Padrons and age
- Thread starter MoJo
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Cigar age is a personal preference. It's kind of like wine, some people like Cabs 20 years old, some like them 5- 8 years old, some like it in current year. Most people believe every wine has a peak window to drink.
Anything exposed to air is going to change over time. My personal opinion is Padron's age nicely. But, I believe cigars find a peak window 3-5 years after exposing to air, especially Padron's. One of my favorites 1926 does well with a 3 year box age. The flavors become more integrated and some of the pepper resides to allow secondary nuances to shine. I have a tendency to buy in boxes and put a date of purchase on the bottom of the box and remove the plastic wrappers if necessary. So my preference is to age cigars.
Anything exposed to air is going to change over time. My personal opinion is Padron's age nicely. But, I believe cigars find a peak window 3-5 years after exposing to air, especially Padron's. One of my favorites 1926 does well with a 3 year box age. The flavors become more integrated and some of the pepper resides to allow secondary nuances to shine. I have a tendency to buy in boxes and put a date of purchase on the bottom of the box and remove the plastic wrappers if necessary. So my preference is to age cigars.
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