Cigars Age Better in Cuba

[Troels]

Most of the cigars I had om my last visit was disappointing when smoked there. There tend to be an agressive AC in many places that makes them too dry - freshrolled is often too moist. However what I picked up at villa conde nueva was good as an exception

[Piligrim]

Cuba has some aged stocks. I don't know why do they do that, probably just they forgot about some of the warehouses sometimes and suddenly find then. lol. But our improter get some intersting aged stuff from there. those all have revisado stickers, so were opened for checking and don't have any beetles inside. 

 

[RijkdeGooier]

13 hours ago, LLC said:

I had posted a while back that Jose(Punch Joe) told me that all cigars were frozen, not just export.


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So what do they do on days where there are apgones, they wait and freeze them again?

@Elpresidente and @shlomo. I also read and heard about the horror stories of beetle infested lockers. Seen boxes from said lockers riddled with holes from a good decent (by now deceased) cigar man. 

It all leades me to conclude that. if  you want something done right it’s best to do it yourself  

[Puros Y Vino]

There is definitely something better about smoking a cigar in Havana.  Maybe it's the salty, fresh sea air?  The endorphins of being on vacation and a general relaxed state?  From my experience, I can smoke 5 -10 cigars a day in Havana and be able to taste each and every one to their fullest and be able to distinguish flavours between them. Back home, I'm lucky to get to 3 without some of the cigars tasting the same.  Anything aged I've smoked in Cuba is due to me bringing it there.  Mid 80's Davidoff's, A 1943 RA Aristocrates, 1988 Dip 7, etc.  The oldest, aged in Cuba cigar I smoked there was a 1998 Partagas Charlotte back in 2012.  Courtesy of Ajay.  I'm not convinced freezing has any ill effects on flavour but there is something about Cuba that makes any cigar smoked there more enjoyable and flavourful.

[Riverstyx]

I agree smoking a cigar in Cuba is a superior "experience."  However, this guy was talking about buying cigars that were aged in Cuba and smoking them elsewhere (e.g. in the US).  Is this just one guy's opinion, or is this a thing anyone here has heard people say before?  The guy made it sound like many agree.  (Again, I'm not saying it's true just wondering if anyone here has heard this myth before.)

[RijkdeGooier]

If he is referring to the aged ‘Añejado’ program them in my experience this not the case but of course opinions can vary

[clutch5150]

Funny, I ONLY bring in cigars from my humidor to smoke in Cuba.