old tin of Amphora Mild Cavendish

nelsongruber

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Caracas, Venezuela

• Nov 22, 2015

• #1

I just found in my dad's house an old tin of Amphora Mild Cavendish, probable around 20 years old, when my dad smoked pipes.
I immediately opened the tin and I have to say it smells great but I find the tobacco to be very dry, almost to the point that if you pinch it, the ribbons will break. My question is: do I have to moisten the tobacco a little bit just like I would do to a cigar?
Thanks in advance!
Here you have some pics of the old tin and the tobacco:

 

deathmetal

Lifer

Jul 21, 2015

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• Nov 22, 2015

• #2

Might be relevant:
http://pipesmagazine.com/python/pipe-tobacco/pipe-tobacco-rehydration/
My advice: rehydrate in small amounts at first and find your balance. Might do a test batch.

 

mikestanley

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• Nov 22, 2015

• #3

A good way to give it a go is to place a wet (distilled water) towel over the tin and tobacco. Let it set over night and see if that does it. It might take a day or two but, it works.
Mike S.

 

nelsongruber

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Aug 11, 2015

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Caracas, Venezuela

• Nov 23, 2015

• #4

Thanks deathmetal, I´ll try tonight the first batch. I´ll let you know how it turned out...

 

nelsongruber

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Caracas, Venezuela

• Nov 23, 2015

• #5

Thanks mike, I´ll try that method tonight.

 

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davidintexas

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• Nov 23, 2015

• #6

Wow, that's great that you found one of your dad's old tins. It may seem silly to some, but if it was mine, the emotional attachment of smoking something from the same tin that I knew my dad had smoked from would be huge. Hope the experience provides you with a sense of connection.

 

JimInks

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Aug 31, 2012

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• Nov 23, 2015

• #7

Wow! Never saw that version. Hope you enjoy it.

 

fitzy

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Nov 13, 2012

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• Nov 23, 2015

• #8

Nice find. Keep us posted on how the rehydration went.

 

nelsongruber

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Caracas, Venezuela

• Nov 25, 2015

• #9

Hey David, my dad and I think the same, he actually said to me that I have to smoke it with him once I rehydrate the tobacco. I think he is having second thoughts of moving from pipes to cigars I can tell you that...
I haven´t done the rehydration because I got some kind of virus that is messing my stomach up everything I eat. Hopefully tonight I´ll do the first batch with the towel over the tin method.

 

nelsongruber

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Caracas, Venezuela

• Dec 6, 2015

• #10

Ok, finally did my first batch tonight, how long would it take to rehydrate?

 

mustanggt

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• Dec 6, 2015

• #11

Day or two.

 

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davidintexas

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• Dec 7, 2015

• #12

Yeah test it by squeezing a pinch of it with thumb and finger. If it sticks together after you release it it's a little too moist, for me at least. If it does stick together some it's ok you can jar it and then maybe air out a bowl at a time for a few minutes. You just don't want it too moist when you jar it up.

 

fitzy

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• Dec 7, 2015

• #13

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nelsongruber

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Caracas, Venezuela

• Dec 17, 2015

• #14

Ok, finally did my first batch, took a little more than expected (4 days) but now it´s where I think it should be, not to moist, not to dry.
I smoked one bowl of it and let me tell you it smoked amazingly well! I can´t wait to bring a bowl to my dad so he can have old memories back!

 

fitzy

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• Dec 17, 2015

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That's fantastic. I'm glad to hear it.