How old is too old?

[huffelpuff]

A Question for the more knowledgeable brothers. At what point is a sealed tin not good any more? I recently passed up an opportunity to buy a sealed tin of Edgeworth Ready Rubbed that was over 70 years old and another tin of something I don't recall ever seeing before that was 112yo. I'm wondering if that was a mistake. Any thoughts would be appreciated.


:scratch: Jim

 

[puros_bran]

If its still sealed its probably smokable.
To what extent it's smokable is another question altogether.

 

[SirBriarMcpiperson]

When I come across some dry tabac I have been using something called the blimpiefier soak it for like 20 sec is some purified water put it in the tabac for a few days, stir periodically, and the tabac is brought back like magic. Freakin love it!!

 

[Ol'Dawg]

You never know til you pop open the tin. At worst the tobacco could have had a bacterial infection or has become moldy making the tobacco unsmokeable. Both situations I have run across.

ecently I found three 40 year old tins of Prince Albert that were quite dry but after re-hydrating them became a very good smoke. I also found two old tins of Larsen Kentucky Gold that very dry but smokeable after re-hydrating them.

Good luck,

Jim

 

[jlong]

Send them to Kyle Weiss. He will let you know if they're any good or not.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

Send them to Kyle Weiss. He will let you know if they're any good or not.

How the hell did I get dragged into this? :lol: I'm no monkey, and this isn't space. 8)

 

[jlong]

Send them to Kyle Weiss. He will let you know if they're any good or not.

How the hell did I get dragged into this? :lol: I'm no monkey, and this isn't space. 8)

Because it's F with Kyle month?

 

[Kyle Weiss]

Because it's F with Kyle month?

Careful, they'll start talkin' if you bark up this tree too much... :lol: