Aging -bad?

[ksnake]

The fine art of aging.... and here I thought this was a topic for the "Cigar Novice" forum

[TempestPSO]

Hey Ksnake, IMHO all of the 5 vegas limitada series age very well, every time a new one comes out I buy a box and put them down. I do tend to move them into the day to day humidor about 3 days before I intend to smoke them as it seems to help. I think it may have to do with the fact that the aging humi doesn't get shuffled around much so even though it has fans the air is still kinda stagnent.

[CHBIV]

I have found that aging non-cubans that are fuller bodied has worked just fine but the milder ones (especially connecticut wrapped ones) tend to get bland or acrid.

[PremiumsOnly]

I've had several top quality gars aging for about a year now, so you've reminded me to go fish them out and try them to see if it had any effect. Since most of them are collector items of sorts, though, I will be hard pressed to come up with events of high enough caliber!

[mhlatke]

Originally Posted by ksnake

Update. I let one (5 Vegas Limitada '06) sit in a dry box for the past couple weeks. Smoked it last night and it was as good as ever. Humidity seems to be the key. Thanks for the info, this forum rocks!

I've noticed that myself on several occasions and now I generally try to dry box my cigars for at least a day or two before I smoke them. It just seems to allow the cigar to balance out and redistribute it's humidity evenly.

[Cowboyjeans]

I've read that certain types of wrappers don't age as well as others. For example, cameroons are not great for aging. but habano and corojo and sumatra are better for aging purposes . Can u fill me in someone?

[buttah]

Originally Posted by Cowboyjeans

I've read that certain types of wrappers don't age as well as others. For example, cameroons are not great for aging. but habano and corojo and sumatra are better for aging purposes . Can u fill me in someone?

A cameroon is a sumatra grown in the country of Cameroon, so I don't know how thats possible but ...

[Jcaprell]

I have noticed that MOST dark cigars age wonderfully and MOST light cigars tend to not improve a whole lot with age. However, we need to clearly define the term aging. To me, aging is a period of at least 6 months. While I will let all of my smokes rest for about a week before smoking them, I do not consider this aging. To me, this is just letting the smokes get adjusted to my humidors conditions and letting them settle in and all.

[htown]

I try and let my cc's age for at least six months to a year if I am patient enough. I also let stronger cigars like Fuente Don Carlos age for awhile.

[Research-Colin-cl]

Originally Posted by Cowboyjeans

I've read that certain types of wrappers don't age as well as others. For example, cameroons are not great for aging. but habano and corojo and sumatra are better for aging purposes . Can u fill me in someone?

Cameroon wrapped cigars can be tricky to age. The reason for this is not about flavor. The reason that some Cameroon wrapped cigars don't age well is that some manufacturers use very thin Cameroon wrappers. These can be fragile and that is the difficulty with aging them.

Wrappers can be more likely to crack when they are less pliable. Having said that about Cameroons - they are not all thin. Thick ones should have no problem aging.