[gibson_es]

my order of boswell christmas cookie came in, so excited i just had to share, my first online order, i cant tell you how many times i have made an order on 4noggins or somewere and typed my card no. in and at the last minute, decided the money was better else were, (ok, i dont think its better else were, i mean to something that me AND MY WIFE will both enjoy. lol) so this time i decided screw it, its just $30, and i got 10oz of it, because its that amazing, i got the most you can get from them at the $6 shipping price, and that little flat rate box was bulging. lol.

now i just need to jar it, and decide how, its an aro, and from what i have read they dot age too well, however i have tried some samples of aro's sent to me at a few years age and found them better then the newer counterparts, so i believe, contary to what i have read, i might age some, i have to find my empty jars, they have mysteriously dissapeared during the move, but i know there somewere, so here is a question for you, being as this may be the #1 baccy i smoke for a while, as i cant make any purchases til income tax comes in, and maybe not even then, it could be as long a wait as the end of may, when i get my financial aid refund for the summer semester, i have the regular 8oz (?) mason jars, maybe 3 or so that are empty, and 1, maybe two of the big jars (12 oz maybe? or 16? hell, i dont know) should i just fill up the 8 oz jars, or one 8 oz jar for use, and a big jar for "aging" i know that an 8 oz jar of this will last me maybe a month, if i try to stretch it out, but i do want it least half a jar full for aging, i dont really even know how many jars this will fill. what do you guys think? p.s. i even have those smaller jars, i got them to put all the samples everyone on here so generously gave me, because some of them i wanna hold on to for a while, like the stonehaven from bunker.

here is some eye candy:

 

[Senator]

While I don't care for their pipes...they do make awesome aromatics. On your next order, try the Pennsylvania Dutch Treat...I think it's even better than the Christmas Cookie.

 

[Cpuless]

I'd split it in half. Age half and smoke the other half as you please.

 

[mike t]

ithis whole aging aromatics thing is a myth. i smoke alot,and i suppose folks figure that everything thats sweet has a ton of pg in it and it don't. age it and tell me a year from now. it'll age just as a va, bur , would

 

[donovanrichardson]

Hey Blake let us know how it is! I definitely my next order to come from Boswells because I really want to try this Christmas Cookie as well as their Spice and Nice. Both sound so incredibly delicious so I would love a review of it my man, thanks and enjoy that smoking!

 

[ruralhipster]

Nice buy. They really need to invent smell-o-vision as I am sure that bag must smell awesome.

 

[gibson_es]

While I don't care for their pipes...they do make awesome aromatics. On your next order, try the Pennsylvania Dutch Treat...I think it's even better than the Christmas Cookie.

will do, i was actually thinking about doin 4 oz of CC and then 2 oz each of a few others, but decided to go with what i like for now, so i got a daily smoke and dont have to worry about running out soon, however, considering the amount you get from them at the price, i am 90% sure that my next online pipe related order will be 2oz 'samplers' of some of there other stuff that have been recomended to me, like the PDT, sweet tea, cobler, and a couple others.

I'd split it in half. Age half and smoke the other half as you please.

this sounds good to me, any idea how much baccy fits in those regular jars? i wanna say about 2 oz, but i could be way off. at the rate im going, ima clear 2 oz today. lol. im already on my third bowl today.

ithis whole aging aromatics thing is a myth. i smoke alot,and i suppose folks figure that everything thats sweet has a ton of pg in it and it don't. age it and tell me a year from now. it'll age just as a va, bur , would

im with you there, my proof is in my next lines...

