Thank you, Kevin.
And thanks you guys--humbled to clack out stuff for you to read that you enjoy.
This one was a real treat, and a lesson in patience, intended or otherwise: it's worth it to wait. Very few tobaccos are better fresh out of the gate than they are with some sitting time under their lids. Greg Pease and I have talked about how tinned tobacco gets kind of a "jump-start" being sealed in the tin, protected from the outside world, even if for a a few months after production. Bulk tobacco isn't as fortunate, but I myself have learned to simply take smaller mason jars (4oz, wide-mouth) and cram as much bulk whichever-leaf in there, re-cap the lid, and put it in a dark, mild place. It will age if left alone and provided the tobacco is moist enough. In fact, it can age quite well as I discovered with an 8oz jar of GLP Robusto someone gave to me they didn't like--left it sealed up in a couple of jars for a couple of years and it was wonderful.
If any of you are like me, forgetting about stuff in the "cellar" is a lot of fun. I don't fuss, rotate and pine over my collection. In fact, often times I get new stuff and just throw it on the pile. Eventually I get a hankerin', and something falls out. I was fortunate the nearly decade-old FVF was there to greet me. As I'm puffing on some now, I can finally put to rest the mystery of it all.
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