Alright, so a few legit questions here regarding the both physical feasibility of storing tobacco in original tins, and questions on ideal aging of tobacco, if such a thing exists.
The situation: I'm about to have a baby boy, my first, at the ripe old age of (almost) 43. I enjoy pocket knives so I started out with the idea to purchase something unique from this year to store away and give to him at some future milestone that has morphed into a bigger idea to essentially put aside a small box of his old man's favorite things/vices as a time capsule for him to open down the line. In addition to the pocket knife, things like a good bourbon that will only age for the better, a silver dollar from the early 1900s I've had myself since I was kid, etc. are in the mix.
Considering the closing of McClelland, I'm also considering tossing in a tin or two, since McC's closing coincides very closing w what will be his birthday (due date is the 6th).
I'm assuming I wouldn't pass this on to him before his 18th or some further on date (college grad, etc), so lets just work on the assumption that I'm talking about 20 years of storage here.
With this in mind, I could use some advice on the following:
-Is there a point of diminishing returns for particular leaf/blends of tobacco? Meaning, is there a time period beyond which the aging is possibly degrading? And is any such concern specific to the leaf (i.e. Virginian. english, etc)?
-Do I need to concern myself with transferring from a tin into a jar? (i.e. will the tin pop due to fermentation over time?)
Basically, is there a particular tobacco that will truly get better for that long of a period of time, and if so, does it need to be transferred out of the tin ahead of time?
I definitely don't want to time capsule something that could possible get worse by the end...or pop sometime along the way and I wouldn't know it.
(FYI, some of the possible tobaccos in the mix are 40th, FMC, FMotT, Deep Hollow, Virginia Woods, Dark Star, and Cajun Dark. Also HH Vintage Syrian)
Edited by jvnshr: Title capitalization (please check Rule #9)
The situation: I'm about to have a baby boy, my first, at the ripe old age of (almost) 43. I enjoy pocket knives so I started out with the idea to purchase something unique from this year to store away and give to him at some future milestone that has morphed into a bigger idea to essentially put aside a small box of his old man's favorite things/vices as a time capsule for him to open down the line. In addition to the pocket knife, things like a good bourbon that will only age for the better, a silver dollar from the early 1900s I've had myself since I was kid, etc. are in the mix.
Considering the closing of McClelland, I'm also considering tossing in a tin or two, since McC's closing coincides very closing w what will be his birthday (due date is the 6th).
I'm assuming I wouldn't pass this on to him before his 18th or some further on date (college grad, etc), so lets just work on the assumption that I'm talking about 20 years of storage here.
With this in mind, I could use some advice on the following:
-Is there a point of diminishing returns for particular leaf/blends of tobacco? Meaning, is there a time period beyond which the aging is possibly degrading? And is any such concern specific to the leaf (i.e. Virginian. english, etc)?
-Do I need to concern myself with transferring from a tin into a jar? (i.e. will the tin pop due to fermentation over time?)
Basically, is there a particular tobacco that will truly get better for that long of a period of time, and if so, does it need to be transferred out of the tin ahead of time?
I definitely don't want to time capsule something that could possible get worse by the end...or pop sometime along the way and I wouldn't know it.
(FYI, some of the possible tobaccos in the mix are 40th, FMC, FMotT, Deep Hollow, Virginia Woods, Dark Star, and Cajun Dark. Also HH Vintage Syrian)
Edited by jvnshr: Title capitalization (please check Rule #9)
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