Guys, These cigars I sent with Dan's help are not meant to be aged. They are to be smoked to give you all a first look of how the tobacco is coming along. The cigars you will age will be the ones when they are released. These cigars were made from 9 month old tobacco. We didn't start production for another 3+ months. Your tasting a barrel sample. You are only tasting not getting a bottle. No winery would ever bottle a barrel sample for multiple consumers to taste until it was absolutely ready to drink.
Be a critic, taste all the flavors(not just strength levels) and smell the aromas. Look at all parts of the cigar and judge it like Robert Parker or James Suckling would rate a sample of wine one year before it is released. Judge it for what it could be not for what it is. Have Fun....