Why don't NC cigar makers put dates on boxes?

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Originally Posted by T.G

Tyr,

Lot of variables at play there.....

Very good points bro. My experience with Habanos smokers is limited to my CA fam so its probably not a good representation of the cigar smoking public as we're all completely nuts here. And I must admit that even I have a few NC's tucked away to test their aging potential. In fact I smoked a Custom Rolled NC in March that was rolled at the RTDA show 5 years ago that I had been storing in an airtight tube since that time. It had come a long way in that time and the flavors had changed. In fact, some very seasoned cigar smokers were fooled by the origin of the smoke

And as to your second point on aging of Habanos, I agree completely.