Anyone ever seen this in an aged can?

[MichaelMP5]

I finished up a McClelland #22 Va can and the other day and decided to open one of my 2011 McC Christmas Cheer cans. I was very much anticipating smoking a bowl. I opened up the can and noticed some strange things on the side of the can that I hadn't seen in my VA #22 can that I opened months ago.

I transferred the flakes into a jar and took this picture. It seems like the inside lining has alot of small blisters. There's also plenty of shiny crystals all over the side too. I rubbed out a few flakes and smoked them...it didnt taste like "normal" xmas cheer. The taste was slightly bitter, although I could still taste some of the sweetness and flavors.

I'm gonna smoke some of the shag at the bottom of the can and see if there's any difference from yesterday.

I'll be quite sad if this can somehow went "bad".

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I don't see any issues. Crystals are likely sugars from the tobacco, certainly doesn't sound like mold. Smoke it.

 

[MichaelMP5]

Yah, not worried about the crystals. Just wondering about the blistering of the inside lining. I'm curious if the humectant could have caused that. Smoked the shags bits, seemed a little better. Hopefully subsequent bowls will get better. I might open some of the other Xmas Cheer cans I have to see if they show the same thing.

 

[wyfbane]

With it being blistered, I wonder if somehow a bit of moisture got between the lining and the tin and started corroding a bit?

I am sure the tobacco is fine and I hope the main body of the tobacco gets back to the normal, magic Christmas Cheer taste.

 

[Oddball]

yep. I opened a 2014 xmas cheer and it was like this. Baccy all good. real good. Mmmm good.

 

[sablebrush52]

It happens. I’ve mostly seen this with older C&D tins. Haddo’s Delight is murder on tins.

 

[greeneyes]

There are early McClelland tins that had compromised food grade linings. This has been spoken about in tobacco collector circles for some time. The way to tell if a tin of this type is compromised is to squeeze it and if it collapses, you know it's rotten through.

 

[MichaelMP5]

Thanks for everyone's reply.

 

[Waning Embers]

Tobacco is a crap shoot, it was never intended for long term storage. Sometimes we just get lucky.