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Post by stone on Apr 4, 2019 20:33:24 GMT -5
I gather that the term cellaring is a very Broad term? Is cellaring simply the act of properly containing tobacco while it ages?
Does it matter if it is hidden away somewhere or prominently displayed?
The term cellaring conjures up the image of a dark dank moldy basement :-)
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Post by JimInks on Apr 4, 2019 20:35:43 GMT -5
I don't have a cellar, so my stash is in the house. Better climate control, too, which is very important.
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Post by insignia100 on Apr 4, 2019 20:36:49 GMT -5
The accumulation and proper storage of tobacco for future consumption, with intent to preserve the tobacco or age it to develop flavor, or to maintain a supply of your favorite tobacco in an era when blends are changing hands or going away completely. I keep mine in my closet in a Sterilite drawer, mainly to preserve the jarred tobacco from light. I wouldn't hesitate to display tinned tobacco so long as there aren't any serious temperature swings.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Apr 4, 2019 20:38:06 GMT -5
Storing, hoarding, saving... all terms that come to mind.
My "cellar" is actually 2 (for now) big plastic totes and a writing desk stuffed with jars and tins. I have a lot of blends that I like just tucked away for later. If/when something happens and I can no longer order tobacco, it's my goal to make sure that I have enough to last me.
Problem being, right now, there is never too much.
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Post by stone on Apr 4, 2019 20:38:39 GMT -5
So keeping all of my jars and tins in a large cooler in the house passes as cellaring?
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Post by JimInks on Apr 4, 2019 20:39:20 GMT -5
So keeping all of my jars and tins in a large cooler in the house passes as cellaring? To me, it does, even if it is an improper use of the word. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Apr 4, 2019 20:40:07 GMT -5
Yessir
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Post by McWiggins on Apr 4, 2019 20:43:11 GMT -5
Generally speaking, cellaring is keeping tobacco (sometimes short term but most of the times long term) safe from the elements so that it can be enjoyed as is or with age.
You can have it out to display if you like but if in clear containers like mason jars, you dont want it direct sunlight.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Apr 4, 2019 20:49:48 GMT -5
The accumulation and proper storage of tobacco for future consumption, with intent to preserve the tobacco or age it to develop flavor, or to maintain a supply of your favorite tobacco in an era when blends are changing hands or going away completely. I keep mine in my closet in a Sterilite drawer, mainly to preserve the jarred tobacco from light. I wouldn't hesitate to display tinned tobacco so long as there aren't any serious temperature swings. This^^^^^to me is cellaring. I started before my retirement so that I would have enough to last til my last days...with over 60 pounds of it...I'm hoping there will be enough til I die...then it goes to Pipestud for sale...assuming there is enough to make it worth his while. Should I be on my deathbed, then it will go to those with whom I have developed a friendship, then my pipes and tobacco will go to them. |
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Post by bonanzadriver on Apr 4, 2019 21:08:37 GMT -5
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Post by mpuffington on Apr 4, 2019 21:15:50 GMT -5
Problem being, right now, there is never too much. This ^^^^^, lol. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 21:24:43 GMT -5
I don't have a cellar, so my stash is in the house. Better climate control, too, which is very important. I don't have a Cellar per say but, where and how I put it I refer to as Cellaring. Not mainly for aging but, to smoke and if age occurs the better. And I also keep my inside the house in one location as climate controled as I can.
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Post by daveinlax on Apr 4, 2019 21:42:25 GMT -5
I don't have a cellar, so my stash is in the house. Better climate control, too, which is very important. I've been aging some tins in my garage in SOAZ for over a year to see what baking tobacco does compared the same tins stored in the deep dark davecave at home.
The sky's been falling longer than my 35+ years active in the hobby but for good/bad I'm smoking PSBS with 12 years of age that's perfect. I keep buying more every week at the shop I hangout at for my chair time.  |
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Post by Mac on Apr 4, 2019 23:53:47 GMT -5
Similar to wine "cellaring"; regardless of the existence of an actual cellar.
