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Padron Serie 1926 80 Years Salomon - Purchased 10/07/10, Price 8/11/11, $27.75/Cigar
Rule of Threes: 3 weeks allows the cigars to stabilize. 3 months you will start to notice some age. 1-3 years will allow the cigars to fully age.3 weeks allows the cigars to stabilize. 3 months you will start to notice some age. 1-3 years will allow the cigars to fully age. This is a chronicle of smoking the last four of sixteen of these cigars. The preceding cigars had all been superlative, well-worth the price. I had never smoked a cigar so rich in both strength and flavor. My plan had been to smoke one a month so as to finish them by 11/11. Having very little experience with aging, I did not want to experiment with cigars of such high calibre. But I was too slow for this cigar, the particulars of which are below. Needless to say, I will smoke Padron Anniversary Cigars within six months of purchase to stay ahead of the one-year guideline for when aging will start about which I had read on this forum in posts about the rule of threes. But my memory was faulty and I just quoted how I misapplied even this guideline. But it was what I had thought to expect regarding aging. The last unchanged cigar I smoked was in 07/11. Clgar One - Smoked 08/13/11; strength full, flavor 20% of what it had been; wrapper had a grey cast over the original chocolate brown; foot was speckled with yellow. Cigar Two - Smoked 08/14/11; strength full, flavor 50% first half, 80% continuing to ⅔ and 90% in the final third. Cigar Three - Smoked 08/15/11; strength full, flavor 85%. Cigar Four - Smoked 08/16/11; strength full; flavor 80%; wrapper speckled yellow here and there. |
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![]() Need to use the search button for "rules of three"
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...And a woman is only a woman, But a good cigar is a smoke! -R. Kipling |
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I have a box of these that I have been hesitant to smoke... ridiculous I know! I think that I will smoke one later this week since... but I have said this before. I have heard only great hings about it. I look forward to giving them a shot.
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C A P S...CAPS CAPS CAPS!
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Ahhhh... I love these threads. Be gentle boys
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Wasn't this the second time he's posted the rule of 3's?
This thread must be a joke
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Fatter than you!
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Isn't there a sticky on this for noobs?
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If we weren't supposed to eat animals, then how come they're made of meat? You can never have too many cigars, they are like an investment in good times.
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My second thought.
My first was
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Smoked an OR of these last Friday and just did not like it. Put it down after smoking half of it. Just plain harsh. I know a lot of people like Padrons, but I'm really not one of them. Oh well, to each their own I say.
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Dear Lord, Thank You.
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Provided I've strictly adhered to the rule of 3's, of course.
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The one I smoked for my birthday last year was amazing! I was like woooow!
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MIND OVER MATTER...
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Last edited by N2 GOLD; 08-23-2011 at 03:33 PM. |
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1. Nice Review
![]() 2. Glad you got to smoke some amazing cigars ![]() 3. Always include photos in your review, for people who don't like to read! ![]() BTW - Stay away from mentioning the Rule of Three!
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