Experience with aging Davidoff Grand Cru

[wrussell46]

I’ve had the opportunity to enjoy some mid 2000 (2007-2012 timeframe) released Davidoff LE, Signature and Aniversario cigars, but have yet to try a Grand Cru with any considerable age on it.

I assume they will age very well based off my previous experiences, but I wanted to ask the group. Does anyone have first hand experience of smoking a Grand Cru 3-5 years old, or older?

Thanks!

 

[grateful1]

Lighter and smoother.

 

[wrussell46]

Lighter and smoother.

Lighter in flavor?

 

[grateful1]

Lighter in flavor?

It's a light cigar to begin.

 

[wrussell46]

It's a light cigar to begin.

Indeed it is…so my question is do they loose or gain flavor/body such as the Aniversario does with age over time, or do they loose it?

 

[grateful1]

Lighter profile in that it's more even.

 

[ironpeddler]

I never thought of them as light in profile, more like a medium smoke fresh out of the box. Once aged, they moved into the lighter flavor range. Their cigars I like with a bit of age on them is the Late Hour, Millennium, and Nicaraguan series....but I like a more medium bodied cigar as I've grown older.

Hard to beat a Davidoff in any series....

 

[jfields]

Not as spicy (not that they were fresh). But, definitely way more refined with age. Pretty much what I'm sure what Grateful meant when he said smoother.

 

[grateful1]

Not as spicy (not that they were fresh). But, definitely way more refined with age. Pretty much what I'm sure what Grateful meant when he said smoother.

if ya know...ya know

Freshies can have a tiered profile.
The gc always had a little spot outta place, when fresh.

Letting it sit seems to smooth it out.

 

[wrussell46]

Very good, thanks for the detail and insight