Aromatic Flake Recommendations

fitzy · Dec 6, 2012

So I'm very curious about flake type tobacco's. I went and purchased Escudo and it's pretty good (I know not an aro) however I'm curious if anyone could recommend an aromatic flake. I was thinking of trying Mac Baren Vanilla Cream Flake. I think sometime I may have to also try GH's rum flake.
Are there any other aromatic flake's people would recommend?
Thanks

weezell · Dec 6, 2012

+10 on the 1792,love,love,love IT!(think I got a couple pounds of it some where around here)

cortezattic · Dec 6, 2012

Erinmore Flake and SG/Firedance Flake are OK -- although I'm not much of an aro smoker.

shawn622 · Dec 6, 2012

Not a flake, but a rope, Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Sweet Maple Twist is pretty frickin awesome!!!

daytonsean · Dec 6, 2012

SG 1792 is pretty good. Actually I just picked up another tin of it last night. MacB's Vanilla Cream Flake is also good; I recommend the "fold n' stuff" method with it.

fitzy · Dec 6, 2012

Thanks everyone for the recommendations. I'll have to try a few of those.
Shawn I've seen those ropes on smokingpipes.com. How the heck do you smoke those? Do you run roll it first or something?

shawn622 · Dec 6, 2012

Shawn I've seen those ropes on smokingpipes.com. How the heck do you smoke those? Do you run roll it first or something?

I slice mine with a razor blade into 1/8" slices and rub it out. I've tried 2 ropes, GH&C Black Irish x and the Sweet Maple. The Black Irish X was awful, but the Sweet Maple was awesome.

fitzy · Dec 6, 2012

Thanks Shawn. I'll have to give that sweet maple a shot.

tbradsim1 · Dec 7, 2012

I baked a tin of Erinmore like Fearly suggested and it was so much better, supposed to hasten the ageing, 180 degs for 5 hrs, next one I do I" ll up it to 190. The old cajun

smokey422 · Dec 7, 2012

It's a broken flake but the best I know of is Russ Ouellette's Classic Burley Flake. I love this tobacco (it's my #2 smoke) and my wife loves the room note. You can get it at Pipes and Cigars.

Smokey

papipeguy · Dec 7, 2012

SG Chocolate Flake is very nice. The usual high quality leaf from this venerable blender.

fitzy · Dec 7, 2012

Thanks everyone. I'll be adding that Erinmore, SG 1792 and some SG chocolate flake to my tad excel spreadsheet along with the maple rope.
Smokey it's funny I had just ordered last night a tin of that Classic Burley Kake after reading the interview they have on here with Russ. I can't wait to try it.

bentmike · Dec 7, 2012

Mac Baren Navy Flakes
Tin description: "A mild flake blended from the finest Burley tobaccos with added ripe Virginias and Cavendish. Navy Flake is light burning, making the lighting of the pipe very easy."
It is a very enjoyable flake. I just tried it for the first time recently and will be stocking up.

smokedogrememberthatsht · Dec 7, 2012

I find G&H Scotch Flake Aromatic to be very enjoyable.

Not a flake, but a rope, Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Sweet Maple Twist is pretty frickin awesome!!!

Agreed!

Shawn I've seen those ropes on smokingpipes.com. How the heck do you smoke those? Do you run roll it first or something?

I use cigar scissors to cut off slices as thin as possible, I then rum it out and dry for an hour or so. This is a fantastic blend, I don't find it overly sweet, I barley pick up the casing.

hawk60ce · Dec 7, 2012

Mac Baren vanilla cream flake is an excellent aro flake.

hans · Dec 11, 2012

Hey Old Cajun, How do you go about baking your tobaccos?

Sounds pretty interesting and easy to do.

assaad · Dec 11, 2012

Shawn, what was it you didn't like about Black Irish? I've wanted to try it for a while, do you like stronger plugs and flakes like those from Peterson?

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