Reviving Forgotten Treasures: Aging 20+ Year Old Cigars Without Ruining Them!

[@AngelRodriguez-gd6qy]

I have taken cheap cigars, i.e., Factory Smokes, take the cellophane out. Put then in a jar. Fill the empty space between the cigars with pipe tobacco. Add a boveda pack. Store it in the dark. Change the boveda pack every 3 months. The sweet spot for me is 6-12 months. You got a cheap cigar with the notes from whatever pipe tobacco you use. Haven't done it with English Blends.

[@SonOfLibertyLGB]

That's a great idea! I might have to try that.

[@JohnSmith-sc6jt]

Bagging on us wine lovers..😂 love it! But one thing I've found, learning to understand the palette with wine has helped enhance my cigar palette tremendously as well as helped my enjoy bourbon and other spirits I once despised from getting sick on when I was young and dumb.

[@alaskajohn907]

Igloo Coolers are brilliant for aging. I've been using them for quite some time.

[@priestofpartagas]

Amen, Alaska! Tough to beat igloo coolers and big boveda packs.

[@jimpert6752]

Same..

[@CalebCutler]

Congrats on 200k brother! Been with you since tnt. I started watched you when I was 16 to grow my knowledge on cigars and couldn’t wait till I turned 18 to try my first. I’m now 24 and enjoy my weekly cigar on my Friday. Proud of how far you’ve come brother. 🤙

[@robertfleagle4250]

Tim, great vid brother. I feel your pain with the wife blasting the AC, lol. I learned a lot from you with taking care of and aging chars and keep mine at 65 percent and 68 temp. Living in the northeast PA, summer has a lot of humidity and this year especially I find that dry boxing helps especially when I buy cigars from a local Brick and Mortor store due to them keeping a higher humidity than I do. You guys do an awesome job of shipping cigars and I've never had any issues with them. Keep up the great work and u guys stay safe brother.

[@jessegrindstaff2239]

I was looking for your review on the Nica Rustica today because I’ve loved them for a budget smoke. Bought a box earlier tonight and then come home to watch this. Was meant to be! Thanks, brother!

[@mariovaladez4252]

Started aging about 6 years ago. Tupperware, Coolidor, and pelican (like) briefcases. They all keep humidity (in Arizona), absolutely perfect. I did away with traditional wood humidors. I’ve got mostly boxes aging now. Keep all my unboxed cigars in the coolidor. I love aging cigars. In my opinion, they taste amazing.

[@Mollynoah11]

I’m 63. I don’t even buy green bananas!

[@jamiecaley3809]

😂😂😂

[@sch88]

😂😂😂 underrated comment

[@timstort8223]

Airtight plastic container with boveda pack at 69% humidity. The perfect combination for solid storage and super affordable. Honestly a better option than standard desktop humidors as they typically have leaks or not as solid sealing. Try it out my friend

[@diegofernandomartinez5555]

congratulations on your 200 K subscribers. Best regards from Colombia. Good fumes.

[@Caseydog3]

I found a bunch of cigars in an old coolerdor without proper humidity for about 5 years I’m attempting to resurrect them! Interesting is that when I squeezed them they still had some bounce to them, not completely dried out

[@gregnajar]

Nice! They’ll probably still be really good 👍

[@phoenixmojado527]

🎉congrat on 200k subs

[@thurstonhowell9782]

I inadvertently aged a lot of my cigars for about 2 years. They are in Tupperware with Boveda packs so they survived. Recently started smoking from that container and found that a lot of it smoothed out now. Especially the packs I got from cigarbid including some CAO Pilons I wasn’t too impressed with originally. I was pleasantly surprised considering I set it and forgot about them. Now I wish I had left more in there.

[@sticknsip7624]

Exact same route I took! I am transferring from Tupper door containers to a thermal electric humidor. I echo what you're saying

[@MatthewRapaport]

I have somewhere between 200 and 400 cigars (in humidors) at any given time. My cigars all in the $3-$7 range (used to be more but I'm retired now). When I get a new box I smoke one. By the time I get to the last one it might be a year or two old. Like you I discover that some taste best new while others age well with flavor enhanced.

[@mikemorrison6564]

Wow that's awesome... smoking a La Flor Dominicana La Volcada after dinner cigar 😍👌😁

[@JeanSeb1982]

I always keep a cigar from every box I buy, and when I receive a cigar from a friend (gift or exchange). I put them in a humidor (made with spanish cedar) specifically for aging. I use a crystal humidifier jar at 70%. So my older cigars benefit from the newer ones and vice versa. My oldest cigar is an El Rey del Mundo Choix Supreme bought in Cuba in 2009 (the box dates back to 2005). I smoke these cigars only at special events (birthdays, weddings, etc.).

