Thank you for the video and delighted that the No. 1s are being enjoyed rather than stored. Please do visit if/when you are next in London. Best wishes, Eddie
Tim, you got an invite from Eddie Sahakian to visit the shop. You best plan a trip to London and we want vids! ❤🎉 Eddie, love seeing your father and yourself on RU-vid. You fellas do it right! Friends, finery, and fantastic fumas❤🎉
Oldest cigar I've smoked was a 20 year old Padron 1926 and it was terrible. It lost all of it's flavor and was such a super disapointment. It was a valuable lesson about holding on to something for too long waiting for the "perfect moment". Just smok'em if you got'em!
I’ve smoked a lot of aged cigars that still retained great flavors,.. I’m a firm believer that proper storage is the key here!!! The oldest cigar I’ve had so far was a 15 year old avo classic no.8 ce
Great video! I would definitely say "Smoke Em" if they were well aged collectible cigars. I have a full and unopened box of Partagas C, Signature Series, Partagas 150 Anniversary (1845-1995). AND this year I will get off my lazy hoarding ass and smoke some. Thanks guys for the motivational video.
34 years old. I have a s Arturo Fuente Anejo Shark No. 777 In one of my humidors aging for 3 years right now. At least in my posession. I purchesed it off of a guy locally from his personal box he had left. I'm not a huge fan of Arturo Fuente cigars, but this particular stick was recommended to me as a different kind of experience. It was suggested to me to pair it with a qaulity cognac when i do decide to smoke it.
Nothing better when it comes to cigars than properly aged Cuban cigars. Had (and still have in collection) 1920 to current run sticks, including a few Cuban Davis. Extremely complex and flavorful and yet subtle and balanced.
I'm so pleased to see you guys smoke those. They are meant to be aged but, At the end of the day, they are meant to be smoked. The Sahakians, Davidoff of London, would be pleased to know you are smoking them. They specialize in slowing down micro-fermentation, aging for decades. The oldest cigar I have smoked was 12 years aged, it was phenomenally well balanced and yet punchy.
I believe storage plays a big factor. We just now starting to figure out what the best way to store them. The cigars of today will truly tell the story of time tomorrow
I smoked a Ramon Y Ramon from Partagas that was rolled in 1995. The Cameroon wrapper was harvested in 1977! I still have a couple left. Might let them mature a little more. 😂
Still can’t believe you let him go and haven’t commented on it. I don’t know if you realize, but he was actually a big reason why I would shop with you guys.
@@R-Lee- Tim fired Dustin a few months ago for seemingly no good reason. He refused to talk about it and Dustin has personally told me that Tim is not the person he puts off behind closed doors.
In my experience, cigars improve with age on a bell curve. 3 - 5 years seem to be the sweet spot in general in my experience. Lighter cigars less time, stronger cigars longer.
Super cool video guys. I would imagine that the environment the cigar was aged in could have a pretty significant impact. Maybe that crappy Monte #2 you had was aged in somebody's unhumidified sock drawer for 20 years... lol. Interesting how these amazing works of art can be influenced so much by how they are cared for over the years. Cheers!
cigars take in flavor from the humidity their in. this is why you can infuse them by leaving a shot glass of whisky in a bag instead of a boveda. i imagen a cigar aged in a boys gym locker room would have quite a musk. lol but put it in oak or spanish cedar i bet the wood box its aged in can effect it too but im no scientist.
Interesting point about Davidoff merchant selection. I go to Liberty Tobacco in San Diego which is the only shop I've been to as an adult that I've seen with Davidoff cigars.
I have a box of sancho panzas from 1998 that I haven’t tried yet but I’m looking forwards to giving one a try. I also have a few La flor de Cano from the late 90s I’ve had some of those and they are quite nice sticks.
I'm not upset or mad. If I'm one thing it's jealous. I love lanceros and I'd kill to get the chance to smoke a cuban Davidoff Lancero. And about the 'Davidoff Winston Churchill The Traveller' cigars: the belicoso is my sunday breakfast stick. A great little cigar!
