ESCUDO
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Like any Virginia-based tobacco, Escudo improves with age. However, I've found Escudo to be among the most smokable of VaPers even when fresh.
Brian Levine, the guy who does the radio show here, just did a side by side by side of 3 different vintages, which I think were 2007, 2011, and 2013. He preferred the 2011 and thought the 2007 had lost a lot of the notes from the perique that he likes. Different strokes, I suppose.
I'm a little concerned about the "dried and stored" phrase. Escudo comes in tins. I'd age it in the sealed tins. When you eventually open it -- say, 3-4 years from now -- you may want to let it dry for a couple of hours or you may want to smoke it straight from the tin. Try it both ways and see which you prefer. But I would never recommend "drying" a blend and THEN storing it to age. Once you open a tin, you'll immediately lose much of the aging potential. And to dry a tobacco prior to cellaring would dramatically affect its ability to age appropriately, I think.
Bob
Bob
Escudo is really good right out of the chute, but if you can get hold of some of the ten-year old or older stuff you will have found true tobacco heaven.
Escudo ages REALLY well! A fresh tin is very good but a slightly older one (let's say 2011) is even better! For more info about Escudo, please see this blogpost of mine: Escudo; the VaPer king
Orlik production Escudo before the Scandinavian Tobacco Group blend acquisition aged very well. 5 y/o was fantastic! Escudo has always been a top three tobacco for me.
Unless overly wet, I would not dry a tobacco before aging. Moisture sustains basic chemical processes, and at some point too little probably has an effect on aging.
Unless overly wet, I would not dry a tobacco before aging. Moisture sustains basic chemical processes, and at some point too little probably has an effect on aging.
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