pipes and aging tobacco

[driftinmark]

another great article !!

http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/ask-g-l-pease/ask-g-l-pease-march-2012-volume-11/#more-5784

 

[Jitterbugdude]

I have to disagree about his assesment of smoking 70 year old Edgeworth. Tobacco is like wine in that after a certain amount of years it has reached its peak and begins to degrade. I smoked some Prince Albert in a can ( yes, he was really in a can) from the mid '70s and it was very bland.

Also, long term storage of pure tobacco is going to be different from long term storage of tobacco that has lot's of flavorings, humectants and anti-fungals added to it.

 

[SmokeStack]

I have to disagree about his assesment of smoking 70 year old Edgeworth. Tobacco is like wine in that after a certain amount of years it has reached its peak and begins to degrade. I smoked some Prince Albert in a can ( yes, he was really in a can) from the mid '70s and it was very bland.

Also, long term storage of pure tobacco is going to be different from long term storage of tobacco that has lot's of flavorings, humectants and anti-fungals added to it.

I agree with you Jitter, and this is particularly true with Latakia blends. I sampled many English tobaccos from the 60's and 70's and found that the Latakia lacked the spicy and sharp qualities. It's different for each type of tobacco, but I agree that, after a certain time, tobaccos begin to lose their flavor and become bland.

 

[Seanz]

I agree with you Jitter, and this is particularly true with Latakia blends. I sampled many English tobaccos from the 60's and 70's and found that the Latakia lacked the spicy and sharp qualities. It's different for each type of tobacco, but I agree that, after a certain time, tobaccos begin to lose their flavor and become bland.

How long would you give lats in regards to aging? I have just paid for a couple of 10year old tins and would be rather annoyed if the lat had mellowed too much in them .Sean

 

[Shawn622]

I was just gifted 14 tins of aged tobacco. Mostly GL Pease blends. I can tell you that age does make a difference. I have a tin of MacBarens Navy Flake that was unopened from 2004 and it was noticeably better than my recent tins of the same make. More body.

 

[Jitterbugdude]

I was just gifted 14 tins of aged tobacco. Mostly GL Pease blends. I can tell you that age does make a difference. I have a tin of MacBarens Navy Flake that was unopened from 2004 and it was noticeably better than my recent tins of the same make. More body.

You do know that one of the rules of this forum is that when you make your 3rd post you have to share any aged tobacco tins you may have at the time right?...

 

[Michibacy]

Damn you jitter! I was gonna tell him 4!

 

[Jitterbugdude]

You might still be in luck. You know what they say.. early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

 

[Michibacy]

or the third rat gets the yogurt drops...

 

[BarG]

( yes, he was really in a can)

And yet you didn't let him out. I wouldn't have either.

 

[johnlee1933]

You might still be in luck. You know what they say.. early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

The early bird gets the worm just proves the worm got up too early.

J

 

[Shawn622]

Ok. Fair enough. The first person to put their address in my inbox gets a few flakes of the Navy Flake. No problem!!!

 

[Jitterbugdude]

I'm gonna pass but thanks for the offer!

 

[Shawn622]

Ok, I am not a spammer, nor would I share your address, but ok.

 

[marksctm]

I'm looking for for a nice pipe, nothing extravagant, inexpensive... ok, cheep, and I see (wooden cigarettes), and it looks like a damn pipe to me.
Is it just a pipe, or something else? Since i'm growing tobacco, i'm going to smoke it every way I can.

Thanks

 

[Seanz]

I tend to get all my pipes of our local trading site sort of like ebay, or you can hit up your local tobacconist and check out there basket pipes. I am not sure of the price range over there but you can find a good bargain, Also you cant really go wrong with a corn cob pipe, most online stores stock them and i am positive your local B&M will have one

 

[marksctm]

Thanks Seanz,
That's were I was looking was ebay, a lot of them are from china.
Ill keep looking.
Thanks

 

[Steve2md]

mmmm corn cob....aka "poor man's meerschaum". You can't really go wrong with a corn cob pipe (although I don't enjoy the flavor of the break in period of one)

 

[marksctm]

mmmm corn cob....aka "poor man's meerschaum".

They used to sell them at cracker barrel restaurants a few years ago, but not any more.
I'm going to try local tobacco shop before I go to ebay, I found a few on there under 2 bucks.

 

[Jitterbugdude]

Chris , Cob pipes are nice but the Briars are dirt cheap on Ebay. You can usually pick them up for under $10.00 (with shipping). Get a pipe reamer too that way you can restore your pipe to like new condition. There is also a lot of info on google on how to restore a pipe... and speaking of Cobs, they are pretty cheap on Ebay too.

Randy B