This is a flake style tobacco. The flakes have got a rich earthy very tobacco smell to them. The flake are a very dark brown, almost like the color of very dark soil or wet coffee grinds.
The way I smoke flakes is to rub them out. I do not do the fold and stuff method like some smokers of flake do. Once I’ve rubbed them out, I let them set out to dry. These are very moist flakes, and I like my tobacco almost bone dry. The flakes even after having been rubbed out and dried still retain that wonderful smell I mentioned earlier.
I have only smoked this tobacco in one pipe, my straight billiard meerschaum. It’s a smaller pipe, and with this particular tobacco it’s probably a good thing (at least when starting with this). I personally don’t think it’s very hard to light, after the first char and true light I’ve found that some puffing and light tamping can get it going and keep it lit. The smoke it self is not harsh, it’s rather smooth actually. I get a variety of flavors from this tobacco, and they are all very forward yet don’t seem to crowd each other out. It’s very smoky tasting, but not in the way latakia is. I also find that there is a very true tobacco flavor, almost cigar like (I don’t know enough about cigars to compare it to one). When smoking this, depending on ones cadence there is even a sweet floral taste at the very back of the pallet. The smoke if exhaled through the nose can feel very tingly, and smells very much of tobacco. Speaking of smell or the room note, this is one of those rare tobaccos (in my humble experience) that one can actually smell as they are smoking it. In fact, the smell of this tobacco as it burns plays just as much a roll as the taste. In fact I would go so far as to say the two are dependent on each other for this tobacco to work. Do note, that if this tobacco is pushed by too much puffing it can become bitter, but will once subside when a more measured pace is applied.
Also, this is a very strong tobacco. If one is unaccustomed to nicotine it may be uncomfortable to some. If some one is an ex-cigarette smoker or already smokes strong tobaccos/cigars on a regular basis they will probably find it very satisfying. A thing I’ve noticed in my smoking experience and I don’t read much about it, is how the strength of nicotine affects the taste. If this tobacco was low in nicotine the flavors it has I feel would be diminished by it’s absence. Its as if the nicotine itself is part of the flavor.
All in all, I am very much enjoying this tobacco. I would recommend this to any one who like burley or virginias . I’ll be honest with you I’m still trying to figure out that burley taste, and it’s there I just don’t know how to describe it yet (maybe it’s the smoky taste that’s not like latakia). The virginias are definitely there, and I suspect that is where that sweet floral taste is coming from.
That's my take on it fellows. Those who've smoked it too, what do you think?
The way I smoke flakes is to rub them out. I do not do the fold and stuff method like some smokers of flake do. Once I’ve rubbed them out, I let them set out to dry. These are very moist flakes, and I like my tobacco almost bone dry. The flakes even after having been rubbed out and dried still retain that wonderful smell I mentioned earlier.
I have only smoked this tobacco in one pipe, my straight billiard meerschaum. It’s a smaller pipe, and with this particular tobacco it’s probably a good thing (at least when starting with this). I personally don’t think it’s very hard to light, after the first char and true light I’ve found that some puffing and light tamping can get it going and keep it lit. The smoke it self is not harsh, it’s rather smooth actually. I get a variety of flavors from this tobacco, and they are all very forward yet don’t seem to crowd each other out. It’s very smoky tasting, but not in the way latakia is. I also find that there is a very true tobacco flavor, almost cigar like (I don’t know enough about cigars to compare it to one). When smoking this, depending on ones cadence there is even a sweet floral taste at the very back of the pallet. The smoke if exhaled through the nose can feel very tingly, and smells very much of tobacco. Speaking of smell or the room note, this is one of those rare tobaccos (in my humble experience) that one can actually smell as they are smoking it. In fact, the smell of this tobacco as it burns plays just as much a roll as the taste. In fact I would go so far as to say the two are dependent on each other for this tobacco to work. Do note, that if this tobacco is pushed by too much puffing it can become bitter, but will once subside when a more measured pace is applied.
Also, this is a very strong tobacco. If one is unaccustomed to nicotine it may be uncomfortable to some. If some one is an ex-cigarette smoker or already smokes strong tobaccos/cigars on a regular basis they will probably find it very satisfying. A thing I’ve noticed in my smoking experience and I don’t read much about it, is how the strength of nicotine affects the taste. If this tobacco was low in nicotine the flavors it has I feel would be diminished by it’s absence. Its as if the nicotine itself is part of the flavor.
All in all, I am very much enjoying this tobacco. I would recommend this to any one who like burley or virginias . I’ll be honest with you I’m still trying to figure out that burley taste, and it’s there I just don’t know how to describe it yet (maybe it’s the smoky taste that’s not like latakia). The virginias are definitely there, and I suspect that is where that sweet floral taste is coming from.
That's my take on it fellows. Those who've smoked it too, what do you think?
