Cigar Aging Article

Originally Posted by sjnovakovich

Although it's a good article, and an informative one, I would like to know something of the author's background and expertise. He sounds very knowledgable, but like you, I disagree with some of his assertions. Even though I have a Monte that currently has a good amount of empty space in it, I like to keep similar cigars packed together. It definitely aides in keeping the moistness of the cigars stable and I think they age fine. Again, I'm qualifying this by saying it is only MY experience and as they say on the web, ymmv.

His name is Willy Alvero. Mr. Alvero is one of the world's foremost experts on Cuban cigars; he was the Habanos S.A. general representative in Moscow, Russia. I would say he has more cigar experience than the vast majority of the members at CigarAsylum. I can't figure out what is so controversial about claiming that the environment a cigar is aged in can have a subtle impact on flavor? Seems reasonable to me.