hmmm, well, i guess i see why i wasn't that into those flakes when i tried them years ago--no latakia! i had just left aromatics behind and had already been smoking old dublin and gawith commonwealth for a while. i think the last serious aromatic i ever bought was a tin of peterson sunset breeze and i said, "ick, enough. no more gummy bears, thanks." anyway, i was also just starting to try flakes and i guess i was expecting to taste latakia because i figured that's how all englishes tasted (i didn't actually know yet that latakia was what that coal smoke flavor was).
however, as i said before, since then i've become a big fan of gawith black xx plug, which i'm sure has no latakia in it, but a double fistful of nicotine. so i actually might give irish flake a try again instead of going for my usual plug. i'm always looking for a good nicotine buzz, but i have a high tolerance. i doubt i'll bother to age it.
