Cubans and aging...
Gentlemen I was at a HERF last night with about 35 others, mostly Canadians but a few American brothers made it up as well as the guest of honor from Austrailia and master cigar roller Hamlet from the Partagas factory. I was fortunate enough to be seated with 2 American brothers, we started up conversation got smoking, out came the collections....I'll tell you that my collection didn't see the light of day! First up from my new American friends were Cohiba Gran Reservas, then we got in to the Cohiba Sublimes, the Monte Sublimes, then for fun they started breaking out the stuff from the 80's, Monte's, Punch, Por Larranaga, Cohiba, then we took a little trip to the 70's again with the Monte's, Punch etc...and as if that wasn't enough out came a Pre embargo cigar...Gentlemen, I am completely speechless as to what I thought was a fine well aged cigar. The cigars I was smoking last night were so far above any quality of Cuban or non Cuban cigar I have EVER smoked. To convey the difference is pointless, these cigars were on such a level, absolutely unreal, the most aged cigars in my collection are hitting that 6 or 7 year mark now, I now truly understand that is just a short nap as good as they are now they will become so much better. What a wonderful experience, hopefully not the last. That experience definately renews my comittment to seeking out the finest cigars in the world and having the patience to allow them the time they need to become the cigars that are every bit of the hype and then take it up 2 notches...
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