Determining the age of a 3 pack?

[Evan]

I was recently gifted a 3 pack of RyJ Churchill Tubos. They came in their own box and I have no question on the validity of the cigars.

But I'm wondering if there is any way to determine the age of these sticks? The little cardboard pack contains only a bar code (which doesn't match the actual tubos, weird?) ...And so I'm unable to find any dates on the packaging. Is there a resource for referencing the bar codes on the tubos to determine the production year?

 

[Knickerbocker]

no way to determine the age.

 

[ckay]

The "master box" has the box codes on them.

 

[Rupe]

I was recently gifted a 3 pack of RyJ Churchill Tubos. They came in their own box and I have no question on the validity of the cigars.

But I'm wondering if there is any way to determine the age of these sticks? The little cardboard pack contains only a bar code (which doesn't match the actual tubos, weird?) ...And so I'm unable to find any dates on the packaging. Is there a resource for referencing the bar codes on the tubos to determine the production year?
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A little FYI on the UPC codes....The reason that the barcode on the box is different than the barcode on the tube is that they have a different unit of measure (UOM). When the scanner reads the barcode on the box it tells the system that you are buying a package (3). There is a different barcode on the singles so that the system knows you are just buying one. This allows the retailer to charge the correct price for either a package or a single.

 

[Treinenwj]

Cut one open and count the rings.




You're welcome.

 

[javajunkie]

Cut one open and count the rings.




You're welcome.

no, dude, that's trees! you pull the tail off, and count the rattles. NOW you're welcome.

 

[Rupe]

Keep this up and we may have to have the mods move this thread over to the comedy section......

 

[bugbear]

Send one over, Ill let you know after I smoke it Great stick btw.

 

[Schmec]

Id gladly give you a second opinion after i smoked one as well.

 

[iergeni]

Do a carbon 14 test.

Seriously, though, the band could provide some rough information about the year. Or the tube. To quote www.cubancigarwebsite.com:

Tubes: Standard tubes used to c2008, then replaced by the premium tube.

Looks like they're post 2008.

 

[bballbaby]

I'm gonna guess they're recent production, say, 2011. I've always suspected the 3 packs to be recent production based on the packaging and the way they go through them. It seems to make the most sense to me.

Just a guess though.

 

[BMack]

I'm gonna guess they're recent production, say, 2011. I've always suspected the 3 packs to be recent production based on the packaging and the way they go through them. It seems to make the most sense to me.

Just a guess though.

It depends on where you buy them, sometimes these cardboard boxes have more age than dress boxes because they're overlooked. I bought a 15-count of CoRos last year, expecting 2011s and got 2007s.

 

[Evan]

Makes sense, thanks for pointing that out.

I was recently gifted a 3 pack of RyJ Churchill Tubos. They came in their own box and I have no question on the validity of the cigars.

But I'm wondering if there is any way to determine the age of these sticks? The little cardboard pack contains only a bar code (which doesn't match the actual tubos, weird?) ...And so I'm unable to find any dates on the packaging. Is there a resource for referencing the bar codes on the tubos to determine the production year?
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A little FYI on the UPC codes....The reason that the barcode on the box is different than the barcode on the tube is that they have a different unit of measure (UOM). When the scanner reads the barcode on the box it tells the system that you are buying a package (3). There is a different barcode on the singles so that the system knows you are just buying one. This allows the retailer to charge the correct price for either a package or a single.