The label on an old plastic tray of Penzance (now emptied and jarred) that I've almost smoked through, has the number, "761," stamped on it; but there's no dating on the tray itself. The outer plastic bag I sliced open about 3 years ago, in order to get at the tray inside and "jar" the tobacco, has "6/98" written in marker on the outside, top of the thick plastic bag.
More recent bags of Penzance, of course, have dates on them
I was wondering when J. F. Germain & Son Ltd. stopped using the older undated 8 oz. trays and switched to newer, dated packaging?
As I looked this packaging over just now, I had to get a a little pipe out (for me, a mini horn Tom Eltang's Arne Jacobsen ring grain rusticated pipe) and smoke a bowl. I haven't come across anything that tastes quite like this old tobacco flavor. My tastes have changed and I still prefer now, overall, fairly straightforward Virginia's like C&D Bright VA, Newminster 400 (or for me, the more complex Councilor 1695)--but this old tobacco still gets my attention with each puff. A 45 minute smoke for me that is satisfying.
kindly,
mike
More recent bags of Penzance, of course, have dates on them
I was wondering when J. F. Germain & Son Ltd. stopped using the older undated 8 oz. trays and switched to newer, dated packaging?
As I looked this packaging over just now, I had to get a a little pipe out (for me, a mini horn Tom Eltang's Arne Jacobsen ring grain rusticated pipe) and smoke a bowl. I haven't come across anything that tastes quite like this old tobacco flavor. My tastes have changed and I still prefer now, overall, fairly straightforward Virginia's like C&D Bright VA, Newminster 400 (or for me, the more complex Councilor 1695)--but this old tobacco still gets my attention with each puff. A 45 minute smoke for me that is satisfying.
kindly,
mike
