Well my trip to the b&m tonight after work led me to my first anejo purchase... (2) 46's...(2) 48's... and (2) sharks...

my first question is.. im going to smoke one now then age the rest.. since ive never smoked an anejo which should i smoke to get a good experience, and which should i stash away??

and the second... the owner of my local shop told me to take the cedar off before i put it in my humidor.. he says cedar isnt kind to aging anejos.. truth to this?

thanks
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Most of us take the cedar off now since the mold problems of the '06 batch just to make sure they aren't moldy and to more easily monitor them later to see if they started molding.
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smoke em. They great now or later. Smoke one of each, age the others. Take the cedar off just in case.
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'zactly. :-)
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I personally don't like them fresh but give the Shark a whirl and see how you like it.
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my fave is the 46 with the 50 close behind.

speaking of which - if anyone in nashville is looking for them, i left about 5 behind at uptown's smoke shop (the 50s that's all they had) and i called old world leaf and ale in brentwood - they have them, but are really price gouging (13, 14 bucks a pop).
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I say smoke the 50 and age the Sharks as I have noticed that the Sharks seem benefit the most from aging IMHO. Sauer Grapes speaks the truth so I would do what your local recommended and pull the cedar off just to be on the safe side.
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I store them as they come . As for which to smoke , burn a Shark . I had one today at my local shop , excellent smoke , head and shoulders above last years edition . Plenty of creamy dark chocolate flavor . I bought the last 3 they had . I will seek out more . If you smoke the #46 , make sure you eat a good meal before hand . The #46 is the only cigar to ever kick my arse , sweating , shakes and made me totally nauseas . Ate alot of sugar and drank a soda when it hit .
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If you think that's price gouging 15.95 up here in MI
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smoke the 46's, stash and age the sharks, and smoke the 48's with a buddy during the national champonship when TEXAS is kicking the **** out tim tebow and Glorida Fators.
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In regards to Anejo prices... this is the first batch affected by SCHIP. MSRP effectively went up $1.50 to $2 per stick. Tampa Sweetheart was selling them for $2 more than last year, and they don't up the price. Think a bit over $10.00 for a #50 without factoring sales tax or any local tobacco tax, then add even more for states that have a high tobacco tax. $13 really isn't too terribly far off at all (of course sales tax would not apply yet since it is a store and it would be on top of the $13).
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I hope you smoke a 46 and get sick to your stomach as The Florida Gators are playing wherever they play:-):-)

J/K brother...
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The 46 is a GREAT stick. Love those.

Made myself stay away from the B&M for a while -- dangerous territory for my credit card. But, I'll probably hit it tomorrow . . . so weak.
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Smoke them all! I think with these the fresher the better...Not like aging an Opus as the Anejo are very one dimentional....but great!
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spotted 15 or so boxes at 3 different shops locally. i'm sure there are more but didn't bother looking.
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My local B&M said that fuente asked him if he wanted more that what he ordered for the Anejos's. Acted like they had to many...Looks like they will be plenty available this year...Also have sighted more boxes of BTL this year than I ever saw before.....

Still no Opus Robusto boxes though, only the tins :-)
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opus are generally closer to christmas. check back in 2-3 weeks time from when the anejos arrive.
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I'ma pretend you didn't say that.
:-)
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True, but I have not seen a box of Robusto's since the tins came out.....The 6 or so shops around the country that I deal with all the time have not had any either, but they get every other size :-)
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Being from Ohio, I am with him on the Gators, Kick their ass.....
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