aging question (CC)

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Fascinating question. I don't have much experience with aged ISOM cigars but can offer up a nice bit of trivial information. Historically you were supposed to age CC's a minimum of two years and the cigars were constructed assuming you were going to do this. By historical I mean probably pre-boom or so. The reason offered up is Cubans didn't age their cigars after rolling and fresh they were harsh.

My understanding is competition with cigar manufacturers in the last decade has forced Cuba to up its game and construct the cigars to be smoked ROTT or close to it.

All this said, I've not purposefully aged any Cubans and certainly don't possess any that are older then three years and they seem to taste just like they did ROTT bur we are talking a limited sample set from myself. I do find the Vega Robainas to get creamier after a year or so.