Aging question

JJG · 01-12-2010, 09:28 PM

personally, I've never understood why Opus and Anejo are the only NCs I hear about people aging. seriously, what makes them any different? They're supposedly made with tobacco that is already aged anyway. I don't see why any other premium NC wouldn't also improve with age.

and as far as CCs go, I think the traditional wisdom is that they need more time because they are made with very fresh tobacco, however I believe Habanos has been aging their tobacco for some time now.

That's not to say cigars, especially CCs, don't get better with age. They certainly do. It's also a matter of preference though. They gain a lot of smoothness and complexity with 6+ years but they can also lose a lot of strength. I've only smoked a handful of aged CCs, but i was really surprised at how mild they were.

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01-12-2010, 09:28 PM	#5
JJG Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Houston Posts: 1,260 Trading: (4)	Re: Agong question personally, I've never understood why Opus and Anejo are the only NCs I hear about people aging. seriously, what makes them any different? They're supposedly made with tobacco that is already aged anyway. I don't see why any other premium NC wouldn't also improve with age. and as far as CCs go, I think the traditional wisdom is that they need more time because they are made with very fresh tobacco, however I believe Habanos has been aging their tobacco for some time now. That's not to say cigars, especially CCs, don't get better with age. They certainly do. It's also a matter of preference though. They gain a lot of smoothness and complexity with 6+ years but they can also lose a lot of strength. I've only smoked a handful of aged CCs, but i was really surprised at how mild they were. ...also http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x13...et-it-on_music Last edited by JJG; 01-12-2010 at 09:33 PM.