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bluesmoke

bluesmoke

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jun 21, 2013
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I bought some Jackknife Plug 3+ years ago. I tried one bowl and then lost the tin in the bottom of a file cabinet draw. I just found it recently and wonder if it's still smokeable. Anybody tried smoking some old tobacco from a tin that's been open that long? What can I expect? (I found some Triple Play, too.)

 
plainjosh

plainjosh

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Jul 31, 2017
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If you can eat a 100 year old Pemmican. That tobacco should be fine.

From what I have read it's probably about perfect now.

 
bluesmoke

bluesmoke

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jun 21, 2013
192
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I'm in Florida, so it's pretty humid outside, not so sure about humidity inside the cabinet in my closet.

 
bluesmoke

bluesmoke

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jun 21, 2013
192
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I'll let you know how it tastes after I smoke some. It would be useful if I had some newer JKP to compare it to--maybe I should just buy some more and win either way.

 
mso489

mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
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Plug keeps really well. Even ribbon cut tobacco would probably be okay after only three years, but with plug there is likely no problem. Give it a try. I'm predicting no problem or perhaps slight improvement.

 
jpmcwjr

jpmcwjr

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May 12, 2015
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A plug will lose moisture much slower than ready rubbed, shag, etc.
For ten bucks or less you can get a hygrometer, which will tell you the relative humidity of both your house and tobacco, though not concurrently. (!)
It could well be perfectly smokeable now. It'll be drier on the outside than the innards.

 
bluesmoke

bluesmoke

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jun 21, 2013
192
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I sliced/peeled it pretty thin and then rubbed it out. Needless to say, it didn't need any drying time. Nice dry smoke all the way, with a full, well-balance of Kentucky and Va. I haven't smoke these two together before, mostly just VA flakes, but this is stronger, and has a fuller taste than any flakes I've smoked; and the nic really kicks. Gotta take a break, eat some dinner, and finish the bowl on a full stomach. Good smoke! This is slow sipping, flavorful stuff.

 
oldmansmoking

oldmansmoking

Part of the Furniture Now
May 13, 2017
587
65
UK
I bought a Tabasco jar and it had some very old tobacco in it, very dry but smoked it.

Yes anything can be smoked.

 
mawnansmiff

mawnansmiff

Lifer
Oct 14, 2015
7,426
7,368
Sunny Cornwall, UK.
"I bought a Tabasco jar and it had some very old tobacco in it, very dry but smoked it."
George, I'm struggling to imagine how (or why) someone would get tobacco into a Tabasco bottle. The neck being so tiny and all 8O
Regards,
Jay.

 
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