When I bought my first pipe a little over a year ago (perhaps close to 2 yrs), I headed over to the local tobacco shop near my house and showed them my new pipe and asked for help! The clerk recommended and sold me 1 ounce of Lane 1Q. I smoked it and was not too sure about how I liked it. I went Online and bought a few different tobaccos - Frog Morton Cellar, Nightcap, Early Morning Pipe, My Mixture 965, Earle's Nightwatch, Balkan Blue and a couple others. Most of those blew the Lane 1Q out of the water. I stored the Lane 1Q in a sealed jar and it has waited patiently for over 1 year. Last night I opened the jar, and packed my bowl with the Lane 1Q and really enjoyed it. Very smooth and very sweet, I suspect the Virginia tobacco is the sweetness. I usually only smoke 1 packed bowl a night, but I enjoyed this tobacco so much, I pulled out a cob pipe and smoked another bowl. Is this common and what other similar experiences do you guys have? I was a bit surprised how much better I liked it after the year break from it.