Do Aromatic Blends Keep/Age?

[methomp]

I am stocking up on tobacco. It's mostly a combination of English blends and VaPers, but I occasionally enjoy an aromatic blend, like Autumn Evening. I would like to buy it by the pound, but I am concerned about how long it will keep and what the effect of aging an aromatic blend would be. Thanks All

 

[AJL67]

I am stocking up on tobacco. It's mostly a combination of English blends and VaPers, but I occasionally enjoy an aromatic blend, like Autumn Evening. I would like to buy it by the pound, but I am concerned about how long it will keep and what the effect of aging an aromatic blend would be. Thanks All

I believe they keep forever, many aros are goopy with PG which doesn’t really evaporate off, the side effect of cellaring them is they tend to lose a little of their “oomph” but not majorly. If you feel them in Mylar or jars is shouldn’t be an issue anyway.

 

[ThermionicScott]

It depends on the blend. Many aromatics are chemically inactive, so they'll stay the same forever. Others will undergo some change and the topping will weaken over time. A brief scan at TR gives me the impression that Autumn Evening ages gracefully, if nothing else.

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[kcghost]

Generally speaking, you could say that most aromatics keep very well without necessarily aging. There are exceptions to this rule but not being an aromatic smoker I can't say which ones.

 

[Non-Mentholated Black Man]

Autumn Evening and/or any other C&D tobacco(s) is completely unknown to me but I have never experienced negative results from jarring other aromatic blends.
That said, I cannot claim to have noticed any appreciable improvement either.

One thing is certain:
The price of tobacco will continue to increase, as its accessibility and/or availability diminishes.

 

[anotherbob]

It depends on the blend. Many aromatics are chemically inactive, so they'll stay the same forever. Others will undergo some change and the topping will weaken over time. A brief scan at TR gives me the impression that Autumn Evening ages gracefully, if nothing else.

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it depends. In a lot of ways they mellow slightly. What that means changes from blend to blend. Three Star by Iwan Ries is the most improved by age blend I've tried. It went from a genericish whatever blend to something totally stellar. But from my experience they generally don't change all that much. The most common change is the topping mellows and in my opinion usually improves the tobacco to topping ratio in the profile. But I agree not really what I'd call aging.

 

[AcesAndEights]

I’m smoking through a tin of Orlik Racing Green right now. It’s about 10 years old if I’m reading the code correctly. I’ve never had it fresh so I can’t compare, but it’s a mighty fine smoke right now. I think cellaring aros will be no problem.

 

[johnnyflake]

From many discussions on this topic, back in the day, I recall that the consensus with most involved, was that the tobaccos would age as they normally would, but the toppings would lose their full effect and mellow considerably, but not completely go away, over a long, long period of time.

 

[RL Bucktails]

I have some Iwan Ries red and blue from 1999. Seems fine.

 

[KS Pipes]

I don't know about the specific brand you mentioned, but I emailed Country Squire and asked them, because I want to stock up on a few of their blends and they told me, they've had 20 year old cellared aromatics and they were perfectly fine.

 

[DesertDan]

I began cellaring in earnest about 6 years ago. Many of the blends I started with are aromatics and I have several in half pound and pound lots. They haven't really changed.

The way I think of it is that aromatics "store" and non-aromatics "age".

 

[AroEnglish]

I've found them to lose a bit of their flavor over time. It could be because I'm storing them in mason jars that aren't vacuum sealed though they do have airtight lids. I'm guessing having air inside results in some kind of reaction (aerobic vs. anaerobic).

 

[Smoking Pipe402]

I recently found a pound of 1Q in my cigar cooler from six or seven years ago. I smoked a couple bowls of it and I think it has improved manly because the flavoring has diminished some what and it doesn’t seem to make a mess of my pipes as much fresh 1Q does. With that said the only time I smoke aromatics is when I know I’m going to be around non smokers.

 

[pappymac]

I recently finished a jar of Rattray's Exotic Orange (now Exotic Passion) that I purchased and jarred in 2018. It was still a pleasant smoke and I will soon be opening another jar containing 100g of the same blend. I have other Kohlhase & Kopp aromatics going back to 2015 that have been jarred and they all seem to be in good condition.

I also recently opened a tin of D&R London Dock from 2019. It is still fresh.

I will say that flavor of some aromatics seem to meld together and mellow out. The Peterson's Summertime 2015 I smoked today is better than when I first bought it.