So about 8-9 years ago I gave up cigars on the advice of my cardiologist. I had a 25-35% blockage and his reasoning was nicotine causes arteries to contract. Even if you don’t inhale the nicotine enters the blood stream from the blood vessels in one’s mouth. By smoking I was further causing blood flow to be restricted.

Back then I had one of those 6.5’ tall humidors that hold 2-3,000 cigars which was about 1/3 - 1/2 full. I sold it along with the bulk of my cigars. I kept about 100 for special occasions.

For some odd reason I kept a fiver of LFD Ligero’s even though I wasn’t particularly in love with them. I figured that since the were about as full flavored as anything offered then or now eventually they may mellow into something I’d enjoy. Well after lying dormant for 8-10 years I’m very pleasantly surprised at how they turned out. The one I’m smoking at the moment though certainly still full-flavored is smooth and lacks the bite I remember them having.

Goes to show that some cigars are better when aged for a long time before being turned to ash. My only regret is not having bought 3-4 boxes when I bought the fiver.

I’ve got a box of don pepin originals from 2016. I’ll be sad when they’re gone. Wish every manufacturer put dates on the box

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Mebbe a good read for the newbs as well as a refresher for those longer in the game:

https://bovedainc.com/how-long-do-cigars-last-boveda/?utm_campaign=B2C_Cigar_News&utm_source=email&utm_medium=cigars-last-blog&utm_term=blog&utm_content=032924_B2C_Tobacco_T-Blog-008#top-4-ideal-conditions-for-cigars 

I’ve got cigars stashed that date alllllll the way back to November 2023.

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Good read there, Palama. Looks like they’re aging an Eastern Standard. Maybe hoping to get some flavor out of it in the future?
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Definitely nothing to do with this thread.

Too bad the Pepin blue and black labels aren’t what they used to be…and yes LFD do age very well in general.

Roger
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