Cigars you would age?

[slcraiders]

Simple rule of thumb for me. Anything that tastes nasty, green or not quite right out of the box- age. Try a year later and if there is marked improvement, there you go. Try them again 6-12 mos. later and they should be even better. Over-aging some cigars can lead to a mellowed product. A lot of my cigars have been accidentally aged due to the shear volume of cigars on hand. I will open a neglected box and scratch my head thinking "fuck, those have been sitting there for four years since I had one... Some for the good, some no difference, and some missing some of the punch/zest needed for the cigar to stand out. This is of those topics you will get a lot of good information from;but possibly not get one right answer. ISOMs (particulary farm rolls) are definate candidates for aging. But I do have to say I have had decent sticks straight from the box upon delivery with box dates no more than a year old. I prefer to age Opus a couple years to get some of the initial bite off. At that point they have a very cubanesque flavor profile with the perfect combination of both spice and smoothness. I try not to age maduro wrapped cigars or those that are already mild-to-medium. In fact, I rarely smoke a lot of Maduros these days. I find most of them one dimensional or dominating the binder and filler. Wonderful things can happen with certain smokes with 10-15 years of age- a true marriage of flavors where components may be indistinguishable with the others. This is just my opion. Lots of brothers on here that smoke more than I do and for much longer may chime in and this age old inquiry. I am sure if you used the search feature, you could find a few posts on this subject.