2017 will be a special year for me (landmark birthdays in family, anniversary, etc.). With 5 years being the accepted minimum aging time, and me being new to the hobby. What should I cellar in preparation? Are VaPers the strongest candidates? What should I stay away from (aeros and Latkia?)
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Aromatics dont cellar well. Stronger tobacco will mellow out with time. Balkans, Latakia Bombs are usual picks for cellaring.
Anything with a strong virginia base should age nicely. Some english, heavy-latakia blends will mellow, but wont age as well long-term as something with higher virginia content. Aromatics will just lose flavor...
VA-PER's, virginias, a lot of english or balkans with some virginia backbone age nicely.
If you're only talking 5 years, most any non-aro will mellow and merry some flavor in that timeframe. While virginias will get nice and sugary.
Some good reading on aging tobacco: http://glpease.com/BriarAndLeaf/?p=65#more-65
http://glpease.com/BriarAndLeaf/?p=42
VA-PER's, virginias, a lot of english or balkans with some virginia backbone age nicely.
If you're only talking 5 years, most any non-aro will mellow and merry some flavor in that timeframe. While virginias will get nice and sugary.
Some good reading on aging tobacco: http://glpease.com/BriarAndLeaf/?p=65#more-65
http://glpease.com/BriarAndLeaf/?p=42
Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake, Esoterica Stonehaven, G.L. Pease Jack Knife (Plug or Ready Rubbed will be wonderful after 5 years), Escudo, or as toker suggests, any Lat-Bombs; Captain Earle's Ten Russians, Esoterica Penzance, H&H Black House will mellow a bit with that sort of aging.
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Oh and just about any Tinned Tobacco will store great as long as it remains unopened and the seal stays intact.
I agree with everyone else, pretty much...
Latakia is probably fine as long as you understand that it is going to mellow. I'd want to age more complex latakia blends rather than the more one dimensional kinds that focus on an extreme smokiness. (That's just me, though)
Perique also fades a bit to my taste, though it will likely marry better with the Virginia and you will end up with a smoother/sweeter smoke overall.
Forget aromatics. I've tried several strongly cased cavendish blends after my one year hiatus and they're pretty well fit for the garbage. Whatever flavour they might've had is greatly reduced and you just waste your lungpower puffing on scented air...
As well, burley will change but at a much slower and perhaps unnoticeable rate, unless of course there is a moderate Virginia content in the blend.
Latakia is probably fine as long as you understand that it is going to mellow. I'd want to age more complex latakia blends rather than the more one dimensional kinds that focus on an extreme smokiness. (That's just me, though)
Perique also fades a bit to my taste, though it will likely marry better with the Virginia and you will end up with a smoother/sweeter smoke overall.
Forget aromatics. I've tried several strongly cased cavendish blends after my one year hiatus and they're pretty well fit for the garbage. Whatever flavour they might've had is greatly reduced and you just waste your lungpower puffing on scented air...
As well, burley will change but at a much slower and perhaps unnoticeable rate, unless of course there is a moderate Virginia content in the blend.
VA flakes and Vaper flakes age extremely well. I have many tins that are ten years plus and everyone has developed into a great smoke.
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