Is GF Germain’s A Good Tobacco To Put In The Cellar?

[Franco Pipenbeans]

Hello; I was in a B&M at the weekend, picking up some cigars when I spied some Germain’s Medium Flake behind the counter. Knowing that any Germain’s baccy is generally rarer than hen’s teeth I thought I should buy some but, when I announced that I intended to cellar it for a few years, this caused quite the verbal kerfuffle.
The Tobacconist said that it was impossible to cellar Germain’s because of the high sugar content and that I would be “better off cracking into that tin tonight and get it smoked!” To which an elderly patron blurted out “What twaddle - I’ve been cellaring Germain’s for years; their ‘1820’ is unbelievable when it’s been left for a while…don’t listen to him!”
With all the backwards and forwards of the conversation, I inadvertently picked up a tin of Plum Cake by accident, instead of the medium flake - I didn’t realise that I had done this until I got home and saw the can and then said “bugger” as by this point I was 50 miles from the shop.
I have therefore found myself having to alter my initial question to ‘Is Germain’s Plum Cake any good in the cellar or should I pop the lid and get smoking?’

All answers and opinions gratefully received.

Thank you for reading - happy smokes.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I see no reason cellaring Germain tobacco would be any different than any other brand/blend. I've been smoking through a jar of 10 year old Stonehaven that is deliciousl

 

[logs]

Cellar away. Germain ages as well as Gawith or any other VA flake. The main problem is the square tins which are notorious for being leaky.

 

[verporchting]

This ^^^^

 

[sablebrush52]

The guy talking about sugar content and cellaring has it backwards. Should be fine to cellar. You should know that Germain's considers cellaring unnecessary and that Robert Germain went so far as to refer to it as "fapping about". The reason is that the tobacco is already aged before release and that they consider it ready to smoke when released. Further aging won't hurt it, but you can also smoke it now.

 

[JimInks]

I agree that cellaring is good for many blends, especially Virginias. In the case of Plum Cake, which I have had fresh and aged, I kinds lean towards fresh being better in this one case. Aros tend to perform better when fresh because the passage of time often causes the topping to fade. Aged Plum Cake, even if the tin seal holds, loses some topping after a number of years. The one benefit, if you consider it to be one, is that the tobacco matures some when that happens.

 

[BROBS]

Hello; I was in a B&M at the weekend, picking up some cigars when I spied some Germain’s Medium Flake behind the counter. Knowing that any Germain’s baccy is generally rarer than hen’s teeth I thought I should buy some but, when I announced that I intended to cellar it for a few years, this caused quite the verbal kerfuffle.
The Tobacconist said that it was impossible to cellar Germain’s because of the high sugar content and that I would be “better off cracking into that tin tonight and get it smoked!” To which an elderly patron blurted out “What twaddle - I’ve been cellaring Germain’s for years; their ‘1820’ is unbelievable when it’s been left for a while…don’t listen to him!”
With all the backwards and forwards of the conversation, I inadvertently picked up a tin of Plum Cake by accident, instead of the medium flake - I didn’t realise that I had done this until I got home and saw the can and then said “bugger” as by this point I was 50 miles from the shop.
I have therefore found myself having to alter my initial question to ‘Is Germain’s Plum Cake any good in the cellar or should I pop the lid and get smoking?’

All answers and opinions gratefully received.

Thank you for reading - happy smokes.

Step 1: do not listen to blowhard idiot pipe/tobacco shop owners. Many wouldn’t know their ass from mouth and even if they did there isn’t much difference.

 

[anotherbob]

Step 1: do not listen to blowhard idiot pipe/tobacco shop owners. Many wouldn’t know their ass from mouth and even if they did there isn’t much difference.

yeah they really don't. Sad state of affairs. Especially since they could admit their ignorance.

 

[karam]

Hello, as your location says "Yorkshire" JF Germain's tobacco shouldn't be that rare to you, however a quick search in UK shops I know showed that indeed, they seem to be out of stock.

 

[ukbob]

Germains get sold out very quickly over here , especially Rich Dark Flake.

 

[Franco Pipenbeans]

Step 1: do not listen to blowhard idiot pipe/tobacco shop owners. Many wouldn’t know their ass from mouth and even if they did there isn’t much difference.

Sadly, you could be right as the same tobacconist tried to tell me that the broken wrapper leaf on one of the cigars he was trying to sell me “wouldn’t impair the smoking enjoyment.” Er…no.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Step 1: do not listen to blowhard idiot pipe/tobacco shop owners.

I would add blowhard idiot pipe forum members to that list. Not me obviously, I wouldn't be in that category?.

 

[BROBS]

I would add blowhard idiot pipe forum members to that list. Not me obviously, I wouldn't be in that category?.

We can agree on both counts. ?

 

[Servant King]

I would add blowhard idiot pipe forum members to that list. Not me obviously, I wouldn't be in that category?.

I thought that was the only category! Is there another, and how does one join?

If you have to talk your way in, I'm pretty much screwed.

 

[kcghost]

No need to get rowdy, now. The guy just screwed the pooch is all. We have all had such moments. As you get old the more often they will occur.

 

[anotherbob]

I would add blowhard idiot pipe forum members to that list. Not me obviously, I wouldn't be in that category?.

I really wish you'd leave me alone. it's not my fault you don't know how to smoke a pipe properly.