This was my second Lakeland and my first flake. I found the flavor to be very heavy and floral, my mind kept going to the tonic my barber uses after a nice shave around the ears and neck. This isn't a bad thing, though it was unusual. The second half of the bowl the flavor settled down a little and read more like a nice rum fruit cake, though if you don't like fruit cake it's a bust. I can only think that the sweetness at this point is the tobaccos but I am not sure as this never really reveled the underlining tobacco. Even the after taste isn't tobacco but rather a ghost of sorts left on my pallet. This certainly belongs in the unique catagory. I'm not sure that I'll return to this one often. As for being my first flake I rubbed it out completely and let it dry about ten min. It was intersting to me that the top of char layer (if that's what you call it) seemed to be much more solid and heavy than other blends that I've smoked. Packing was quite easy and once lit it stayed so. I did brew a cup of coffee half way through the bowl. This helped give my pallet a rest from time to time from the heavy flavor. My wife popped her head out and commented on the perfume note of the smoke and even took a taste herself to which she said precisely, "huh, intersting." She isn't a smoker but sometimes like to have a quick try. This isn't a blend to be taken lightly but it's also not one to be afraid of. I think when I explore this one again I'll have to take notes to see what else develops.
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