Help with Cubans and aging

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Originally Posted by Patrick B

I am thinking of pulling the trigger on my first box purchase of Cubans. PSD4's most likely, or might go with Monte 4's as I love both of these. I am the least patient cigar smoker on the planet and I hate waiting for a cigar to be ready to smoke. At what age can I expect either of these cigars to be in good smoking shape? I realize many of you will say the longer I can wait the better, but that isn't going to happen. If they are 6 months old will they be terrible? A year? Please throw out some knowledge...

I love these questions.
The best answer I can give you is:
According to who?

The maker: Made them to smoke now
Folks that love ROTT: ALL cigars are ready now. Age? What age? I don't know if I will be alive that long
Folks that don't like a sick period and it comes: Avoid the sick period but try to figure out exactly when that will be
Folks that like a few years on them: Wait a few years
Folks that like lots of years on them: Wait lots of years
Folks that like 40-50 years type vintage: Wait 40-50 years or buy them then and pay lots of money and kick yourself for not buying them now

Hope that helps.