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Steve Alan
Member
Username: Marinekayak
Post Number: 6
Registered: 03-2009
| | Posted on Friday, June 19, 2009 - 10:05 pm: | |
People on other threads have mentioned aging their tins. Is this as simple as taking a tin that has been opened and letting it sit for a few months? I have a tin of Peterson Sherlock Holmes that most people seem to recommend aging. Help!?!? |
Matty
Member
Username: Matty
Post Number: 41
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 11:30 am: | |
Unopened tins Steve for as long as you can stand it! |
Harvey Click
Member
Username: Fafhrd
Post Number: 1473
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 12:44 pm: | |
Matty is right--it's better to leave the tin unopened if you want to age it. If the tin has been opened, you should probably transfer the tobacco to a Mason jar for aging. |
Todd Bannard
Member
Username: Sasquatch
Post Number: 677
Registered: 05-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 08:46 pm: | |
If the tin is pretty full still, just screw the lid on tight and it will be fine. Those Peterson tins work pretty well. I've had Sherlock sitting on my shelf for 6 months in the tin and it's STILL too wet!
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Terry Ginn
Member
Username: Terryg
Post Number: 5
Registered: 04-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 10:01 pm: | |
If you can find old tins at your brick and mortar tobacco shop, they're usually better than new stock. Look for older versions of brands that have changed their labels, or ones that are dusty. GLP even puts dates on their tins. This is a good way to get aged virginias. |
Massimo Aiello
Member
Username: Thebloozboy
Post Number: 11
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 10:15 am: | |
If you wish to store form more than a couple of years you should find in your home a place with stable temperarure and wet, and with not much light otherwise you should buy a humidor. For examp........le I use to store tobaccos on a canteen that I use for wine too, tempereature is stable all over year betwee 18 deree celsius in winter and 22 on summer (64/72 Fahrenheit), wet is around 40/48 all year long, and no light on it. |
Kelvin Williams
Member
Username: K_williams
Post Number: 1
Registered: 07-2009
| | Posted on Friday, July 10, 2009 - 02:19 pm: | |
I have some unopened GL Pease tins that were made in 2000. Are they still good? |
Harvey Click
Member
Username: Fafhrd
Post Number: 1483
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 01:47 am: | |
--"I have some unopened GL Pease tins that were made in 2000. Are they still good?"
Yes, and they'll probably be even better in a few more years. |
Juan Cota
Member
Username: Juanmc2
Post Number: 3
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:52 am: | |
Yesterday i was transferring my tobacco to glass jars that i booth, i have a can of sg full Virginia flake opened for one month, having removed that paper that's between the tobacco and the can i found rust on the can, that let me wonder that maybe it's not a good idea to leave your tobacco in metallic cans even unopened.
Has anyone encountered these situation ? |
Dan Bryant
Member
Username: Bryantm3
Post Number: 72
Registered: 03-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 07:05 pm: | |
storing tobacco tins in a moist area is an unwise idea, it doesn't need to be in a cigar humidor since it's totally sealed in the tin. rust will always eventually occur, but moist air will speed it up a lot; keep tobacco tins in a cool, dry place rather than in a humidor; the environment inside the tin will retain the moisture the tobacco needs. |
Paul Tummers
Member
Username: Paul_tummers
Post Number: 149
Registered: 12-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 06:38 am: | |
I am working on it from 2004 now; Every year I buy 5 100gram tins of Troost slices, put a sticker on the bottom with the date of purchase and put them away in a locker in a room with relative constant temperature.
I check them now and then amd leave them alone for the rest to rest.
My plan is, to open the first one next year with Christmas, hope my waiting will be rewarded.
Kind Regards,
Paul T. |
Juan Cota
Member
Username: Juanmc2
Post Number: 5
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 12:53 pm: | |
The other thing that i tried is on my new unopened sealed tins (6 full virginia flake & 6 penzance's) put them inside a zip lock bag and with my mouth sucked the air out of the bag with just the last inch of the bag opened, ones the air is out the bag gets closed. On top of that bag in case the first one fails put a second bag same method just to make sure. Any one tried these before, and if so did it work ? It seams like i exaggerate but since y wanna put some time on them just wanna make sure they make it. |