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pwkarch

So earlier today I took all my cigar containers (Airtight Food Grade) out of my "cellar" (closet) to perform a monthly check on the humidity levels and temperatures (70/70). They all have multiple "Boveda Bags" which are the Cigar Collectors' (sounds more PC than Cigar Smoker) best friend. I do this religiously because I have a lot of money wrapped up here. I have 12 containers each with a different blend and I am sure there are well over 750 or more sticks there. A virtual mini fortune of quality cigars, some almost 10 years aging. The sad part is since about the New Year or so my cigar smoking is almost non existent in favor of my pipes. (I should think about selling some of these, or put in my will that anyone coming to my funeral gets a handful). As usual, I switched out some of the Boveda Bags and just admired my good tobacco fortune. I had left the boxes stacked on one of my desks as I completed the chore happy in the fact that my cigars are cared for very well.

Now here is where the story takes a turn. In the same closet ("cellar") there are over 65 pint Mason Jars filled with Pipe Tobacco for which I have been shot the "stink eye" from my wife when the door is open (that does not count 34 quart Mason Jars and 6 unopened jars scattered on shelves elsewhere). So this morning after returning home, she comes into my office to tell me she is home, and is looking at the cigar containers sitting out where normally they live on the bottom 2 shelves in the "cellar", slightly more not as "in your face" as the jarred tobaccos above.

So I noticed her staring at the containers, frowning, looking at me, and getting ready to say something so I quickly blurted out "I am just checking my cigars and I think I need to order some more". Now she was glaring at me. Now, before I go on, I need to interject that today is our 43rd Wedding Anniversary. So while glaring at me, then the containers, then me again she got "that look" mumbling "I don't think so" and walked out of the room.

So although I was just joking, I have decided to allow for a 44th Wedding Anniversary I am going to have to cool my jets here. Or alternatively I am going to put some boxes and jars in different less conspicuous locations because I learned a long time ago "perception is reality". And I DO WANT many more Anniversaries with the love of my life.

motie2

I shared your post (above) with SWMBO (48th Anniversary last month). 
AS a result, she's a little more tolerant of my single jar of Barbados Plantation, two unopened tins of the BP, and one small jar of Mrs. Hudson's.

So thank you, @pwkarch, and God bless you. You done me a great kindness......

pwkarch

Motie

Right back at you......I am glad I could help in some small way

Londy3

@pwkarch, I think you may have helped a lot of us here. I too, will share this with my bride. I only have about 15+ jars of tobacco in my cellar (which is my desk drawer). She thinks I have way too much money in this pipe thing and it's really bad for me. No upside In her mind. 

ghostsofpompeii

@pwkarch I'm in a very similar situation to you, only I don't have the cigars. I've got Mason jars of tobacco in several locations as well as un-opened tins. And now that I've bought a few tins of Barbados Plantation I'm going to put a major HOLD on anymore tobacco purchases. Especially after hearing that aromatic tobacco blends may lose their flavor after an extended period of time. So for me cellaring isn't about aging my blends ... just stockpiling for the future - if and when the Deeming Regulation go into effect.   

pwkarch

ghostsofpompeii

I don't know if I agree with that totally. I have not found the aromas or tastes of aromatics diminishing, at least not in an appreciable way. I have had some jarred over 5 or 6 years and they taste the same to me. It is possible that any stored over that length could, I just have no proof of anything over 5 or 6 years. I do know everyone says Virginians, and I think Burleys do well for almost ever.

pwkarch

ghostsofpompeii

I don't know if I agree with that totally. I have not found the aromas or tastes of aromatics diminishing, at least not in an appreciable way. I have had some jarred over 5 or 6 years and they taste the same to me. It is possible that any stored over that length could, I just have no proof of anything over 5 or 6 years. I do know everyone says Virginians, and I think Burleys do well for almost ever.

ghostsofpompeii

@pwkarch I hope you're right about that because if not I'm going to be one very disappointed smoker as the years go by and the taste in my aromatics diminish. The only good thing is since I'm 67 years old I can always blame my age on things not tasting the same as they did when I was younger. 

motie2

<snicker> Wait until you're my age, you young whipper snapper. 

Woodsman

I'm starting to go back a ways in my cellar, the Virginias have sweetened some,  the Aromatics that I've tried haven't lost much and the Burleys seem unchanged. I'm going to try some younger jars to compare.

ghostsofpompeii

To be perfectly honest with you I have so many different variations of aromatic tobaccos that I probably wouldn't know if something taste exactly the same or changed after a period of time since so many have a similar flavor.