Age of Tins

bcharles123

Starting to Get Obsessed

Mar 18, 2014

236

1

• Jan 27, 2015

• #1

Do you note the date you received the tin or the date marked on the tin when trying to age for the future? Also which brands always have the date? This seems usefull.

 

buroak

Lifer

Jul 29, 2014

1,867

14

• Jan 27, 2015

• #2

I thought this was going to be about a new smartphone game in which you build your own cellar and attempt to pillage the cellars of others. I was also hoping Kate Upton would somehow be involved.

 

andrew

Lifer

Feb 13, 2013

3,043

402

• Jan 28, 2015

• #3

Do you note the date you received the tin or the date marked on the tin when trying to age for the future?

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Obviously if you have a date on the tin when you get it, it seems redundant to use the date received. I received some St. James woods from 2011 in 2013 so I'm not going to take 2 years of age off of it as it will be approaching the 4 year mark I believe in July.

 

andrew

Lifer

Feb 13, 2013

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402

• Jan 28, 2015

• #4

I thought this was going to be about a new smartphone game in which you build your own cellar and attempt to pillage the cellars of others. I was also hoping Kate Upton would somehow be involved.

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If you haven't seen the kate upton/Jennifer lawrence/etc. cellar inbox me and I'll send you the link. Best newstory of 2014. Very surprising at the level of photo's they took.

 

seadogontheland

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 4, 2014

599

2

• Jan 28, 2015

• #5

C&D now dates their tins as well with a price-type sticker on the bottom of the tin.
I date when I receive regardless of date listed, I just like to know when I've laid my hands on any particular tin.

 

bcharles123

Starting to Get Obsessed

Mar 18, 2014

236

1

• Jan 28, 2015

• #6

It seems that older stock (when marked) is more valuable than the newer stuff. Why do some manufactures NOT mark it?

 

freakiefrog

Part of the Furniture Now

Dec 26, 2012

745

2

Mississippi

• Jan 28, 2015

• #7

Hey, Kate Upton does not smoke a pipe; therefore, she is useless. LOL

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I'll take two then, One for my car and one for shower. :D

 

judcole

Lifer

Sep 14, 2011

7,177

33,418

Detroit

• Jan 29, 2015

• #8

It seems that older stock (when marked) is more valuable than the newer stuff. Why do some manufactures NOT mark it?

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Probably because cellaring is a relatively recent phenomenon. Three was no demand for dating tins until recently. I would imagine changing the process to do this would be expensive, and some of these companies are pretty darn small. ::

 

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zitotczito

Lifer

Aug 12, 2014

1,128

175

• Jan 29, 2015

• #9

I date everything with the month and year even if the tin has a date. I have OCD regarding that.

 

mustanggt

Part of the Furniture Now

Dec 6, 2012

819

4

• Jan 29, 2015

• #10

Just those tins that have no date code.

 

username

Lifer

Dec 24, 2014

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14,294

Tucson Az

• Feb 6, 2015

• #11

If it doesn't have a date code on it already just the month and year I received it unless its a aromatic since I don't plan on aging those.

 

planetary

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jul 4, 2012

165

4

SF Bay Area

• Feb 6, 2015

• #12

If it doesn't have a date code on it already just the month and year I received it unless its a aromatic since I don't plan on aging those.

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Precisely!

 

huntertrw

Lifer

Jul 23, 2014

5,267

5,504

The Lower Forty of Hill Country

• Feb 6, 2015

• #13

Using a Sharpie marker I always mark the purchase date (e.g., 2/6/15) on the bottom of each of my tins.

 

toby67

Can't Leave

Sep 30, 2014

413

1

Australia

• Feb 6, 2015

• #14

I mark dates when packing them in Mason jars. Have not seen a dated tin as yet