Vintage cigars

[cigarsarge]

sick period? i don't understand.

When Cuban cigars age they go into a period from six months to a couple of years that they taste like crap...totally unsmokeable. I don't know why this happens. I do know after this period they become smokable and really start to mellow.

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

So if a cigar is labeled "Vintage", does that mean that is the actual year it was produced? For example, as I am writing this, I am looking at a Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 on top of my humi. Was this cigar made in 1990?

[CoventryCat86]

So if a cigar is labeled "Vintage", does that mean that is the actual year it was produced? For example, as I am writing this, I am looking at a Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 on top of my humi. Was this cigar made in 1990?

No, that's just a model name so to speak. I think they claim that the wrapper leaf is from that year but it is NOT an indication of when the cigars were manufactured. Here's the description from the Famous-Smoke site:

Now you can smoke all-vintage all the time! Made in 5 shapes, Vintage By Rocky Patel cigars have just about everything the serious cigar smoker wants in luxury cigars: gorgeous wrappers, rich, complex taste and inviting aroma. Using 7 year-aged Dominican & Nicaraguan tobaccos, the Maduro cigars are vintage 1990 Honduran Broadleaf; mellow and well-balanced. The vintage '92 Sumatra-wrapper cigars are spicier and fuller in body. Either way, you can't miss. Try a box and step-up to some truly extraordinary cigars.

Here's the description from CigarsInternational:

Rocky Patel - of Indian Tabac fame - has crafted a masterpiece with his 93-rated Vintage Series.

Offered in 2 styles, Vintage 1990 and Vintage 1992. With each, the wrapper tobaccos are the key - in fact they are incredible. Let me explain:

- Vintage 1990 is a blend of Dominican and Nicaraguan Ligero draped in a tantalizing natural Broadleaf wrapper from Honduras. It's medium-bodied with a really enjoyable, complex smooth-rich flavor.

- Vintage 1992 offers the identical fillers and binder as the 1990, with the variation being very dark 10 year old Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper. It's medium-bodied with a creamy, nutty, and full flavor.

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Okay, I understand now. Thanks CC.