What birthday cigar should I smoke?

Originally Posted by Garbandz

I cannot imagine smoking the 2010 LTD My Father yet. It is too young,I would hold it for at least a year. I am just now getting to my Le Bijou sticks from the first release about a year ago...........they are remarkable.
Can't beat a Padron Anni,it seems to be the only brand that gets nothing but positive comments........

Imagine it, Tom. I went to a My Father event over a year ago and Jose gave me two unbanded sticks being rolled that day....turns out it was the LTD My Father that would be released. Smoked one that day and it was nice....waited 6 months to fire up the other one, and it was nicer. However, I smoked one Thanksgiving Day that I had just purchased from my local shop and it was ahhhhmazing- even better than the first two.

I sometimes think that yes, many cigars are put into production before they're mature enough to get the full, complex nature that was sought, but with others....there's a reason they put em in boxes and get em ready to sell- well, because they're ready. I've seen cigars bloom a month after they hit the shelves, so the wisdom some have behind aging every stick they buy before smoking it isn't always true IMHO