Question - Lakelands In Order Of "Essence" Strength

grouchydog

Can't Leave

Oct 16, 2013

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• Oct 10, 2014

• #1

Morning folks!
I'm wanting to try a few Lakelands and I'd like some of your input on what are the most strongly "essenced" blends. I've had some SG Cannon Plug (thanks AndyStewart) and I like it, but I don't know where it ranks (some will see that as a pun ) in a "strength of essence" scale.
So, can some Lakeland aficionados give me a few blends in order of scented-ness? Strongest first, I'm OK with jumping in the deep end. Thanks!

 

papipeguy

Lifer

Jul 31, 2010

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• Oct 10, 2014

• #2

I have not had many but SG Grousemoor is the quintessential Lakeland for many. I happen to like Grousemoor and it is a 200 year old blend.

 

dryseason91

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Oct 10, 2013

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• Oct 10, 2014

• #3

Id'dput Condor at the strong end of the spectrum and something like Irish Flake (where the essence seems to have been spritzed as an afterthought) down at the mild end.

 

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lawmax3

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Jan 18, 2013

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• Oct 10, 2014

• #4

Ennerdale has to be near the top.

 

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clarkj734

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Jun 2, 2014

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• Oct 10, 2014

• #5

I can speak in terms of many of the G&H Lakelands as I smoke and enjoy a few, and have experience with many.
In order of "floralness"
1. Ennerdale Flake

2. Kendal Flake

3. Rum Flake

4. Grassmere Flake

5. Glengarry Flake
Personally, I really enjoy all of these offerings. My favorites would be Kendal and Glengarry.

 

grouchydog

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Oct 16, 2013

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• Oct 10, 2014

• #6

Interesting - thanks for the input, keep it coming!
I've got tins of Rum Flake and Grousemoor that are waiting for empty jars, can't wait to try them! Ennerdale is on my TAD list when funds allow - from what folks say, it has the room note of an old-folks' home and ghosts like Jacob Marley; I can't resist something THAT obnoxious...

 

doctorthoss

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 6, 2011

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• Oct 11, 2014

• #7

This one is easy: Ennerdale Flake and Dark Flake. Ennerdale is a mild Virginia doused in a Lakeland scents and it will ghost you pipe in such a way that you will need an exorcist to cure it. Ennderdale is also one of the best products on the market, and I enjoy every puff!

Dark Flake is a very different beasts, I think it is quite possibly the most heavily flavored blend of any kind on the market today, mainly because it has to be in order to stand up to the awesomely powerful leaf used. There is nothing subtle, refined, or feminine about this tobacco or the flavoring.

Kendal Flake is another one that has a decent amount of scenting, but I really don't think anything compares to the first two I mentioned.

 

grouchydog

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Oct 16, 2013

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• Oct 11, 2014

• #8

Thanks DrHoss - DFS is another one on my TAD list. Everything about it sounds like what I want to try...

 

sallow

Lifer

Jun 30, 2013

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• Oct 11, 2014

• #9

I can't get in to Ennerdale. I enjoy Grasmere quite a bit.
G&H Rum flake is in my top five.

 

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jitterbugdude

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Mar 25, 2014

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• Oct 12, 2014

• #10

So should I assume that ALL Lakeland essences will ghost a pipe or just the stronger ones?

 

sallow

Lifer

Jun 30, 2013

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• Oct 12, 2014

• #11

Each bowl must contribute to the cake, it's only fair.

 

conlejm

Lifer

Mar 22, 2014

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• Oct 12, 2014

• #12

Peterson Hyde Park I believe has a Lakeland essence; a sort of floral soapy fragrance. Some love it, some hate it.

 

condorlover1

Lifer

Dec 22, 2013

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New York

• Oct 12, 2014

• #13

Any of the Condor family will ghost the crap out of a pipe. Thats why I never sell any of my spare meerschaums as they are all ghosted to hell with Condor but simply give them to people who want a meerschaum. I have tried several of the Lakeland type brands and they seem to be a little on the weak side to my mind but then my taste in tobacco is notoriously bad. Most of them sort of remind me of Condor Blue which is like the Condor Green but with the flavor of something that has been left in your trousers and then put through the washing machine on laundry day. I suppose its all a matter of personal preference.

 

bphilli75

Starting to Get Obsessed

Apr 27, 2013

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• Oct 12, 2014

• #14

Man I have a cob I used to try Ennerdale - two bowls. It just wasn't my bowl of leaf. After probably 50 bowls of various other stuff, that cob is STILL haunted by the Lakeland ghost.
Start with a cob in case they aren't for you.