I recently bought two vintage tins of Haddo's Delight. One, from 2002, had a silvery bottom and interior. The other, which was from around the same timeframe, had a gold bottom and gold interior. Both tins looked brand new. No rust, no discoloration on the label, no nothing.
I opened the silver tin and the first whiff told me that something had gone terribly wrong. The tobacco smelled like a stale cigar. The contents were nearly bone dry, fortunately not completely crumbly dry, and the plum and brandy had long since evaporated. I emptied the contents into a Pyrex dish and rehydrated it with distilled water. It's jarred and I'm letting the moisture equalize for a week or so with the hope that it will not be unsmokable. The inner walls of the tin had corroded in a number of places and I could see several holes in the walls. Strange that the label had not been discolored.
Then I opened the gold bottomed tin. The tobacco was beautiful, with that heavenly plum scent. I immediately jarred the contents and will enjoy this fine blend at a later date.
I remember reading that there had been problems with some of the early Pease tins, and now I've experienced it up front and personal. Does anyone know when the gold colored tins were used? The date stamp is smeared and the last digit on the date is incomplete.
I opened the silver tin and the first whiff told me that something had gone terribly wrong. The tobacco smelled like a stale cigar. The contents were nearly bone dry, fortunately not completely crumbly dry, and the plum and brandy had long since evaporated. I emptied the contents into a Pyrex dish and rehydrated it with distilled water. It's jarred and I'm letting the moisture equalize for a week or so with the hope that it will not be unsmokable. The inner walls of the tin had corroded in a number of places and I could see several holes in the walls. Strange that the label had not been discolored.
Then I opened the gold bottomed tin. The tobacco was beautiful, with that heavenly plum scent. I immediately jarred the contents and will enjoy this fine blend at a later date.
I remember reading that there had been problems with some of the early Pease tins, and now I've experienced it up front and personal. Does anyone know when the gold colored tins were used? The date stamp is smeared and the last digit on the date is incomplete.
