[ninjavanish]

I think I'm only going to echo what most have already said but here goes anyway.

The short answer is yes you can age too long. However...

Aging is an art.

If you are looking to enhance the flavor of certain cigars a lot depends on how long they sit and in what conditions.

For me personally I like the complexities that emerge from taking a full bodied cigar and allowing to age for months or even years. Aging almost always affects the body of a cigar the most. Take a LFD Ligero 250 Cabinet. Right out of the factory is a powerhouse of spiciness, body and flavor. Take that same cigar and let it sit in a cedar drawer in a humidor for a year or two and it drops to a medium bodied cigar or less, the factory peppery spice is dulled and it inherits the flavor of the cedar. This appeals to my taste. Some people may prefer the boldness of that cigar right out of the box.

On the other hand... I have taken say... Ashton VSG's for instance... and allowed them to age for a few years and found the flavor that was once present has all but vanished along with what used to be a medium to full body. The cigar then becomes almost a shell of its former self leaving MUCH to be desired in my opinion.

And not to make it even more complicated... but take the same VSG... allow it to age 3 months and it's noticeably more mellow and refined, yet retaining it's body.

AND 1 more thing... take a PSD4. At least this used to be the case... Smoke it right out of the box... awesome cigar... let it age 3 months and I wouldn't use it to wipe bubble gum off the bottom of my shoe. Let it continue to age for an additional 6 months (up to a Year total) and you've got yourself a great cigar that has matured and refined in flavor back to an AWESOME smoke.

All in all it really just comes down to finding an age on each cigar that appeals to your taste... and each year, and each new batch will behave differently. So many variables that can influence it you just can't account for all of them.