In praise of Irish Flake

[juni]

I have a few tins in my collection but I haven't gotten around to opening one in a few months until last night. I had totally forgotten how great it is. I think this is one of Peterson's best offerings quality-, taste- and, of course, strength-wise. It is one of those smokes which gets better when you get further down the bowl.
If I was en expert on taste I'd write a review - but I can't quite place the flavor of it.
Just don't smoke it on an empty stomach.

 

[hugh]

It tastes/smells like it's got a licorice or aniseed topping. I personally didn't like it very much, but I'm a newbie, so take my criticism for what it's worth.

 

[judcole]

A pleasant smoke, but waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much nic for me. ::

 

[olderthandirt]

Can't help but love Irish Flake.

This is one flake that continued to defeat me when loading as a flake, fold and stuff.

But then I started to cube cut the stuff, 1/8 inch squares and gravity fed.

High in nic when compared to other blends but just what this old son needs from time to time, great smoke!!

 

[jcsoldit]

I love the stuff as well... ::

 

[tslex]

Juni, try their Irish Oak. Same family, but I sort of think of it as the the meaner older brother.
Wonderful tobacco, but by far the most substantial nic kick of anything in my collection. (Up to you if that's good or bad.)

 

[schmitzbitz]

I rediscovered these flakes a couple of weeks ago - and let me tell you forgetting about them in the back of my "stash" was the best thing I ever did. While they smoke wonderfully straight out of the tin, six odd months aging revealed a healthy amount of bloom and a truely divine smoke. I just wish I had more than three or four flakes left.

 

[markw4mms]

I"m adding it to my order list as well.

 

[pawpaw]

i will be getting another pair of tins of this very soon

 

[juni]

tslex: Irish Oak is my goto tobacco. I smoke it every day. It isn't as strong as IF but pleasantly high in nicotine as well. :lol:

 

[hugh]

It tastes/smells like it's got a licorice or aniseed topping. I personally didn't like it very much, but I'm a newbie, so take my criticism for what it's worth.

I'm smoking some now because of this thread, I put 3/4 tin in a mason jar a couple of months ago and have to take back anything bad I've said about IF.

 

[robs]

I'd agree that it is a heavy hitter in the Nic dept. I much prefer University Flake from their stable.

That said, I still regard Robert McConnell's Scottish Flake as about the best there is for my tastes.

Isn't it great though, our individual likes and dislikes can only open doors to new experiences that we can all share. ::

 

[withnail]

I really enjoy both University and Irish Flakes from Peterson. The Irish Flake has a wonderful hit of nicotine for those who enjoy that sort of thing, and a small bowl full will usually be plenty. University Flake is a little milder, but with loads of tobacco flavours. One more I would add to this list of fine flake tobaccos is Dunhill Flake which has a woodland / mushroom taste to it.

 

[pipetrucker]

I am also a fan of Irish Flake. It's a great smoke when you want something truly strong. That reminds me, I am down to one or two flakes, I need to pick up some more.
I like Irish Oak well enoug, but only in small doses. I'll smoke it in a fairly small bowl but can never seem to finish a larger bowl of the stuff as it just gets tiresome to me.