Noticable Curiosity

RevSmoke · 06-20-2011, 03:27 PM

I don't know that the tobacco that came out during the '90s boom wasn't aged before rolling. I think there are places that age it before selling it, only because it may look good right off the plant, but what happens in the aging process is also important.

A lot of things have been brought to our attention by the various comments here, and I like the thinking that has gone into this. It is seriously interesting to watch.

I'd like to give an example. Back in the '80s & '90s, I enjoyed a number of cigars that are still available today. Most of them I haven't visited since the turn of the century (2000), for when I moved I got rid of many cigars and traded them for quality pipes. I am talking like 1500 cigars for pipes and tobacco in trade. I only kept a couple hundred cigars on hand. Those didn't last more than a few years. When I look at what is in stock now, I must admit that there are not as many of those stalwart brands left.

Well, I heard about someone getting an El Rey del Mundo Robusto (a maduro wrapped in tissue) and thought about how much I used to enjoy them. I hadn't had one in quite a while, so I asked how they were smoking and how they compared. T-bone did one better, and he sent me a couple (3). I have smoked one of them, and was amazed at how it took me back to what I remember them to be. This wasn't an aged cigar, but that same cigar as it is produced today. What they are doing to get those same flavors that I enjoyed to be present in a contemporary smoke is beyond me. However, the mere fact of that consistency is incredible.

Can you say the same of other brands on the market today which are popular say here on CA? Do all Opus (of the same size) taste the same (or very similar) from year to year? How about Tats? Illusiones? Olivas? LFDs? Cains?

I know I have had cigar X from a well-loved brand, and then gotten another one a few months later, and I wasn't sure it was from the same marca, much less that same vitola, the flavor, aroma, character changed that much. And no, it wasn't the old flavors aged, it was significantly different.

Now, is that why some of these newer brands are putting out so many new releases, so that they can accomodate the tobacco that is available to them? Are they unable to produce that consistency because their tobacco larder isn't quite as large?

06-20-2011, 03:27 PM	#25
RevSmoke Ain't Never Gonna Leave Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Todd Location: Northcentral woods of Wisconsin Posts: 6,849 Trading: (51)	Re: Noticable Curiosity I don't know that the tobacco that came out during the '90s boom wasn't aged before rolling. I think there are places that age it before selling it, only because it may look good right off the plant, but what happens in the aging process is also important. A lot of things have been brought to our attention by the various comments here, and I like the thinking that has gone into this. It is seriously interesting to watch. I'd like to give an example. Back in the '80s & '90s, I enjoyed a number of cigars that are still available today. Most of them I haven't visited since the turn of the century (2000), for when I moved I got rid of many cigars and traded them for quality pipes. I am talking like 1500 cigars for pipes and tobacco in trade. I only kept a couple hundred cigars on hand. Those didn't last more than a few years. When I look at what is in stock now, I must admit that there are not as many of those stalwart brands left. Well, I heard about someone getting an El Rey del Mundo Robusto (a maduro wrapped in tissue) and thought about how much I used to enjoy them. I hadn't had one in quite a while, so I asked how they were smoking and how they compared. T-bone did one better, and he sent me a couple (3). I have smoked one of them, and was amazed at how it took me back to what I remember them to be. This wasn't an aged cigar, but that same cigar as it is produced today. What they are doing to get those same flavors that I enjoyed to be present in a contemporary smoke is beyond me. However, the mere fact of that consistency is incredible. Can you say the same of other brands on the market today which are popular say here on CA? Do all Opus (of the same size) taste the same (or very similar) from year to year? How about Tats? Illusiones? Olivas? LFDs? Cains? I know I have had cigar X from a well-loved brand, and then gotten another one a few months later, and I wasn't sure it was from the same marca, much less that same vitola, the flavor, aroma, character changed that much. And no, it wasn't the old flavors aged, it was significantly different. Now, is that why some of these newer brands are putting out so many new releases, so that they can accomodate the tobacco that is available to them? Are they unable to produce that consistency because their tobacco larder isn't quite as large? __________________ Todd__ "Smoke what you like, and enjoy it!"