Question on "Burginia" Aging

[mav]

Hi everyone, I was wondering about a situation I recently encountered. I opened a 2-year-old tin of Mac Baren Golden Extra which I like to call "Burginia" because it's a Burley forward tobacco with Virginia added. To me it is a wonderful tobacco and I love the tangy, honey, fruitiness from the Virginias to balance with the Burley.

I liked it so much I ended up picking up 8 oz of it in bulk and I noticed that it did not have that same fruity tanginess to it, it was rather bland.

My question is, is the bulk blend bland because it's bulk as opposed to tinned, or is it because the Virginias were able to age for a couple of years? I'm assuming the bulk is new.

I jarred up the bulk and hopefully after a few years it will get better. Thanks for answering my questions!

 

[didimauw]

I call it



BurVa.

And yes they tend to age nicely.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Id say a combination of the two - one was aged 2 years (which definitely plays a role) and one was tinned vs. bulk.
Sometimes bulk blends can vary from their tinned versions. I would think storage plays the leading role - pounds of bulk are simply stored differently than tobacco inside a 2oz tin. Although the differences may be subtle, I think they're still there in some blends.
Just my .02

 

[Chasing Embers]

Bulk has more oxygen exposure than tinned.

 

[VirginiaMan]

I believe the 2 replies above me are spot on. A combination of 3 things.

 

[mav]

Thank you guys for the feedback. I'll just jar it up and give it a couple of years and see where it's at. Luckily I have three tins from 2020 so that should last me a while.