[@MarcoK6969]

I hear people get notes of chocolate or cherry in the cigar but how does the cigar get that flavor? Are dried chocolate or cherry leaves wrapped in to the cigar or was the tobacco plant grown next to such plants? Greetings from Austria

[@BrentTaylor-ee5oc]

Some cigars are infused with other organic products, but mostly what people are referring to are "flavor notes" which the particular blend suggests. In other words, examining different flavors you will find they remind you of other things. Chocolate is one I frequently find in San Andres or Maduro wrapper blends. Earth and leather in broadleaf. Wood in Corojo. Vanilla, cream, hay in Connecticut Shade. It's really just metaphor, a way to talk about specific blends in a more in depth way as not only are the flavors different but they can change within the duration of the cigar too.

[@Malfie29]

Hi. Have you done a video on how best to keep cigars in regards to tubos, cellophane, or naked? How they age differently, hold humidity etc.

[@eddieakaskipper]

my nephew gifted me padron 0000' series' aged 20ish years... the cellaphane is brownish yellow. the cigar smoked better than padron anniversarios. he calls it "yellow cello"

[@mikecunha2823]

Just got a KingChii 16L Electric Cigar Humidors Cooling, Heating Control System, Electronic Humidor Cabinet with Spanish Cedar Wood Shelves & Hygrometer. Keep it in the garage. 50 cigars aging to perfection. It’s awesome and inexpensive

[@SonOfLibertyLGB]

I'm trying to be more patient and let my cigars age. Sometimes I get a new one and I'm so excited to smoke it that I give in. I need to start buying 2 of the same I guess.

[@brianc0019]

Rubbermaid Brilliance containers with a Boveada pack - either 69% in the summer and in the Fall & winter 72% rotate occasionally / no more than 21-23 sticks in a container 🔥

[@djbemail77]

I inherited a bunch of cigars from the 90's recently. Fuentes, partagas, la Flor Dominicana, Thomas Hinds, Don Juan, Cuba Aliados, Cuesta Rey, and some others. They were sealed in boxes and kept in a plastic storage bin for most of the 25 years they'd been sitting. I know he used to maintain them, but I couldn't confirm that he didn't slip up once in a while, so I rehumidified them for months in my temp controlled humidor. When the time was right, I opened them and tried them all.....MY GOD! After 25 years of fermentation, these things are total gems! I got an off one once or twice, but nearly all were just fine. I still prefer them to my newer cigars. Even great brands like my Padron and Oliva cigars aren't as exquisite as these.

[@joshuaford9942]

Orrrrrrr you do what I do, go to total wine to get cigars cause they’ve been sitting for a long time. Seen a few with plume on them a few times. Or find cigar lounges that maybe a lot of frequent or they’re brand hogs and leave obscure cigars around. Try them too!

[@bilJeschke]

The Davidoff channel has a video about aging cigars. They said the tobos are good for long term aging since the tube is a mini humidor. They will age slower since they are sealed and protected. As to my aging I have only done one stick that was too bitter, but the other was smoother and last bitter after a year.

[@mikeross1442]

I've got about 15 different cooler doors. I also find that the waterproof Giant Tupperware Works awesome, I have Boveda packs in there that are still perfect going on three years without losing humidity. It's absolutely Wild

[@dsmatts]

I have cigars in my desktop humidor from 15 years ago.. most of my old ones are Cubans… some rolled in 2006.. I open it constantly… they are frickin fantastic… just maintain levels as best as possible and you’ll be fine

[@joegray427]

My local B&M has some Griffins from the 90s. Should I scoop one or two??

[@LordTralfaz]

What would you recommend if you wanted to age some cigars for a longer term - say 10+ years. Maybe planing forca future wedding, anniversary, or retirement. Is it worth it? Should you just go buy some nice cigars when that special day arrives? Thx, Andy in SWFL - P.S. we have high humidity here, but the ac is always cranking. What if a hurricane knocks out the power for a week or more. Is years of properly aging gone?

[@EmmettF.W.]

Wow! I didn’t know Johnny Sins did cigar reviews too! Is there Anything that man Can’t do?!

[@unofficialgermanxinfinchan6224]

I have some good results with aging...i bought a box from all the perdomo habano barrel aged robustos and i didnt liked the sungrown...it was the first perdomo cigar which i really dont like...they tasted bad...i put them out of the cellophan and let them aged in the box in the humidor for more than one year and now they taste perfect

[@Mr.Sir...3]

I have an acrylic jar with a bovedia and 20ish cigars in it that I put in around 2018 & 19 I have yet to smoke one…..someday but I’m in no hurry

[@deananaya7081]

What up Tim, I’m Dean and I’m out of Northern California. I’m about to make a huge decision on opening my second business in our small town but I have a couple hurdles and question marks. Would love to pick your brain and get a little advice before I make this investment.

