Wessex Gold Brick

peckinpahhombre

Lifer

Dec 24, 2012

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• Jan 8, 2013

• #1

I enjoy this tobacco and bought 10 bricks to cellar. However, the bricks come in what appears to be a flimsy cellophane package? Does anyone cellar this stuff and if so how do you do that? One idea I had is to be the massive canning jars and just drop the bricks (with cellophane on) in and seal them up. I am just nervous about the integrity of the cellophane.

 

cigrmaster

Lifer

May 26, 2012

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Sarasota Florida

• Jan 9, 2013

• #2

Check out the jars I have on the first shelf, they are bail top with silicone gaskets. I buy them at walmart and store all my bulks in them. The ones showing there will hold ten of the bricks, or 2 pounds of flake. They have even larger ones that will hold 5 pounds of my St James Flake. The ones that are a bit shorter will hold 1.5 pounds.
Just ordered another 5 bricks tonight, I cannot wait to see what age does to it. I like it fresh but I know it is going to age very well.

 

sparroa

Lifer

Dec 8, 2010

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• Jan 9, 2013

• #3

I'd take the brick out of the cellophane and cellar it in a mason jar - one brick per jar.
I would also consider cutting it in half and going by 50 g increments for the same reason that roth notes above. If I could find smaller jars, I'd prefer that route.
I'd rather have many small jars than a few large ones so that they could age without interruption.

 

jpberg

Lifer

Aug 30, 2011

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• Jan 10, 2013

• #4

As far as I've seen, that cellophane is unique to the Gold Brick, I've never seen any other tobacco packed exactly like that.
You can easily fit 5 bricks in a "normal" sized mason jar. I remove the cellophane, but I don't think it's going to make a difference.

 

cigrmaster

Lifer

May 26, 2012

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Sarasota Florida

• Jan 10, 2013

• #5

All my big jars are for long term aging. I have one jar that I keep some of my aged SG bulks that I smoke out of. then the rest get closed and do not see the light of day for years. I have smaller glass jars that have bale tops and rubber gaskets that only hold 4-5 ounces that I also use to smoke out of. I cannot imagine storing 35 pounds in jars that only hold a few ounces, that is just too many jars and I don't have the space. Everyone has their methods of storing and aging and what ever works is all that counts.
I have one of my bricks in a glass jar, the rest are put away. When I get my next order in,I will take one more brick to smoke and store the rest for long term.

 

shaneireland

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jun 14, 2014

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Conway, SC

www.smokingpipes.com

• Jul 7, 2015

• #6

I don't trust cellophane. The small Half Pint mason jars are perfect for Gold Bricks and I just remove the wrapper and drop them in.

 

tbradsim1

Lifer

Jan 14, 2012

9,099

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Southwest Louisiana

• Jul 7, 2015

• #7

+1 on the Jars, with or without cellophane , whatever floats your boat , and yep damn good smoke.

 

mcitinner1

Lifer

Apr 5, 2014

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Missouri

• Jul 7, 2015

• #8

Well you guys tripped my trigger today...I ordered seven bricks to get the free shipping from SP. P&C was much higher on this blend, plus it gets here faster with SP's UPS shipping.

 

mcitinner1

Lifer

Apr 5, 2014

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Missouri

• Jul 8, 2015

• #9

Now I'm wishing I'd bought ten, in case they have to break up a quantity bag.
edit: Well I just called Smoking Pipes, and the Wessex Gold Bricks only come individually.

 

davet

Lifer

May 9, 2015

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Estey's Bridge N.B Canada

• Dec 9, 2015

• #10

I've been on a bit of a plug binge lately and have really enjoyed this one. Nothing fancy, a nice medium Virginia. I was wondering what a year or two will do for this, have any of you gone back to this with some age on it? Is anyone smoking this regularly?

 

mcitinner1

Lifer

Apr 5, 2014

4,043

24

Missouri

• Dec 9, 2015

• #11

Peck started this thread 2 years ago...maybe he'll tell us about it now.
The stuff I bought all went (still in original package) into quart jars.

 

jpberg

Lifer

Aug 30, 2011

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• Dec 10, 2015

• #12

davet, over the late summer and fall I smoked a brick that I'd put up in 2009. I can't say that it has undergone a major change, I think the sugars have come forward a little, and the bits of grass and brightness have receded, leaving the overall taste just a bit darker than when fresh.

 

davet

Lifer

May 9, 2015

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Estey's Bridge N.B Canada

• Dec 10, 2015

• #13

leaving the overall taste just a bit darker than when fresh.

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This sounds like a good thing, I'm enjoying it fresh and was thinking a bit of age might result in what you describe.

 

aggravatedfarmer

Part of the Furniture Now

Sep 9, 2015

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3

• Dec 10, 2015

• #14

Next time I do a massive order, this will be on it. Heard nothing but great things about it.

 

peckinpahhombre

Lifer

Dec 24, 2012

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456

• Dec 10, 2015

• #15

I haven't opened any in some time. I have some with about 3 years of age so I should open one soon and test it out.

 

davet

Lifer

May 9, 2015

3,815

330

Estey's Bridge N.B Canada

• Dec 10, 2015

• #16

Looking forward to hearing how it turns out, a pretty good smoke when fresh it should be great with some age.

 

david555

Starting to Get Obsessed

Sep 15, 2014

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• Dec 15, 2015

• #17

I bought 5 bricks and opened one. Very good stuff.

For the remaining 4, I cut a large vacuum seal bag into smaller pieces that were large enough to fit the bricks and sealed them individually. I'm pretty sure it worked, but we shall see.