Let's Make a Top 5 (Flake)

[easterntraveler]

Since taste buds vary and we have such a wide variety to choose from I say we make a top 5. Basically list your top 5 flakes. After 1 full week of posts I will go through all the posts and tally up which 5 flakes appeared in everyones lists the most and create a top 5 list from there.
1.Solani 660-Silver

2.HH Old Dark Fired

3.Samuel Gawith Full Virginia

4.Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye

5.Peterson Irish Flake
Unfortunately I am fairly new to the hobby so my exposure is limited. I am really excited to see the results.

 

[tjameson]

1. McClellend Dark Star

2. MacBaren Old Dark Fired

3. Escudo Navy Deluxe

4. Rattray's Marlin Flake

5. Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake

 

[peckinpahhombre]

My vote:
Wessex Campaign Brigade Dark Flake
Astley 44
SG FVF
SG St. James Flake
Stonehaven

 

[lowfrequency538]

Good thread! Tough one too!
1. Capstan Blue

2. Rattray's Marlin Flake

3. Gawith & Hoggarth Brown Flake Unscented

4. Sam Gawith Full Virginia Flake

5. Sam Gawith St. James Flake

 

[tarak]

1. Capstan Blue

2. MacB HH Old Dark Fired

3. Escudo

4. SG FVF

5. Orlik Golden Sliced

 

[klause]

My Tuppence worth:
Condor Long Cut - unadulterated bliss.

Ogdens Walnut Flake - sublime, utterly sublime.

Erinmore Flake - why not?

Petersons University Flake - just perfect at being what it is.

Marlin Flake - for those special occasions.

 

[430pat]

S.G. Full Virginia

S.G. St. James

Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls

Dunhill Flake

Escudo

 

[jpberg]

Good Thread.
In no order:
Astley's 44

Old Ironsides

GH Brown Flake

Germain's Special Latakia Flake

Germain's Rich Dark Flake
This list would've been a helluva lot easier with a top 10 or 15.

 

[papipeguy]

I don't smoke many flakes but here's wjat I like.

Orlik Golden Sliced

SG 1792

Bob's Chocolate Flake

Erinmore Flake

 

[cigrmaster]

You are killing me with only 5, but I will play. How about a top 5 va flake, vaper flake, vabur flake for another thread.
Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake

Escudo

Stonehaven

Astleys no 44 Dark Flake

Fribourg & Treyer Cut Virginia Plug
Honorable mention Capstan Blue Flake

 

[tennsmoker]

I'm really getting into flakes now, so here are my picks
Dunhill Flake

Solani Silver Flake 660

Capstan Blue

Rattray's Marlin Flake

SG FVF

 

[thesmokindragon]

Only "5", can't play...now....
1.Solani Silver Flake

2.MB's ODF

3.Marlin Flake

4.Wessex Dark Flake

5.SG's St. James

6.SG's Bracken

7.SG's 1792

8.SG's FVF

9.Escudo

10. Dunhill's Flake

11. Peterson's UF

12. Peterson's IF

13. Solani ABF

14. Solani 633

15.F&T's CVP
Ok....tired of typing now....back to smoke'in the flake ;-)

 

[puffinbilly]

Good evening Gents,
From the other side of the pond, my favourite five:
Samuel Gawith's Full Virginia Flake

Capstan Original Navy Cut blue

Richmond Navy Cut

Samuel Gawith's 1792 Flak

Former's Private Flake

 

[Perique]

Escudo

Luxury Bullseye Flake

Luxury Navy Flake

Dunhill Flake

University Flake
Just received some Capstan Blue, so maybe my top five will change.
(*if I had a full-time butler to prep it for me: SG FV flake.)

 

[flyguy]

Stonehaven

Solani Aged Burley Flake

McClelland Beacon

McClelland Blackwoods Flake

SG BBF

 

[mrenglish]

1. Old Dark Fired

2. St. James Flake

3. Stonehaven

4. Brown Flake unscented

5. Bright CR
That is pretty much the order I smoke these days. Occasionally, I will also smoke some Murray's Erinmore Flake, University Flake, Irish Flake, Dark Flake and on special occasions, Kingfisher. OK, so that is really my top 10.
Three that I want to try are the Capstan Blue, Astley's #44 and I think the Dunhill Flake. That one may be to light in the vitamin N department but I am still curious about it.

 

[mountainman]

Great topic..
1. Capstan Blue Flake

2. MacBaren Navy Flake

3. Wessex Burley Slices

4. F&T Cut Virginia Plug

5. Newminister Superior Navy Flake
Honorable Mention to:

Dunhill Flake

Old Dark fired

Rotary Navy Flake

Solani 660

Solani 633
So hard to pick, but the ones i picked are almost flawless to my taste. Effortless, consistent great smokes!

 

[gnatjulio]

Of the flakes that I've tried I don't think that I dislike any of them.
1. Peterson's Irish Flake (been loving this lately)

2. Capstan Blue

3. PS Luxury Bullseye Flake (getting better with age)

4. HH Olde Dark Fired

5. SG Full Virginia Flake.

 

[drcarlo]

1. Marlin Flake

2. Capstan yellow

3. My Own Blend No. 51 (best Va/Per ever!)

4. University Flake

5. Irish Flake

 

[judcole]

SG BBF

Dunhill Flake

Ben Hartwell Signature

Stonehaven

McCranie Red Flake