How long do you let your new arrivals sit before you dig in? I bought a box of Liga Undercrowns in Sept and their just starting to develop some of the flavors I remember from the brick and morter singles I've had. That said, after about a month the Comacho Triple Mad's that came as a Famous Freebie have settled nicely and I'm getting some great flavors off of those.
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John: I Usually "Rest" My New Smokes At Least 3 Weeks Before Smoking One. It Depends On The Cigars. Olivas Are Better After 2 Years, IMO. I Like To Smoke My Cigars @63-65% RH & It Takes About 3 Weeks For Me To Get Them All Around That RH.:-) :-)
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I try to let mine sit for a couple weeks. I want my cigars to be able to be in my 65% atmosphere for a bit before smoking them.
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Lately I've been waiting 2-3 months before I touch them.
I've found it makes a huge difference, not just in taste, but in how I regard a box.
There are some boxes I tried a stick from ROTT and was disappointed.
Though those boxes have improved with time, they are still some of the last cigars I reach for.
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That depends. Somtimes its however long it takes me to open the package.:-) Other times, it might get tossed in with the rest so I conveniently forget about it for a few months.
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I always tell myself I will wait a few weeks but ussually grab one right away. My collection is relatively small though so the thought of a new smoke is really tempting and impossible to forget about.
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I'm in the same boat Shane, excitement usually prevails. That said, I'm upgrading my humi and building up my stock so hopefully I'll be able to improve my patience soon.
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I Will try to shoot for a month. At first it was hard.. But I seem to be able to do that now.
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I let everything "new" sit at least 30 days before smoking.
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I go for a month, but that does vary with the age of the cigar to begin with.
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i smoke 1 within a few weeks off the truck. i hide some if its not a box so they rest. if its a box and something i really enjoy its a go to stick then when theres a few left i change it up.
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I try to wait at least a month. Sometimes I'm successful. :-)
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I think every cigar I've seen Greg smoke has come from brown celophane (if it was in celophane to begin with) :-)
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:-) Those Are The Ones "Lost" In The Bottom Of The Humis, Brother!:-)
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:-)

Ditto.
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Yeah, when I get a new box, it's hard if not impossible to leave them be until they've settled in. I think their just starting to get "good" when I've smoked the last.
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I usually smoke one ROTT and then the rest go in the freezer for a couple days before the humidor. How long do they sit then? Who knows. I have some cigars that sat a month before smoking the first, and then there are others which sat longer. In the meantime, I have some cigars in my humidor which are approaching 10 years old or more.

Peace of the Lord be with you.
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2 weeks more or usually not less.
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I'm in the same boat with some of the other fellows. Not a lot of discretionary funds to buy boxes with. The singles and fivers usually sit for at least three weeks. Looking forward to the day when I can burn one out of a box every few months or so and see how they change.
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Really depends if it's a CC or NC. Most NCs I always dig in and smoke one ROTT and let the rest sit for a month or two. CC's I tend to leave sealed in cellophane for at least a couple of months. I always tell myself I'm not opening this until next year, that never happens.
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