in the foil birck with a tight bag clip - smoked it pretty regularly - i guess moisture in the air got to it or something - went completely foul - didn't see mold but when smoked it was deathly - ammonia, sulphur, salty garbage - tossed it and sold the 2nd brick I had in the cellar
I don't see how that's the fault of the tobacco then.
Are you familiar with semois? It's smoked dry -
That's what I mean. The dude himself says don't hydrate this, but you didn't seal it when you got it. If you live in a humid environment, say, Florida or somewhere similar, it's on you to make sure the tobacco stays at the right moisture level.
Yes but I'd say even where you are there's a chance it could become rotten - so it's like treading a tightrope with it - I was smoking it regularly and thought I'd finish the birck - anytime you open that jar it could go bad -I may recall someone else mention their went bad too - so I'm not alone.
by members are you referencing me and the context of this thread? As I had mentioned and speaking for myself I did not - I smoked it for months out of the brick and bagclipped the end - got through just over 1 half of the brick. My logic was that it's dry tobacco anyway so if I'm smoking it "why, jar it?" guess you need to jar it and keep it closed and in a dry part of your house. Too delicate for me - I won't be buying his tobacco any longer, not at that price. I hear cigaretta by DR and Pure Caribe by Mcconnel is a lot like Semois - I rarely mess with cigar blends.
Known for its use of Semois leaf — a Burley varietal grown in Belgium's Ardennes Valley — Tabac Manil here presents their fourth pipe tobacco blend, La Volute. Like the La Brumeuse blend, La Volute consists purely of Semois tobacco but is cut more like a crumble cake rather than a ribbon. Such a cut makes for a more rustic blend that highlights different characteristics of the leaf and offers a longer smoking time than Tabac Manil's more finely cut blends.
Just ordered 4x of this stuff. And now we wait... Kinda excited about this. Really looking forward to see how it compares and contrasts with their other blends.
Aren't you in NJ? Can get rather humid in the summers... some natural snuffs are recommended to be stored in the refrigerator.
Yes, it was in the Summer - good observation - but the Fridge!? Fridge is kind of humid, no?
There's an excellent small video film made in the 1970's on semois - I'll try and find the link for you.
snuff needs to stay humid. So While that is great for snuff might not be great for that pipe tobacco. Sorry your stuff got ruined that sucks. Seems like it can happen to tobacco under the right conditions. I've heard of people with deep cellars getting mold and nasty funk from other tobaccos too. It's funny it can get really humid here and my stash of the semois certainly got moist compared to before. It didn't change much just made it smoke a touch slower.
I wonder if anyone stores tobacco in the kitchen cupboard/pantry