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 5, 2019 2:38:42 GMT -5
I gather that the term cellaring is a very Broad term? Is cellaring simply the act of properly containing tobacco while it ages? Does it matter if it is hidden away somewhere or prominently displayed? The term cellaring conjures up the image of a dark dank moldy basement :-) It just means to store for future use. Some do to age, some do to have on hand in case of discontinuation. Think some cellar, coal cellar, or root cellar. My "cellar" is my living room closet, while my wife's is a chest of drawers. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 5, 2019 3:44:18 GMT -5
Think of it like an automatic teller machine (ATM) in a bank.
The money is inside the machine and you can get some when you want it.
A cellar, as had been said many times above, its a stash of tobacco, kept somewhere safe, accumulating 'interest' as more is added, but with the option of withdrawal when required.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 6:51:09 GMT -5
Storing up for a rainy day, saving money long term wise.
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Post by pappyjoe on Apr 5, 2019 7:53:33 GMT -5
For some - not all of us - "cellaring" is just a politically correct way to say "hoarding."
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Post by stone on Apr 5, 2019 8:57:37 GMT -5
I live in an old (1880) farm house which I remodeled and I have a stone foundation, wet, nasty cellar. I age beer in that cellar, because it stays pretty constant around 55 degrees but I would never think of putting my cigars or pipe tobacco down there. My daughter won't even go in there  My cigars are kept in these marine coolers.
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 5, 2019 9:11:17 GMT -5
I live in an old (1880) farm house which I remodeled and I have a stone foundation, wet, nasty cellar. I age beer in that cellar, because it stays pretty constant around 55 degrees but I would never think of putting my cigars or pipe tobacco down there. My daughter won't even go in there My cigars are kept in these marine coolers.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 9:22:19 GMT -5
I live in an old (1880) farm house which I remodeled and I have a stone foundation, wet, nasty cellar. I age beer in that cellar, because it stays pretty constant around 55 degrees but I would never think of putting my cigars or pipe tobacco down there. My daughter won't even go in there My cigars are kept in these marine coolers.
Someone planning for a cigar Apocalypse.
And not to get to far off the subject, either those ceilings are low or the doors are really high.
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Post by stone on Apr 5, 2019 9:27:43 GMT -5
I live in an old (1880) farm house which I remodeled and I have a stone foundation, wet, nasty cellar. I age beer in that cellar, because it stays pretty constant around 55 degrees but I would never think of putting my cigars or pipe tobacco down there. My daughter won't even go in there My cigars are kept in these marine coolers.
Someone planning for a cigar Apocalypse.
And not to get to far off the subject, either those ceilings are low or the doors are really high.
That made me chuckle! If you've never seen how homes were built in the midwest 140 years ago, it's frightening! The ceiling in my bedroom was only 6'2" high, I had to tear it out and vault it, I got claustrophobic without even entering the room! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 9:33:45 GMT -5
Oh, I've seen'em just never seen many that low before.
I reckon though you don't have much problems changing light bulbs or even getting something out of the top cupboard.
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Post by stone on Apr 5, 2019 9:35:01 GMT -5
I live in an old (1880) farm house which I remodeled and I have a stone foundation, wet, nasty cellar. I age beer in that cellar, because it stays pretty constant around 55 degrees but I would never think of putting my cigars or pipe tobacco down there. My daughter won't even go in there My cigars are kept in these marine coolers.
That's impressive. I have reigned in my addiction to collecting rare and hard to find cigars so that's where it stopped. At one point those coolers held roughly 1000 cigars, and when you consider the cost of a "good" cigar, it got out of control. I have come to know people who have in excess of $100,000 worth of cigars in their home! I think seeing that is what made me stop .... I couldn't afford to keep going |
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 5, 2019 10:27:54 GMT -5
I have reigned in my addiction to collecting rare and hard to find cigars so that's where it stopped. At one point those coolers held roughly 1000 cigars, and when you consider the cost of a "good" cigar, it got out of control. I have come to know people who have in excess of $100,000 worth of cigars in their home! I think seeing that is what made me stop .... I couldn't afford to keep going ... And then you joined the patch... |
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