Why don't NC cigar makers put dates on boxes?

[Brooks W]

Dude, there is a BIG difference between giving where the tobacco comes from, and the actual blend...

[The Poet]

Some are not "date-stamped", but are dated nonetheless. F'instance, if you look on the bottom of a box of JR Ultimates, you will see something like "07-2009" pencilled in one corner.

[LasciviousXXX]

Originally Posted by bobarian

the Colonel should list his 13 herbs and spices so I can make his chicken at home too.

"He puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes ya crave it fortnightly, smartass!"






lol

[weak_link]

Camacho also used to do it. A 'boxed on' date would make me happy.

[duckmanco]

Pepin has done it since he started, and because most other companies don't:

I grab a ball point pen/sharpie and scribble the date I ordered them (month/year) when they show up. Its super easy, and yes I know thats not when they were rolled, but at least it provides a baseline.




And I don't want to hear about the affects of the pen ink/sharpie absorbing into the wood of the box and transferring its characteristics to the cigars inside.... but I still wonder should I store them with the cello on or off after dating them?

[BigCat]

Originally Posted by bobarian

Only a fool would give you the exact blend of his cigars. I think Coca Cola should print the recipe on the can and the Colonel should list his 13 herbs and spices so I can make his chicken at home too.

Coke gives you the ingredients on the can, not the recipe or "blend" of the ingredients.

Originally Posted by Brooks W

Dude, there is a BIG difference between giving where the tobacco comes from, and the actual blend...

What he said. He's just asking for the ingredients.

[darkleeroy]

For those weary of using sharpie, label makers are widely available

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by LasciviousXXX

"He puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes ya crave it fortnightly, smartass!"






lol

[Dunkel]

La Aurora Barrel Aged has a nice little tag in the box that tells you a good bit about how long the tobacco aged, when they were produced and when they were shipped from the factory.

[Eleven]

Originally Posted by icehog3

I think they should put the roller's name and vital statistics on there too.

36-24-30

My Lucky Numbers btw!

Ok maybe a better question would be who would be against some form of dating on the box ie vintage dating or boxed/rolled date?

[Snake Hips]

Originally Posted by Brooks W

Well, not even close, imo...I want to know where the tobacco comes from, so that If I like the flavors, I can pick up more of that specific tobacco...

~brooks

Most cigars do say where the tobaccos come from. Only generic[ish] brands/cigars, I've found, are hard to trace the contents of. Advertising often makes a pretty specific description of the contents, i.e., for example (out of my arse), "Dominican fillers complemented by Nicaraguan ligeros from the Jalapa Valley are rounded by a Mexican binder and finished with a sun-grown Connecticut Habano wrapper." In the non-Cuban world, just knowing the country of origin is enough to make a reasonable assessment of the cigar's flavors; Nicaraguan manufacturers in recent years have, mostly as marketing, began expounding on the valleys and regions their tobaccos come from ("The famous growing region of Esteli...") I don't know many brands that don't make their sources known in some form in some place.