It all depend.s quite simply some will age fantastic after 15 years ageing some will age horribly. You do not know until you try it. Eddie sahakian in london is the best man to learn from for ageing cigars
Since when smoking cigars implies having bespoke clothes? And speaking pf Kirby, you can take an american out of America but you can not take America out of a man. He thinks he is class but got smoked in the Foulkes video where he just couldn't handle pure english banter. He seems to me a lot of mirrors and even more smoke. The Sahakians, I could listen to them all day because they KNOW their stuff and are just really polite amd humble people, unlike a freaking texan who wants to be a gentleman in UK...never gonna happen
Aging strong cigars is definitely the way to go. I just opened Viaje ten ton tess jar, viaje honey and hand grenades original and Viaje wmd 2015 like 6months ago, and if you don't know these are some very powerful and full Bodie cigars. The ten ton tess just reaked of raisins and is still strong and peppery. The wmd has a strong chocolate bar scent. The honey and hand grenades original is like 12yrs old and is very flavorful. The strength of the cigar is definitely going to make a difference in the results you achieve when aging your cigars.
Nothing smokes like an aged Davidoff. There’s something about how they cultivate their tobacco that absolutely gets better over time-specifically with the lighter blends. The Millennium, Late Hour, and 702 don’t have the same “oomph” after 3 years+ of resting, which is expected as the flavors blend together and calm down. However, the special edition Winston Churchill cigars have gotten immeasurably better. The 2019 and 2021 are absolutely phenomenal compared to when they released. I’m curious to see how an aged Yamasa or Escurio will smoke after 3-5 years. I burned an Aniversario Double R that’s around 15 years old, and I had the same experience as Tim and Dustin with their 30 year aged Lanceros. It was a delightful cigar and a terrific experience! I was blown away by how much better it was than a newer Aniversario off the shelf. Davidoff is special, and I’m a believer!
Thank You Thank You Thank You. Those are some if the best Cigars in the world and I'm pleased you appreciated them. I love the Cuban 20 yr and up aged cigars...the aged tobacco flavor cannot be duplicated. It is a pleasure to experience. Ha I've been yelling at my phone for ever as I hear people say cigars are no good after 5 or so years. Hell most just hut thier peak at that point. 👏
The oldest cigar I’ve ever smoked was a 65 year old Sancho panza Cuban cigar which was phenomenal, elegant taste but still packs a punch which was not expected at all.
Got a ghurka cellar reserve limitada I've been setting on for about 2 years now me and a friend of mine got em at the same time I believe the hour draws near for time to burn em just didn't want to take a chance on waiting too long with such a fine piece
Here’s a non flavored list of mild cigars for first timers. 1 - Baccarat - The Game 2- Brick House - Classic 3- Macanudo - Cafe 4- Camacho - Connecticut All robusto
I was blown away by the Archetype Axis Mundi - I stocked up on them with a stash of just under 30 in a properly humidified humidor. Two years later - it wasn't worth it. That magical taste was gone. I'm glad I stumbled on to the Persian Kings, which gave me a similar flavor profile while being way better in every regard. Saving & Storing cigars is almost a waste because you never know which way it could go for the most part. On the other hand, I have smoked some two and half-year-old Privada 9's, and they were great - nice & mellow without the bark and spicy edge while maintaining an awesome taste.
Eddy shahakian talks about this that cigars tend to go out but come back again a few years later and then die down again and then come up. They describe it as a wave pattern, I suggest you to come back to it again to that blend after 5-7 years to see if the flavours come back again.
I had a 4 year old Punch Diablo, as well as a much newer one. I have to say the aged one was delicious and favorable. To the point of buying a box and leaving it alone in the humidor
Oldest cigar I ever smoked was one I actually purchased from Davidoff in London, following advice from Eddie Sahakian himself. San Cristobal "El Principe" which had been aged since 2001. A great little smoke but truthfully, the flavour was very one-dimensional and lacklustre. I can't say for certain whether this was attributable to the age, or whether it was just the profile of the cigar, but over time I've gravitated towards New World cigars over Cubans for much the same reason. That said, best Cuban I've smoked (my dad agrees) is the RASS; absolute flavour-bomb. Greetings from the UK
I don't think I've ever seen somebody look more uncomfortable and awkward smoking a cigar than Dustin. Looks like his first time smoking a cigar and was quite humorous.
With my cigars I don’t see the point of holding onto a lot of them or expensive ones they’re made to be smoked and enjoyed. They arent made to just sit in a humador for years, you might aswell just have a picture of them, the only time I would save a cigar is if I know there is a very limited amount and I have to have atleast more than one so I can actually try it, I feel like knowing what it tastes like and what experience you get from the cigar also makes the cigar more valuable to you. The only other time I would age one is if it was a gift but if I’m using my own money I’m smoking them.
I have a room 101 big payback that I have continued to over look in my humidor. I recently realized it's now atleast six years old and I am debating whether I should let it ride or light it up now.
