brsmith21:I've heard the first step is admitting that you have a problem. Thankfully, I don't have a problem. I'll just smoke more.
Garen B:You might want to stuff these sticks back into their cello, the wrappers on them are a bit thin and the cello will help keep them from getting too beaten up in the ole humi, especially since your doing a 2.5 year experiment on them. Would be a shame to see it end early due to cigar damage.
kuzi16:2.5 years, to some, may be the low end of age. if you did it every 6 months you would get far better results. the real question is if you have the patience.
clearlysuspect:Kuzi, I'll take your word as expert experience and make it one per 6 months, extending the experiment to 5 years. I have nothing but time and I do not think temptation will be a factor as it's a low end cigar to begin with. Now if I were trying to do this with some GoF's, I probably wouldn't make it past week 1. The real question is will I remember to come update this message in 6 months. I'm co-ordinating this thing through my Office Outlook calendar so I can always just build a reminder into the scheduled event.
Renaissance_Man: clearlysuspect:Kuzi, I'll take your word as expert experience and make it one per 6 months, extending the experiment to 5 years. I have nothing but time and I do not think temptation will be a factor as it's a low end cigar to begin with. Now if I were trying to do this with some GoF's, I probably wouldn't make it past week 1. The real question is will I remember to come update this message in 6 months. I'm co-ordinating this thing through my Office Outlook calendar so I can always just build a reminder into the scheduled event. Awesome idea! Just mind though that your perception of the cigar will continually change! So even though the cigar might have 2 years on it and might be a million years better than the one you just smoked, maybe after 2 years you will just hate this cigar. There are so many variables that will affect your perceptions - even your Memmosa or whatever. Where you smoke it, with whom, what time of day, what mood you are in, what you drink, what you had to eat before, etc, etc... It is an awesome experiment but due to the fact YOU are NOT a robot (i hope) and do not have consistency built in you, it might not be a very successful experiment. Mainly due to the time - it is toooo long for reliable data. Yes, that's the point of aging, but I am a bit pessimistic.. Then, I am always a pessimist lol... Anyway - I will be excited to find out results from this. You should have however gone with a slightly "better" cigar. Cheers and good luck! A way to help you with things and also keep track of it better is to start a BLOG. Consider doing this and keeping a very detailed journal of every time you smoke. In the blog you should also LOG every other cigar you have smoked. Just a log - no descriptions needed. And also note any changes in your preferences that come up with time. God speed! :)
clearlysuspect: Good points. As far as tastes changing from time to time, I don't know anything about that yet. Perhaps I'll learn something I wasn't expecting. Concerning environment, I'll try to keep it the same as usual. The company generally will not change. It's always just me and my patio and occassionally my wife will come out there and read. I am keeping a log through my computer on Microsoft Office Outlook. I actually have appointments scheduled on there for the next 5 years so that I won't forget. There is a spot for my comments and also a reminder to come here and update this message board. As far as selecting a better cigar, I'm considering starting a similar experiment with a better cigar with an annual cigar over 10 years. I'll keep you posted if and when that starts.
Renaissance_Man: clearlysuspect: Good points. As far as tastes changing from time to time, I don't know anything about that yet. Perhaps I'll learn something I wasn't expecting. Concerning environment, I'll try to keep it the same as usual. The company generally will not change. It's always just me and my patio and occassionally my wife will come out there and read. I am keeping a log through my computer on Microsoft Office Outlook. I actually have appointments scheduled on there for the next 5 years so that I won't forget. There is a spot for my comments and also a reminder to come here and update this message board. As far as selecting a better cigar, I'm considering starting a similar experiment with a better cigar with an annual cigar over 10 years. I'll keep you posted if and when that starts. Awesome! Wish I could fast forward in time now to see what happens lol...
vankleekkw:Just an FYI.... Anything less than 5-10 years technically is just resting.