[@cw4191]

I think something is missing from the conversation of aging. Age doesn’t necessarily mean the cigars improve, they change. I’ve aged and smoked some that definitely did. Then, there were others I really liked so I picked up a box and set them down only for them to be sub par. Because aging is a organic process there is no telling how the blend will react to time. There is a must or a funk a lot will pick up and that may or may not be pleasing to your palate. I do agree with Tim if you really like a blend smoke them fresh

[@bourbonbrewque9433]

Have some 2yr old AF Hemingway that are hitting very nicely…. 68dg and 65 humidity

[@chadhall1424]

I age every cigar I get but not long term. It's about getting them back to that 70/70 (give or take) spot. You have no idea how they've been cared for up to the point you acquired them. I've seen some smoke shops running at 40% RH in their walk in. We all work at keeping our humidors just right so imagine the challenge in a 5k square foot warehouse. I usually rest them 30 days or so, some longer. I have had some resting for years now and honestly it makes little to no difference (to my pallet) on the more expensive stuff. My budget daily smokes benefit as I have fewer smokability issues. Just my 2 cents. Smoke on team!

[@soldier8202]

I have aged a Alec Bradley “the lost art” for two years in my cooledoor. And after I light it up. It was soooo amazing that it really shocked me.

[@billburbank4314]

Wine or cigars are tough for me to age! But what i will do when I score a box...I will move 3-5 into my aging shelf of humidor and keep hands off for couple months. Fun to revisit after that period and look for nuances. Not a big flavor profiler guy...but find these better burn, draw nuanced.

[@sticknsip7624]

Tim! You have guided my cigar journey over the past year and a half. You were the first BOTL video that I looked at and you remain my main go to. But to the topic I started aging from day one, after your recommendations. I always buy two to three of every stick that I get I smoke one I age one for 6 months and I aged the other for about a year. I'm now getting around to my 1-year sticks and I can definitely tell the difference! Btw, I just bought a Thermo humidor and the sticks are going in tomorrow! 3:41 3:41

[@jeffquillen5560]

I’ve had a box pressed rebellion sense about the first month you had them

[@edmundradziewicz5165]

My friend gave me an Annette Uijano Assembly woman . Very nice mild all through the entire smoke .

[@TheWhiskeyDrinker]

Would Cigar-beetles come back to life after 20+ years of age like some kind of Cigar-Dracula? What if aged-beetles taste better?

[@texastaurus9271]

❤

[@cigarsgunsanddiesel8032]

I use the PLASTIC ammo cans with the rubber gasket on the lid... with a few Boveda packs... every month I rotate the sticks and packs, replacing as needed!

[@dupriest2260]

So funny, but I just sent an email with a little towards this. My questions was, is 65% vs 69% for aging any difference… and well being that I’ve been doing 69% for 2years, I can’t stop now. 69 for life for those cigars lmao. Perhaps I get an acrylic case and age some at 65% and test it myself. Thanks Tim!

[@Bloosee]

When you have 200+ cigars aging will occur unless you're a chain smoker. I've got a lot 2-3 year old cigars in my humidor. I'll admit I'm not sure if I notice much of a change after many months.

[@NJT1013]

If im aging it depends ln how long im aging as to where it goes. Inhave a cooler for 1 year +, a cooler for 5 year + and a few different sistema/brilliance clntainers for shorter term aging say, 6-11 months.

[@sshvulnerability]

How can the oil "leave"? Where does it go? IMO the oil cannot evaporate. Also Macallan 12 over 18, lol.

[@djbemail77]

I think the oils crystallize over time.

[@codyreynolds6333]

Every cigar in my humidor is at least aged a year its been left at a family mebers as ive been traviling just pulled one out still at 67% so good theor its the audew but some are 2 years mostly descent sticks like rocky patel edge blue labels black market my father 1922 and flor de las anitllias and olivia maduro all bpxes and don pepin cuban clasics and black ones and about 300 loose sticks

[@tysonboy1980]

Been aging a bunch since 05.

[@davidcolburn511]

I have cigars that are 4 plus years old. I never intended it! That said, I have not experienced anything bad from it.

[@flimflam5125]

What is you take on Italian cigars? MARZIO and TOSCANO.

[@rdudeb5058]

Yeah I aged a cigar a year and the flavor changed it taste better

[@texastaurus9271]

i think the oldest i aged anything was 5 months 😂

[@marklaske2911]

more lighting plz

[@gimmpy91]

None of these are the same without Dustin.

[@raoulsonkessa1537]

When I will get free cigars 😭😭😭

[@josecorrea9623]

I smoke them within a 1-2 weeks 😅😂