I think at least half the cigars in my humidors have spent over a year in there. I do smoke some cigars ROTT just as an experiment and couple months down the road. I find most cigars benefit greatest with a month of rest. Improvement tapers off after that in increments of 6 months, 1 year, then 3 years. I'll smoke anything that tickles my mood though whether it being 5 years old or ROTT.