Hi (again),

I asked a question this morning about ageing cigars and the (possible) similarity with wine. This has now led to this question which I am currentlly puzzling over instead of doing what I should be doing namely: work.

Are there, as with wine, good years and bad years for cigars? In other words do certain years stand out as exceptionaly good / or bad in the cigar world?

Should the statement: " I've just smoked a Partagas 1997" for example be welcomed by:

A) A nod and a smile of understanding by the connaisseur
B) Be met with a shrug of the shoulder and a "Well, year, Partagas are nice but they are always nice and a 98 no less or more than a 97 if only for the fact that the latter is one year older"
C) Whatever dude, I only smoke Malboro lights.

Your views please?