Storing Cigars

Does anyone age their cigars? Do you believe doing this is of any benefit to the smoke? I've heard a lot of different stories. Some say it does not matter, smoke the cigars as soon as you get them. Others say wait a year to smoke them. Still others say six to eight years is a good time to wait. Additionally, I've been told some cigars age better than others. You want to pick a darker, larger cigar to age. However, Cigar Aficionado magazine has profiled some aged cigars recently that had Connecticut Shade wrappers or were smaller ring gauge cigars.

So, I think you should do what you like. If you enjoy looking at your boxes aging in the humidor, that's great! But if you can't wait to get your hands on your smokes, and you light them up immediately, that's cool too.