Way back in the old Jungle I read a great post that likened aging to wines. It made a lot of sense.
Very mild and light cigars are like champagne. It's usually ready to go and doesn't improve much with age. Light to mediums are like white wines. They do improve with age but sometimes limited to how good they get. Big bold reds can get fantastic over many years.
I've found that the dark strong cigars benefit greatly from age like a strong red. I know it sounds silly but that has worked for me.
