I'm starting to zero in on some blends that I really like and putting a few away for cellaring, but I have a question: How well do the original tins hold up? I really hadn't given it any thought until recently when I picked up a 11/18 packed C&D 5 O'clock Shadow that was very dry. To the point where nearly half the cake had already crumbled.
I know there are some that feel the blender packs the tobacco at the precise moisture level they intend it to be enjoyed, but this stuff is basically flavorless tinder at this point. Very disappointing. I've acquired a few older Dunhills in original tins that didn't have this issue, so it makes me somewhat suspect the newer cardboard tin technology.
This did make me looking at my cellaring efforts with a more critical eye and wonder if I should be transferring all of the cardboard type tins to glass jars.
But then I wondered if I would be messing up the delicate microcosm of the tobacco by doing do. So perhaps it would be ill advised?
Yet I already bought a couple flats of jars
Had to stop and smoke some OJK just to get my head settled again.
Any thoughts and/or experience?
I know there are some that feel the blender packs the tobacco at the precise moisture level they intend it to be enjoyed, but this stuff is basically flavorless tinder at this point. Very disappointing. I've acquired a few older Dunhills in original tins that didn't have this issue, so it makes me somewhat suspect the newer cardboard tin technology.
This did make me looking at my cellaring efforts with a more critical eye and wonder if I should be transferring all of the cardboard type tins to glass jars.
But then I wondered if I would be messing up the delicate microcosm of the tobacco by doing do. So perhaps it would be ill advised?
Yet I already bought a couple flats of jars
Had to stop and smoke some OJK just to get my head settled again.
Any thoughts and/or experience?