An unusual request came into the shop yesterday as a customer called in what I later discovered is a 2-3 times a year thing. He wanted as much DNF as we could provide but it had to be long thick flakes, no broken pieces or shake. We weighed out 3 pounds of the beef jerky looking hot pressed flake and the customer happily picked up his goodies. I talked with him a bit about the flake and after doing so I figured I had to try it. Last night I folded a piece into a cob and rubbed out a small amount for tinder. It took some work to get it going but it smoked fairly even and was a flavorful smoke. Woody at times but that dark fired goodness kept sneaking in all the way to the end. Before bed I cube cut 2 flakes and left it sit out overnight. This morning it was a little crunchy but I just gravity filled my largest cob, packed very lightly and filled again.
WOW! What a great smoke! Drying has given the tobacco the ability to stay burning with very few relights and the flavor is a little more pronounced. Sweet Virginias are now dominating and this flake may just be competing with EMP as my day starter smoke. In fact this is the first time in a looong time that I haven't started the day with my EMP.
Anyone else smoking DNF?
WOW! What a great smoke! Drying has given the tobacco the ability to stay burning with very few relights and the flavor is a little more pronounced. Sweet Virginias are now dominating and this flake may just be competing with EMP as my day starter smoke. In fact this is the first time in a looong time that I haven't started the day with my EMP.
Anyone else smoking DNF?
