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Q: Will all tobaccos improve with age? | Q: Will all tobaccos improve with age? | ||
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A: I design all my blends with aging in mind. Barbary Coast, being based on Burley, is probably the blend that will benefit least from long cellaring, though the flavors WILL continue to meld over several years, and there's enough virginia leaf, as well as perique, to afford some significant change. The cigar leaf in Robusto may peak after 5-7 years, but the Virginias and oriental leaf will continue to develop increased complexity. All the rest will improve for 10, 20, 30, 40 years or even longer. Ask me again at the turn of the next century... | A: I design all my blends with aging in mind. Barbary Coast, being based on Burley, is probably the blend that will benefit least from long cellaring, though the flavors WILL continue to meld over several years, and there's enough virginia leaf, as well as perique, to afford some significant change. The cigar leaf in Robusto may peak after 5-7 years, but the Virginias and oriental leaf will continue to develop increased complexity. All the rest will improve for 10, 20, 30, 40 years or even longer. Ask me again at the turn of the next century... | ||
=== Off site links on aging === | === Off site links on aging === | ||
*R.C. Hamlin has written an excellent article called [http://www.pipeguy.com/tobac_age.htm Tobacco, worth the wait] | *R.C. Hamlin has written an excellent article called [http://www.pipeguy.com/tobac_age.htm Tobacco, worth the wait] | ||