If you were me......

[anotherbob]

Burn it down!!! It’s an English. It’s done all it’s gonna do.

Unless the latakia is too much of a punch in the face. Then it will be improved. But if you take the latakia from Preb you get a VaOr that is missing something.

 

[didimauw]

Presbyterian has changed hands a couple of times since 2010. Even if the 2010 tin was just produced its only similarity to the modern iteration would likely only be the name.

I was going to ask if he'd ever even had it. Compare the two. But that ruins my question....

 

[Reggie]

Unless the latakia is too much of a punch in the face. Then it will be improved. But if you take the latakia from Preb you get a VaOr that is missing something.

Yes, yes. That didn’t occur to me.

 

[OzPiper]

Since you have a wine cellar, how often do you open a bottle you have hoarded lovingly only to think when you finally draw the cork "I should have had that X years ago when it was younger and fresher" ?

Not everything improve indefinitely with age. There is a point in the maturation process where they start to decline - tobacco and wine.

Also tastes and palates change with time. Speaking only of wine, these days I lean more towards drinking my bottles younger and fresher.

I have only returned to pipes a bit over 3 years ago and have only a handful of tins with more than 5-7 years ago, so I won't comment on the joys of aged tobacco.

 

[shane1]

Open it up and cellar the new.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Id smoke and jar the 10 year and see how you like it. If you like it, smoke and jar the new stuff to compare.

 

[sandollars]

Oldest first is always my mantra. I may die tomorrow.

 

[Fralphog]

Houston control here
All systems are go,
You are a go for smoking operations. Commence smoking 2010 now!

 

[leonardbill1]

Definitely start with the older tin.

 

[Sidehatch]

Yep. Crack that baby open and give it a spin. In laws kept a bottle of dom perginon from wedding day circa 1970 something for some special “occasion. “ Teenage son was drunk one night and needed more booze. Didn’t know better, drank the whole thing. . . . .oops. You never know.

 

[ashdigger]

Presbyterian is one of my favorite blends. If I had a 10 year old tin, I'd be opening it as I type this.

You’d type with ………?

 

[Eye-level]

I'd have to compare just because

 

[Ahi Ka]

I’d trade the aged tin for a decent amount of bulk tobacco

 

[Brendan]

Oldest first is always my mantra. I may die tomorrow.

Yes.


You just may..

 

[hauntedmyst]

I'd crack open one of each. How will you be able to tell the difference aging makes if you don't try the fresh stuff. Captain Black Grape tastes like Grape Kool Aid when new but it tastes like Domaine Leroy Musigny Grand Cru after a few years of aging.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

When it comes to age you're usually not going to see much progress beyond the first year.
Maybe people should compare tobacco ageing to Whiskey instead of Wine (even if they are totally different mechanisms).
Whiskey develops for a few years in the barrel, but "10 years aged" doesn't mean it's going to be the most flavorful, Peated Scotch is going to be strongest when it's young and Bourbon from the hot south only needs a few years to soak up all the barrel tannins.
Again, these are all very different mechanisms but the point is the same, there is benefit in some age, and things will continue to "change" with more time, but if you're just looking for fullness of flavor then waiting 10 years isn't going to provide more benefit than the first 1-5 years.