Is it worth buying at $12.99?
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I've paid more for a tobacco before. I think the 5 years age on it should be worth the increase though especially if you're missing that year.
I was under the impression that Holiday Spirit doesn't change from year to year - it is just made in limited quantities each year. Anyone know if this is true or not and if so I would just buy the 2014 version since it is an aro. Unless of course you are missing this year as stated above.
It's an aromatic. I'd just buy a new tin for $8.95 from smokingpipes.com.
Christmas Cheer is the straight VA that would be a great buy at $13 for a tin with five years age on it.
Christmas Cheer is the straight VA that would be a great buy at $13 for a tin with five years age on it.
Whenever I look in the cellar and see a tin and think, 'well, it sounds great, but maybe I'll wait another X years,' I just think that most of this stuff is available if I want more, and that I shouldn't deny myself to get a pretty incremental improvement.
The other part is that I've found is that after 5 or 8 years or whatever, the returns diminish pretty steeply. I think after 5 years, probably 85% of the changes that are going to happen have happened in 85% of the blends I smoke. I've got a few tins I'm holding back, but only because I have multiples and I've smoked it at various ages and know I like it as it gets older.
Most guys look for aged flakes and Virginias, but I have found that aged Aros actually bite less if that was an issue in the first place. If I saw an aged Holiday Spirit I would jump on it. It is a good blend and I would think a few years on it would make it better. Just my 2 cents.
General consensus says that it's better smoke an aro relatively fresh and age the non aros.
I'm glad to here something positve about an aged aro as I'm about to pop a tin of Mac Baren Navy Mixture with about 5 years on it and I've been dubious to say the least.
Thanks for the tip shaintiques.
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