My oldest tin of Escudo is 2001. I bought it in some b/m in R,I and didn't really have any plans on aging it until years ago when I found it rummaging through a container of older tins.
Jesse who would have made this tin back then? All I know about Escudo and Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls is they both taste really nicely when I get 8 years plus on them. I have no reference point so when I smoke an aged tin of one of these blends, they taste great to me and I don't feel like I am missing anything as I have no other point of reference.
I do have a good sized batch of 2002 Solani 633. When I compare it to 2012 633 there is a big difference. The 2002 is really peppery, way more than the 2012 . I think that there is just so much they can do with keeping a blend the same. It should be that the 2002 633 is creamier and smoother, but the 2002 is a pepper bomb which is kind of weird.