Smoke 'em or Save 'em

[Pharmpro]

I'm not technically a collector, however I do suffer the same predicament. I can't convince myself to smoke some cigars knowing that I may never have another. And I know they aren't going to get any better.
I have a Tat TAA 2012 that I KNOW will be beautiful right this very minute and will probably not get much better with age. Just can't pull the trigger. As is the case with a few others in my stash. It almost makes me feel better knowing I have it rather than the pleasure I would get from smoking it. And herein lies the answer. If you will have more pleasure having it to smoke "later" than you will have setting it to flame at this moment, then save it.
It's kind of like a lottery ticket. We don't really buy a ticket because we think we are going to win, we buy it for entertainment value. "What would I do with all that money?" The same holds true with that cigar we all hold on to. "It's going to be great, but I'll wait."
But that's my $.02. Truth is that even though I don't take my own advice, I urge you to smoke them. Life is short and you never know which cigar will be your last. Burn it brother.

Very well said. 100% on point.

 

[daleo8803]

smoke em, you might not see tomorrow.

Added to my Sig, truer words never have been spoken!

 

[Master Shake]

It depends on what you've got really. If you are talking CC then there is a good chance that what you have might get better with age and I can see how you can have a hard time lighting the precious few remaining from a good box. But if you're talking about NC stuff, especially stuff from Nicaragua, smoke it. In my experience a lot of NC sticks start to take a downward turn after a 2-3 years and I always regret not smoking sticks when they were still good. It feels like I wasted my money when I light up a stick that saw its best days pass and I always curse myself for not enjoying that cigar at its peak. I have a tin of La Colmena Unico Especials that are smoking great right now. Who knows, maybe time will improve them more but I'm not waiting to find out. If I have any left by this time next year then something went awry.

 

[D Quintero]

Dominican tobacco ages wonderfully well into decades . Namely AF -all 858's , Cuban Beli & Don Carlos . So age em & prosper ️

 

[jasonsbeer]

What do you guys consider "special occasion smokes"? Just wondering... *don't mean to derail*

You'll know when it happens. Might be something as simple as the first nice warm day after winter or maybe the birth of a child, or a graduation, promotions, etc. Some days just feel right.

 

[Cigary43]

A paradox for sure and I said when I collected enough cigars that's I'd stop buying and then just smoke them all...now that I've bought so many I don't know if I'll have time to smoke all of them but I plan to do the best I can.

 

[Mass_gags]

Well I'm glad to know I'm not the only one in this paradox. I've got 4 small humidors (3/25 ct and one 50 ct), that pretty much stay stocked at all times because I can't stop buying cigars. When I get down to the last 2 or 3 of a smoke I really enjoy I buy more. The problem is I usually buy more of different smokes, so my humis don't ever get really empty lol! So I end up with a plethora of 1 or 2's of lots of different smokes. I don't get much into the LE stuff or high end, because I can get more smokes for the cash. The priciest smokes I get are liga privadas, and those are only rarely. But there's one humi I have for saving 'the last one' of smokes that I really enjoy, and I usually don't touch them for months, or even years. I've started smoking out of it due some of the very well placed points given above . I'm trying to learn that I've bought them for smoking, and I should enjoy them as such. My 'collectors gene' must be overcome or else I may as well invest in cabinet lmao!

 

[Craig Mac]

Don't put too much thought in to what you are smoking. Grab the one you want to smoke, clip it, light it & enjoy. They'll make more.

 

[slave2theaxe]

Don't put too much thought in to what you are smoking. Grab the one you want to smoke, clip it, light it & enjoy. They'll make more.

That's what I've been doing lately...its been my mission to smoke all the stuff I've been holding off on for one reason or another before I head out this week. Just this weekend I've enjoyed one of my last T52s, Tat 7th Reserva, Cohiba Corona Especial, Tat Black PL, L40, DE BOTL 2012.

I'm enjoying every minute and I've still got more planned for the next few days...

 

[JuzCallMeDee]

You'll know when it happens. Might be something as simple as the first nice warm day after winter or maybe the birth of a child, or a graduation, promotions, etc. Some days just feel right.

No, i mean which cigars are made for special occasions

 

[slave2theaxe]

No, i mean which cigars are made for special occasions

That can change from person to person as well...what one person considers special, someone else might smoke everyday.

 

[Sirspanksalot]

I usually smoke whatever I feel like, though smoke nicer things when I know for certain I won't be interrupted. My cigar budget has been reduced to damn near 0 due to personal stuff, so the "special" stuff is running low. I think unless you're buying something you know for certain will go up in value in the secondary market, or waiting to smoke them with someone, whatever else is in your stash should be fair game

 

[kenstogie]

Don't be sad because whatever cigar is gone......be happy because you had the chance to enjoy it.