Bob's Chocolate Flake
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Have not tried Bobs chocolate flake but have tried SG mayors chocolate flake and it is definitely fantastic. If you can get the moisture right it is unbelievable.
Dipteryx odorata (Also known as tonka beans) It's similar to vanilla, in fact, tonka beans are used in vanilla flavorings...
I hated Bob's Chocolate Flake for many years, I think it's because when I first started smoking a pipe I was in love with English blends but I also was very concerned about the aroma my pipe was putting off, so I was determined to find a crossover blend and BCF kept being referred. When I tried it for the first time it tasted like someone sprayed it down with perfume and it just didn't seem to go well with the cocoa flavoring, that and I couldn't taste the Latakia at all. Now that I'm more experienced I decided to revisit it and now I absolutely love it! I definitely wouldn't recommend it to a newer smoker cause of the subtleties but I have recently fell in love with all of Gawith, Hoggarth & Co's blends, the tobacco's they use is unparalleled in today's market.
I just invested in 2oz of BCF and have to confess am not too enamoured by it.
It's a swine to light and keep lit despite much airing time.
Hugely overrated baccy methinks.
Regards,
Jay.
It's a swine to light and keep lit despite much airing time.
Hugely overrated baccy methinks.
Regards,
Jay.
Bobs Choclate flake is one of the few Lakeland blends that I enjoy from time to time. It is very unique and has its own pipe because of the topping. If smoked slowly it takes on a chocolate custard type taste.
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