Arturo Fuente Holiday Release

[Catfish]

Are Anejos better left to rest or are they good to go fotb?

[W.B.]

Coming from a guy who averages an Anejo a week(maybe more) and has smoked them pretty much regularly since 06, usually good right away and also age well. In the end let your palate tell you, smoke a couple and if they aren't tripping the trigger put 'em down or bomb 'em out to your buddies. .02

[milhouse]

Originally Posted by Catfish

Are Anejos better left to rest or are they good to go fotb?

in my experience, they are good right away, then seem to fall off for a bit, but then come back stronger than ever after a year or so.

[Ubiquitous]

A bad anejo is better than a good Gurkha

[dozer]

Got mine today...no rest needed!

[DaBear]

Originally Posted by Catfish

Are Anejos better left to rest or are they good to go fotb?

IMO, they're good fresh, fantastic after a year, and then completely fall off the wagon after that, especially the bigger sizes. Granted, there's only three sizes I like, 46s, 60s and Sharks. I'm normally a Churchill smoker, but the 48s and 49s don't do it for me whatsoever. They in particular tend to get bland farther down the road.

I always grab a 46 to let sit a year for the following New Years. I make it a point to be my first stick of the New Year.

[Cville Cigar]

Picked up 3 #49's, only $10 at my local B&M

[Zane]

Originally Posted by Cville Cigar

Picked up 3 #49's, only $10 at my local B&M

Jealous!

[Ubiquitous]

By B&M has 60's for $11

[Rob_M]

Just ordered some Christmas sticks including Shark samplers from Tampa sweethearts.
2x Shark + 2x #60, $43

They also have the holiday sampler up on the site.......

[equetefue]

Some anejos in my local b&m if someone wants me to pick up some. I think they want around $16 or so, and no sharks

[Cville Cigar]

Originally Posted by equetefue

Some anejos in my local b&m if someone wants me to pick up some. I think they want around $16 or so, and no sharks

I've not seen any Sharks "swimming" here either

[Catfish]

So, what's the best size for an anejo? Is there a general consensus or is it like everything else, smoke what you like, etc., etc...

Is that why 77's are so hard to come by? Are they the best anejo in terms of filler, binder and wrapper proportions?

[Mattso3000]

Originally Posted by DaBear

IMO, they're good fresh, fantastic after a year, and then completely fall off the wagon after that, especially the bigger sizes.

Going to have to completely disagree with you on this. Some of the best Anejos I've had were with a few years of age. Smoked a 2007 49 over the summer that was ridiculously good.

[mahtofire14]

Looks like Stogies on Grand got some in. Gonna have to get over there before they're all gone, if they aren't already!

[Cville Cigar]

Originally Posted by Catfish

So, what's the best size for an anejo? Is there a general consensus or is it like everything else, smoke what you like, etc., etc...

Is that why 77's are so hard to come by? Are they the best anejo in terms of filler, binder and wrapper proportions?

One of the rarest cigars to find, the Shark or No. 77 is an aged dark maduro torpedo with a unique shape that starts off as a rounded parejo and progresses into a square press. The cigar is full bodied and sweet.

[milhouse]

Originally Posted by Cville Cigar

One of the rarest cigars to find, the Shark or No. 77 is an aged dark maduro torpedo with a unique shape that starts off as a rounded parejo and progresses into a square press. The cigar is full bodied and sweet.

+1 the shark certainly has a cool factor to it.

I try to get sharks and 46's. Those are my favorites

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Cville Cigar

One of the rarest cigars to find, the Shark or No. 77 is an aged dark maduro torpedo with a unique shape that starts off as a rounded parejo and progresses into a square press. The cigar is full bodied and sweet.

The 77 isn't aged any more or less than the rest of the Anejo cigars that year.

It's just a short 55 with a square press gimmick that happens to change the draw a bit.

[W.B.]

Originally Posted by T.G

The 77 isn't aged any more or less than the rest of the Anejo cigars that year.

It's just a short 55 with a square press gimmick that happens to change the draw a bit.

I agree, it being an 'artistic' vitola. However concerning the smoke experience, when I've had 55's(which aren't very many as they are my least favorite Anejo vitola) they've been much less boldly flavorful to me than a Shark.

[JenksAnejo]

Going to have to completely disagree with you on this. Some of the best Anejos I've had were with a few years of age. Smoked a 2007 49 over the summer that was ridiculously good.

X2, my favorite Anejo was a 5 year old smoke. When they mellow out they are the shiznit!