A replacement for Dobie's Four Square Mild Navy Cut

[virginialover]

Hi,
I am trying to find a replacement for Dobie's Four Square Mild Navy Cut. It was my first tobacco on the more natural side.
Thank you

 

[oldreddog]

Don't know it I'm afraid. Orlik Golden Sliced or Rotary Navy Cut may be worth investigating.

 

[virginialover]

Thanks, I could try Rotary Navy Cut, if I can find it. Orlik Golden Sliced is no match unfortunately.

 

[oldreddog]

Could you describe the taste of the four square? I was shooting in the dark. The lads here have tremendous taste buds so I bet someone will point you in the right direction.

Good luck with the search.

 

[virginialover]

Dry figs smell from the tin, I think it was a flue cured Virginia. The taste was the same as the smell, mild to medium, creamy Virginias but the fig taste was what set it apart. Was it a casing/topping? Was it the fermentation process? I don't know. That fig flavor tasted quite natural to me.

 

[oldreddog]

A navy cut with an aroma of figs suggests rum and or peruique to me.

Rotary Flake again comes to mind or St James Flake.

 

[virginialover]

It had no rum topping and no Perique, it was a Virginia flake. I tried many Virginia flakes but this taste has remained elusive. It was an all day smoke, light with enough flavor to keep you interested.

 

[ericusrex]

Have you tried the remake of it?

 

[papipeguy]

Something akin to this is the new Murray's 1921 Cunningham. A Va/per flake with a dash of rum.

 

[virginialover]

I checked Rotary's description and it has rum so no go. I have tried tens of Virginia flakes and Va/Pers, I'm specifically looking for a Virginia flake that has that taste. Maybe some pipe smokers who tried Dobie's Mild Navy Cut in the past, came across a Virginia flake that tasted about the same?
Thank you all for your answers.

 

[virginialover]

Thank you very much guyrox. I'm reading JimInks's review of it, a coconut topping that for me, would be quite present in the smoke. I might try the ribbon cut Virginia which seems on a more natural side. I read somewhere than Capstan Yellow could be a replacement, my problem is that the Mac Baren offering is way too sweet for Capstan Blue when compared to the Orlik version. Someone should tell them that obesity is a social evil in our Western civilization! And so the search goes on. The travel is more important than the destination.

 

[mso489]

McClellands does a lot of interesting blends with Virginias, so you might browse there and sample select examples. You might try tweaking a Virginia blend with condiment tobaccos or flavorings to see how close you can come. While you're doing this, you might happen on a blend that approximates the one you like.

 

[virginialover]

Yes good idea, thanks.