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Old 06-19-2012, 02:22 PM   #20
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Default Re: Question about aging

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Originally Posted by lenguamor View Post
Exactly, good example. The Opus is such a strong cigar that when it starts out you are tasting the potential alongside a lot of harshness in the form of ammonia and esters which will dissipate with time, leaving the blend to marry in a way that it never will if smoked young.

Take a box of those and age most of them 10 years, and you have magic.
Opus tend to be very oily and that takes some time to settle in or they smoke at a snail's pace.
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