Mississippi River Special Reserve Not Really Flake

[cosmicfolklore]

Ok, thanks... I feel just a tad less stupid, ha ha.

 

[kschatey]

I may stand corrected. And to Cosmic. Oh, the shame.

Nope, I stand corrected. The previous release was "Mississippi River Special Reserve" which was 4 oz plug, but this release is "Mississippi River Special Reserve Flake" served in a 2 oz tin.

 

[Mr.Mike]

I find these sort of broken flakes have the best burn characteristics of any type of cut. I haven't sampled this particular blend but C&D does it perfectly.

I agree. There's a softness to the smoke that I've always attributed to this cut

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Nope, I stand corrected. The previous release was "Mississippi River Special Reserve" which was 4 oz plug, but this release is "Mississippi River Special Reserve Flake" served in a 2 oz tin.

Better you than me. LOL

 

[eljimmy]

Just got mine in the mail today. Jarred 2 tins and one came broken up and the other all in Flake "form". I pulled out the jar of the MRSR cake and they definitely smell different. This flake smells like the Latakia is kicked up a notch.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Just got mine in the mail today. Jarred 2 tins and one came broken up and the other all in Flake "form". I pulled out the jar of the MRSR cake and they definitely smell different. This flake smells like the Latakia is kicked up a notch.
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If you are going to make that comparison, pop a tin of recently released MRSR Cake.

 

[eljimmy]

If you are going to make that comparison, pop a tin of recently released MRSR Cake.

Going to smoke both tonight. Just noticed a bit more Latakia on the tin note of this new flake

 

[anotherbob]

I always find this disappointing when the label gave me false impressions. Not disastrously, it's like going to a restaurant and getting a wrong dish that's still good but not quite what you ordered. Even when it's a favorite I still wish the description was more accurate. Like I probably would have tried this if you said it was ready rubbed but I thought I ordered flake.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Going to smoke both tonight. Just noticed a bit more Latakia on the tin note of this new flake

The red Virginia is still the predominant player. To me the Latakia is barely noticeable

 

[eljimmy]

The red Virginia is still the predominant player. To me the Latakia is barely noticeable

Thats a good thing. I got a little burned out on Latakia recently. I love the tanginess of Mississippi River (the regular stuff) You ever get a tin where the Virginia is more potent? I went to my friends lounge last month and bought a tin of it and damn, tangy as all hell and gave me a case of the bite! It was odd because I smoke it regularly.