Quote Originally Posted by yso191 View Post
Hello All,

The name here is Steve. I began smoking cigars this Summer. I have recently purchased a humidor that will hold ~75 cigars, and have an Oasis humidifier. My 2 favorites cigars so far (in order) are:

Carlos Toraño-Noventa 90 (the first cigar that I wished was longer)
Elogio Consul


There are others that I have enjoyed, but these stand out to me. So I have 2 questions: #1 Those of you who are familiar with the these smokes, what others do you think I should check out that would be similar in flavor profile?
#2 I am intrigued with aging cigars. The Torano is a pre-aged cigar (tobacco is aged 5 years). Will it continue to develop, or is the bulk of the aging payoff already accomplished? Is the answer generally applicable to other pre-aged cigars?

Thanks in advance,
Steve
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 :).