How long to Age Marlin Flake

[brass]

I'have a can of Marlin Flake that has been sitting for a year and was probably at least a year old when purchased from a B&M. I'm wondering what is the optimal age for these Virginians. I know that they improve indefinitely if celllared properly. But as with most things, there is a point of diminishing returns.
So do the biggest improvements show up in two years? 3 years? 5? I'm at an age where I can't realistically assume that I'll be around to reap the benefits of aging 15 years from now. On the other hands, none of us should assume we have more than today.

 

[nachman]

I age all Virginias a minimum of two years, but I have some at over five, I think the five year olds were better than the same tobaccos at two years, but my pockets are not so deep that I can afford to hold them longer than that. You are tying up assets in cellared tobacco, so if you can afford it, the longer the better with Virginia tobacco.

 

[mikestanley]

I don't smoke much Marlin Flake but Old Gowrie has been fantastic at 10 yrs.
Mike S.

 

[saltedplug]

Pease says improvement at 5, 90% at 5, and then slow, progressive improvement across decades.