Aging Cigars

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There is a noticeable difference between a cigar that has been aged for years and one that has not. The cigar that had some age on it had a more pronounced flavor, it was not as bland. This is in contrast to what I've heard that newer cigars settle with age. I guess different cigars age differently. However, the flavors were similar, just more pronounced on the older one.

[n2advnture]

It has been my experience (of 16 years) that every cigar could (as in potentially) benefit from PROPER aging (and most do).

The flavors blend and marry much like fine cuisine or wine. If you have the room and patience, it's well worth the wait, IMHO of course.

~Mark

ps - rule of thumb is 3+ years min. some have a MUCH long min. depending on the smoke

[CgarDan]

I want to bring this back for a few reasons.

1) Will aging improve a good mild cigar like AVO ( I would not age mild $3 smoke )

2) At which point will I usually hit the peak and star seeing declines from aging

3) There are people here who have smoked for years maybe a decade or more and I am sure that have aged some cigars. Can you please post a small review if you smoke an aged cigar. Just say what the cigar is and how it improved or got worse with aging this will help those of us who are just starting to age our smokes.

I for example put aside a small humi that is just for aging purposes and if I particularly like a certain cigar I will put one of them in it to age at least a year. But your posts will not only help find more gems to age but also help in figuring out which ones don't do better with age.

I will even make this worth your while --- look in the Contest Section.

[opusxox]

I think most cigars improve with age whether they were good young or not, assuming that they are stored properly. I prefer to age whole boxes as opposed to singles. Just seems like a lot of effort for one cigar that may have been a good or not so good one from the box to begin with. JMHO

[BigMacFU]

Dan, certain cigars are made to age, others won't get much better, and there are even some that get worse with age.

ISOMs are best aged, hands down. A mild cigar like an AVO will be great from the store, great with a year on them, great with 2 years on them. But, know what aging does, it smoothes out a cigar's edges. An Opus from the current year will have a great spiciness to it that will last as long as the cigar, but the spice will have mellowed and become a little smoother with age. It is great to age cigars, if you buy a box, put some away for aging and find out whether the age makes a difference.

I certainly have 2 boxes set aside for aging when I get more than one type of a cigar I know I already enjoy.