Cigar Aging Article

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Originally Posted by Nathan King

His name is Willy Alvero. Mr. Alvero is one of the world's foremost experts on Cuban cigars; he was the Habanos S.A. general representative in Moscow, Russia. I would say he has more cigar experience than the vast majority of the members at CigarAsylum. I can't figure out what is so controversial about claiming that the environment a cigar is aged in can have a subtle impact on flavor? Seems reasonable to me.

Thank you, Nathan. Now I have a little background on Mr. Alvero and can put a little more stock in what he states in his article. I do have a number of cigars that are much older than 10 years. Most are Fuente's of one type or another, and I must say that they are continuing to age well and hold their flavor. I've smoked plenty of Cubans (Cohiba, Parties, R&J, and others), and I suppose I would be considered odd to most people on the forum, but I really don't like them much at all. I enjoy cigars that are very full bodied, and in my experience a full-bodied cigar takes some aging in order to remove the harshness. Again, all of this is just my two cents () base on my tastes and experience (about 40yrs.).