Found two old open tins of baccy - reclamation?

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I was going through my ammo cupboard which also hold my tobacco and found buried a tin of C&D Three Friars and a tin of C&D Pegasus. Both were opened 5 years ago and now are dry as dust. I don't even remember if I liked them as I probably only had one bowl before putting the lid back on and putting them in the cupboard where they got lost behind "stuff" until the other day.

Is it worth/possible to rehydrate them after 5 years and would they be smokable?
 
It's probably a lost cause sir, once they dry out that much most of the flavor leaves along with it. I tried rehydrating some like that a while back ago and it will rehydrate, just tastes like crap. It's a shame too, 3 friars is some pretty good stuff in my opinion.
 
Cartaphilus":l4c3j756 said:
It's probably a lost cause sir, once they dry out that much most of the flavor leaves along with it. I tried rehydrating some like that a while back ago and it will rehydrate, just tastes like crap. It's a shame too, 3 friars is some pretty good stuff in my opinion.  
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That's pretty much my experience.
 
If you're shy on tobacco it is worth rehydrating it by adding it to another tobacco which is slightly too moist, lay down a bed of the moister tobacco then lay down the dry tobacco on top of that then lay down a layer of the moister tobacco on top stuff it a ziplock baggie give it a bit of a shake then leave it for a couple of days and it's all good, I might add it is really is only worth doing if you're shy on tobacco.

BEFORE doing that have a good long whiff of it to make sure there isn't even the slightest hint of mould!
 
Ya that's pretty much what I figured too, just thought I'd throw it out there. I originally bought the three friars as my Dad had smoked three nuns and I loved the smell. I had heard that it was close to three nuns, although I don't know if that's true. That's what bought me to the pipe - the memory of that aroma.

The other one he smoked was Bruno but like three nuns I don't think it is available in it's original formula if at all, although I haven't checked.
 
I'll take the old stuff, (which still smells nice) and burn it a smoke offering when I'm Moose hunting this fall. Maybe I'll be rewarded!! :lol: :lol!:
 
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