delta1 wrote:+1...seems it's a common myth that most cigars will get better with age....................no...they...don't...
Correct, some don't improve with age.
Quote:some will, though, and id'ing them is part of the fun.
Agree!
Quote:the other side of the coin is that some great cigars will get worse with age,
This is where I disagree.
I've been doing the cigar thing for a very long time and my collection is crazy big. I can't recall ever having a cigar get worse with age. As I said in another post, with age generally strength decreases and complexity/richness of flavor increases. If you define "quality" as only "strength", then yes they lose "quality". But if you define "quality" more broadly, as I believe you should, then they never lose quality.
They may not improve at all, or they may improve at varying rates, typically with diminishing returns leading to no further improvements after a while (usually a long while).
But I can't recall ever saying to myself, "man, this stick is over the hill and lost its quality". The most I'd say is, "this stick isn't as strong as it used to be" but usually in that case, the other components of flavor have gotten better.
Quote:... and you'll regret saving them, instead of smokin em...
I've never regretted aging a cigar, even when they're 15-20 years old.
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