Aging

[Snake Hips]

Originally Posted by Pac

As I've understood it (and as I've been told from fellow BOTL's) cc's are usually made with fresher tobacco, most nc's use leaves that have been sitting around fermenting for a longer time to be smokeable right away.

I guess this is because Cuba is in need of funds and try to move their assets out as soon as possible, and storing/aging/fermenting tobacco leaves more than needed is probably considered unnecessary when they sell all they can produce as it is.

Also might have something to do with barn-fulls of tobacco getting thrashed by hurricanes every year. They probably prefer to roll it and get it sold than let it sit around for years and possibly get taken out by a hurricane, wasting time, money, labor and storage space. Other tobacco-producing countries don't really have that problem, so they can store all of their tobacco in a practical way for years and years.

@Cyanide
As far as the sick period, there are guys who have experimented and are experimenting with "power aging" cigars that are crap fresh and excellent with comparitively minute amount of aging, and yes, it involves raising temperature and humidity and increasing air flow. This is for short-term, obviously. Cigars that are very good with years of age do much better in a lower humidity, lower temperature and very low air flow environment.

[Big D]

I have some Padilla Obsedians that I have had since the last part of May( in know in terms of aging this is more of a short resting period)anyway couple of months ago I noticed a sharp ammonia smell to them, so I guess this cigar was in a sick period. Didn't touch them till this past weekend and the ammonia was gone and it smoked and tasted great.
My point is, I guess some cigars have a different or no sick period(NC's) at all.
This is just my .