I am going to guess it is because all the older run got sold out I believe... like in 2017. All these tins now are from the more recent production (2018+). I’d be interested to see how new the tins you get are and if a different lot number (newer) maybe will be better?
I will dig out mine and post the lot number when I can. I believe there is a guide somewhere I saw (maybe on smokingpipes?) that explained deciphering the lot codes. I hope it’s just one lot and they didn’t listen to people bitching saying the casing was too strong or anything.
If I did it right, mine are from December '18.Here's how to date the SG tins
I wonder if the older undated tins were the same recipe but cellared by the company and the taste we love just needs to age for the same results. Maybe they had such a back stock that it finally got to the newer stuff and needs to sit longer in the closet?
You never know unless you try. But I see where you are coming from.I'm no tobaccyologist or anything, but it doesn't seem like cellaring is going to bring a blend from bland to bursting. I hope so, but from my memory and from the reviews I've read, the old Grousemoor is like an old lady hitting you over the head with a purse full of wonderful perfume. I just don't see how that might grow from a lackluster tin if it wasn't already installed during manufacturing.
nah.. it's totally different. not an aging changeI wonder if the older undated tins were the same recipe but cellared by the company and the taste we love just needs to age for the same results. Maybe they had such a back stock that it finally got to the newer stuff and needs to sit longer in the closet?
Yah, topping ain't gonna sneak into the tin while we're not looking.nah.. it's totally different. not an aging change