I've been offered some fairly hefty amounts for mine, but that would mean less McClelland tobacco in my closet.?
C&D Smoking Pipes 20th Anniversary Flake and Dark Flake
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Please sir, mister, please...can you spare one tin of Beacon Extra for a poor suffering soul such as myself? ???
Postman just delivered mine. Wonderfully packed as always. It'll probably be some time before I try it though, already have with open blends to work through.
The XX Flake tin numbers are 1418, 1571 and 4667.
The Dark Flake is tin 2402.
The XX Flake tin numbers are 1418, 1571 and 4667.
The Dark Flake is tin 2402.
I'm looking forward to trying these. I have my favorites in blend styles and it will be interesting to see if these can compete. Hopefully not as I do enjoy sampling limited stuff but would hate for one to be what I really want instead of my regular choice.
Just got mine. Nice looking broken flake. I will be able to smoke some up this evening. Was looking for tin #2402 but I do not have any luck I swear.
Anyone crack a tin yet? I really want to hear that it's Opening Night with that aged Perique. I'd pay scalper prices for something like that.
I just put up a quick review on the Dark Flake in the Reviews section!
I just read it. Great review, I enjoyed reading it. It sounds like it could be similar components as Opening Night but it doesn't look like it's treated with as much heat and pressure. It looks a little lighter and sounds like it in the way you describe the flavors. I've picked up that pine flavor in other C&D Blends and always attributed it to their naturalistic approach to curing and processing the tobacco.
Got some rubbed out but going to need some drying.
Just smoked some XX Flake. Smelled fruity in the tin. The smoke was dry, smooth, cool, slightly sweet, and of mild to medium strength. The first half of the bowl reminded me of a fruit pie baking in the oven kind of smell, and the last half was more like pie crust baking. Predominant taste was Red Virginia with a (slight) touch of Perique. The Orientals came on at the end of the smoke. Sort of one dimensional, with a slightly sweet, slightly fruity taste. Burned well, needing only one re-light to get to the bottom. Sam's Flake Lite came to my mind.
In my 1st bowl. Pretty moist, took about 5 lights to get it going. Sweet, bready...really enjoying the retrohale on this one.. has a muted perique flavor yet at times its strong. Like a baby’s bottom...smooth yet sometimes explosive.
Being an international customer sucks with the waiting game. Hopefully next week or so mine will arrive. Speaking the their limited editions did anyone ever try the gl Pease renaissance reserve? 500 tins made I think
Had 2 bowls. I like it alot. Just ordered 15 more. They’re onto something with some of these Small Batch runs lately.
My tins arrived this morning.
Having a bowl of the XX Dark Flake now after dinner; it's definitely a strong one. The 18-yo perique is the star here, not subtle at all but does have some a certain complexity.
As an Oriental freak I'm really excite to try to XX Flake now.
Having a bowl of the XX Dark Flake now after dinner; it's definitely a strong one. The 18-yo perique is the star here, not subtle at all but does have some a certain complexity.
As an Oriental freak I'm really excite to try to XX Flake now.
Nice review...I passed on these from C&D as I have 20 TIns of Carolina Red Flake. Plus I just ordered SG FVF and St. James 250gr boxes.
That's much too reasonable a line of thinking to get any traction on these forums ?
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