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RE: Smoke With Me On Pipe Tobacco Delivery Day
Never been much of a smoker, except maybe out the ears when a post takes too long to create. But as we've discussed before, the smell of pipe tobacco is surely one of the more pleasant of things to light up and be around. I can imagine how nice some of those are.
How long can you keep them? Do you freeze them if you quantity a whole lot? Or does it keep for a long time, and not lose flavour as you dry it out over a long period of a year or two?
Pipe tobacco is a lot easier to store than cigars, which have to be kept at 70 degrees F and 70% humidity. But the ideal conditions are the same. Freezing is a big no, since the dry air just destroys the leaf. Tobacco in vacuum-sealed tins can last forever - people "cellar" it because they think it improves in flavor over time - often it does! In jars like this it's probably good for a couple of years. If they dry out I just sprinkle a few drops of distilled water in and shake them up.