Aging advice

[Ethem]

I usually smoke mine between 4-8 years if I'm ageing. I don't see much more of an improvement to warrant leaving them longer.

[Habana-Habanos]

V.interesting, so those dudes with cabinets full of vintage 50 year old cigars is actually rather pointless besides the hobby aspect of collecting!

[TJCoro]

Upon Closer Inspection...

V.interesting, so those dudes with cabinets full of vintage 50 year old cigars is actually rather pointless besides the hobby aspect of collecting!

Read senor TripleXXX's post again. I believe he's saying that puros produced 2006 and after are not aging as well as those produced prior.

Of course, I could be wrong!


Perro, el Perro

[PeeJay]

I think you could be right but I'd like to know why. Do you think modernisation could be the cause?

[tippexx]

Whys that mate

My own experiences with several regular vitola, little snippets on the same picked up on several boards, catastrophic decline in some what were otherwise excellent LE .... but it's just my gut feeling, so probably not worth worrying over.

But, if there is a real why. I think it has to do with the hybrid plant and the leaf processing. The hybrid plant we know does not impart the the same 'old Cuban' tastes as its predecessor, and because of that difference or because of the disease resistance which has been bred into it, may not have the same ageing characteristics as the older plants .... and worse is exponentially year on year becoming weaker. It will age yes, but not for the +10/20 years that was previously expected.

[Stevieboy]

The LEs seem to fall quite flat really quickly ie within 4-5 years IMO. The Monte Sublimes is the worst culprit. They were outstanding when first produced but their quite mellow now. Might come round again though

Partagas D1s from 2004 were amazing on release, now they're still fine smokes but not a patch on when released

I don't agree but a few posters here and on other forums have said the Mag 48 has gone bland too


My advice is to get smoking those LEs

[Habana-Habanos]

Read senor TripleXXX's post again. I believe he's saying that puros produced 2006 and after are not aging as well as those produced prior.

Of course, I could be wrong!



Perro, el Perro

Hmm, wonder why that is..

[tippexx]

V.interesting, so those dudes with cabinets full of vintage 50 year old cigars is actually rather pointless besides the hobby aspect of collecting!

No certainly not, and I wouldn't discourage anyone in trying or buying older cigars, in fact it would be hypocritical to do so because I look for them myself.

[Tucky]

So in light of this would you say long term ageing is best left to noncubans now?

[Simon Bolivar]

Hmm, you might be right about the Party No1's, the first couple blew me away at 2-3 yrs old, lately there are 'just' really good. I thought it was me!

[ValeTudoGuy]

I don't know anything about farming in Cuba... But over used soil provides less nutrients and modern farming chemicals can further strip goodness from the plants and soil.

[Moon Dancer]

Well, at last the advertising boys?s and their so called media aficiardoes have been rumbled. In my younger day?s older cigars were once thought of with some doubt, ie, old stock, poor sellers, or just plain crap! Now we refer to them as vintage I personally regret the introduction of LE?s etc, A return to improved quality of the standard assortment would be much more creditable. Hopefully this will come if and when the American market opens up


In the past more often than not, preferred manufacturer was the reliable standard. Sadly, I struggle now at times to identify the true signature of many

IMHO, cigars mean all things to all men, whether it's 1year or 10 +years old. There are many factors in enjoying a cigar. Personally the correct storage is more important that the fancy box, date stamps, or advertising hype

[TJCoro]

Good to go!

So in light of this would you say long term ageing is best left to noncubans now?

Personally, I've never noticed much difference in aged and non-aged NCs, with very few exceptions. That's what I like about NCs...they are ready to smoke at the purchase point.

But thats just me. No doubt others hold a diferent position.

Perro, el Perro

[butternutsquashpie]

Personally, I've never noticed much difference in aged and non-aged NCs
Perro, el Perro

oi Elpy: i have!
ever had a LFD that's more than a year old?SHEESH. talk about flavourless and bland!

[Tucky]

Sounds pretty damning for the aged market Cubans arn't aging well and NC arn't worth it....