Quote Originally Posted by Nature View Post
So, as you jar your bulk tobacco and the jar is partially empty, you obtain some more to replace. Do you:


  • Just add the new stuff to the old stuff, mixing it together?
  • Start a new jar, having multiple jars of the same tobacco with different acquisition dates?


Is there a preferred way?
I imagine it somewhat depends upon how fast you go through a particular blend. ?
I start a new jar for a couple of reasons. First, I am really interested in seeing how tobacco can change with age. Once you pop a seal, you are restarting the aging process. Second, which is related to the first, I date all the tobacco that goes into my cellar so I can rotate through the stock. Third, once I pop a mason jar seal, I don't trust it for long term storage anymore, so I would have to replace the lid anyway.

If I had something I smoked all the time and didn't really care about aging it, it would make sense to just add it to the jar I am smoking out of. I don't have any blends that I have opened at all times, more like a rotating smoking inventory.

That's just my process. It really comes down to personal habits and preference.