Last year when I really started smoking a pipe regularly, Dunhill Flake was one of the first 2 tinned tobaccos I tried. I loved it and smoked through a couple tins of it pretty quickly.
Then I started exploring virginias and va/pers more and discovered OGS, McClelland's blends, Anniversary Kake, Escudo, DDNR, and Stokkebye's LNF and LBF.
I sort of forgot about Dunhill Flake and for the last several months have not had any. I smoke PSLNF during the day at the shop, and McClelland blends or anniversary kake mostly in the evenings (or nightcap, or JKP). Whenever I leave the house I carry a big tin of OGS with me and it's my "out and about" smoke.
On my last P&C order I got a couple tins of Dunny Flake. I just finished my mowing, and sat down in my easy chair with a big glass of ice tea (unsweetened) and loaded up my MM Country Gentleman with a whole flake of the Dunny, folded and stuffed.
Wow. I had really forgotten just how good it really is. This is absolutely everything a straight virginia should be IMO. It's slightly sweet, with lots of hay/grass notes and tiny bits of citrus that just peek out once in a while. It's absolutely heavenly with this iced tea after a hot morning of mowing.
This is going back into the regular rotation ... right away.
Just wanted to share this moment of bliss with the other pipers here on the forum.
On an unrelated note: my last P&C order also included 3 new-to-me blends:
Russ Fire Storm: I love va/pers and DFK, so I got this after hearing about it from you guys on the forum. Amazing. Very, very sweet virginias with fruitiness from the perique and the smokey kick of the DFK. It reminds me a lot of GLP telegraph hill (the sweetest va/per I ever smoked) but with the extra kick from the DFK to liven it up. I'll be buying more of this.
Solani Aged Burley Flake: Very deep and rich. Sweeter than I expected but not overpowering, just barely there. Excellent burley blend. It's what Prince Albert wishes he could be. A lot smoother and easier to smoke than, say, Five Brothers but with that same burley flavor profile. This could make a really nice change of pace smoke for me when I'm not in a virginia mood and latakia isn't what I'm craving.
Bob's Chocolate Flake: Again, I got it because it came highly recommended here on the forum. Good burley, but I'm not sure if the added flavoring is for me. Pouch note is incredible but I was a little put off by the flavor. I'm gonna give it a couple more bowls and see if maybe a change in setting or drink pairing makes it more acceptable to my palette. If not, there may be a free sample of Chocolate Flake in the future for a fellow forum member
Happy piping, brothers.
Then I started exploring virginias and va/pers more and discovered OGS, McClelland's blends, Anniversary Kake, Escudo, DDNR, and Stokkebye's LNF and LBF.
I sort of forgot about Dunhill Flake and for the last several months have not had any. I smoke PSLNF during the day at the shop, and McClelland blends or anniversary kake mostly in the evenings (or nightcap, or JKP). Whenever I leave the house I carry a big tin of OGS with me and it's my "out and about" smoke.
On my last P&C order I got a couple tins of Dunny Flake. I just finished my mowing, and sat down in my easy chair with a big glass of ice tea (unsweetened) and loaded up my MM Country Gentleman with a whole flake of the Dunny, folded and stuffed.
Wow. I had really forgotten just how good it really is. This is absolutely everything a straight virginia should be IMO. It's slightly sweet, with lots of hay/grass notes and tiny bits of citrus that just peek out once in a while. It's absolutely heavenly with this iced tea after a hot morning of mowing.
This is going back into the regular rotation ... right away.
Just wanted to share this moment of bliss with the other pipers here on the forum.
On an unrelated note: my last P&C order also included 3 new-to-me blends:
Russ Fire Storm: I love va/pers and DFK, so I got this after hearing about it from you guys on the forum. Amazing. Very, very sweet virginias with fruitiness from the perique and the smokey kick of the DFK. It reminds me a lot of GLP telegraph hill (the sweetest va/per I ever smoked) but with the extra kick from the DFK to liven it up. I'll be buying more of this.
Solani Aged Burley Flake: Very deep and rich. Sweeter than I expected but not overpowering, just barely there. Excellent burley blend. It's what Prince Albert wishes he could be. A lot smoother and easier to smoke than, say, Five Brothers but with that same burley flavor profile. This could make a really nice change of pace smoke for me when I'm not in a virginia mood and latakia isn't what I'm craving.
Bob's Chocolate Flake: Again, I got it because it came highly recommended here on the forum. Good burley, but I'm not sure if the added flavoring is for me. Pouch note is incredible but I was a little put off by the flavor. I'm gonna give it a couple more bowls and see if maybe a change in setting or drink pairing makes it more acceptable to my palette. If not, there may be a free sample of Chocolate Flake in the future for a fellow forum member
Happy piping, brothers.
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