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<blockquote data-quote="Puff Daddy" data-source="post: 127875" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>It's a plant, bound by inevitable decomposition. Granted, it's been processed into various forms and tinned in atmospheric conditions designed to give it a good long shelf life, but yes it will eventually decompose. At some point there will be a change that will be beneficial to the smoker as the tobacco will get "Better", a breakdown and change in the original composition that makes it more palatable, but at some point too will come change that will make it "Worse" for the smoker as it begins to degrade into worthlessness. </p><p></p><p>The 10 year mark seems like a mean line where certain tobaccos begin a rapid decline and others a slow decline. Virginias and Burleys may go 10 years or more over that line, but I've smoked a lot of these tobaccos at or near that 10 year point and you can tell that they are either near their optimum peak or just beyond it. I've smoked some 20 year plus tobaccos that were still OK but not as good as 12 or 14 year old tobaccos of the same nature. Latakia blends seem to decline the quickest. Aros I won't even comment on as they suck at all points in the time line :lol: </p><p></p><p>I'd try to cellar straight Virginia flakes to no more than the 2 decade mark. A good cubed burley to 2 decades plus. I'm actually working on this at present and am building my cellar for the future on this principle. I expect to be smoking nothing but old burleyweed when I'm in my 70's 8)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Puff Daddy, post: 127875, member: 3"] It's a plant, bound by inevitable decomposition. Granted, it's been processed into various forms and tinned in atmospheric conditions designed to give it a good long shelf life, but yes it will eventually decompose. At some point there will be a change that will be beneficial to the smoker as the tobacco will get "Better", a breakdown and change in the original composition that makes it more palatable, but at some point too will come change that will make it "Worse" for the smoker as it begins to degrade into worthlessness. The 10 year mark seems like a mean line where certain tobaccos begin a rapid decline and others a slow decline. Virginias and Burleys may go 10 years or more over that line, but I've smoked a lot of these tobaccos at or near that 10 year point and you can tell that they are either near their optimum peak or just beyond it. I've smoked some 20 year plus tobaccos that were still OK but not as good as 12 or 14 year old tobaccos of the same nature. Latakia blends seem to decline the quickest. Aros I won't even comment on as they suck at all points in the time line :lol: I'd try to cellar straight Virginia flakes to no more than the 2 decade mark. A good cubed burley to 2 decades plus. I'm actually working on this at present and am building my cellar for the future on this principle. I expect to be smoking nothing but old burleyweed when I'm in my 70's 8) [/QUOTE]
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