Favorite Navy Flake

[minerLuke]

Peter Stokebye Luxury Navy Flake.

Bulk, affordable, very decent fresh and better with some age on it. One of my favorite flake tobaccos.

 

[lordofthepiperings]

All time favorite is Stokkebye’s Luxury Navy Flake.

Honorable mention goes to Newminster 400 Superior Navy Flake (I just realized how ironic it is I’m giving honorable mention to something named superior).

 

[alaskanpiper]

Fribourg & Treyer Special Brown Flake
McClelland Navy Cavendish
PS Luxury Navy Flake aged 1yr or more
Dan Salty Dogs
Newminster 400 aged 1yr or more
HU Aus dem Krater Plug
Richmond Navy Cut

Among many others

 

[Oddball]

Of the ones I have tried....


I cast a vote for Sam Gawith Navy Flake. It's got the Virginia, it has the rum, it has a hint of latakia. The Latakia is subtle, big time in the back which is why I like it. The rum is also subtle but it has a richness rather than a topping flavor and feel. The flakes are dark and full of crystals, fresh or aged, I feel like the Captain when I smoke these flakes...


On the other end, I want to mention Black Frigate. It's not a flake but it's a Navy blend for sure. Its got more smoke and more booze flavors. This one makes me feel like the first mate, mean, in charge, and easily the most feared man on the deck or below it...


The other flakes mentioned that I have tried are equally gold standard pipe tobaccos as well as great flakes. These two just feel the most 'navy' to me!

 

[serpentx]

Does ES Evening Flake count as a navy flake? That's my particular favorite. Perfect size for folding and stuffing into cob, easy 90-minute smoke

 

[kcghost]

Yes, there is a lot of them. I congratulate you on asking for a "favorite" instead of a "best".

 

[ThermionicScott]

Great, now can someone tell me what a "navy cut cigarette" is?

 

[Brendan]

Hey an Australian pack, back when we used to be cool


I can't believe I'm going to type this, but yes @ThermionicScott believe it or not there is an actual Capstan Navy Cut cigarette and it is in the current 'Rouseco Bouy Gold' thread that Mr.Briar Lee has started

 

[Servant King]

Another vote for PSLNF, atop a list of a continuously revolving handful beneath it.

Also wanted to mention something else here...a page back on this thread, a practice I abhor was brought up: the practice of a "continually evolving" English language. Legalese is the extreme example of this practice i.e. giving a word several different meanings. Confusion and rampant misunderstandings are inevitable under this practice, not to mention making George Orwell look like a prophet.

 

[Briar Lee]

PS Luxury Navy Flake is the standard around which the others get compared.

I’ve not found a bad navy flake yet.

But I’m working on six pounds of PS LNF to compare them all.

 

[dPero]

DAN Salty Dogs

 

[warren99]

I will second Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake.

 

[Bbailey324]

PS LNF has long been a favorite of mine. Great tobacco with a bit of age on it.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Plumcake or Navy Flake from MacBaren are good, maybe Plumcake gets the nod here as it has Latakia and is certainly more rummy too.

 

[multitool]

Another vote for PS LNF. Probably one of my overall favorites. Top 10.