SG Kendal Plug - Getting back to my well aged collection

[quantumboy]

Jarred in 2012. Plug is hard as a rock. I peeled about a quarter-of-an-inch-thick layer off, cut it lengthwise, then cubed it with a cigar cutter. Then rubbed it out vigorously, but still ended up with a basic cube cut. Took three or four lights, then settled into a reliable easy smoke. This is Best Brown Flake still in plug form. It's been too long since I've had BBF, so I can't comment on the subtleties, but I will be opening some BBF soon to compare.

It's tangy, slightly sweet and earthy. Straight up, unadulterated Virginia flavors similar to Full Virginia Flake, but seems more "austere" or astringent. Dries out the tongue a bit like VAs tend to do for me personally, but more so than FVF. I get a little wood, vaguely similar to the smell of freshly split oak for you woodsmen and women out there. I like a good straight Virginia, but much more into darker, more moody ones like Wessex Campaign, which is probably my all time favorite VA.

In an old Danske Club Virio billiard.

 

[SBC]

I haven't had the plug version, but SG BBF is a strong contender for my favorite VA -- in my top two or three, at least. I like it better than FVF myself. Might try the plug version next time.

 

[renfield]

Jarred in 2012. Plug is hard as a rock. I

It's tangy, slightly sweet and earthy. Straight up, unadulterated Virginia flavors similar to Full Virginia Flake, but seems more "austere" or astringent. Dries out the tongue a bit like VAs tend to do for me personally, but more so than FVF. I get a little wood, vaguely similar to the smell of freshly split oak for you woodsmen and women out there. I like a good straight Virginia, but much more into darker, more moody ones like Wessex Campaign, which is probably my all time favorite VA.

Love the base tobaccos in those old plugs. I don't know if it's more the age or the leaf they were using then but those darker Virginias really come into their own.

Is that a Sweetwater decal on that laptop?

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

I haven't had the plug version, but SG BBF is a strong contender for my favorite VA -- in my top two or three, at least. I like it better than FVF myself. Might try the plug version next time.

I go through periods where I prefer Kendal plug over FVP then 6 months later it'll be the other way round.

They're both outstanding Virginias. They take a few lights to get going but once they do they smoke great.

 

[filmguerilla]

I have a jar with a pound of good ‘ole Kendal flake just waiting…

 

[Sobrbiker]

I have a jar with a pound of good ‘ole Kendal flake just waiting…

Kendal Flake is while ‘nother animal than Kendal Plug/BBF.

@quantumboy-its a heckuva workout slicing up an older Kendal Plug, but sooo worth it. It’s my favorite VA currently.

 

[bootlegpipes]

Well aged indeed

 

[quantumboy]

Love the base tobaccos in those old plugs. I don't know if it's more the age or the leaf they were using then but those darker Virginias really come into their own.

Is that a Sweetwater decal on that laptop?

Yes sir, Sweetwater. I've been picking guitar for more than half a century now. They're a favorite source for all the necessary toys.

 

[renfield]

Yes sir, Sweetwater. I've been picking guitar for more than half a century now. They're a favorite source for all the necessary toys.

The place is dangerously habit-forming.