Hey Blake let us know how it is! I definitely my next order to come from Boswells because I really want to try this Christmas Cookie as well as their Spice and Nice. Both sound so incredibly delicious so I would love a review of it my man, thanks and enjoy that smoking!

i highly suggest it, order more then you need, im smoking what i just got and its very good if you like aro's. one of my favorites, and for its price, how can you say no? lol. however, i am aging some because a sample was sent to me with a couple/few years on it, and its was 4 times better, truly amazing, so this will be something i try to stock up on just to save and age. aro or not.

the shipping is $6, its a flat rate box, there website says they use UPS, this is not true, at least not for my order, maybe they use UPS for there pipes or something, but this was a USPS flat rate. they can ship up tp 10oz in that box, any more then that and you have to move up to the next size box. there regular stuff, christmas cookie included, is onlt $2.50 an oz, so $31 is 10oz shipped, and its better then alot of tinned aro's i have had. i can do cigar reviews all day long, however, my palate dont seem geared for pipe baccy reviews, i cant really give details other then its good, and one of the few christmas named blends that actually make me think of christmas when i smoke it

Nice buy. They really need to invent smell-o-vision as I am sure that bag must smell awesome.

you have no idea, the whole mail box smells amazing, i commend the mailman for not keeping my baccy as a car air freshner. lol!

 

[dmkerr]

ithis whole aging aromatics thing is a myth. i smoke alot,and i suppose folks figure that everything thats sweet has a ton of pg in it and it don't. age it and tell me a year from now. it'll age just as a va, bur , would

Tell me more!

It may indeed be a myth (I honestly don't know) but it's true that the conventional wisdom is that aromatics typically don't age well. Some claim that it's because of the PG but many claim that the heavy casing sauce kills the benefit-inducing bacteria. Do you have any empirical evidence or specific testimonials that you'd like to share? Which aromatic blends have you found to age well?

 

[Nachman]

Boswells does not use any PG at all, so if any aromatic will age, theirs will. I have put some of theirs in 8oz jars and it will hold a little over 2 oz. It takes longer for the lids to form a vacuum seal than an English does, but it does make vacuum. To me this indicates the aerobic bacteria are working and making the environment anaerobic. This means aging should take place.

 

[dmkerr]

Boswells does not use any PG at all, so if any aromatic will age, theirs will.

That's the question - will an aromatic age. The PG is one argument; the other is the casing killing off those little nuggets that cause the aging process.

 

[gibson_es]

Boswells does not use any PG at all, so if any aromatic will age, theirs will. I have put some of theirs in 8oz jars and it will hold a little over 2 oz. It takes longer for the lids to form a vacuum seal than an English does, but it does make vacuum. To me this indicates the aerobic bacteria are working and making the environment anaerobic. This means aging should take place.

that makes sense, and thanks for answering the 'what fits in the jar" question, that means i am most likely going to need, say, 5 jars. say i age 3 of them, should i use 3 8oz jars, that way, down the road when i do want to give it a smoke, i still can let the other jars age without being touched, or should i just use a big jar?

That's the question - will an aromatic age. The PG is one argument; the other is the casing killing off those little nuggets that cause the aging process.

no matter the science, though nachmen makes sense, i think it boils down to taste, i had believed that they would not age well, just from my reading, and yet i noticed a sometimes small, and sometimes big differance. using the CC as an example, the one with a few years on it, again, was even better, by alot, and i dont think anyone could dub it the placibo effect, as my mind was thinking it would be no different. so again, no mater the science, at least some of them age very well.

 

[Senator]

That's the question - will an aromatic age. The PG is one argument; the other is the casing killing off those little nuggets that cause the aging process.

From my experience, aromatics do not vastly improve OR decline with aging. That said, the oldest aromatic in my stash is just under 4 years old.

Aging turns the virginias sweeter and allows the blended tobaccos to merge more creating a more balanced blend. I think the myth about aromatics not aging well comes from the fact that they really don't benefit all that much from the two results I noted. A typical aro is already sweet...the subtle sweetness of the virginias are all but lost in the added sweet toppings. There's just too much to compete with. Also, they generally don't need to be more balanced as there aren't a lot of high and low notes in the blends themselves.

I think..but I stand to be corrected! :beerchug: