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    Would any of you cigar aficionado's agree with the following story I came across.

    Pick up two cigars, both aged 6 years. Usually it is the one with the natural wrapper that has matured best over time. Those with thin wrappers, maduro wrappers, or which have been aged a long time before rolling, usually do not mature as well. It is the standard cigars, with thicker colorado (natural) colored wrappers, that mature the best.
    Limited release cigars often have embellishments. The tobaccos can be aged a long time before rolling. These cigars are usually at their peak when they are released. The maturity of the tobaccos is timed to be great when released and they often fall out of balance or weaken as time goes by.
    Many have maduro wrappers. These deliver interesting tastes, often sweetness, when released, but if the wrappers have been processed too intensely, they will age rapidly and not gracefully.
    As we know, a Montecristo #2 will age slowly and gracefully. The tastes will evolve slowly as they shed the coat of youth. I recently enjoyed a Montecristo #2 that was rolled in 2006. It still contained its unique character of woodsy and leathery notes but with a more pronounced essence of flowers. I doubt very much that one of today?s dark maduro cigars will taste so good at over 10 years old

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    Fascinating food for thought ... Look forward to peoples thoughts.
    "Dear heart, you're talking to a man- a real man- who drinks straight Tequilla, with lime and salt on the rim, and smokes cigars" (J Zavala)

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    • #3
      I didn't know the LE's were designed to be at their peak upon release. I watched Laurence Davies review the Bolivar 2014 LE and he seemed to think it would be at its best in around 2019.


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      • #4
        Originally posted by Horsebox View Post
        I didn't know the LE's were designed to be at their peak upon release. I watched Laurence Davies review the Bolivar 2014 LE and he seemed to think it would be at its best in around 2019.
        I couldn't estimate when but i thought it needed longer too
        'Cigars are a hobby, cigarettes an addiction'

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        • #5
          Aren't LE's and RE's just a marketing technique to induce buyer frenzy in cigar hunters by appealing to the collector bug?

          Edit: do the Cubans over think them as much as we do?
          Licky Licky before Sticky Sticky. - Puff Scotty 22/03/14

          Originally posted by PeeJay
          I get longing looks from guys walking past

          Originally posted by butternutsquashpie
          A purge follows a rapid puffing session.

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          • #6
            Regular verses limited Edition

            I'm assuming we're talking about CCs? LEs don't have Maduro wrappers, they're just darker than normal.

            I also disagree the LEs and REs are at their peak on release, LEs in particular I find too overpowering on release.

            I'm not a great fan of the LE programme in general (although really like REs), and haven't found many of the LEs I have smoked to be particularly memorable, this also isn't the first time I have read that LEs don't age well long term but I haven't got the experience to have an opinion on how well they age.

            I have had REs with a number of years on them that have been excellent smokes though

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            • #7
              Originally posted by PeeJay View Post
              I couldn't estimate when but i thought it needed longer too
              Something you'll smoke again?

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              • #8
                Im enjoying the Bolivar super coronas 2014 LE now , they have improved from the off , probably got thro 10 of them .
                MAKE MINE A CUBAN

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Horsebox View Post
                  Something you'll smoke again?
                  Indeed, I have one resting in my cuban singles humidor
                  'Cigars are a hobby, cigarettes an addiction'

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                  • #10
                    [MENTION=13402615]PeeJay[/MENTION] likewise, though not sure I'll keep it until 2019. If it's good enough for [MENTION=13413582]wolfie[/MENTION] [emoji1360]


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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Horsebox View Post
                      @PeeJay likewise, though not sure I'll keep it until 2019. If it's good enough for @wolfie [emoji1360]
                      I was thinking June when I go on holiday
                      'Cigars are a hobby, cigarettes an addiction'

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by ValeTudoGuy View Post
                        Aren't LE's and RE's just a marketing technique to induce buyer frenzy in cigar hunters by appealing to the collector bug?

                        Edit: do the Cubans over think them as much as we do?
                        You made a good point there guy.
                        Sounds like there are three types of people in this cigar hobby
                        people that buy and smoke
                        people that just buy to collect and sell on for a profit
                        people that collect and smoke too.

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                        • #13
                          Hence if you collect its a collection, if you smoke its a stash and if you're just in it for the money its stock
                          'Cigars are a hobby, cigarettes an addiction'

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by PeeJay View Post
                            Hence if you collect its a collection, if you smoke its a stash and if you're just in it for the money its stock
                            Sounds like time for another poll peejay.

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