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newbroom

Lifer
Jul 11, 2014
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North Central Florida
Most of the codger blends have burley with a sweetish topping.
The hint of gingersnap cookie is within several of the burley's I've smoked, to varying degrees.
I've found that flavor in Amphora Burley, HH Burley Flake, Five Brothers,, ERR Match, SWR, etc.
 
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Davy

Can't Leave
Nov 22, 2022
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Burley is not naturally sweet, that's why it's used a lot in casings because it acts like a sponge.
If you want a bit of sweetness, there's Mac Baren Navy Flake, Mac Baren Old Dark Fired (spicy but also slightly sweet), Peterson University Flake and Peterson 3P (Perfect Plug).
 

danimalia

Lifer
Sep 2, 2015
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Right now I'm big on GLP Barbary Coast, which is cubed burley, red Virginia, Perique with a touch of brandy. It requires a few relights, but it is worth it to me, and it does have a sweetness wrapped in with lots of tobacco flavor.
Good call on the Barbary Coast! It has some sweetness, and offers some of that C&D Burley strength, though not as much as, like, OJK, Haunted Bookshop or Burley Flakes 1 or 3. If consider it to be a good after dinner smoke
 
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Uruss

Starting to Get Obsessed
Mar 22, 2022
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Looking for a sweeter, after dinner, burley based tobacco. I grabbed Haunted Bookshop, Crooner, and Easy Times, and I think I'm not one for Latakia and want something that shows the sweeter side of burley if it has one. Additionally a strong nic hit would be great. Those 3 I mentioned I probably won't be buying again. Any recommendations?
Eight state burley isn't releasing again this year, but probably next year I'd imagine. Definitely recommend that when it does.

Try the C&D Burley Flake #1 - #4

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dcicero

Part of the Furniture Now
Apr 23, 2019
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Michigan
Pegasus sounds like a good one to try after reading though these great suggestions. Thanks all. Funny enough, I keep loading up Crooner. Something about it has me coming back again and again. Maybe it's the nic hit. Hits me right across the face. Very relaxing.
 
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geoffs

Starting to Get Obsessed
Sep 21, 2022
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Ontario
I thought I did not like burleys and then I had SWR and fell in love. That's a good start.