Started a Cellar

[foolwiththefez]

My Wonderful Wife gave me a membership in PipesAndCigars.com's Pipe Tobacco of the Month club for our anniversary. At the moment, I have open jars of Peterson Special Reserve (2015); Frog Morton; Milan Burley; McClelland 221b; and 2 different blends from the Jacksonville B&M I recently visited. So, when this month's shipment came in (with 4 ounces of Stokkebye's Bulls Eye Flake), I decided it was high time to start a cellar.
I broke out 2 ounces of the BSF to smoke now and everything else (even the aros) went into a box up in the closet. Here's my humble beginning:
http://www.tobaccocellar.com/foolwiththefez

 

[aggravatedfarmer]

It will grow immensely. Just you wait.

 

[foolwiththefez]

I expect it will with roughly 8 ounces of tobacco coming in once a month for the next 5 months... and yet, I'm still tempted to place another order. I want to try a lakeland blend and I need to pick up some 221-b to stick in the cellar as a gift for a friend next year.

 

[jackswilling]

Cellaring is cool. Good for you. As a general matter, time is our friend. I am going to put at least five years plus on mine before I even think about touching mine. 2021 is my target year for about 70 lbs with 5 years plus. Hoping it lasts me for the balance of my time here on earth with small monthly additions to fill in the back end so I am always at 5 years plus.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Here's my humble beginning

Nicely done. Be cautious, however, as cellaring can easily get out of hand and turn to this:

I hope your wife realizes what she has started.

 

[foolwiththefez]

I look at that, peckinpahhombre, and I'm not even jealous. I'm terrified. My god that is a huge cellar. Do you know how many pounds you're up to? Have you ever calculated how long it would take to smoke all of that? Is it is a gift for your children?

 

[hakchuma]

Thanks peck! You make me feel like a reasonable man lol!
Ill have to show my wife these photos. Will give me an edge.

 

[eriksmokes85]

Wow peck that is insanely awesome! Makes me think that my 6 pouches of CB and BR is super lame haha

 

[brudnod]

Hak, I WOULD NOT show Peck's cellar to your wife. She'll cut you off! Probably get in the way of your tobacco buying too...

 

[jackswilling]

"Do you know how many pounds you're up to? "
Go to Tobacco Cellar and you can see for yourself. Around 680 pounds as I recall. It is an awesome cellar with some seriously good tins ticking away.

 

[nutcracker]

There's help Peck, there's help.

 

[nutcracker]

Thanks for posting this. It was a great reminder to start the online tracking for myself.

 

[cfreud]

Peck ... Goodness gracious. I felt that three shelves of a small closet in my apartment was excessive. Good for you. Seeing this, I can justify a few more orders to my collection.

 

[aggravatedfarmer]

My phone froze trying to load Pecks cellar pictures... I'm linked to WIFI.

 

[prairiedruid]

Peck better reinforce some of those shelves......particle board only sags so much then crack.

 

[jackswilling]

"...particle board only sags so much then crack."
I noticed the sag. He is asking a lot of those shelves.

 

[danielplainview]

Even the Koreans speak of the legendary Cellar de Peck.
Mucho Excelente !

 

[jmatt]

I showed my wife Peck's pictures to try and defend my own cellar. She said "just because someone's even crazier than you doesn't mean you're still not crazy too."

 

[catyrpelius]

Peck, what brand are the containers you have the L.J. Peretti tins in?

 

[peckinpahhombre]

cat - in one of my pics on this thread you can see the label. Anchor - full name Anchor Hocking. I buy them up here at Walmart for around $9. I know that Harris buys the same jars at Walmart in Florida. They look identical but if I recollect, his had a different brand name on them, They hold 2 of those 8 oz Peretti paint can tins perfectly. I did a couple of tests with them before I started using them by putting water in them and seeing if they would leek if I shook them and spun them around and they seem to seal perfectly. It is just backup protection really.