Many years ago I walked into a pipe shop, I think it was in Michigan but I can't even remember the city. Maybe Flint, because I remember buying a pipe from Paul's Pipe Shop (an amazing place!), but this place wasn't Paul's. Started talking to the guy, looking for tins with some age on them, and he happened to mention something he had in a back corner of the humidor. He came out with a five pound bag of Early Morning Pipe. My jaw dropped. I can't even remember what I paid for it, but there was no question of whether I should open my wallet. I traced it, to the best of my knowledge, to 1996. I jarred it all in 2009, the year I bought it. Gave it four stars out of four on TR. Just had some tonight for the first time in a few years. WOW. This just confirms my faith in Ball jars, and in the process of aging tobacco patiently. Highly Recommended!
