Aging - Can you age too long?

massphatness · 10-05-2010, 05:30 AM

Absolutely, yes -- it obviously varies from cigar to cigar, but I've smoked some old old stuff: White Owls, Van Dycks, etc. and I just don't see what the hype is all about on a cigar that has 40, 50 or 60+ years on it. To me, it tastes like air and sawdust. I have a few lying around as novelties, but they're nothing I ever see myself craving. Might be fun to throw one in a PPP, but again, it would be for the novelty of saying I smoked something older than Al or pnoon.

wayner123 · 10-05-2010, 06:51 AM

I think this is the major quote:

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That depends entirely on your taste and the cigars you're aging.

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poker · 10-05-2010, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by massphatness

Absolutely, yes -- it obviously varies from cigar to cigar....

I agree with this 100%. Most uber old cigars are way past their prime and are just plain flat.
A few others on the other hand are nothing less than nirvana.

pnoon · 10-05-2010, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by poker

I agree with this 100%. Most uber old cigars are way past their prime and are just plain flat.
A few others on the other hand are nothing less than nirvana.

But doesn't that contradict the Rule of 3s?

I agree with Kelly and the others. Sticks can and do age past their prime - prime being a relative and subjective point.

Mugen910 · 10-05-2010, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

But doesn't that contradict the Rule of 3s?

I agree with Kelly and the others. Sticks can and do age past their prime - prime being a relative and subjective point.

DavenportESQ · 10-05-2010, 07:49 AM

I have to disagree...Maybe its my noob palatte, but I have never smoked a older cigar saying "man I wish I smoked this 5 years ago" If I find a cigar "flat" I usually attribute it to storage conditions, but like I said I haven't smoked a lot of vintage cigars

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