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Originally posted by jsprenkel:
You guys have your connosieur corner every ish. those cigars always rate to the mid to upper 90s...

Obviously milder cigars would not age well over 5+ years...

Have you guys had vintage sticks that did not age well or flavor just mellow way out? Particluar brands/vitolas/vintages?

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Originally posted by pmpimbura:

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Originally posted by jsprenkel:
You guys have your connosieur corner every ish. those cigars always rate to the mid to upper 90s...

Obviously milder cigars would not age well over 5+ years...

Have you guys had vintage sticks that did not age well or flavor just mellow way out? Particluar brands/vitolas/vintages?

I was just reading about this the other day. Some guys on Cwise were discussing how cuban davidoff dom perignons may have passed their prime as far as aging is concerned. I have never, nor will I probably ever have the pleasure of smoking one. They discontinued production in 91 so they youngest they can be is 13-14 years old. That is a long time for a cigar to age. It would probably take a very experienced palate to even enjoy it to the fullest at that age. I wouldn't even claim to have such a palate.

I know this isn't exactly what you asked but its the only example I know of someone not enjoying the effect that aging has on a cuban cigar.

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Originally posted by David Savona:
I can't think of a specific brand or cigar, but there have been a few cigars that didn't show so well. I remember smoking an old Cuban that wasn't very good at all, so I didn't submit it for the section.

As to your point about mild cigars, you're right that they don't age as well as stronger ones, but we have some interesting mild smokes going in an upcoming issue that aged very well.