Love Connection: Carolina Flake Seeks Blending Partner

[Sanzini]

If you like pina coladas....

I recently make a rookie mistake and bought some Sutliff Carolina Flake, which I quickly learned is for blending not smoking straight. Suggestions for what I can blend it with so it doesn’t go to waste?

 

[anotherbob]

nothing or anything. People smoke blending tobaccos straight often. And if you do get blending tobacco try it with lots of things see how it goes. Also a fun thing to do is mess with the ratios see how a little bit a lot changes not just the blend but how the tobaccos interact.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I've got several pounds of it that I smoke straight, it's a good Virginia and being a Virginia, it'll pair well with just about anything.

 

[mso489]

I think that's basically a Virginia, so an equal part of quality burley, plus a good pinch of black Cavendish will make a serviceable blend, proportioned to your taste. Mostly, you can't mess that up. Then you can always add a bit of Turkish or cigar leaf, but don't get too much going at once, and mix them in a small batch, not more than an once, so you can adjust it every time. By all means smoke it neat, especially once it has a little age on it.

 

[krizzose]

Try some Stokkebye 702 burley with it.
Another great blending tobacco that’s very good on its own

 

[cosmicfolklore]

This is ridiculous. All Virginias can be used for blending, but are all mostly sold to Virginia lovers to smoke straight. You can blend with FVF or Capstan. And, it always pissed me off when someone who misunderstands all of this would post on a McC 5100 review that it is meant to be used as a blender. Sure, it can be blended, but the absolute majority of people who buy it smoke it by itself, because we love Virginias.
It's not like eating straight raw flour, instead of making a cake with it. More like enjoying Fritos by themselves, when they can also be used to make a chili pie.

Just enjoy it... or if it bothers you, then mix some latakia in with it, or give it away... do whatever you want.