Royal Yacht (It's Current Iteration) Aging Potential

[okiematt]

The longest I've aged Royal Yacht is around 6 months. I've got about 20 tins on hand. I can't say I've noticed anything I could relate to aging doing a tin vs tin comparison. BUT the first tobacco out of a newly opened tin tastes more rich and full to me than what may have been sitting in a jar for a few weeks.

By the way, Royal Yacht is the best ever. Ever. I'd say "IMHO" but I don't like text talk and it's not even a humble opinion. It's more like facts...at least the way I see it.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Would it?

I cannot say with 100% certainty, but while smoking it the thought does run through my mind... that I wish I could wash the shit taste off of it.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I cannot say with 100% certainty, but while smoking it the thought does run through my mind... that I wish I could wash the shit taste off of it.

Man, I wish you weren't so ambiguous about your thoughts as to the quality of this blend ?

 

[BROBS]

I do. Granted, I have only had the one bowl so far, so my fledgling impressions should be taken with a grain of salt, but I rather enjoyed it.

have you tried Three Year Matured Virginia? It's much better IMO

 

[alaskanpiper]

have you tried Three Year Matured Virginia? It's much better IMO

Not yet. I have one tin of from the pre-peterson Dunhill era. Maybe I'll crack that next.

 

[mityahicks]

I have found it to age exceptionally well, the flavor is still present but softens for the better on my palate. I will buy a few tins to age in the coming year for this purpose.

 

[anotherbob]

funny fact it's aros I am most likely to age. I don't find they have a lot of lost flavor but the flavors are more married and mellowed.

 

[rushx9]

About 6 months ago I wanted to try Royal Yacht. I tend to like tobaccos that are polarizing, including Lakelands and Erinmore, and I especially enjoy plum and dark fruit toppings. At the time, popular dunhill blends were unobtainium, but a friend with a deep cellar gifted me a tin with 4 or 5 years age on it. When I opened it, it didn't hiss or pop and the tobacco was crispy dry, so I can only assume it had been opened long ago or wasn't sealed properly in the first place. My bud said all the other tins from the roll were sealed fine. Anyway, I figured it would be ok to rehydrate a bowls worth at a time and see if I could dig it since I usually prefer tobacco on the dry side anyway. I tasted no fruit topping whatsoever, and the tobacco was bitter and a bit harsh. I've still never tried it fresh and there could have been something else happening with improper storage or shipping on my tin but I made the assessment that long age and evaporation of topping doesn't do this stuff any favors. I wont pass judgment on this tobacco because of my experience but it definitely slid down a few spots on the "need to try" list.

 

[3rdguy]

Strikes me more of a topping then being cased. I didn't get plum from it but I could see how many do...cant put my finger on it. I enjoyed RY but wont be going deep on it. I have a tin from the early 2000’s, I should try it for the aged aspect...

 

[BROBS]

smells like prunes

 

[lightmybriar]

I really like it. The oldest I’ve ever smoked was two years, and it was slightly mellowed in flavor strength, but still very much Royal Yacht. Judging by the taste of the Virginias, I’d say it ought to see some taste changes after a few years, maybe a slight sweetening and overall mellowing?

 

[logs]

I cannot say with 100% certainty, but while smoking it the thought does run through my mind... that I wish I could wash the shit taste off of it.

Sounds like you're ready for Ye Olde Signe. It's basically Royal Yacht without the topping.

Peterson/Dunhill isn't making it any longer, but Robert McConnell Heritage has it's version of Ye Olde Signe called Shakespeare

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Don’t get me wrong. I like it, eapecially those Empirical dark Virginias. The topping is ok, but I don’t think it adds anything positive to the blend, IMO

One year, I even grew some of those African Virginias to play with.

there are other blends that I like, but if I could, I would change the casing or topping, like University Flake or Wallace Flake and a whole host of GH&co products come to mind. But, I’ll smoke them because the good outweighs the bad parts. Heck, I have a few tins of RY waiting on me in cellar for when the mood hits me.

 

[BROBS]

personally I think it's the tobaccos in RY that aren't good.. so I don't know that ye olde signe would be any better?

 

[logs]

For me, Ye Olde Signe is interesting because the Virginians have a delicate tea-like aroma early in the bowl. The flavor starts off slow and mild and you think nothing's going to happen and then get very bready and wonderfull in the second half. That "tea and a biscuit" combination is unlike any other straight Virginia I've encountered. Granted, there's not a huge fan base for the blend, but it works for me. I've cellared it pretty deep

 

[Bengel]

I love the Yacht and will probably pop a 5 year old tin this Holiday season, so I will let you know