My tobacco bar

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tobacco cellar

At right is a picture of my tobacco bar. I created the labels for the lids by simply hunting down images of Dunhill tins, printing them out on thick stock paper and cutting them out in circular fashion. The glass jars seem to do a fair job of keeping the tobacco fresh and the labels help in identification and help make things a bit more aesthetically pleasing.

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Below are a couple pictures of my tobacco cellar. Obsessed? Nah! Tobacco keeps in tins for roughly up to 30 years but it does change; though it doesn't dry out or become stale, anaerobic bacterias work on the tobacco and in many cases enhance the flavor and aroma. Different tobaccos age differently. I have had a number of 10, 20 & 30 year old Dunhill tins but the tobacco mellows out to such an extent after 20 years that I consider 15 years to be about the prime.

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Done perusing my tobacco cellar? You could return to The Gentlemanly Art of Pipe Smoking.