By the way if you want to slow the aging on your cigars keep them in the celophane. I do this anyway but it acts like a time capsule and significantly slows aging. Dont beleive me beleive Edward Sahakian who runs the number one cigar store and lounge in the world. I dont understand how people watch a channel that says that 5 years is too long to keep cigars in your humidor. Thats insane and they must take very bad care of their cigars for that to be true. The average age of my cigars is about 7-10 years old with many new cigars and many that are up to 20 years aged. I have yet to smoke a cigar that is over 10 years old that has performed in a way that has made me question my storage. I have smoked many cubans that require a solid 3-4 more years before they mature and many times they get even more mellow but dont lose their flavour after 10 years. I understand that this is subjective to a degree, however, the most reputable conisseurs in the world disagree with this channel. When it comes to research and experts I tend to listern to, because of my own experiences with their advice, those with Master of Havana Cigar certificates and many out of London.
I think for aged cigars of this caliber should have been paired with an aged spirit, those old notes I would bet would have been brought out much friendlier with an aged scotch whiskey.
If a cigar is harsh like many Nicaraguans are, Ill smoke some and rest a few. A lot of the harsh Diesels and Man o Wars I have are much better now after 5 or so years
In my state their is only one shop that carries Davidoff. Davidoff was my first cigar I had on my 21st birthday and I'll be picking up my second Davidoff to smoke for my anniversary and birthday very soon. To be frank, I rarely like visiting the shop. I wish Davidoff was a bit more democratic on who gets to carry their cigars since many of my favorite cigar shops have a sort of "camp fire" feel to it and those are by far my favorite places to smoke and shop.
Anyone think that the davidoff lancero is worth $100 today? they sell for about 100usd in my local shop in Canada. I am tempted but my choices are spending $600 on 3 cigars or buying 2 boxes in the US over xmas. My local shop just got behikes, 55th anniversary cohibas, year of the dragon davidoffs, davidoff lancero, etc. Each cigar is between 150-400cad.
I bought a box of opus X from a guy that said that they were in the humidor for 20 years the humidification must have been terribly off in that humidor because the cigars were dry out and terrible I tried to save them but couldn’t I lit my money on fire 😢
Watching and listening to guys who age Cuban cigars almost always say they benefit hugely from extended aging. Perhaps it's the Cuban tobacco that lends itself to that process? Obviously conditions need to be perfect, but maybe new world cigars peak much earlier than Cubans?
Real Cuban Cigars are not aged before they release them for sale, basically they are rolled boxed and send off to retailers, that is why Cuban cigars are perfect for aging if you have the means to store them in a controlled environment, that being said 3-10 years will be a good time for the cigar to age and bond those flavors, "New World Cigars" is a different story, they are aged for at least 3 years before they hit the retailers shelfs so aging a cigar for too long it may not be beneficial, 2-5 years may be more suitable if you wish to age a cigar after that there is a chance that it may be either great or bad, it is recommended that if you wish to aged some cigars they need to be in the medium to strong cigar so with time it gets a little mellow, everyone have different opinions, if you love to enjoy cigars just smoke them, if you have a good amount of cigars in your humidor it is most likely that some aging will take place if you keep buying and not smoking a lot.
I thought, and could be wrong, that Davidoff will only allow their cigars to be sold to shops if they are a certain distance from another approved Davidoff shop…
Hey my name is Logan I guess you could say that I am relatively new to cigar smoking every now and then I will get premium cigars but the cigars that I normally smoke are flavored wood tip ones that I could get down here at a gas station in West Virginia My birthday is March 31st and my mom got me a cigar humidor and she also got me a variety pack of AJ brand cigars which they are my first premium brand of popular cigars I am enjoying them but even though I'm enjoying them I have a feeling that I'm lighting them wrong I know there's a special way to light cigars but you see I am handicapped I have cerebral palsy I was wondering if you had any special tips for someone like me that has trouble lighting a cigar the right way or a certain lighter that I should use to make it easier for me I can light them just fine but the way I am makes it quite difficult to light them I will be 26 Friday If you have any special tips that would help me I would really appreciate it thank you I don't want to ruin my first-ever premium brand of cigars by not lighting them the right way thank you
Aged 30 years aye? How many hundred dollars are one of those lol? I’d love to try something like that, but i think probably a little out of my price range. I really like AJ Fernandez new world (the Nicaraguan one.) and the La Gloria Serie R Maduro. Have you guys trying the Bone shaker maul? I’m thinking about getting some to try.
