How Many Tubs Do You Have?

[bullet08]

none. none of the drug stores around here has pipe tobacco. and since they are otc, i refuse to order online. i'm rather curious with half and half, and granger.

 

[BROBS]

So I’ve often wondered, if say one was to buy a tub of granger, how long is it still good to smoke in the tub? Does the tub keep a good enough seal to eliminate the need to jar it up? I want to try this blend but I’m afraid most would end up going to waste.

Throw it in jars. It will last forever. ?

 

[olkofri]

0.

 

[docrameous]

So I’ve often wondered, if say one was to buy a tub of granger, how long is it still good to smoke in the tub? Does the tub keep a good enough seal to eliminate the need to jar it up? I want to try this blend but I’m afraid most would end up going to waste.

I have wondered the same thing. My problem is that a 14 oz tub would probably last me several years because I don’t smoke every day and I would be smoking other things. So I figured I might have to break it up and transfer it to jars.

 

[didimauw]

I had an opened tub of Carter Hall that sat around for 7 yrs and it was still good. In fact, it tasted better after 7 yrs then it did when I first opened it.

Yes. I had an "open" tub of Carter Hall for at least a year, and it was still "too wet" for me to smoke comfortably. I transferred it to a clay jar with no seal, and only after a few months was it finally dry enough for me to smoke.

 

[Frozenoak]

I’ve only bought pouches of the OTC blends. I’m still trying to decide if I want that much and of which ones. I don’t tend to smoke just one blend which these tubs seem to be designed for. I’ll probably buy a few eventually if only for nostalgia’s sake. My grandfather smoked Prince Albert Cherry.

 

[docrameous]

Yes. I had an "open" tub of Carter Hall for at least a year, and it was still "too wet" for me to smoke comfortably. I transferred it to a clay jar with no seal, and only after a few months was it finally dry enough for me to smoke.

That's helpful to hear! Carter Hall is one of the ones that I could see me buying and taking several years to smoke down.

 

[ray47]

The John Middleton tubs are great to store tobacco for a long time. Just 3 pumps of the lid and the tub is sealed. I've even used the Middleton tubs to store some of my C&D bulk blends. They will stay fresh for 2 yrs or more.

 

[Parsimonious Piper]

Does a tub of a D&R Perique count?

 

[drrock]

In a similar vein to collecting pipe tobacco tins for the tin art, over the years I've collected tubs too. Not counting 8 or less ounces here's what a search of my humble cellar revealed -

Brown & Williamson Sir Walter Raleigh

Edgeworth Ready Rubbed

House of Windsor Country Doctor

John Middleton, Inc. Carter Hall

John Middleton, Inc. Kentucky Club Continental Blend

John Middleton, Inc. Prince Albert

John Middleton, Inc. Sugar Barrel (3 tubs)

Kentucky Club Kentucky Club Mixture (2 tubs)

Lane Ltd. Lane Ltd. Ready Rubbed

Lane Ltd. Rum & Maple (Blend No. 53) (4 tubs)

Larus & Brother Co. Rum & Maple (Blend No. 53)

Pinkerton Tobacco Co. Granger

Pipes&Cigars Hearth & Home Mid-Town Chatham Manor

Pipesandcigars.com Trout Stream Limited Edition (2 tubs)

 

[HatMagnet]

I like a couple of the OTC "codger" blends, Possibly because I'm getting uncomfortably close to codgerdom myself.

I really enjoy Carter Hall and I have 2 tubs stashed back against price increases and one tub open that I refill my daily use pouch from. CH is the one that I take to work or whenever I may not have the time to really savor a more expensive tobacco.

I also have a couple of tubs of Granger that I was lucky enough to find on sale and I'll be adding a tub or so of SWR at some point too.

None of the tobacco's I enjoy either OTC or the better blends are going to get any cheaper (especially after I retire) so I'm trying to lay in a stash as I can.