Best Brown #2

[Old_Newby]

Does anyone know what the casing is on BB2? I just finished a tin and I really like this tobacco, but reviews suggest it has Lakeland and I do not like lakeland (Ennerdale, Kendell, etc ) and I cannot detect any lakeland. Actually reading SP info about G&H tobacco blends most of them do not mention Lakeland. Is there confusion about what G&H blends actually have lakeland?

 

[Brad H]

Boson plug is a Lakeland in my non-expert opinion.
BB2 I don't get lakeland from.....

 

[Old_Newby]

Boson plug is a Lakeland in my non-expert opinion.

Yes i think it is. It states Lakeland , “and imbued with natural flavors of clove and geranium”. So its Lakeland.

But when it has Lakeland it states it.

 

[spearheadbill]

BBF2 is one of my all time favorites and I love “Lakeland” GH blends but bbf2 is almost as unflavored as any pipe blend can be.

 

[krizzose]

I detest the floral Lakeland topping, and I’ve never noticed it in BB2. I do think it’s lightly cased with something sweet, but I don’t think it’s a top flavor. I could also be completely wrong

 

[Oddball]

I was chatting with a pipe friend yesterday about G&H/SG Flakes and their unique flavor, and we came up with they just have piles and piles of old musty Virginias in damp, 19th century warehouses, soaking up all that Gulf Stream brine that the UK enjoys. They just use a pitchfork and slap slabs of leaf on cutters and mashers and just press and slice them off willy nilly. That's the difference...

 

[Hutch Piper]

BB2 has a light sugar topping. Very light. It’s an awesome blend.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

BB2 has a light sugar topping. Very light. It’s an awesome blend.

Totally agree. Really is a wonderful tobacco.

 

[Elric]

I detest Lakeland tobacco essence but BB2 is fine in my book, so they must have been very circumspect about the topping if it is at all floral.