Super Fast Tobacco Aging

[MC]

I read this article and was wondering what your thoughts might be, I think the moisture in the tobacco would sort of make it's own weather in the tin and gradually dry out.
Perhaps it supposed to be aged just before it dries out completely.
MC

Super Fast Tobacco Aging

Now that the warm weather has arrived (at least here in Vegas where it has been 105+) I'd like to share an aging trick that I discovered quite by accident. Take a tin of tobacco and place it on your dashboard in full sunlight or on a window sill in full sunlight. Leave it there for about 30 minutes +/-. Now take the tin inside and allow it to cool to room temperature. You'll find that your tobacco will now taste and smoke very similar to tobacco that has been aged about 6 - 12 months. Of course there's no substitute for properly aged tobacco but this is a great way to improve the smoking quality of just about any type of tobacco. This technique works especially well with Virginia style tobacco. If you'd like to try this with your favorite bulk tobacco simply use an old tin or small coffee can. Only do 2 - 4 ounces at a time. Enjo

 

[Olle0047]

I altso did this quite by accident earlier in the summer, leavimg a tin of Capstan Gold on the dash of my Vanagon. I can confirm that it changes the taste. as for matured tobacco, i have still to try it. I have several tins of Capstan gold and navy flake cellared for aging 8-10 years, so guess i will find out in 6-7 years time.

Happy puffing
-Ole

 

[MC]

My oldest tobacco is about one month old as I just started pipe smoking. Would like to try something that aged, enjoy.

 

[Hermit]

"Haste makes waste." :twisted:

 

[shootist51]

I think I would classify this process as "stoving" rather than ageing.

Stoving is a great way to help some tobaccos, but you don't get the sugar blossoming that you get from well aged tobacco.

Nothing wrong with it, just not the same.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

This subject rears its head every few months. There is no substitute for actual aging, as mentioned.

I left a 1/4 tin of Union Square in my truck for an afternoon and it got HOT. I wish I hadn't done that, as the US was pretty much destroyed after that. It tasted chalky and oddly sour.

Patience and/or starting out with good tobacco seems a lot less trail and error. :lol:

8)

 

[monbla256]

I read this article and was wondering what your thoughts might be, I think the moisture in the tobacco would sort of make it's own weather in the tin and gradually dry out.
Perhaps it supposed to be aged just before it dries out completely.
MC

Super Fast Tobacco Aging

Now that the warm weather has arrived (at least here in Vegas where it has been 105+) I'd like to share an aging trick that I discovered quite by accident. Take a tin of tobacco and place it on your dashboard in full sunlight or on a window sill in full sunlight. Leave it there for about 30 minutes +/-. Now take the tin inside and allow it to cool to room temperature. You'll find that your tobacco will now taste and smoke very similar to tobacco that has been aged about 6 - 12 months. Of course there's no substitute for properly aged tobacco but this is a great way to improve the smoking quality of just about any type of tobacco. This technique works especially well with Virginia style tobacco. If you'd like to try this with your favorite bulk tobacco simply use an old tin or small coffee can. Only do 2 - 4 ounces at a time. Enjo

'Fraid that whole idea is just BS. Ageing is just THAT, TIME spent in the tin or sealed container. That is merely the application of HEAT which could be considered a form of cooking your 'bac, both of which will have some effects on the tobacco. But it in no way should be considered as a way to "age" tobacco. Age = TIME

 

[williamcharles]

I tried it with three 100brm tins of OGS and the tobacco was much better than a new tin. Nothing dried out and the taste was mellower with the sharp edge taken off. I tried differing time spans. Thirty mins. for one tin, 60 for the second and 90 for the last. The 90 minutes "treatment" was the best of the three. I don't think the change was dramatic but it was better.