I have some nice smokes in my vino sitting at 65%/65deg. Wouldnt they last pretty much indefinite in there? Their taste may change yeah, but in terms of going bad? I know they are similar to wine, the flavor changes as they age...

Whats the maximum born on date to smoke date to obtain optimum flavor? I may have to get rid of some then soon, if its within 2-3 years.:-)
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Rule of 3's. Three weeks after rolling to dry, sick periods are over after 3 months and all cigars are fully aged at 3 years, after that, it's all downhill man.



Nah, seriously, depends on the cigar, but many years (a lot more than three) to many decades is not uncommon before a cigar starts to go downhill.
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Yes, if that climate was maintained, you can keep cigars in optimum condition for a very, very long time.

As for the time to smoke them, that is purely subjective. Some folks do not like fresh cigars while some favor them. I would suggest you experiment. If you have multiples of the same cigar, smoke one now and make notes. Smoke another one 6 months and compare your notes. Then keep repeating and you will be able to experience the changes in flavors that occur over time.

:-)
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I have tons of cigars haha.. too many actually.
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Not possible! :-)
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Send them to me and I'll tell you if they are ready!! :-)

Seriously though, the amount of time it takes for a cigar to reach its peak varies from cigar to cigar.
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Emjay shoot me your addy. I remember you helping others out here quite a bit when I first got on this forum. Ho too bf radio. And you tg. I just don't want the smokes to go bad. I hope I can smoke them all.
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That's very generous of you brother, thank you, all I did was answer a question for you though and I'd rather see the cigars that you were planning on sending me go to someone more deserving by sending them to Hotreds for the troops.
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Cool man. You sure you don't want these lol
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I didn't know they could go bad? I don't have any that old though. Oldest one I have is a cheapie from a JR order when I first turned 18 3 years ago. I think it is a Trinidad Y Cia Corona Extra. I paid $14.95 for a bundle of 20 and thought I was getting ripped off. If I had only known what I do now I would have bought so many cigars back then as the prices have sky rocketed. I believe this is due to the SCHIP tax? Anyways, enjoy your smokes and if any of them no longer taste good to you then you can bomb them to random members here or send them to the troops. One mans trash is another mans treasure, except dog rockets.
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Given proper storage conditions cigars will be smokeable indefinitely. I have several cigars over 50 years old and a couple left from 1948, all have been stored carefully and still are great smokes. :-)
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:-) :-)

I am curious though, after that long does the strength really mellow out? Would say a full bodied cigar become a more mild to medium cigar?
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That's a different question entirely and with no first hand experience on how my pre-Embargo's smoked when fresh I cannot speculate. I only know that aged Cuban cigars can be sublime. I have had several cigars from the 60's and 70's that were very strong. But I look more for complexity than strength which is why I smoke most Cuban's these days.

Aging cigars for 20+ years is a bit of a crap shoot, some can be great others just average. There is also no formula to know which current cigars will age the best. The current crops of tobacco's from Central America have only been around for 10 years or so. While some cigars may lose some of their punch and strength, hopefully what they gain in complexity will more than outweigh the loss of strength. :-)
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What Bob said above and additionally,

Yes, they tend to mellow but become more complex and refined. Although one of the strongest cigars I ever had was from 1973. There does come a time when the cigar will expire. Smoked part of a 1903 Partagas last year and while it still had something there, you could tell it was way past it's prime. I din't know how it was stored over the years but that is the key to longevity. I, like Bob also have a handful of cigars from the 50's that were kept very well and they are quite tasty.
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:-):-):-)
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