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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
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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