Cigar Vintages

Krieg

The very best cigar companies have massive inventories of tobaccos from many years. As weather and other factors change the crops from year to year, blends need to be constantly tweaked to maintain a consistency of taste. However, that being said, has anyone noticed a particular cigar that has tasted better from a certain year (but same brand)?

clearlysuspect

I am definately not yet cool enough to have info like that.

Krieg

clearlysuspect:

I am definately not yet cool enough to have info like that.

LoL, Well another thing I have noticed is that in different shapes but same brands of a certain cigar also taste different. For example, the RP Decade Torpedo tastes much better than say...a Decade Toro.

smbrink

I know that the 5 Vegas Limitadas change a lot from year to year.

kaspera79

One of my most recent discoveries, 5 Vegas 2009. I liked 2006, 2007 was okay, 2008 nope, 2009... Best of the ones I've had. I don't know if that counts but It is one I noticed. Also Rocky Patel 2009 Winter ( blue and silver band) was the best of all the seasonal blends I have tried, but that variation is intentional. Also, a box of Bauza I bought in 2006 had some of the best I ever smoked. In following years they were still very good, but different. I bought another this year and was not as impressed as in the several previous purchases. Maybe the aging is what was missing.

j0z3r

smbrink:

I know that the 5 Vegas Limitadas change a lot from year to year.

Of course. It's a different filler blend and different wrapper each year.

camgfs

kuzi16

kuzi16

Krieg

kuzi16

Krieg

True, the cigars are very pricey, but just like an Opus, I still would like to try one.

fla-gypsy

I have found a big difference in tastes among shapes with the same label/blend. Cigar making is still an art not a true science and that is what makes it so intriguing some time. The element of surprise tends to run both ways but the best makers are the most consistent also.

kuzi16