What specifc Tobaccos To Cellar?

[lannarkgent]

I am a newbie here, but I didn't post this in the newbie section because I thought this question might be of general interest. I have cellared just three pounds of English style tobacco -- One pound each of Stockkebye'e Proper English, Optimum, and English Luxury.

I use half pint canning jars after I wash and dry them thoroughly. I pack them with tobacco, heat in the microwave for 40 seconds, seal them tightly with lids, wait five minutes and give the caning rings one more good twist before storing them in a dark dry closet in my basement. The heating in the microwave BTW creates a vacuum seal when the jars cool.
I would like to use the same technique to commit at least 2 pounds of a Virginia based bulk blend. Any suggestions regarding tobacco choice would be deeply appreciated.

 

[cobguy]

Welcome to the forum lannarkgent ... here's a few suggestions in bulk:
Newminster - No. 400 Superior Navy Flake

McClelland - Bulk No.5100 Red Cake

Mac Baren - Virginia No.1

Hearth & Home - Marble Kake
If you want to add a little Perique or Burley to that, the list gets much bigger.

 

[clarkj734]

If you like PS blends then I would recommend Luxury Navy Flake. It ages very well and is extremely reasonably priced. They sell the 1.5 lb boxes for a great price at smokingpipes.
Samuel Gawith also has Full Virginia Flake and Best Brown Flake available in bulk as well. They are both great and age fantastically as well.
You will get a lot of other great recommendations I'm sure.

 

[masspiper]

SPC Mississippi River!!!

 

[lostandfound]

If we're talking strictly bulk, Peter Stokkebye's Luxury Navy Flake (Virginia/Perique), Luxury Twist Flake (VaPer with something else... Burley I think.), and Luxury Bullseye Flake (VaPer with a cavendish center). Also, Newminster's Superior Navy Flake, MacBaren's Virginia No. 1, and several from McClelland, come to mind. You can also purchase one pound boxes, 500 gram boxes, one pound bags, eight ounce bags, and eight ounce tins (cans) from a variety of different manufacturers.

 

[lostandfound]

Damn, I thought I was gonna be the first to answer. Oh well, welcome to the club. ::

 

[hiplainsdrifter]

Gawith Full Virginia Flake or Gawith St. James Flake. Someone will say Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake, but I thin that St. James Flake is a much better Virginia/Perique.

 

[edgreen]

Not strictly Virginia, but, +1 on the Mississippi River. That stuff is sooooooo good.

 

[curl]

Here's the crowd's recommendations...
http://tobaccocellar.com/

 

[cortezattic]

I have to go with cobguy, give Newminster #400 Superior Navy Flake a nod.

I just recently opened a jar with a couple years of age on it, and it blew me away!

I've tried many tinned and so called boutique blends, but this economical bulk tobacco is a stand-out when aged.

 

[hiplainsdrifter]

Curl, that is interesting. Pretty wild how much it dominates the tobaccocellar.com list. People don't talk about Full Virginia Flake all that much on this forum any more. It seems like a few years ago it was considered the bee's knee's but maybe it is old hat now? Certainly, you don't have the mad dash for it like Penzance or Balkan Sobranie or others. I personally think it is pretty good, but have several Virginias that I prefer to it.

 

[bulldogbriar89]

any of the Frog Morton Blends, but Frog Morton Cellar if my favorite.

 

[lannarkgent]

Thanks for all of the recommendations so far.

I have Samuel Gawith on my list of things to try. I am guessing that one of the ways to cellar might be to lay a foundation of bulk tobaccos, and then gradually add tins. My starting Idea is to lay in (hopefully) 10 pounds of some of the bulk blends that I like such as English Luxury. I have tried a couple of Virginia blends locally and I think the recommendations will save me a lot of time .

I have added some Drew Estates (Grand Central) as well. Even though I am usually not a fan of Aromatics, I enjoy the blends by Drew Estates.

 

[curl]

I cellar what I like. If it's available in bulk, I like the savings. If it's only available as a tin, then I have to decide if the blend is worth the tin premium or if there's a bulk substitute that'll make me and my budget happy.
For instance, there are a lot of very good tinned Va-Pers but the PS luxury flakes are pretty alright. If I buy some of those tins it will be because I lost my mind, you know, TAD.

 

[lucky695]

Dunhill MM965, FM Cellar, and Escudo are the 3 I have the most stocked away.

Welcome

 

[cobguy]

You found Escudo in bulk? You ARE Lucky!

 

[lucky695]

no... I just have it in my cellar in the tin version. He (OP) didn't specify bulk or not.

 

[escioe]

Microwaving your tobacco in jars for 40 seconds? My guess is you're cooking out some of the good stuff that makes a blend worth aging before you even start.

 

[cobguy]

Lucky ... I was just giving you a little fun ribbing there! :D
He does actually say this though ...

... at least 2 pounds of a Virginia based bulk blend

Your post only caught my attention because I would LOVE for it to come in bulk! ::

 

[daimyo]

What specifc Tobaccos To Cellar?

All of them...
except Mixture 79.