I was reading this quote on the aging NC's thread. Did you ever hear from Jorge regarding aging the anni's? I am curious because I have noticed the same thing. I have a box of Principe's from '01, and there is little if any difference between them and more recent smokes. I did read, I believe on Padron's site, that they age the anniversary series for four years, but it was not clear if it was before or after cigar production. It seems to me that such a lengthy aging process makes for a very mature smoke immediately after purchase, hence Jorge's comments.stogies&hoagies said:
As far as aging NC's goes, I did some experimenting with this a few years ago. At the time, I was storing everything at 70%, and smoking mostly LGC Wavell Maduros and Padron Churchill naturals. I ran the experiment for about a year for both sticks, smoking one of each every three months. What I discovered was the LGC (Dominican) changed dramatically for the better in the first three months, while the Padron changed little. At six, nine and 12 months, there was little difference in quality in the LGC. However, at 12 months, the Padron had undergone a marvelous change and was absolutely superb. I have since done this with the Hemingway Classic and Signature, and the improvement was amazing after 6 - 12 months in the box.
