Seattle Pipe Club Special Reserve Blends Questions

No clue ... but I really want some plum pudding right now.

The Special Reserve blends used some rare tobaccos that they were lucky enough to find, and used it all, so when these blends are gone, they're gone. That's how I understand it. As for the tins, my experience is that they hold up for at least eight years. Last year, I opened 2012 Anni Kake, 2012 Louisiana Red, 2012 Rolando's Own and 2010 BRG, all of which held fresh, moist tobacco. A couple people I know opened seven year old tins, and the tobaccos was fresh. They may not be metal tins, but they are food grade tins and as long as you don't store them in a place with a bit of humidity or lots of heat where they, like another other kind of tin would rust, you should be good for some time.

No, I was speaking of the same kind of Sutliff tins that you were in my response. These Special Reserve blends use the same tins as far as I can see. They'll hold up for years, but not forever. Ultimately, unless you have cutter tops, a lot of tins or tubs will eventually lose some of their seal. I seen some from the 1930s and forward hold up perfectly. I've seen some fail. How any kind of tins hold up depends in part on how you store them, in my opinion.

I've noticed some discrepancy in my tins of the Special Reserve. Some of the tins feel solid, with little play, while other tins feel somewhat more fragile, with plenty of play at the lids (pressing down on the lids, they pop right back up). These loose-like tins I might jar just to be safe.

When other kids paid for their school lunch for 3 cents, Jim wisely bought the cutter tops and squirreled them away.

And he calls Basil Meadows an old guy?

I think that this is a trend that we will face for the foreseeable future.

Just looked before Snooze Time in Zeta Reticuli. SP has it for 26.39. That's only a buck-fifty over what I paid for mine last year. Go crazy, folks! And may the Smoke be with you