Cellaring Codgers
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Since a lot of these are burley based, they keep quite well for many years. I don't cellar codger blends per se. I have stocked up when there was a sale and occasionally smoked them. Glad that I did, since not all of them are still in production, or as reasonably priced.
I mostly don't cellar anything, but sometimes I don't get tins and tubs opened, so I end up having them for years before I open them. Works fine so far.
Just pondering because I’ve had some exceptional bourbon that in its day would have been just fine, but age has done wonders for the flavor.
I'd think a codger would get feisty in a hurry if you tried to cellar him. 
I think codger blends can be stored as long as you not doing it to improve the flavor to any degree.
I resemble that feeling!I'd think a codger would get feisty in a hurry if you tried to cellar him.
i don't. I can live without them. But if they are your daily smoke, it might not be a bad idea. We had a bit of situation when Prince Albert and Carter Hall disappeared. I don't think people should worry about Velvet.
Success as in, 5 years later it's still there? Then yes. Benefits to aging? Not that I can tell.
I wish I had. The 7 oz cans are filled with very good product IMO but knowing that just makes me wish I could buy them in 12 oz cans. I don't think we'll ever see them made in the US again but I hope they continue to get negative feed back on can size so we can have our big cans back.
I have a bunch of tubs. I should probably move them to Mylar. The tubs I have are cardboard with foil on the inside, which are probably not optimal for long term storage (over 5 years or more).
Only if it says in the barrel. Bourbon doesn't age in the bottle.
I disagree, and it happens every day. My wife says that I can't smoke upstairs, so I go to the cellar and am quite content. I can't be the only one.I'd think a codger would get feisty in a hurry if you tried to cellar him.
I’m cellaring Granger with the hopes that I like it more when I’m an old codger. Also Velvet but I’ll probably end up tossing that stuff. Not big on the American otc burley’s. They all seem to have the same odd taste to them. I wish I liked em, would make life a whole lot easier and cheaper, I like the British codger blends a whole lot more, I cellar them and believe they do improve with age…. actually, I think they do? I don’t smoke any of the fresh stuff to compare it with so how would I know, really? Haha. So far they haven’t gotten worse with age but we are only talking about 7 - 10 years of age on the majority of my cellar.
I'm currently attempting to build up a cellar comprised mainly of Carter Hall, with some Prince Albert, and then I have all of my miscellaneous tins and jarred single ounces for variety. I'm also interested to hear about how they keep over a period of decades. I've only been at pipes for about five years now, but the tubs I've opened that I bought when I started have been as fresh as can be.
Outtake from John Saxon's underground dungeon scene from Bruce Lee's Enter The Dragon:
Roper: Shanghaid?
Mr. Han: Just lost drunken men who no longer care where they find themselves each morning.
Roper: So you're cellaring Codgers...
- Sherm Natman
Roper: Shanghaid?
Mr. Han: Just lost drunken men who no longer care where they find themselves each morning.
Roper: So you're cellaring Codgers...
- Sherm Natman
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I cellar Sir Walter Raleigh original but not it age just to make sure I always have some. I have about 5 pounds in the cellar