Rott

jerseystepup · 02-19-2010, 06:40 AM

Just curious, what do you guys consider ROTT? the second it gets to your house pull one out of the box and light up that day? Or let it acclimate for a couple of weeks and then sample? Since ive come to let most of my boxes sit a while my first tasting isnt until it atleast settles in my humid a week or 2.

Mugen910 · 02-19-2010, 06:49 AM

Less than a month off the truck = ROTT to me.
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Kreth · 02-19-2010, 07:08 AM

I try to let new stuff rest for at least a few weeks, preferably a month or more. It's getting easier as I build up my collection. It's tough when I get a 5er of some new stick (to me) with a lot of buzz, but lately my routine is to check them for damage, label them with a date, and bury them in the cooler.
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elderboy02 · 02-19-2010, 07:25 AM

ROTT = 1 or 2 days after you recieve it.

That is what it means to me.

pnoon · 02-19-2010, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by elderboy02

ROTT = 1 or 2 days after you recieve it.

That is what it means to me.

ucla695 · 02-19-2010, 08:00 AM

Within several days of receipt.

G G · 02-19-2010, 08:00 AM

The day you get it would be ROTT for me. I used to smoke them that way when I first started even with fivers. Now I sometimes smoke one it it's a box pretty soon, but I put all the others in the vino for at least three weeks and usually a month.

md4958 · 02-19-2010, 08:04 AM

ROTT = less than 10 days for me. However, I will usually wait at least a month before dipping in.

Scottw · 02-19-2010, 08:09 AM

ROTT is a week within receiving them. I usually try to exercise some discipline in digging in to new sticks for about a month after getting them though (doesn't always work).

csbrewfisher · 02-19-2010, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ggainey

The day you get it would be ROTT for me. I used to smoke them that way when I first started even with fivers. Now I sometimes smoke one it it's a box pretty soon, but I put all the others in the vino for at least three weeks and usually a month.

I'm with Greg...

neoflex · 02-19-2010, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Scottw

ROTT is a week within receiving them.

I usually try and let smokes sit a minimum of two to three weeks but sometimes that's easier said than done. Especially if it's something I have really been itching or searching for than I'm lucky to give them 2-3 days.

Skywalker · 02-19-2010, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by elderboy02

ROTT = 1 or 2 days after you recieve it.

That is what it means to me.

Too

issues · 02-19-2010, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ggainey

The day you get it would be ROTT for me.

+1

icehog3 · 02-19-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by elderboy02

ROTT = 1 or 2 days after you recieve it.

That is what it means to me.

This is what ROTT means to me too. I understand the logic of letting cigars aclimate for several weeks, and I usually do it as well, as it is wise...it just ain't "ROTT",

Razorhog · 02-19-2010, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

This is what ROTT means to me too. I understand the logic of letting cigars aclimate for several weeks, and I usually do it as well, as it is wise...it just ain't "ROTT",

Same here. Sometimes ROTT is as soon as I open the box, but usually a day or two.

Lucky_Hippo · 02-19-2010, 10:41 AM

I make the UPS guy wait in the driveway while I try a sample. I look at it like buying a bottle of wine in a restaraunt.... If I don't like the first little sip, I send em back for a different vintage.

maninblack · 02-19-2010, 10:41 AM

I find it hard to let them sit around in my humidor, but the more I buy, the easier it has become. I have a box of Man O' War and CAO La Traviata's I still haven't gotten into. The cold weather doesn't help either.

akumushi · 02-19-2010, 10:46 AM

I'll try one within the first day or two to get a feel for whether they're ready to smoke or need a rest. A cigar being good ROTT for me, means they are ready to smoke within the first few days flavorwise, and no later than the first week if it seems like a vendor humidity problem. Otherwise, I put them in the "needs some rest" category.

Zanaspus · 02-19-2010, 01:29 PM

To me, ROTT is while I'm watching the big brown vehicle drive down my street.

I've been guilty of this far too many times.

maninblack · 02-19-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Zanaspus

To me, ROTT is while I'm watching the big brown vehicle drive down my street.

I've been guilty of this far too many times.

