I agree 70% is way too high for aging or mid term term storage.

Something that hasn't been mentioned in this thread is the ambient humidity: I find a cigar that's very humid can smoke and taste great in very humid environments, but doesn't burn well or taste optimal in dryer ones.

I haven't smoked a Cuban cigar that gained anything from being dryer than 65%, closer to 70% does it for me.

Where I live is so dry the wrapper starts to dry out in no time- If I won't smoke it within a half hour out of the humidor I have to put it in a ziplock bag, and at around 65% the wrapper will fall apart before I get to the last third of the smoke.

I find your comments about modern wrappers really interesting, BPP, as I have no real experience with modern non-cuban cigars. Do the flavours not develop enough if the humidity is too high, or lack in strength?