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<blockquote data-quote="jacko" data-source="post: 166647" data-attributes="member: 1241"><p>I'm in agreement with other BoB members. Not being an organic chemist, my two cents for what its worth; VA have high sugar content (hence the reason they burn hot), likely due to the nitrogen rich soil in which they are grown (which also means higher nicotine). Sugars take a very long time to break down hence the reason VAs age so wonderfully. I would think that if the tobacco was impervious to air circulation there would not be a theoretical limit on how long they could age. Having said that, any tin with rubber pressure seals will break down over time (as oppose to the pop top kind) as such the 10 year threshold might hold true before the rubber starts to disintegrate and the seal is compromised. I think of it similar to wine, over time they get better likely due to the slow break down of sugar. </p><p></p><p>'English' blends, specifically 'orientals' are grown in nitrogen poor soil, hence lower sugar and lower nicotine as such don't benefit much from aging - keeping in mind that any English blend does have varying degrees of VAs...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jacko, post: 166647, member: 1241"] I'm in agreement with other BoB members. Not being an organic chemist, my two cents for what its worth; VA have high sugar content (hence the reason they burn hot), likely due to the nitrogen rich soil in which they are grown (which also means higher nicotine). Sugars take a very long time to break down hence the reason VAs age so wonderfully. I would think that if the tobacco was impervious to air circulation there would not be a theoretical limit on how long they could age. Having said that, any tin with rubber pressure seals will break down over time (as oppose to the pop top kind) as such the 10 year threshold might hold true before the rubber starts to disintegrate and the seal is compromised. I think of it similar to wine, over time they get better likely due to the slow break down of sugar. 'English' blends, specifically 'orientals' are grown in nitrogen poor soil, hence lower sugar and lower nicotine as such don't benefit much from aging - keeping in mind that any English blend does have varying degrees of VAs... [/QUOTE]
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