How many of you capitalized on the surprise availability of ABF at Smokingpipes.com? I did!
Solani Aged Burley Flake
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Had to pass. When Kohlhase & Kopp reformulated many of their blends earlier this year, they just haven't been right since. HH Burley Flake and Aylesbury Luxury Flake have been my go to replacements.
I bought two tins of the Solani today, but I agree about the quality of HH Burley Flake as a replacement. The fact that it's always available is also a bonus.
ABF 656 is good stuff. I think the only two tins I have of the same tobacco were bought by accident (Windjammer, if I recall).
I was telling a friend I had maybe 35 blends. After counting I had 90. Oh my.
Had to create a Word doc with my ever-changing personal ratings. Fun hobby.
I was telling a friend I had maybe 35 blends. After counting I had 90. Oh my.
Had to create a Word doc with my ever-changing personal ratings. Fun hobby.
I did, ordered 2 tins. Woke up to an email (was on subscriber list) and it was still available at noon so I ordered some. Never had Solani ABF before, I won't really know how it compares to what it used to be. I also grabbed a tin of Solani Gold Label English for the hell of it and a few other things to bump up enough to free shipping.
I was previously debating about C&D CRF before, but I passed on that for this instead since I'm not big on VAper anyway.
If nothing else and ABF has fallen from grace, at least it'll help me appreciate MB HH Burley Flake more than I already do (which is a lot, definitely top 3 burley for me, currently #1 favorite actually across the board regardless of genre).
I was previously debating about C&D CRF before, but I passed on that for this instead since I'm not big on VAper anyway.
If nothing else and ABF has fallen from grace, at least it'll help me appreciate MB HH Burley Flake more than I already do (which is a lot, definitely top 3 burley for me, currently #1 favorite actually across the board regardless of genre).
I have a 2015 tin of 633 on the Tobacco Sale thread if interested.
Lot 4: 2015 Solani 633 Virginia Flake (1 ea) (50 g) - $50.00
In addition to the 2015 Solani 633 I have available on my sale posting, I have a 2017 SG Brown No. 4 and a 2016 Dunhill Flake available. Each of the aged Virginias will be a very enjoyable smoke!
Lot 6: 2017 Samual Gawith Brown No. 4 (1 ea) (50 g) - $90.00
Lot 7: 2016 Dunhill Flake (1 ea) (1.76 oz) - $90.00
Lot 4: 2015 Solani 633 Virginia Flake (1 ea) (50 g) - $50.00
I loaded up on HH burley flake a while back during the ABF drought and picked up my long awaited ABF when it dropped. To me, they are about identical, so I won't be waiting around for ABF drops again.
I buy ~10 tins of ABF from Estervals since it's in stock practically year round. And about a half to a third cheaper than prices here.
Solani 633 and 656 are the most talked about but I suspect it's across the board.
ABF was my favourite burley. Had a bowl of Dockworker last night, and two this evening, and not only is this now my favourite burley, may be my favourite blend. When it's bad, burley is very, very bad, but my God when it's good...
If you have not tried the silver flake you should, though it might dry out in the plastic bag in the non sealed tin and it doesn't have as much red as it used to it's still an amazing VaBur. It's easy to rehydrate, truly unique and not as hard to come by as the ABF and Va.
Iv'e noticed there is not as much red in the Silver flake and it's sad because it was a great marriage of two distinct flavors the new stuff is still a great VaBur though one of my favorites for sure.