Intro & a couple of questions

[stjohnroe]

Can't say about #1, I haven't tried the noventa 90 yet.

#2- To be honest, most cigars are aged a few years, so IMHO 5 years isn't anything to really get excited about. The Rocky Patel Vintage are aged 10 and 12 years (and the 99 is aged 7 I think, but it's pretty mild) and they're fantastic smokes.

I think most people generally agree that letting a cigar sit can enhance the flavor and smoothness of cigar to an extent. I'm not sure what's considered too long but I'd guess that maybe 10 years aged is long enough :).

I think that you will find that only the wrapper has been aged 10 / 12 years for the RP vintage lines, with filler / binder being 7 years (http://www.rockypatel.com/products.html). So aging of the entire cigar will pay divdends in allowing the combination of tobaccos to mature and meld.