What Tobacco Ages Best?

[AJL67]

Ok i realize that’s a bit of a troll headline, i do know that Virginias with their high sugar content and cellulose tend to age very well, my question is if you were buying a couple or pounds to age would you go with a ready rub, Flake, twist, or something else? I’ll take a half asked guess and say it woulr say a flake or twist, something compressed.

Any thoughts or experiences you can share! (On this subject, not where the bad man touched you).

 

[alaskanpiper]

I'm not sure the cut matters much relative to the tobacco itself. I've had wonderful aged blends in every cut. However, I have often wondered the same myself. As a result I have taken some plugs (notably Salty Dogs and Wessex Gold Brick) and set them to age in jars in various cuts. Plug, sliced into flake, rubbed out flakes, and thin flakes rubbed into shag. I will report back in 10 years or so

 

[jaytex1969]

You would not believe the difference 5 years makes to Luxury Bullseye Flake.

Old Dark Fired is great with a few years on it, also.

 

[coming to_falling too]

I was listening to a radio show where Brian had the same blend in two jars, one lightly packed in the jar with some air space, and the other packed in very tight with practically no air at all. He said there were noticable differences in how they aged. Can't recall off the top of my head the details, but it was pretty interesting. I believe whatever the blend was was a ribbon cut.

 

[AJL67]

I'm not sure the cut matters much relative to the tobacco itself. I've had wonderful aged blends in every cut. However, I have often wondered the same myself. As a result I have taken some plugs (notably Salty Dogs and Wessex Gold Brick) and set them to age in jars in various cuts. Plug, sliced into flake, rubbed out flakes, and thin flakes rubbed into shag. I will report back in 10 years or so

Will do

 

[AJL67]

I had a friend that bought 2 boxes of Partagas CCs and they shipped vacuum sealed at the time, he left one sealed and took the other out and tossed them on the back of his humidor, at a herf 10 yrs later he broke them out and marked each one from the vacuum sealed box A and the other box B and handed out sets and we all did a verticals, 6 out of 7 guys picked B as it mellower and changed while A stayed strong and stout like it would have been fresh, it was what we all thought would happen but it was cool to see first hand and just how much they did change.

 

[cigrmaster]

I have 41 flakes, plugs and a rope in my cellar and smoke flakes 90% of the time. I prefer them because when folded and stiffed properly or even cube cut properly, I get a slower and cooler smoke that any other cut provides.
Here is a short list of flakes that I enjoy a great deal.
Capstan Blue Flake
Peterson Navy Rolls
Peterson Flake
Mac Baren Old Dark Fired

All of these should be readily available. I gave you the main three genres to check out. The Capstan is a straight Virginia.
Peterson Navy Rolls is a Virginia/Perique blend and used to be called Dunhill Navy Rolls
Peterson Flake is the old Dunhill Flake and is a great all around Virginia
Mac Baren Old Dark Fired is a Virginia/Burley that in my opinion is a world classic.
For something on the stronger side, Peterson Irish flake is a winner.

For something with some sweetens Peterson University has a nice plum topping and is a Virginia/Burley blend .
I should have also mentioned that in my experience, flakes, plugs and ropes with Virginia bases or even straight Virginia's age best for my tastes.

 

[crashthegrey]

Personally I like the way flakes age best.

 

[kcghost]

Yes, I do too.