School me on "Vintage" and Dated Cigars

Originally Posted by joeobx

I believe I read a thread from a VERY knowledgeable source that you only need three years to reach fully aged bliss.

Really? Well, I have it on very good authority that all cigars are in prime smoking condition the moment you buy them. No need to age them, it just makes those cellos yellow and gross looking.

But seriously, as mentioned before and will be mentioned a thousand times, aging aides most sticks out in refining the flavor profiles and ridding them of impurities. I currently do not have the funds to buy boxes to age them, but I do have quite a few sticks in the bottom of my humi that have been in there since I bought the humidor a few years ago. From my limited experience with aged sticks, I can tell you that aging them is well worth it. The more experienced brothers here will be able to give you specifics of what aging does, because God knows I don't know the exact details.