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Mraia Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, Sep 29 2023, 1:13 PM EST
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I just got a delivery of a few My Father Connecticuts, La Promesa and a few Sobremesa Brûlée’s.
I don’t want to smoke a single one till it’s aged appropriately. What’s your recommendations? They came from Neptune with a little pack, not a Boveda, but it’s moist. In transit about 4 days and it’s pouring rain here
Thanks
KingoftheCove Online
#2 Posted: Fri, Sep 29 2023, 2:26 PM EST
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Decent Connies are good to go after a few months imho.
Let em sit too long and you are headed for airball country.
KingoftheCove Online
#3 Posted: Fri, Sep 29 2023, 2:29 PM EST
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And watch out for that Brulee wrapper………. very thin and fragile from my experience.
Not a cigar you want to shove around while looking for a different one.
Palama Online
#4 Posted: Fri, Sep 29 2023, 2:39 PM EST
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Mraia wrote:
I just got a delivery of a few My Father Connecticuts, La Promesa and a few Sobremesa Brûlée’s.
I don’t want to smoke a single one till it’s aged appropriately. What’s your recommendations? They came from Neptune with a little pack, not a Boveda, but it’s moist. In transit about 4 days and it’s pouring rain here
Thanks


d'oh!

Assuming the little packs are at 69% then I would rest them as follows:

Connies - 3 weeks

La Promesa - One to 2 years

Brûlées - not sure but I would probably go 3 weeks, at the very least

I would, however, check every one of your hygrometers (…at least once, mebbe twice for good measure…) to make sure they’re reading correctly, ‘cause, you know, that’s what you do…right? BigGrin
Mraia Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Sep 29 2023, 2:57 PM EST
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^ now with the Govees I can check them on my phone all the time, which in my case is not a good thing. I’m eventually gonna ditch all the hygrometers but…I can’t. I…can’t 😕😔

And 2 years for the Promesa? Damn.
Palama Online
#6 Posted: Fri, Sep 29 2023, 3:59 PM EST
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Mraia wrote:
^ now with the Govees I can check them on my phone all the time, which in my case is not a good thing. I’m eventually gonna ditch all the hygrometers but…I can’t. I…can’t 😕😔

And 2 years for the Promesa? Damn.


I haven't smoked too many La Promesa's so take my recommendation with a grain of salt. All I can tell you is that with my experience with MF's, long naps seem to do wonders for them...other than mebbe the Connies. You could just easily do this (...depending on how many you bought...), smoke one in a few weeks, see how you like it, then another in a few (3 to 6) months. Iffin' the 2nd one is discernibly better to your palate, then put them down till the 1 year mark and try another. At that point iffin' you *really* enjoy it then smoke 'um! Your gut (...and no one else's...) will tell you when "it's time".

Keep it smokey buddy! Herfing
Mraia Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, Sep 29 2023, 5:03 PM EST
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^ that’s the plan, pretty much. I’ll give one of them a month to acclimate, smoke it and then let the others sit and mature. I’m in no rush!
Great advice as always sir 👍
JGRAZ Offline
#8 Posted: Sun, Oct 1 2023, 2:17 PM EST
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All good advice above. Typically what I do if I grab a 5'er is I'll let them acclimate for a few weeks then have one. Then let the others sit. Eventually I'll find come back to it and I'll see how it compares. I have some promesa, le bijou, and a few opulencias sitting right around a year each. I can honestly say as good as they were when I got then, it just gets better.
rfenst Offline
#9 Posted: Sun, Oct 1 2023, 2:35 PM EST
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JGRAZ wrote:
All good advice above. Typically what I do if I grab a 5'er is I'll let them acclimate for a few weeks then have one. Then let the others sit. Eventually I'll find come back to it and I'll see how it compares. I have some promesa, le bijou, and a few opulencias sitting right around a year each. I can honestly say as good as they were when I got then, it just gets better.

Since they came from South Florida where temps are still in the upper 80sF to 90F+, I would immediately freeze all of them upon receipt. Just wrap them all the way around in saran wrap and put them in your freezer. After five days, take them out and let them come to room temperature for a day before removing the saran wrap, Then, I would store, rest or smoke them as suggested by others. YMMV.
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