In the "Let's See How You Store Your Cigars" thread there are great photos of huge collections, some that would put the local B&M to shame. For the fist 10 years that I was serious about cigars I was all about trying as many different cigars as possible. Several years later I find myself not wanting to waste my time on cigars that I'm not sure of. I find my humidor has less and less variety in it as the years go by. I still enjoy trying something new but at the age of 59 I find I usually prefer to stick with a limited number of my favorites. When I see the huge collections that some people have I wonder if they are ever going to smoke them.
Too much variety
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It's just awesome looking at some cigars in your collection and saying "today is not your day, but one day" at least for me. I'm still sitting on a Churchill sized Optus x from 12 years ago. Who knows this 4th of July weekend might be the time finally for that guy...
I used to have an extensive IPCPR list each year, went through a bunch of disappointing stuff, now its more like 3-4 new releases each year. As for what i have in storage its a fairly wide range from Nicaragua-DR-Cuba. Nothing wrong, if youve found a bunch of stuff you love and enough variety to keep you interested.
I used to try and buy a lot of new realeases and have ended up with about 1000 cigars that God willing I'll get to smoke or gift to people. Now I pretty much know what I like and only buy new realeases blindly from Crowned Heads and old favorites from either them and other companies. @JonHuber only puts out great cigars without fail every release imho.
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I don't smoke a lot of cigars and have gotten really selective when I buy. With my family history, I likely have maybe 10 more years in me if I am lucky. And at the rate I smoke cigars, I doubt I will smoke what I currently have (roughly 400). My middle son enjoys good cigars, so I know the ones I don't get to will be enjoyed by him. Most of what I have should age and improve for many years to come.
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I blindly buy cigars from brands I know I like. Due to my volume of smoking, for non-Cuban I will buy blindly for deals such as free samplers, or great deal. I don't know how many are in my stash but I try to add whenever possible.
As for Cubans
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For a long time it was always a really hard choice to decide what to smoke since I had so many different cigars to choose from. Lately I've narrowed it down a bit and really only have things I know I like on hand and only buy a few new or limited releases from some select brands. That being said I've been starting to explore the cc world more so ....
Cant keep up with the annual releases I have enjoyed over the last 5 years ( Las Calaveras, Tat TAA, Angels Anvil......) so I have tried to limit to regular production. I have a bad case of want what cant have so why make it worse chasing one offs.
mjones9630
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Over the last year, I've found myself starting to settle down into a few steady favorites.. but still love to try new stuff! With about 150-200 in my collection, I keep a drawer full of singles that I hit up about every 3rd smoke.. but, for the most part, I end up going with something I know, generally because I've got a certain flavor craving.. It always sucks to fire up the wrong stick for that occasion, and either suffer, or toss it!
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I'll buy a few singles of the limited releases and new things I like to try but I'll do 5ers,10ers, and boxes of things I have consistently enjoyed over the years even though they'll typically be on the more expensive side. However, I only smoke once or twice a week at most so it doesn't sting as much financially.
As much as I like to try new things, since I limit how often I smoke, I rather spend the 90 minutes I spend relaxing with a cigar with something I know that won't let me down.
As much as I like to try new things, since I limit how often I smoke, I rather spend the 90 minutes I spend relaxing with a cigar with something I know that won't let me down.
^^^^^^^^^ that is me exactly.
Most of my variety comes from you guys. I buy cheap boxes, and usually end up smoking that stuff because the stuff y'all send is way too good and I never know what to pick out when it's smoke time. I end up going with an old reliable cheapie. Lol.
I have ramped up my smoking since I moved to Ohio, so I have been buying more than I used to. As for variety I have my favs for sure, but my palette seems to change, so probably why I have a larger variety.
ChuckMejia
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I have a ridiculous variety of cigars... most people have the same thing due to their "newbie" stage where they go deep into 5ers... specially when they go on sale.
Before i made the switch to Habanos, i would purchase 5ers from small batch each time they had a sale. Pre-price raises of course, i don't shop there anymore.
With all the good deals they used to offer it was a great way to try 5ers and at times even boxes. So much of the stuff was disappointing so I've accumulated a wide selection of stuff ill probably never smoke.
Before i made the switch to Habanos, i would purchase 5ers from small batch each time they had a sale. Pre-price raises of course, i don't shop there anymore.
With all the good deals they used to offer it was a great way to try 5ers and at times even boxes. So much of the stuff was disappointing so I've accumulated a wide selection of stuff ill probably never smoke.
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Derek | BoM June 2014
I too find myself with a smaller variety of smokes as time goes on and my preferences narrow, but my overall stock has slowly grown. With more solidified preferences comes a desire to have stock to age. My short-term plan (hopefully this year) is to get to 3 years' worth of stock, and long term to get to 5-7 years' worth of stock. Even though I'm smoking less variety, I want my overall number to continue to grow.