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Why? Because no respectable vendor in the once great USA would ever sell sticks before they are ready to enjoy. Trouble is, NCs don’t include box dates. So who knows?
But from my many years of enjoying ‘em, I’ve never smoked one that smelled/tasted of ammonia.
Names Jay, Ray Jay, and El Purro (remember him?) is back from his definitive journey and will be posting around these parts for awhile. But no worries, muchachos...his bark is worse than his bite.
Intertesting. Maybe I should try a really good, aged NC. Im wary though... maybe when ive got buying privileges.
Buy one.... pop it away! Some say they dont change... i call bullsh#t on that. I have aged NC’s 20+years and they alter. The main difference is that the taste you begin with is often the taste you have at the end.for reasons well beyond my comprehension NC’s dont tend to have the transitions CC’s have as you smoke through them. But who knows.... i’ve enjoyed many an NC and found them plenty tasty
The typical smoker of aged and vintage cigars is one who appreciates the value of time and the delicacy in the works of art that a manufacturer can create. ...
Regarding young sticks, a primary difference between NC and CCs is when they are brought to market. NCs are rarely sold during the “sick period,”* which is when a cigar begins to ferment (again) after rolling due to the moisture applied to the wrapper. In general, the sick period begins within weeks of rolling and lasts about one year. CCs, on the other hand, are often sold during the sick period.
Now, some of the so-called aficionados around these parts claim some recent production puros are ready to go sooner than a year, but as a Coro Rule, I never purchase a box with less than a year.
But that’s just me, I guess...
Ray Jay
* For more information on the Sick Period, look to the Google Machine
would ever sell sticks before they are ready to enjoy. Trouble is, NCs don’t include box dates. So who knows? 
Names Jay, Ray Jay, and El Purro 
(remember him?) is back from his definitive journey and will be posting around these parts for awhile. But no worries, muchachos...his bark is worse than his bite. 
Regarding young sticks, a primary difference between NC and CCs is when they are brought to market. NCs are rarely sold during the “sick period,”* which is when a cigar begins to ferment (again) after rolling due to the moisture applied to the wrapper. In general, the sick period begins within weeks of rolling and lasts about one year. CCs, on the other hand, are often sold during the sick period. 
around these parts claim some recent production puros are ready to go sooner than a year, but as a Coro Rule, I never purchase a box with less than a year.
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