How to collect vintage cigars seriously (!)–Part 3
Welcome to Part III, it’s Ray. Please make sure to read Part I if you have not yet done so, as most of the techniques also apply to this chapter of our 4-part story.
My total guide is IV chapters all related to different type of rare, fine cigars: Vintage Cubans, non-Cubans, very old Europeans and rare new non-Cuban cigars. This part is about very old European short fillers.
Chapter III – Vintage European short fillers
You may, or may not be interested in those cigars, which is perfectly fine, but some of the oldest pieces I have are those cigars. They are short filler cigars not that premium as long filler, but they have their charm. Many of them are machine made, but not all! Usually made in Germany, Holland (Netherlands), Belgium, Switzerland, France etc. They use predominantly Brazilian and Indonesian tobacco with some rare occasions of Cuban as well. Every German made box its easy to describe their age as every cigar box have price tag since mid XIX century and because Germany change their currency within different periods of time.
All those vintage cigars are made using dry-cured technology and theoretically not need to be kept constantly in humidor, many of them have even after 100 years very sharp and distinctive taste.
Best way to find them is in German eBay (see Part I) as they usually came from old estates. There is one more place where you can check for them too:
Lot Tissimo: A website specialised in auctions for antiques and vintage items, but there is absolutely NO guarantee here of the quality or condition.
Next up is the last part of this series–stay tuned!
Light ‘em up and enjoy!
Ray
Cigar sommelier, cigar broker, and ambassador of Light ‘em Up GO
