Hate this tobacco panic

[peckinpahhombre]

People buy less than 50 tins at a time? :: That's absurd.

Yeah, I don't get it either. What's the point. To buy less would be like ordering the 2 oz ribeye at Mortons.
But seriously, I haven't been buying much in the last year or so, so don't blame me for any shortages. My buying panic was a couple of years ago. I suffer from premature paniculation.

 

[disinformatique]

Na peck not blaming you. That 600 figure is almost a year old :P
Blaming everyone else though who bought insane quantities.
Chris :puffpipe:

 

[mcitinner1]

"paniculation" noun- similar to panicitusium, usually coincides with inability to hoard. :crazy:

 

[davet]

it does make me feel good that I am reasonably stocked.

:rofl:

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Yep, by the time it takes me to smoke my cellar, I'll be dead or in a home. And, you guys thought we were the weird ones for hoarding a few years ago, ha ha! ::
By all means continue to hoard.

 

[voorhees]

I'll just come to your house Micheal...share the love!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Come on, Jason. The cost of admission is a tin. :wink:

 

[voorhees]

So you're easy, but not free? Good to know.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Damn, that makes me a whore!! Ok, I can live with that.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

No Cosmic, whores are expensive. You, my friend, are a ho.

 

[disinformatique]

Bros before ho ho hos, right Cosmic? :rofl:

 

[cosmicfolklore]

OK OK OK, 2 tins. :wink:

 

[lawdawg]

In line with this topic, I have a general question about cellaring latakia blends. I know latakia is not said to improve with age. Does anyone have any idea how long I can expect to store a mild English bulk blend in mason jars without losing quality? I've looked around but have not found a sufficient answer, only that latakia loses flavor and latakia blends generally do not improve with age.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Lawdawg, many of us cellar huge amounts of latakia blends. That it goes bad or does not age well is a myth or bent reality of where it was reported that latakias did not age as well as Virginias. But, tobacconists like GLP have made a career out of aging latakia. And, the blends that reap the greatest prices with age on them are all latakia blends. "Aging well" is a quality in which only we can each define for ourselves. Personally, I love Greg Pease's latakia work with age on it. As far as how long, and which ones, too many variables.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Lawdawg, latakia does become more muted with age. Some love that (and, indeed, pay big bucks for aged tins because of that) but others don't.
If you like your Latakia more pronounced you could try vacuum sealing blends. I have never tried it, but I know some folks do do that. The theory is the removal of most of the oxygen will slow down the aging process, though obviously not halt it completely.

 

[didimauw]

I just sit back, watch the panic with my cob full of Carter Hall... :nana:

 

[jvnshr]

Peck, I can't see why you are not panicked. When we don't find any pipe tobacco to smoke, guess where we will be attacking. Do you remember Koreans that were talking about your cellar? I am a member of that gang.

 

[lawdawg]

Thanks for the info on latakia storage and aging. I was a bit disappointed when I read about it not aging well. I don't care for lat bombs, and I like my latakia smooth and mild, so I'll feel free to stock up.

 

[igloo]

Cosmic I have some weed eater line . :crazy:

 

[johnnyreb]

Yep, by the time it takes me to smoke my cellar, I'll be dead or in a home.

One of the advantages to being a codger, as they call us. Let the kids fend for themselves.