Fresh Rolled Cigars?

The Poet · 04-11-2012, 03:31 PM

IMHO, none of the products mentioned above would qualify as being "fresh-rolled", and that nomenclature is meant as a marketing tool rather than an apt description. If this is the case, they should be fine to smoke at once, or at least after a brief rest from the shipping shock ROTT.

As for what I would consider to truly be freshed-rolled cigars, it is my understanding that they should either be smoked immediately or left to age for at least 6 months. "Fresh" tobacco , even that which has been aged before the rolling process, needs to gas out ammonia, and for a time this will adversely affect the taste of the product. Once that ageing period has passed, the cigar should recover most of its initial taste, and may even improve, much like a fine wine, with proper storage.

That's my

, and probably worth every penny.

04-11-2012, 03:31 PM	#25
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: Fresh Rolled Cigars? IMHO, none of the products mentioned above would qualify as being "fresh-rolled", and that nomenclature is meant as a marketing tool rather than an apt description. If this is the case, they should be fine to smoke at once, or at least after a brief rest from the shipping shock ROTT. As for what I would consider to truly be freshed-rolled cigars, it is my understanding that they should either be smoked immediately or left to age for at least 6 months. "Fresh" tobacco , even that which has been aged before the rolling process, needs to gas out ammonia, and for a time this will adversely affect the taste of the product. Once that ageing period has passed, the cigar should recover most of its initial taste, and may even improve, much like a fine wine, with proper storage. That's my , and probably worth every penny. __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.