I have smoked nothing but ennerdale for a few days and i love it but i am really starting to wish for a blend with the same almondy flowery hits, but less of the fruitiness. Still loving it though
Ennerdale Flake
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Have a sealed old can sitting in the cellar. Not had the testicular fortitude to pop it open...yet.
it won’t, that’s the magic of itI'm going to try to let some of that topping air off and try it again, and if that doesn't work, I may just try wrapping it in cheese cloth and running it through the washing machine. Maybe that would bring out some tobacco notes.
I won't give up on it. I'll keep trying till I get some tobacco flavor...
By "no one" you mean everyone who has ever actually smoked Ennerdale and posted about it here and elsewhere? It's only the most Lakeland of Lakelands.
And in other news, it's fun to smoke a pipe!
For an aromatic this is a very positive review, no mention of bitterness or turning sour at the end of the bowl.I read through this thread last week or so, and decided to break down and try this one. So, I ordered a box.
I didn't expect an unadulterated Virginia, by any means, but no one mentioned that this is an all out no-holds-barred aromatic. I mean, is there tobacco in this?
I mean yeh, I get flavors, like smoking a wad of a mix of different flavored chewing and bubble gums all chewed together and stuffed into a pipe. I suffered through the bowl, thinking that maybe like Erinmore, it'll have a nic kick to it, but... I had to immediately smoke another bowl of something else to purge my tastes and get the nic reward. Half way through the bowl, I get this urge to kick off my muddy boots and menstruate.
I'm going to try to let some of that topping air off and try it again, and if that doesn't work, I may just try wrapping it in cheese cloth and running it through the washing machine. Maybe that would bring out some tobacco notes.
I won't give up on it. I'll keep trying till I get some tobacco flavor... maybe if I mix it with some dark fired.
Ennerdale is one of the best Aromatic Blends ever made.
I'm really glad you like it. So many in this thread do. That is great.
My favorite aromatics still have some tobacco flavor, and aren't flavored as specifically as Jolly Ranchers. C&D and Esoterica aros usually can tick all of my toggles for the best. And, usually GH&co does too. This one just struck me off guard. I was expecting an aromatic along the lines of Glengarry Flake or even their Cherry Cream flake still allows the tobacco to come through.
Good Virginia does taste fruity, the tobacco is there but it's so in tune with the topping you don't "think" you taste it.
I could almost guarantee if they changed out the flake for some random cavendish it would taste like nothing like the current blend.
Yeah, it’s full throttle. Good stuff, though. Kendal Flake might be one to try. Has some of the same notes but not nearly as much as Ennerdale. The sample of Glengarry I tried didn’t have much flavoring at all. Coniston is on the list. Haven’t gotten there yet
?I read through this thread last week or so, and decided to break down and try this one. So, I ordered a box.
I didn't expect an unadulterated Virginia, by any means, but no one mentioned that this is an all out no-holds-barred aromatic. I mean, is there tobacco in this?
I mean yeh, I get flavors, like smoking a wad of a mix of different flavored chewing and bubble gums all chewed together and stuffed into a pipe. I suffered through the bowl, thinking that maybe like Erinmore, it'll have a nic kick to it, but... I had to immediately smoke another bowl of something else to purge my tastes and get the nic reward. Half way through the bowl, I get this urge to kick off my muddy boots and menstruate.
I'm going to try to let some of that topping air off and try it again, and if that doesn't work, I may just try wrapping it in cheese cloth and running it through the washing machine. Maybe that would bring out some tobacco notes.
I won't give up on it. I'll keep trying till I get some tobacco flavor... maybe if I mix it with some dark fired.
. I like it......though, this might explain my recent cramping.
This needs to be smoked in a small stone cottage with close walls, air heavy from the third full day of drizzle. A pot of soup with some mutton simmering on a hook over a flagstone fireplace, - @Casual
Enjoying a Kaywoodie full of Granger in my small garage in thick, humid New Jersey air in rain and drizzle with a pot of coffee and various things on hooks. —Absolutely, sublime.
Enjoying a Kaywoodie full of Granger in my small garage in thick, humid New Jersey air in rain and drizzle with a pot of coffee and various things on hooks. —Absolutely, sublime.
Certainly one of those blends you associate with the TV series 'All Creatures Great and Small' with wet sheep and farmers wearing shirts with no collars.
@cosmicfolklore, I use a bit of ennerdale to flavour homegrown cavendish/stoved virginia before mixing with a bit of dfk
That sounds good. A touch of Lakeland…. That might make something close to Stonehenge. I will definitely try that. Maybe even a Virginia Twist.
I could call it Fauxhenge.
Even just chuck a bit in the bottom of the jar as you heat treat your twists in the slow cooker.That sounds good. A touch of Lakeland…. That might make something close to Stonehenge. I will definitely try that. Maybe even a Virginia Twist.
I could call it Fauxhenge.
I tried Ennerdale and a couple other Lakeland blends years ago and didn't care for any of them. I actually couldn't believe what I was tasting. The worst of the bunch was SG Firedance Flake. That one tasted like I puked in my mouth. I am glad so many people love the Lakeland sauce. The only Lakeland I enjoy is St Bruno flake as that has such a small amount in it I can barely discern any Lakeland flavors.
that would be because St bruno is not a lakeland and the current version is very toned down on the sauce
Having smoked my way through an oz of Ennerdale I have not found much in the way of Lakeland/Rose Geranium sauce in this stuff. To be honest with you I call the stuff 'Innertube' as I would probably get more of a wallop smoking one of those things. I checked with another member here who seemed to confirm that this batch was light on the sauce. I'll buy some more when there is a new drop of G&H tobacco just to compare but this time round all I got was almonds and something that tasted a lot like Peterson University Flake but YMMV.
I wouldn't worry about it, you can't offend an Ennerdale smoker. You can't make someone understand it. Those who love Ennerdale hear The Cowsills "The Rain, The Park and Other Things" every time we smoke it so we don't give a rat's ass if someone doesn't like it, we're happy.
Then I knew (I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew)
She could make me happy (happy, happy)
(She could make me very happy)
Flowers in her hair (in her hair)
Flowers everywhere (everywhere)
(I love the flower girl)(I love the flower girl)
Oh, I don't know just why
She simply caught my eye
(I love the flower girl)(I love the flower girl)
She seemed so sweet and kind
She crept into my mind
(To my mind)(to my mind)