A Discussion on Tobacco Storage

[Freebirth]

I feel like everyone knows the tried and true method of medium to long term storage. The mason jar is ubiquitous for good reason. You find a good blend, you buy plenty, you seal it up and it'll just get better as time passes. But where is the fun in having one right answer?

Recently, I bought a spread of 1oz packages of various blends, only realizing after I got them that there was no way I was going to be able to smoke through them in the couple of weeks that ziploc storage offers. At the same time, putting them all in their own mason jar is going to take up lots of space and cost money that I would rather spend elsewhere (coughsecretsantacough). That got me thinking that perhaps the vast number of potential tobacco scenarios could lead to a vast number of storage solutions.

To get the ball rolling, I've thought of putting multiple sealed bags in one mason jar, but wasn't sure what kind of bleed over the flavors and aromas might have. What do others do in a situation like this?

 

[the_edski]

I have done the "multiple bags in one mason jar" thing. The flavors don't mix in the individual 'baccy. The aromas of all the 'baccy mix in the jar, but that doesn't affect the individual ones, IMO. If you want to err on the side of caution, you can double bag the small samples.

 

[john parker]

Have the same problem as Freebirth. So far I have the individual samples in baggies bottled in a couple mason jars, but have been wondering if I were going to get any "bleed-through". As to the aromas mixing, not sure I care as long as the actual smoking flavors don't merge. So far I have discovered that smelling the aroma in an opened package of tobacco tells me zip about what the taste will be like.

 

[Hunter]

So far I have discovered that smelling the aroma in an opened package of tobacco tells me zip about what the taste will be like.

Yup, that is the case. As for storing a bunch of bags in one jar, that is fine so long as you close the bags completely.