I have a lots of old aged cigars I’ll probably never smoke. The reason being at the time 5’rs and singles were really never really available so most guys like me just checked reviews and bought boxes (before the devil site existed). Plus it was a LOT cheaper to buy a full box instead of a 5r so being cheap most guys bought boxes and just hoped for the best. Another reason is some of the smokes I bought where actually not bad, but as I learned more and tried more I often found “better” smokes I would rather smoke over the good ones I had in the humi so of course I leaned toward buying / smoking the “better” cigars as the good ones sat ageing away.

Another reason I long term age is bottom line I just prefer a nice aged cigar. If you have never smoked a cigar with 10-20 years of age on it you will never really appreciate the fine subtle nuances of a well-aged cigar. If you start off with a nicotine pepper bomb and let it rest for 10 years it’s almost a completely different cigar. The 2 taste nothing alike. Some prefer the head rush in your face smoke, but I personally like a medium strength cigar that is more subtle and flavorful, but that wasn’t always the case.