I guess Navy Flake means VA and Latakia, correct? Does it always? Love SG Navy Flake. Also picked up some Bothy Flake. I haven't tried yet. Any other recommendations?
Best Navy Flakes?
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Peter Stokebbye Luxury Navy Flake
Newminster Superior Navy Flake 400
Newminster Superior Navy Flake 400
I'm not sure if it means Va + Latakia... there's an old thread discussing the 'definition'.
I certainly haven't tried them all, but I enjoy Mac Baren's Navy Flake (no latakia there though). Peter Stokebbye LNF also v.good.
That old thread has me wanting to buy MB Plumcake and give it a try though.
I certainly haven't tried them all, but I enjoy Mac Baren's Navy Flake (no latakia there though). Peter Stokebbye LNF also v.good.
That old thread has me wanting to buy MB Plumcake and give it a try though.
I think navy flake is principally a marketing term, to associate the product with maritime endeavors. As such, it must have rum in it as a matter of naval tradition. (I'm not sure how sodomy and the lash--the other two traditions of the British navy, according to Winston Churchill--fit in). SG's version seems unique in having latakia in it.
One more vote for PS Luxury Navy Flake.
I like the MacB Navy Flake as well, but the PS Flake is an all day smoke for me.
I like the MacB Navy Flake as well, but the PS Flake is an all day smoke for me.
+1 for Mac Baren Navy Flake. In fact, I just ordered another tin of it a few hours ago.
I think it is just a term for a flake. Generally rum soaked Va and maybe some other stuff. Generally though can't go wrong with navy flakes. What about John Players Navy Cut cigarettes?
If 1 assumes rum is used, that must not universally be true as I detect no toppings with LNF.
thing is these listings only mean what the person making them means by it. They could call capin Black Grape an English blend if they wanted to. So it's more a generally indicates then it certainly means.
Another vote for Mac Baren Navy Flake.
Navy Flakes are Virginia, Burley or Virginia/Perique. Never heard of one with latakia.
Pressed tobacco, became known as "Navy" "because of the convenience for sailors and outdoorsmen who favored its compact size "and long-lasting, slow-burning qualities. Very few Navy Flakes have rum.
Plumcake isn't a flake. It and The Solent Mixture are very good though.
Capstan Gold and the slightly spicier Blue.... Geez, how could I leave them out.
Generally though, I go for the more cost effective PS LNF in bulk
Generally though, I go for the more cost effective PS LNF in bulk
GL Pease Navigator. It gives me a very cool smoke.......................
SG Navy Flake has Latakia.
I smoke Mc Barens navy Flake quite regularly and find it descent smoke, candidly both Capstans are even better but the prohibitive cost keeps me from buying it regularly , yet I'm not that big into plain Virginias,perhaps it is that black ? Cavendish in Mc Barens NF which they might better consider dropping off
My dad used to smoke Players Navy Cut cigarettes- Not my cup o tea. I’ll stick with MacB Flake in my lovat.
My understanding of a Navy tobacco is pretty much what ‘embers said. One that is either pressed into plugs, or in the old days, constricted down with rope, to make a dense compact chunk of tobacco that can be chewed or smoked, and in the old days, didn’t take up a lot of space in a sailor’s gear. Component leaf generally always including Virginia, with Perique being the most common condiment. Sometimes a rum topping is applied, but not always.
These definitions are loose, like they are with most of these “genre” definitions, and subject to the fancy of whoever does the marketing, which irks my borderline OCD nature.
These definitions are loose, like they are with most of these “genre” definitions, and subject to the fancy of whoever does the marketing, which irks my borderline OCD nature.
I think Capstan Original Flake is considered a navy flake.
There was also something to do with rum barrels being involved in the original navy cavendish process.
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