I noticed what I chalked up as some crop-variation, with what I'm guessing are the VAs, between my tins of '14 '15 and '16. The '14 was darkest overall, also probably due to some aging of the VAs & Orientals, the '15 seemed to have noticeably brighter red and brown colors and a much stronger fruity VA aroma, and the '16 went back to being darker with less VA aroma, but not quite as dark as the '14. They all seemed to have good Syrian Latakia odor. I don't recall thinking that they smoked terribly differently, but it's been a while and I should see how they are doing now. What did you notice, and what year tin was it, foggymountian?foggymountain
I have over 100 cans. But I wonder, is it me or is the stuff more diluted?