I know it's been discussed ad infinitum here that certain blenders age their tobaccos before selling them. Much has also been made of the difference between aerobic and anaerobic fermentation that occurs in tobacco, and many say that care should be taken not to disturb anaerobic fermentation until you're ready to smoke.
So how is factory aging done? I can imagine a couple of possibilities. Maybe the individual leaf is aged before blending, maybe it's blended/pressed/etc and the completed blend sits on the floor of the warehouse for some time, or maybe they tin up a fresh blend and just sit on it for awhile.
It just seems hard to imagine a way that a factory could abide by some of the common rules we abide by for cellaring. But maybe this stuff only matters on a scale of years, not months.
So how is factory aging done? I can imagine a couple of possibilities. Maybe the individual leaf is aged before blending, maybe it's blended/pressed/etc and the completed blend sits on the floor of the warehouse for some time, or maybe they tin up a fresh blend and just sit on it for awhile.
It just seems hard to imagine a way that a factory could abide by some of the common rules we abide by for cellaring. But maybe this stuff only matters on a scale of years, not months.