At least you're not chasing the truck down the street! I about did that last week when he pulled up to my neighbors and then left, knowing I had a box of cigars on board.

02-19-2010, 06:40 AM	#1
jerseystepup L-I-V-I-N Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Randy Location: New Jersey Posts: 774 Trading: (9)	Rott Just curious, what do you guys consider ROTT? the second it gets to your house pull one out of the box and light up that day? Or let it acclimate for a couple of weeks and then sample? Since ive come to let most of my boxes sit a while my first tasting isnt until it atleast settles in my humid a week or 2.

02-19-2010, 06:49 AM	#2
Mugen910 I <3 Huy Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Location Location: First Name Posts: 8,387 Trading: (106)	Re: Rott Less than a month off the truck = ROTT to me. Posted via Mobile Device

02-19-2010, 07:08 AM	#3
Kreth Ronin smoker Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Oneonta, NY Posts: 3,620 Trading: (14)	Re: Rott I try to let new stuff rest for at least a few weeks, preferably a month or more. It's getting easier as I build up my collection. It's tough when I get a 5er of some new stick (to me) with a lot of buzz, but lately my routine is to check them for damage, label them with a date, and bury them in the cooler. Posted via Mobile Device

02-19-2010, 07:25 AM	#4
elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,509 Trading: (133)	Re: Rott ROTT = 1 or 2 days after you recieve it. That is what it means to me.

02-19-2010, 08:00 AM	#6
ucla695 Neither here, nor there Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Pool Posts: 3,696 Trading: (5)	Re: Rott Within several days of receipt.

02-19-2010, 08:00 AM	#7
G G BR549 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Taylor, FL. Posts: 12,730 Trading: (10)	Re: Rott The day you get it would be ROTT for me. I used to smoke them that way when I first started even with fivers. Now I sometimes smoke one it it's a box pretty soon, but I put all the others in the vino for at least three weeks and usually a month.

02-19-2010, 08:04 AM	#8
md4958 Captain Cannoli Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moe Location: Suffield, CT Posts: 5,712 Trading: (62)	Re: Rott ROTT = less than 10 days for me. However, I will usually wait at least a month before dipping in. __________________ "One fart can foul the air for everyone" - Esteemed philosopher "If avoiding the nasty $hit is being a snob, them I am guilty as charged."- Same esteemed philosopher.

02-19-2010, 08:09 AM	#9
Scottw Going Commando Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Sussex, NJ Posts: 2,815 Trading: (6)	Re: Rott ROTT is a week within receiving them. I usually try to exercise some discipline in digging in to new sticks for about a month after getting them though (doesn't always work).

02-19-2010, 10:41 AM	#16
Lucky_Hippo A Cigar = 42 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gary Location: Kansas Posts: 494 Trading: (2)	Re: Rott I make the UPS guy wait in the driveway while I try a sample. I look at it like buying a bottle of wine in a restaraunt.... If I don't like the first little sip, I send em back for a different vintage. __________________ Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips. -J.Candy

02-19-2010, 10:41 AM	#17
maninblack Will smoke for food Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Kevin Location: Where the hoot owls f$ck the chickens Posts: 10,637 Trading: (80)	Re: Rott I find it hard to let them sit around in my humidor, but the more I buy, the easier it has become. I have a box of Man O' War and CAO La Traviata's I still haven't gotten into. The cold weather doesn't help either. __________________ Proud member of the GMCGTPWHAFA

02-19-2010, 10:46 AM	#18
akumushi Habanos Apologist Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,298 Trading: (11)	Re: Rott I'll try one within the first day or two to get a feel for whether they're ready to smoke or need a rest. A cigar being good ROTT for me, means they are ready to smoke within the first few days flavorwise, and no later than the first week if it seems like a vendor humidity problem. Otherwise, I put them in the "needs some rest" category. __________________ "Eventually, however, every ash must drop. And the drop usually is as sudden as it is final."

02-19-2010, 01:29 PM	#19
Zanaspus Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Tony Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 492 Trading: (3)	Re: Rott To me, ROTT is while I'm watching the big brown vehicle drive down my street. I've been guilty of this far too many times. __________________ If you're gonna be a lamb, you might as well be a sheep.