Wrapper color

[BarryVT]

Hello everyone, first post, so new to FOH. Name is Barry and glad to be a part of what goes on here. Read a previous post on this but there were not too many responses. I have noticed that many of my cigars wrappers tend to get lighter with age. This seems to be most prominent with my montes. 2's 4's and petit 2's. Masters seem to hold there own. Keep at 65/65. Is this a common phenomenon?  All boxes have 2 to 3yrs on them. Thanks much

[SCgarman]

Are you sure it isn't lighting? In my 30 years or so of cigar smoking, I have not encountered this issue. 

[BarryVT]

These came from same amigos de partagas jar. Originally all looked like one on right

[amberleaf]

I've experienced the opposite. I have 3-4 year old boxes of JL2s, Connie 1s and RyJ Ex4s that have definitely got darker with age. Only these three cigars though, I've not noticed a change with any of my others.

[BarryVT]

I could see them getting lighter if exposed to light but these stay in jar. Here is another from same jar that appears to be going through dark to light change.

[BrightonCorgi]

Without a reference shade reading, it would be hard to know for sure years later.

[Ericbrobes]

If anything I've noticed perhaps the opposite. ?‍♂️

[TBird55]

If they were real moist when you got them, they may lighten up a little as they dry. 

[ponfed]

I don't know about all that, but if you ask me, you should clean up your Library by moving this to Archive.

Just my 2 cents.

[RDB]

Tough crowd... welcome Barry!

I had always thought cigars generally got a little lighter with age. Is that not so?

[BarryVT]

Thank you RDB! Thought is was just me.