Yep, the membership number does reflect the younger trend as mentioned in the article. Out of the 21 members who responded in the "what's your age" thread, the overall average for CS is 30.3. We have cigarsarge to thank for jacking up the number, due to him dragging his oxygen tank with him over here. Without his old @$$ joining, the number plummets to 29.6. I think this is the case on other boards as well.

Undoubtedly we are having a "mini-boom" The reporter credits flavored cigars with starting out the rookies, but I don't doubt that they will move on to the "real" cigars as they progress. I remember going through a similar experience myself. I looked at brands like Onyx and thought: "who in the hell likes this!?" Appreciation takes time. You know something is going when Cusano is experiencing 41% increase in sales, expansion into a new facility, as well as added staff. Who would've thunk it?