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[FalconForever]

Can anyone help here? This is a pouch of St Bruno tobacco. Bought and opened roughly a year ago. Ever since opening it's rolled up tight in pouch, pouch in ziplock bag, bag in airtight tub.

Last opened around a month ago and had slightly off flavour which I thought was me. Today the pouch smell is slightly different and I was unsure if it has a light grey effect on it. Is it off? Mould do you think?

Am I right in thinking that if tobacco sugars, they appear as crystals on the surface? This seems to my eye dull in look and perhaps a little faded in colour.

Can it be used, rescued or shall it go to compost heap instead....

 

[Chasing Embers]

Plume is more salt than sugar but will sparkle when a light is shone on it.

 

[FalconForever]

Plume is more salt than sugar but will sparkle when a light is shone on it.

So if no sparkle then perhaps mold?

 

[condorlover1]

I am not an expert and YMMV but St Bruno is I believe sauced with vinegar as a mold retardant which is why it is excellent at rusting out tins! That looks a bit off and if it smells a little Oompa Loompa-ish then it is probably best to just buy a new pouch.

 

[FalconForever]

Thanks for replies. I've tossed it. Couple of others looked a bit pasty too. I'm not going to be cellaring stuff, so lesson learned to buy as I go rather than have too many pouches open. I was trying to find blends I really like, which I've done as opposed to those which were just meh.....

 

[PaulRVA]

Glass jars are your friend for storage. I treat pouches as smoke em when you get em or open and put in glass. Works for me! So far

 

[woodsroad]

Unless it smells like mold/mildew, I don't think it is. There are mold that sparkle, BTW.

 

[VDL_Piper]

 

[Ahi Ka]

It looks like st Bruno to me. However, if it smelled off to you or no longer was enjoyable to smoke then you did the right thing regardless of whether it was mould.

Which blends do you like?

 

[FurCoat]

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Mmmmm.....crabby patty

 

[kcghost]

To the compost dump we go!!

 

[doug535]

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Definitely not a McD burger, it'd still look the same as new in 50yrs.

 

[FalconForever]

It looks like st Bruno to me. However, if it smelled off to you or no longer was enjoyable to smoke then you did the right thing regardless of whether it was mould.

Which blends do you like?

St Bruno, Gold Block, Three Nuns, Clan, Condor, Mac Baren Scottish Mixture and Erinmore. Of those, Three Nuns, Erinmore and MBSM are my favourites so far.

 

[BingBong]

Can anyone help here? This is a pouch of St Bruno tobacco. Bought and opened roughly a year ago. Ever since opening it's rolled up tight in pouch, pouch in ziplock bag, bag in airtight tub.

Last opened around a month ago and had slightly off flavour which I thought was me. Today the pouch smell is slightly different and I was unsure if it has a light grey effect on it. Is it off? Mould do you think?

Am I right in thinking that if tobacco sugars, they appear as crystals on the surface? This seems to my eye dull in look and perhaps a little faded in colour.

Can it be used, rescued or shall it go to compost heap instead....
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I'd have given it a try, might have been extraordinary and unrepeatable. "It's better to regret things you have done, than things you haven't done", some wise person once said - so long as you live to regret them!

 

[Ahi Ka]

St Bruno, Gold Block, Three Nuns, Clan, Condor, Mac Baren Scottish Mixture and Erinmore. Of those, Three Nuns, Erinmore and MBSM are my favourites so far.

my only worry would be any post-brexit supply issues with macbaren products.

 

[captpat]

If in doubt, throw it out.

 

[FalconForever]

my only worry would be any post-brexit supply issues with macbaren products.

Well none so far and we've been out of EU for ages

 

[Ahi Ka]

Well none so far and we've been out of EU for ages

Great to hear! Worst case, you’ll end up smoking Lakeland’s…and for me, that’s my life goal

 

[Cracklin' Tobaccy]

Mason jars and stoving will take care of many storage issues.