Cellar Fail

[renfield]

Went to select my next tobacco and grabbed a 2018 tin of Red Rapparee. Despite being a round tin and only 4 years in the cellar the seal had either failed or it had never been well sealed at the factory. Booooone dry.

Just goes to show that even the "good" tins can have problems.

 

[sablebrush52]

That happened to me with a 100 gram canister tin of Rattray's 7 Reserve. The tin failed where it had been scored for the top top. Fortunately, it hydrated acceptably well.

 

[TheDesertPiper]

I suppose that is why a lot of folks like to vacuum seal unopened tins when they're going into the cellar.

 

[kcghost]

Sometimes this happens and there isn't a lot you can do other than rehydrate.

 

[renfield]

Yeah. At least it wasn’t something really special. It should be fine with a bit of moisture.

It’s been almost 15 years since the last tin failure so I can’t complain too much. Some types of tins I jar upon purchase but having cool, stable storage has worked well so far for the rest.

I’m more surprised it was the coin style of tin and not a square one.

 

[Searock Fan]

Sometimes a tin will rust and that breaks the seal. Usually the rust will develop on the bottom and starts inside and comes out. This especially happens to old tins.

 

[bullet08]

Only one failure so far. Round tin. Came from a vendor with seal popped. Quick call and replaced.

 

[captpat]

Hopefully it will take to re-hydration, these sort of failures seem infrequent, or at least not frequent enough for me to vacuum seal a tin.

 

[FLDRD]

Went to select my next tobacco and grabbed a 2018 tin of Red Rapparee. Despite being a round tin and only 4 years in the cellar the seal had either failed or it had never been well sealed at the factory. Booooone dry.

Just goes to show that even the "good" tins can have problems.

Time to master the Mummy Dust Technique...

 

[cosmicfolklore]

When I let my tobaccos dry out beyond what I prefer for that particular blend, I just pack a bowl and then put my lips around the chamber and blow through the pipe backwards put the stem for a bit. The moisture from just my breath is enough moisture for me. It would be counter productive for me to rehydrate a tobacco that is already dry, and then have to dry it a bit again before smoking it. But, before all else, try smoking it at the dryness it is... you may find that it is perfect just how it is.
I think that we all on here have somewhat an irrational fear of our tobaccos getting dry. YMMV

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Hardly a cellar fail, just 1 tin fail. I think over a long time, there may be 1% or 2% tin failure rate which is reasonable and acceptable, at least to me. I also think many of these may have failed very early on from having never been sealed properly in the factory or mishandling. So cellar time had little to do with it.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I just pack a bowl and then put my lips around the chamber and blow through the pipe backwards put the stem for a bit.

I should have mentioned that when my wife sees me doing this... she always says, "you're smoking your pipe backwards, dumbass."

 

[didimauw]

Went to select my next tobacco and grabbed a 2018 tin of Red Rapparee. Despite being a round tin and only 4 years in the cellar the seal had either failed or it had never been well sealed at the factory. Booooone dry.

Just goes to show that even the "good" tins can have problems.

I don't see an issue here?

That's how I like my tobacco!
Seriously.

 

[Searock Fan]

I should have mentioned that when my wife sees me doing this... she always says, "you're smoking your pipe backwards, dumbass."

You should consider yourself lucky you can even smoke your pipe around you wife!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

You should consider yourself lucky you can even smoke your pipe around you wife!

Oh, she is a champ. When we met, she was all tobacco-nazi, but I groomed her by listening to Brian's radioshow and discussing the topics with her, so that eventually, she was going to pipeshows with me. The downfall is that if you expect yours to appreciate your hobbies, you have to appreciate theirs. So, I end up helping her prep her knitting yarns sometimes... and I accompany her to local fashion shows. But hey... marriage is compromise.

 

[renfield]

When I let my tobaccos dry out beyond what I prefer for that particular blend, I just pack a bowl and then put my lips around the chamber and blow through the pipe backwards put the stem for a bit. The moisture from just my breath is enough moisture for

Exactly what I did. It always surprises me how quickly you can force moisture into a blend that way.