Ok, here's a crazy idea. I was enjoying a lunch time smoke with Mrtelecom today (a Thursday tradition) and this discussion came up (briefly :-)
What affect if any do you think altitude has on aging and or smoking cigars? Atlanta is right at 1,000 feet above sea level. It seems that atmospheric pressure would have some effect however small? For instance, you can boil water at lower temps at higher altitudes? There's measurably less pressure and less oxygen at higher altitudes? So it stands to reason that altitude should have some affect on cigars.
Also, on a more obscure note, Einstein’s theory on general relativity states that time moves slower relative to speed, i.e., the faster you're moving, the slower time passes relative to slower moving objects. So technically, since the earth is revolving, and the higher you are, the faster you are moving relative to the core or lower objects. Therefore, cigars that are aged at lower altitudes are millionths of a second older than their cousins aged at higher altitudes?