Esoterica Bags

[BigEd]

I’ve been lucky enough to acquire a few bags of my favorite Esoterica blends. I ran across a couple of threads that mention their bags developing pin holes. What’s the current thought on best practices for storing/aging in these bags? I have a food saver. Any benefit to vacuum sealing them in a food saver bag?

 

[sablebrush52]

I’ve been lucky enough to acquire a few bags of my favorite Esoterica blends. I ran across a couple of threads that mention their bags developing pin holes. What’s the current thought on best practices for storing/aging in these bags? I have a food saver. Any benefit to vacuum sealing them in a food saver bag?

Depends on how long you want to store them. Clear Mylar is permeable, so the contents will be very slowly drying out, but for a few years or more, a food saver bag should do.
For long term storage you need metallized Mylar bags. I use the 1 gallon, gusseted, 7 mil food grade bags for my Eso bags and smaller for bulk storage. Contents will keep for decades. I buy mine from here:

https://www.topmylar.com/

 

[BigEd]

Decades would likely outlast me. lol.
I think i’ll try the food saver. I’ve got some gusseted bags that i think might work well. Thanks much for the reply. I may get some of the mylar to do bulk in.

 

[craiginthecorn]

I was one person who has reported leaks in the past. It was several years ago and seems to have been limited to one or two batches. I have had no issues since. However, I still put two or three Esoterica bags in one large, heavy mylar bag.which I seal with an iron. No sense in taking unnecessary risks.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Just remember, mylar balloons deflate over time. Just open the bags and put the tobacco in jars.

 

[sablebrush52]

I was one person who has reported leaks in the past. It was several years ago and seems to have been limited to one or two batches. I have had no issues since. However, I still put two or three Esoterica bags in one large, heavy mylar bag.which I seal with an iron. No sense in taking unnecessary risks.

I've had a few bags with issues, and one bag that I traded for clearly had issues when I opened the outer Mylar bag it had come in and a very concentrated scent wafted out of it.
While the problem isn't common, it exists, so I've sealed all of my bags in Mylar.