R.Patel smell like cheese?

[Leeroy_Fan]

Never heard of anything about RP smelling like cheese. Ive gotten a few boxes of the vintage 90's as well, and the only thing i could smell was a perfeclty blended cigar. My only advice, like others, is to lower ur RH lvl to bout 65. I keep mine at round 59-62. Keeps all of my cigars fresh.

[brian]

I was looking for info on aging and came across this:

# - At this point we enter into the realm of "vintage" cigars in my book. Many of these cigars will be so flat and boring they are worthless to smoke, while others will take on unique characteristics that will make them enjoyable smokes. One such trait is a musty smell and a taste that is similar to snuff. Another rarer long-term aging trait is cigars taking on an odd scent that is commonly referred to as the "stinky cheese-like smell." This odd reference is due to their pre-light bouquet being similar in scent to a ripe wheel of Stilton Cheese. Though it may sound unappealing, these cigars are a delight to smoke and are highly prized by vintage cigar collectors worldwide. Many pay top dollar to secure these smokes. Regardless of the flavor characteristics of vintage vitlolas, very seldom do any of these cigars maintain any quantitative strength at this level of aging. Also, only the fullest bodied cigars have any chance of being worthwhile smokes after this many years.

The reference to cheese made me remember this thread so I thought I'd share it.

[guado]

I have smelled the cheese before.