PCCA Collector Reserve Series of Tobaccos are tinned as "ready to smoke" mixtures, but designed to age. Tudor Castle uses a very high sugar content bright Virginia (yellow) with a good amount of rare Number 1 grade village specific Yenidje, Red Virginia both dark stoved and raw red plus a full amount of barrel aged Louisiana Perique. This is a rare and expensive blend because of the Yenidje, the quality of the Virginias and the real Perique. It is designed to age due to the very high grade bright very high sugar content Virginia leaf. Pressed flake produced in the same vein as Beacon, Tudor Castle has been aged in cakes before its release in mid-December 2007.