What's the Oldest Tin in Your Cellar?

[rmbittner]

The vast majority of my many tins are from 2002 on, but I do have a tin of Rattray's Black Mallory from 1995. It's starting to puff just a bit, and I can't wait to dig into it. But I think I'm going to wait until it's a nice, round 20 years old.
So what's the oldest tin in your own stock? Are you saving it for a special occasion?
Bob

 

[cedeks]

Last month I opened my oldest tin a MB navy flake 100gm (they used to make it in this size) it goes back to 2003. Now I have captain black white box (contains 5-6 pouches) 2007not interested to open. Around 20 different Dunhill tins from the same year and 1 holiday season 2010 from Peterson. The rest are new... :D

 

[jpberg]

I've got three Dunhill tallboy tins from the early 70's left, 1 MM10, and 2 MM73. Most of my tins are mid 90's, most of the stuff I smoke daily is fresh bulk.

 

[ravkesef]

An 8 oz tin of Smoker's Haven Our Best Blend purchased in 1974. Not sure why I'm saving it, but I think it gradually moved to the back of the shelf over the course of several moves. At the time, I smoked only this blend and Balkan Sobranie #759. The two were identical, and in fact, on several occasions, I opened a tin of Our Best Blend, to find the top paper disc of 759 inside, so it is entirely possible that I have a vintage 759 sitting on the shelf, aging for nearly 40 years.

 

[uberam3rica]

I have some MacBarren Scottish Mixture from 1985, but it isn't an unopened tin. I'ts a little packet. I have 2 tins of Blakan Sasieni that were bought in January 2011. I also have some Frog Morton On The Town from 2011.

 

[mrgunnar177]

1991 Butera Pelican :D

 

[yorkshirepipe]

Mine only goes back 5 years but I've only been smoking pipes since I was 18, 4 years ago. Although I did manage to get some Gold Block from 1970s, unfortunately just before passing it on he opened it "just to see what it was like" - meaning as soon as got it I jarred it up best I could!

 

[uberam3rica]

I've only been smoking pipes since I was 18, 4 years ago

I've been smoking pipes since I was 18 too. I'm a bit younger, I'm almost 20.

 

[hfearly]

My oldest tins used to be 1990s Nightcap, but I've recently acquired some Bengal Slices from the 1970s. Most of "vintage" my stuff is around 2002-2005 so about ten years of age. Those are for special moments only. My daily puffs are VAs with about a year on them. Buy one cellar one works nicely to start off, then later you open an older tin and buy a fresh one to store away at the same time. I found that for me, I need a 3 tin "buffer", having about 5 blends in rotation. But I'm not a heavy smoker.

 

[mrgunnar177]

Im almost 19 been smoking since I was 17

 

[shaintiques]

Ive got a sealed Blue Note and. Sealed W O Larson Mellow mixture from 2002, and a can of McClellands Christmas Cheer from 2006.

 

[rmbittner]

hfearly:
I think you'll really enjoy the Bengal Slices when you get around to opening the tin. I had a 20-year-old tin not that long ago, and it was very good.
And since folks are sharing: I'm 51 and have been smoking a pipe since I was 18. I just wish I'd also been stocking up on tobacco for that long!
Bob

 

[cigrmaster]

My oldest is a tin of Orlik Golden Slice and Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky, both from 1997. I have other 2001- 2002 tins and I had a boat load of 2002 tins that I have sold off because they were all English blends. I have a bunch of 2006 and 2007 bulk tobaccos.

 

[papipeguy]

36 year-old tin of Macbaren's Scottish Mixture. Smooth as silk.

 

[hfearly]

rmbittner: I opened it a day before Christmas. It is out of the world ;-)

 

[uberam3rica]

Im almost 19 been smoking since I was 17

I thought I was the youngest one here! I guess not. I 've been smoking since I was 17 too. I smoke ciggs then.

 

[atboth]

Oldest tin? John Cotton's 1 & 2 Medium, from the 1970s. Other than that, three tins of John Cotton's Smyrna and about a dozen tins of Balkan Sobranie (white label) that date from no more recent than 1981, a few Dunhills from the same period, and half a dozen tins of State Express.

Plus a few pounds of Drucquer & Sons.
Three tins of Dunhill Nightcap, from the late nineties.
Everything else is no older than 2003. But I bought A LOT since 2003.

I kinda started going ape to make up for lost time.

And disappearing tobacco opportunity.
By the way, I bought my first pipe when I was thirteen (in 1972), acquired my first tin of tobacco when I was fourteen (several weeks later). At that time it seemed rather silly to have an elegant and evocative piece of wood..........

with nothing to put in it.

 

[mangers]

I have five sealed tins of Prince Albert from the 60's.

 

[cezario]

Eleven sealed "Balkan Sobranie Original Mixture" 50 grams tins. I bought them in the Sobranie shop ( 34 , Burlington Arcade, London) in July 1976.

 

[drrock]

I have some MacBaren blends from the late 70's - Symphony, Plumcake, and Burley London Blend.

I've only tried the Symphony so far - really interesting to note the difference between something with substantial age and newer renderings.