Allow your cigars to stabilize by resting in a humidor for two months or so.  This allows them to dry a little and for the moisture to balance out.  Not only will the taste improve, but they will burn more evenly and with an easier draw.   Letting your smokes rest in a proper humidor gives your smokes the chance to meld their flavors for a better tasting cigar.

Always try to let your cigars rest for six months though to take better advantage of their potential.  You’ve heard it before, just like a fine wine they get better with age.  But, their does come a time when wine and cigars start to go down hill, but I really can’t tell you when that is because they never last that long around here (I hear it's around ten years though).

The prime aging/storing conditions are 70% humidity and 70 degrees Fahrenheit.  Avoid swings in temperature and humidity so the wrappers don’t crack.  Too much humidity can cause mold to grow, not cool, trust me!

Opening your humidor isn’t a bad thing either.  It allows fresh air in.  Don’t feel like you have to close it immediately after grabbing a smoke.

The stronger the cigar, the longer you need to let it age.   Such strong flavors need time to meld with weaker flavors for a better taste.

SI = SO:  You can’t turn a crappy cigar into a good cigar by letting it age.  It just doesn’t happen.

Most cigars aren’t going to get any better after ten years.  Not to say that some can’t, but you’ll know it when you buy them if they were intended to be aged more than ten years.

One more note on aging cigars... always use distilled water.

The bottom line is this…  when you buy a box, let it rest in the humidor for six months.   If you bought it at a reputable shop, it’s ready to smoke.   Either way, you’ll enjoy it no matter how freakin’ old it is.