Rattray's Marlin Flake

[thesmokindragon]

Seriously brothers/sisters....jut skip the 100g tins and go right to

the 500g bags of this stuff...been smoking some with a

year of age on it....WOW/knock your socks off goodness...but take

time to prepare for her, never rush it...give good air-time prep before

loading up a bowl and you will be in for a truly blissful smoke
BTW: I rememeber reading somewhere from MC about giving your taste buds

about four days or so of just smoking Vs to adjust and really pick up

the flavors...this truly works/since my tastes are all over (VaPer , Burleys,

Med-full English blends) tough to do knowing I have some

great English blends waiting on me, but find the Spring/Summer months

perfect for Vs

 

[cortezattic]

+1 on both paragraphs
My review of Marlin Flake.

 

[ohin3]

I love the stuff. There was about a 3 or 4 month period a few years back that, barring the very occasional light English, Marlin Flake was all that I smoked. Another tobacco that taught me a lesson about prep, air time and slow smoking. I find that if you smoke Marlin flake right out of the tin it is a hot bloated mess, but rubbed out and allowed an hour or so to dry out it is cool, deeply caramel and stewed fruit sweet and just a little spicy with a bit of leather and coal tar towards the end of the bowl. Three cheers for Marlin Flake. HIP HIP..........

 

[tokerpipes]

Haven't tried it yet. I am just getting my taste for VA blends and have a big TAD order coming with about 80% of the order being VA blends. Would love to try some. I have found Villager 1888 Mid-Day is a nice creamy fruity blend that begs to be smoked right out of the tin.

 

[mattmars]

Marlin Flake is in my top 3. Unfortunately on my last TAD order it was out of stock. It has a very complex fruity taste that I simply love. I concur that prepping it is the key to success.

 

[jcsoldit]

IMO... If you're a fan of VA's and haven't tried Rattray's blends you are missing out. I consider Marlin Flake, Hal O the Wynd, Brown Clunee, and Old Gowrie are all worthy of a place in my cellar.

 

[buster]

Wow some high praise there guys. Glad I picked up some on my last trip to my local tobacconist. Have not opened it yet but the tin is 5 years old and was the last one. If it is as good as you all say I think I am in for a treat!

 

[markw4mms]

IMO... If you're a fan of VA's and haven't tried Rattray's blends you are missing out. I consider Marlin Flake, Hal O the Wynd, Brown Clunee, and Old Gowrie are all worthy of a place in my cellar.

True that!!!!!

 

[pawpaw]

Well it looks like I may have to get some Marlin Flake with my Hal O the Wynd this week

Hal O the Wynd is my daily smoke.

 

[hnryclay]

Agreed with all Rattray's is a fine blender of Virgina tobacco, and responsible for my favorite HOTW. Although I have not had a bad blend they manufacture.

 

[matchstickman]

Its really funny that you bring this up. I wanted to try some of it here not too long ago and thankfully, pipesandcigars.com had some 50 gram tins in stock, so I snagged one to try it out. Your review makes me excited to try it, though I am curious to see what the age is on the tin that I receive. If it is aged a little bit I may have to crack it open and give it a try. Thanks!

 

[billbearcat]

So here I am smoking Marlin Flake for the first time. I just opened the tin today. The only cellar time it has on it is however long 4noggins had it on the self. I have been smoking VA's and VaPers almost exclusively for a little less than two years now. I have enjoyed most, but I see this one reaching the top of the go to list. I am really impressed at how it came in the tin. Five of the longest flakes I have ever seen. I held one up for the old lady to see, and she thought it was beef jerky. Pretty good stuff.

 

[rmbittner]

bill:
There are other companies making excellent VA flakes out there, but for my money, Rattray's produces three of the very best: Marlin Flake, Hal o' the Wynd, and Old Gowrie.
Bob

 

[jah76]

Ditto Bill. Marlin Flake has that perfect sweet/peppery taste that I love.
It's nothing like Marlin Flake but if you order often from 4noggins, you should get a few ounces of Prairie Wind. Its a nice cool smoke.

 

[billbearcat]

Jah, I got prairie wind as a sample from 4noggins just under two years ago. That was my first VaPer and has been on my table ever since. Prior to that I only smoked areo's. Thanks to that sample I realized that for a great tobacco you don't need a sweet over the top topping.
Right now my top three are Hal O' the Wynd, Prairie Wind, and Marlin Flake.
Also, the texture of the two Rattray Tobaccos I have tried are pretty nice. I'm not sure what it is but I like it.

 

[bluesmoke]

I'm smoking some today--one of my favorites.

 

[delkhouri]

I love marlin Flake... top five for me

 

[fishingandpipes]

Same, great stuff.

 

[shaintiques]

It is very good, too bad the 500g bags are non existent anymore. I'd love to cellar a pound of it.

 

[layinpipe]

Was on my list of "to buys" on my last order, but somehow forgot to include one to try out. Marlin Flake will DEFINITELY be on the next order and i am stoked to try it, especially after reading this thread. Also gonna have to try out HOTW and Old Gowrie. Thanks for the recommendations/reviews y'all!