How much does aging in Spanish Cedar Really affect flavor?

[Steens]

Some of the nicest cigars i've had were from the H Upmann travel humidor stored individually in a solid

block of S C which i now keep full of BRC,s They are better this way to my tastes

[Steens]

I have compared cigars that a were aged in S cedar to same year and code to those in dress boxes and also cardboard packs and almost always I prefer the one in cedar... Flavors seem to come out smoother, more refined, not spicy while those in the cardboard and dress box have a bitterness quality. Though not an extreme change or problem but still worth notice. I have some handmade desktop humidors where I keep singles with 1-1.5 inch thick SC and cigars put in there always amaze me when compared to just pulling our box.

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[finecigar]

Some of the nicest cigars i've had were from the H Upmann travel humidor stored individually in a solid

block of S C which i now keep full of BRC,s They are better this way to my tastes

I agree with this! Those upmanns in the travel humidor were stellar and they carried an unforgettable aroma and flavor. I believe that thick cedar aided in their awesomeness

[Jon Trausti]

I have been thinking a lot about this ( if Spanish Cedar ) gives to much aroma into cigars and this is my findings: I ordered from Spain, real Spanish Cedar and from it I built several trays to fit into my cabin humidor. Im suspecting the aroma is too strong and its giving maybe to much aroma into the cigars, as some of the cigars, I feel they get to strong ( overwhelming ) taste and Im not sure if the taste is Cedar or Spice .. but, Im still waiting and hoping this is not damaging my cigars, as I have around 350 in my cabin and they are expensive. Maybe I should have done something with the wood, ( made it age or something ) so it would give less aroma, but I actually wanted to build my trays from Cedar so I would have the perfect condition for my cigars. 

So now, Im a little lost and hope they will be ok 😃

[Glass Half Full]

I'm no expert, but I'd always thought that the whole point of using Spanish Cedar was because it helped maintain more consistent humidity -- that the moisture held in the wood helped modulate fluctuations in RH.

[Danskiz]

I finished a cabinet humidor build about a year ago, and lined the entire cabinet with 3/8” thick Spanish cedar.  Honestly when I first finished it I thought I may have made a mistake by using so much. Freshly milled and sanded, the aroma was intense.  Before I started seasoning it I left the doors open with a fan pointed in for a full week.  That helped tame it quite a bit.  Now after about a year, it’s tamed down even more.  After I seasoned it and got it filled up (nearly all boxes, most singles I have are NC in cellophane), the naked singles I had took on a lot of the cedar in a short period of time. Although I enjoy a light cedar note, too much wood I’m not a fan of.  Some of them were so woody I started putting all my non wrapped singles in old boxes to shield them a bit.  I’ve been a bit hesitant to try leaving some unwrapped sticks in trays since.  I probably should though.  After a year it is much more mellow now.