Box Aging

Production & CuringEnglish
Definition
Aging cigars in their sealed original box, whether at the factory, a retailer, or a private humidor. The cigars sit in stable conditions and continue to exchange aroma with each other and with the cedar around them.
Why it matters
Cigars aged as a full box tend to develop more consistently than singles, which is why collectors buy boxes rather than assemble the same cigars one at a time.
In context
"Five years of box aging turned the pepper into something closer to sweet cedar and leather."