New SG Flakes (Four Seasons)

[peckinpahhombre]

I see SP has the four new SG flakes in stock. Has anyone tried any of these?

 

[skapunk1]

Just ordered the Spring, Summer and Autumn. Winter flake has Latakia, and I'm not a huge fan.
Excited to try these, as SG BBF has recently been my new Favorite smoke....

 

[cortezattic]

I'm interested in knowing if there is anything distinctive that these new flakes bring to the market;

or, is SG merely capitalizing on a tobacco style and presentation that seems to be growing in popularity?

After all, we've seen a surge of interest in all the square tinned Va flakes and variations, highlighted

by the recent introductions of Three Nuns, 2 Capstan blends, and ODF -- not to mention the forever back

ordered Fribourg & Treyer flakes.
:lol: Maybe SG heard rumors about Harris having some pocket change left over from his income tax return.

 

[cortezattic]

Flake Guy

 

[settersbrace]

We got a batch of all 4 seasons into the shop today. It's a collaboration of blenders I do believe not simply SG. The Winter flake is the only one that interests me and I'll throw a couple tins into the cellar for 6 months and then give it a go.

 

[thesmokindragon]

I got a few tins of each blend to try; I just opened the English Summer Flake, the aroma ( hay, honey, brown sugar ) reminded me of Dunhill Flake ( which is one of my favs ), visuals on the flake ~ single stack golden Vs in color/almost as large as the tin, not a big deal since I had planned on a cube cut for them. The moisture was not too bad, but even after a cube cut I let air out for a good 12hrs. In the AM I packed a smaller Meer bowl with the cube cut. 1st few puffs ~ nice sweet Vs, no bite...consistent throughout entire bowl. This is another quality V from SG and I can see myself smoking many a tin of this blend throughout the HOT summer months
Some background/blends I enjoy to give you a base line here; Dunhill Flake, Solani Silver Flake, Wessex: Brigade Campaign, Wessex: Gold brick, Astley's: No. 44 Dark Virginia Flake, Capstan's Blue and Yellow Flake, SG FVF, Fribourg & Treyer: Cut Virginia Plug

 

[cortezattic]

English Summer Flake is an all Virginia flake that is predominantly red Va. It's nice and sweet -- sweet enough to make me think it is topped with something -- maybe just a brown sugar topping, nothing that interferes with the Va flavor.
I've only smoked 2 or 3 bowls. It reminds me of Wessex Brigade Campaign and F&T BlackJack. While I'm sure there are noticeable differences, I, for one, couldn't pass a blind taste test. Besides, it's been a while since I had the others.
I like it and would probably give it 3 or 4 stars in a rating, but with soooo many reds on the market I doubt I'll buy another tin of it. Besides, the presentation is kind of sloppy: not neatly manicured flakes, but a haphazard clump sitting in the tin -- some broken. Also, they are too long to place in a small Mason jar in the upright position, so I had to trim about a half inch from each flake -- no biggie since I'll either cube cut of rub them out anyway.
If you can smoke red Va, I say go for it -- one tin anyway. You won't feel ripped off.