Samuel Gawith Tin Cellaring

[mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast]

I just stack them and leave them. I've had no problems.

 

[judcole]

I just stack them and leave them. I've had no problems

Likewise - and I have been smoking BBF for years.

 

[ericusrex]

No problems after 12 years of storage.

 

[mikestanley]

If you zan smell the aroma of the tobacco through the tin then you probably need to take some sort of action. I have a bunch of those rectangular tins but I don't smell tobacco. I do wish the McClelland tins were the industry standard.

Mike S.

 

[tobaccojoe]

Thank you all for the information given. I see so many folks that have kept them in the tins, have many of them, and have never had a problem with them. This gives me hope!
MikeStanley: I agree with this always EXCEPT when it comes to Samuel Gawith tins because I can *always* smell the aroma of the tobacco inside with their blends...every single tin I've bought, from many different sources. Someone once suggested it was in how they tinned the tobacco at a factory level that allows for the spillover/seeming "leak" of aroma, but I still haven't fully figured it out.

 

[jon11]

Yes this is true with me as well tobaccojoe, I can always smell the tobacco in SG tins. Mike if you can't smell yours, you must not be putting your nose up to the tin. I have a ton of SG tins and you get a tobacco scent from every one

 

[mso489]

It's debated, but I think perhaps square tins seal less well than round ones. Maybe square tins don't expand and contract as well with temperature and humidity, and sometime don't stay completely sealed. I don't pay any attention to this, and keep square tins assuming they'll stay sealed, but if I had a large quantity I might just jar them. I'm not C-clamping tins; sounds like, if it wasn't done just right, it could pop the tins by itself, but just right, I guess the pressure might do the trick. C-clamp the world. Seems like C-clamped tins would take up a lot of space, but in the cause of well-aged tobacco, no matter.

 

[andrew]

I agree with this always EXCEPT when it comes to Samuel Gawith tins because I can *always* smell the aroma of the tobacco inside with their blends...every single tin I've bought, from many different sources. Someone once suggested it was in how they tinned the tobacco at a factory level that allows for the spillover/seeming "leak" of aroma, but I still haven't fully figured it out.

I always smell tobacco if I smell the sides of any tin except for the McClellend's/C&D type. That includes the round dunhill tins. I just keep them as is.