Bob’s Chocolate Flake
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The "Bob" of Bob's Chocolate fame is.... :: Tobacciana History
Bob Lynch, of the Boston area. At the first pipe shows I attended around 1980,a college professor named Tom Colwell was in attendance. In addition to being a wealth of information about obscure pipe manufacturers, Tom had samples of various Gawith & Hoggarth tobaccos that he kept in rolled up...
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I smoked an ounce or so 12yrs ago maybe and loved it,but never bought more. Its the only lakeland ive had and i really enjoyed that flavor. However i just got 4oz more a coupke months ago don't detect any lakeland essence. Bulk bags both times.
Thanks for sharing that piece of GH history.
Bob also has a square cut….
Is BCF the same thing as Bobs chocolate plug? Tobacco reviews says it’s still available but nobody has the plug.
I love chocolate, but as a candy. I'd try the blend; I might be surprised.
It ages beautiful. I have some from 2014 and its covered in crystals and full of that deep chocolate flavour
It’s very different in my opinion, has way more a floral/perfume essence than that of BCF. I haven’t had it in a long, long time though, so take what I’m saying with a grain of salt. I would be interested in trying a more recent production. I got mine at an online presence that didn’t store their tobacco appropriately (had several issues with the company in question), so it also could have been a case of cross contamination.
Unfortunately, I don’t think BCF holds up with age that well. After about the 10 year mark, it hardly has any flavor. It’s a pretty light blend to begin with, I don’t recommend cellaring this one. Of course, I’m sure there are people who love it with age, so your mileage may vary.
I honestly, haven’t been looking. I didn’t even know they sold a plug version of it.
I've seen references to Bob's Chocolate Plug (tobaccoreviews?) but have never seen it available anywhere. I haven't looked extensively by any means.
I did get a 2oz sample of BCF in on Friday and am two bowls in at this point. Interesting stuff, pretty tasty, but I'm still deciding what I think about the toppings. Like it so far but will see if that stays the case.
I did get a 2oz sample of BCF in on Friday and am two bowls in at this point. Interesting stuff, pretty tasty, but I'm still deciding what I think about the toppings. Like it so far but will see if that stays the case.
I dug into a sample of some recently that I was fortunate to get in the Box Pass. It was pleasant.
How do y’all like to prep this? I have a hard time getting good flavor out of it sometimes especially if I don’t snork or retrohale? I’m guessing I should rub it out finer? Fold and stuff hasn yielded optimal results for me.
I prefer to break most of it down while leaving only a few strips vs leaving bigger chunks. Even by doing that, I still get plenty of flavor and a long lasting bowl.
There once was a guy that hated all SG blends and so a little over 40 years ago they let him blend something he did like. The Virginia base with a touch of Latakia and a dark cocoa “grace note” came to be known as:
BOBS CHOCOLATE FLAKE
(True story)
Nope, we have never had a blender called Bob. We have had the same blenders for 30 to 40 years. No idea who "Bob" of Bob's Chocolate Flake is. Will try and remember to ask.
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Can't remember where I read that. Sure it was on a UK online seller's site. Looked for it again but can't find it so I'll mention no names..
Well unless we are talking 50+ years ago or something but I don't think its been around that long and think t was Dad and Grandad that did most blending before our current two senior blenders.