When I had a big tobacco sale several years ago, I sold about 20 tins of Escudo aged 5 or more years, 2 or 3 pounds of Silver Flake of the same age, etc., maybe 10 pounds total, that I fully intended to smoke. But I had a lot of tobacco on hand, and was distracted. Plus I was aging this tobacco: Wouldn't that 5 y/o tin be better at 10 years? The experts say yes, but past 5 years only slowly. So I missed out on that tobacco whose aging was a testimony to restraint.
Are the characteristics of mello meldedness worth sidelining tobacco? Depends on what you like and what you taste. How much does a fresh tin suffer in comparison? Perhaps aging tobacco is just a pipe smoking insider's preoccupation.
Are the characteristics of mello meldedness worth sidelining tobacco? Depends on what you like and what you taste. How much does a fresh tin suffer in comparison? Perhaps aging tobacco is just a pipe smoking insider's preoccupation.
