upmann, Partagas, and Monte pyramides. Don't often have time to smoke that size tho with my 2yr old little man running wild.
About the San Cristobal de La Habana- you will love them. Yes when you open a Cuban box, the smell and scent is very rich and aromatic. If you considering to age some Cuban then get a box of Don AlejandromRobina or Unicos, Partagas no.2, Partagas series P no. 1 or 2, H. Upman Megnum, Cohiba Esplendidos and RyJ short or wide Churchill. They age very well. Actually, Cubans performs better with aging.
MOWPAMs and the CCOM "Nightcap Sampler":
And these (from another source):
1st from MTuccelli
Then from Lee
From DiamondDog
From a local B+M
...and my long running buying hiatus is over:
Thanks, Jon!
Bully!!!! LOL kidding
(See T/P/B thread for more)