Really the best advice?

[OldSkoolTarHeel]

It's not just the resting of the cigar itself, I promise. There are numerous other reasons why this advice is given time and again.

You could have simply had a poor example of that particular cigar, such as bad burn or off tastes.

The surroundings at the time of your first take at it could have contributed to the poor reception of the cigar.

But mostly, your tastes will change too. I've been smoking for a few years now, and what I like now, is vastly different to what I liked then. There are cigars that I loved when I was much newer at this that I simply don't find appealing any longer.

By all means, do what you want with the cigars in your possession, if you don't want to "waste your time," don't. If you want to take a second pass at what could be a good cigar, do.

Edit: Apparently @Hardheaded types faster than I do.

[CoachDread]

Please don't mistake my question as any kind of negativity. If it came across that way I apologize. I get that tastes will change over time (I know that my palate now is NOTHING like it was before) but was just wondering why you'd invest more in a cigar that you didn't care for in the hopes it might improve down the road as opposed to just moving on to something else and then picking up more of the things you actually enjoy. No intent to disparage in any possible way.

[Hardheaded]

Please don't mistake my question as any kind of negativity. If it came across that way I apologize. I get that tastes will change over time (I know that my palate now is NOTHING like it was before) but was just wondering why you'd invest more in a cigar that you didn't care for in the hopes it might improve down the road as opposed to just moving on to something else and then picking up more of the things you actually enjoy. No intent to disparage in any possible way.

I certainly didnt take it in any negative way. Its just a question.

I think most of the advice stems from a lot of online shopping and normally getting cigars in 5 packs or more, or at least I do. It's just more cost effective living in NY. I save local trips for single, usually higher end sticks I know I like.

If you only bought one of a cigar and didnt like it, you certainly don't have to run out and buy a few more just in case things change.

[garublador]

I certainly didnt take it in any negative way. Its just a question.

I think most of the advice stems from a lot of online shopping and normally getting cigars in 5 packs or more, or at least I do. It's just more cost effective living in NY. I save local trips for single, usually higher end sticks I know I like.

If you only bought one of a cigar and didnt like it, you certainly don't have to run out and buy a few more just in case things change.

Without knowing the specifics of the recommendations in question, that would be my guess, too. There may be a few exceptions to this, like if it were a well known cigar that performed wildly different than expected, then it might be worth picking another couple up to rest for a while, but for the most part it's probably not worth buying more of a cigar that you don't like, especially when you're new.

I'm pretty new too and I'm sure there are a few cigars that I've written off that should be revisited. My plan is to get my whole storage, technique, palate and preferences much more stable before I worry about them again, though. As the OP pointed out, it may be better to explore different cigars than focus on cigars I've already not liked. However, if I have more than one I'll keep the others around rather than getting rid of them.