Aged vs new tobacco

[Bub]

I blind tasted a $100 bottle of wine and a $10 bottle of wine. Unfortunately, there was no comparison...the $100 bottle was clearly better.
Has anyone tried this with tobacco?
Have you ever opened a $100 tin of aged tobacco and smoked the tobacco before and after a new $10 tin?
Come to think of it, this sounds like a great idea for a party, if you can come up with $110 for wine, $110 for tobacco and some spare change for bread and cheese.
On the other hand, if you are a "wild and crazy guy" you could make it a scotch and tobacco party, and then the sky is the limit.
Bub

 

[Bill]

I can quite easily tell the difference between VA that has been aged a few years and VA that just came home from the tobacco shop. However, I have never paid $100.00 for a tin of tobacco, nor would I ever.

 

[Buck]

All tobacco is 'aged' when we buy it new since tobacco must be aged to
be consumable.

When pipesters talk about aging they really mean additional fermentation
to improve the flavor by further breaking down the nicotine and sugars.

That said fermentation always get better with time. :study: