Aging question

[Patrick B]

I don't smoke a lot of CCs. I prefer NC's, and fresher ones to boot. I think they are perfect right after they are done with the sick period. I've had older DPG's, Oliva Masterblends, Padrons, hell even the Frankenstein was much better a month after the release versus the one I smoked over the summer. To each his own, but that's my findings.

The only exception to that in my opinion is Fuente stuff. Never had a young Opus/Anejo/Hemingway that was better than those with a few years on them. Who knows why?