CAO Cherrybomb Moisture Level

[screamsalvation]

Well here comes the question everyone asks at one point or another.
I just bought a tin of Cherrybomb from the local B&M because I wanted to find another good cherry flavor other then that local B&Ms bulk bag. When I got home and opened it I was greeted by the nice smell everyone describes but then I was rather shocked to see the tobacco was EXTREMELY dry. It's really to the point that I think sand in Arizona has a higher moisture content. This is my first tinned tobacco purchase and every thing else I have bought is a bulk baggie, all of those have had some moisture and springy feeling to them. While the Cherrybomb feels like packing sand in my pipe the flavor was not there at all and it wasn't enjoyable.
I've read up on re-hydrating tobacco and do keep cigars and a humidor (smaller desk one) so I have humidor solution sitting about. Is this tin worth trying to save or am I better off not even bothering? Some describe a loss of flavor etc when re-hydrating and I am curious as to how severe that loss is.

 

[cortezattic]

The only tin I ever had came at a proper moisture level: not clumpy wet, but moist and supple.

I would take that tin back to the B&M because the seal was obviously compromised. Ask for a replacement or store credit.

If that's just too big a hassle, it can probably be re-hydrated without too much loss of flavor. Few people realize that throughout tobacco's journey from the stalk to your pipe, the leaf has been dried and re-hydrated many times. So if the leaf's oils and organic volatiles haven't been compromised, i.e. converted into sawdust, it should work out for you.

In a way, it's good of you to post this problem for the rest of us, because what it implies is that Cherry Bomb

isn't loaded with humectants -- the stuff can actually dry out! :lol:

 

[zekest]

The tin of CAO Cherrybomb I received from Pipes and Cigars was WET and sticky.

 

[taerin]

CAO blends in my experience come drier than most aromatics, however I would return that to the B&M immediately saying that the seal was broken and the tobacco is as dry as a desert.

 

[daytonsean]

I usually keep some Moontrance in my cellar, and that stuff is always wet. I let my CAO blends dry over night. You should talk to the place that sold it to you, and see if they can either get you a replacement tin or help you rehydrate it properly.