I am somewhat of a recovering LP whore. The first No 9 I had was amazing. I think its due to my changing palette but I am not that crazy about them now. I also prefer the T52 over the 9. At the moment I can't smoke enough of the L40. And I do agree that most of them are best smoked fresh. But I did have a UF13 that had at least a year on it and the thing was fabulous.