Packaging & Cellering Pipe Tobacco

Gary Bennington Removing Impurities Before Blending

I read a great article on-line, bulk or tinned tobaccos? As per the writer, the bulk tobacco

would lose some of its aroma or punch, because of opening the bag for measuring for a sale. On the other hand the tinned tobacco would have more consistency because it is never exposed to the environment until the smoker pops it open. The other issue is that it will have more fermentation than the bulk. In light of all this information I went and asked the experts in the Bennington realm.

Weighing the Blended Tobacco

First off Bennington’s has two lines of tobacco: The Custom Blends and the Super Premiums. We sell the “custom blend” tobaccos in 14oz bags or tubs (neither vacuumed). In 7oz bags or tins (neither vacuumed, tins are crimped) and in 1.5oz bags (not vacuumed). The Super Premiums are sold only in 8oz and 2oz tins (not vacuumed, crimped)

Jack Bennington from the Sarasota store did say that the tobaccos with less casing would age longer than the aromatic (with casing). That the tinned tobaccos have higher consistency. The tobaccos in bags are more delicate and age and ferment faster, because they have contact with the environment each time they are opened.

Sealing Tobacco Cans

Our aromatic tobaccos, Dan’s and C&D cannot keep for longer than a year. The English blends with no casing will keep much longer. But once open it will dry faster, so a small humidifier is recommended. In Aromatics, tt seems the sugar will enhance the fermentation and keep it moist longer.

Any tobacco newly opened is like a Beaujolais Nouveau wine; should be consumed within the following 6 to 12 months.

To consume or not after it is opened… Looking through the youtube videos, many people are trying to teach to “reseal” the tins. Resealing does not mean to vacuum seal. That can only be achieved with a vacuum-sealing machine. Once the tobacco tin has been opened it starts its more aggressive aging, just because it’s in contact again with the air.

So where do we go with all this information? Cellaring, aging your tobacco of choice.

Today this is a must. As long as the English tobacco is kept correctly humidified and the Aromatic is vacuumed sealed, any tobacco can be aged for several years.  When you vacuum seal something an amount of its water is also removed. Its left lightly moist and safe from any natural organism found in the air.

Adding The Lables

Start collecting the Bennington tobaccos today! We are one of the last smoke shops to

Blend our own tobaccos, been doing it for the last 40 years!!