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I was surprised that I didn't find mention of it in any of these forums. I have used it quite a bit and have it saved to my excel files for future use! Props to Drew Smokes for putting it together. Still don't understand why a simple dating format is so difficult to implement...."okay boomer" ?
I performed several searches and came up emoty........so I posted it.
As long as it isn't breaking any rules, maybe having a dedicated thread will be beneficial to someone? I've heard tale of those with Excel handicaps but I thought they were just old wives tales.
Those are only folks born prior to 1961.
I've got over 300 pounds put up. There's no night and day change with aging, just a mellowing. Any aging that happens in my cellar is just from not getting around to smoking it yet.
Wait, you don't believe there is a noticeable change in VAs with age, past a simple mellowing?
Not really. Virginias fresh have a burning tendency when fresh and that softens a bit, but nothing more than that.
Interesting, I absolutely love VAs and VAPers but only after they have 5 years on them. That is really the only reason I use the dating tool and label my jars after opening.
I think the biggest difference people notice in Virginias isn't so much aging as it is from different crops. One blend fresh isn't going to be exactly the same from year to year.
Hmm, though the experience is definitely going to be subjective, there is objective evidence of the changes undergone in an aged VA.
That poses an interesting question. I have no doubt that each crop would hold varying nuances much like differing crops of grape create variance among wine vintage. Weather, soil, maturation, and time of day harvest occured would all add to or subtract from the overall profile. I doubt my palate is refined enough to determine such subtleties, though now I am intrigued.
