What is the Difference between Aged Tobacco and New Tobacco?

[anotherbob]

my experience says tobacco mellows with age. Which again like has been said can improve or ruin a blend. Personally aside from a few blends I don't find any real magic in it.

I just smoked my batch of two year old GLP Cairo. Mellower pretty much the same and a mild hint of strawberry. Is it better? No! Is it worse? No. Is it different? Yeah but frankly the most interesting part is having something rarer then it was when I bought it (i.e. can't just buy two year old Cairo that's been jarred up, well not for a price comparable to other brands and blends.) Though every once and a while something really does something wonderful, but there is no guarantee. In fact I feel like properly drying a blend does more for flavor improvement then age does.

 

[hauntedmyst]

I like my Latakia blends right out of the factory. Aged Latakia loses the deep campfire edge I enjoy. VA’s are better with time.

 

[crashthegrey]

Depends on the tobacco and your preferences as outlined above. The best way to know and not go broke is to buy two of anything that you get and smoke one fresh and cellar the other. Then revisit in a few years.

 

[hyperstar]

The aged tobacco is definitely more smooth than new tobacco.
It would be jackpot if you get natural icing on tobacco. (Not mold.)
It's easier to happen on SG tobacco.

 

[NC TX ID pipeman]

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