Suggestions for Straight Virginias or Virginia Based Blends

[Bobbiy]

Title Edited for caps and brevity. Rule 9

After smoking erinmore flake i can safely say that virginia's are what hits my palate best.

If possible list down some virginia blends from Peterson, Samuel gawith, Capstan, Cornell & Diehl, Orlik, Macbaren and rattrays as they are the brands that are readily available where i live

 

[Bobbiy]

Its a plus if any of those reccomendations would be similar to erinmore flake. Is amphora full aroma similar ?

 

[Jwebb90]

You may want to give Newminster Superior Navy Flake a try. It’s made by MacBaren and is a sweet VA flake. An added bonus is the low cost and being available in bulk.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I'm not sure you'll find other Virginia blends that similar to Erinmore Flake. Bieber,cheap enough to try several. I'd recommend MB HH Pure Virginia, MB Virginia Flake and GLP Union Square. All really available at SP or TP.

 

[Bobbiy]

I'm not sure you'll find other Virginia blends that similar to Erinmore Flake. Bieber,cheap enough to try several. I'd recommend MB HH Pure Virginia, MB Virginia Flake and GLP Union Square. All really available at SP or TP.

How about Macbaren Virginia no.1. Is it any good ?

 

[judcole]

Its a plus if any of those reccomendations would be similar to erinmore flake. Is amphora full aroma similar ?

Amphora Full Aroma is an aromatic. May i recommend Amphora Virginia - a wonderful blend, which is even better,IMO, after about 6 months to mellow just a bit.

 

[MikeDub]

How about Macbaren Virginia no.1. Is it any good ?

It’s sweeter and less complex than the 3 blends hoosierpipeguy listed. I like it a lot and smoke it regularly

 

[bullet08]

I second GLP Union Square.

 

[Jacob74]

Peterson Flake, Capstan Blue, Wessex Gold Brick, Fribourg & Treyer cut Virginia plug...all a bit on the pricy side, but worth trying at least once!

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Sutliff 507-c
Capstan
C&D Yorktown
Sutliff 515rc1
Ken Byron Brown Fleck

 

[warren99]

Samuel Gawith: Full Virginia Flake
Pease: Haddo's Delight (w/perique)
Peterson (formerly Dunhill): Deluxe Navy Rolls
Orlik: Golden Sliced (w/perique)
Rattrays: Marlin Flake and Old Gowrie
Cornell & Diehl: Low Country Atalaya (w/perique)

Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of MacBaren and haven't tried the new incarnations of Capstan.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

C&D Bayou Morning if you like perique

 

[krizzose]

Erinmore’s topping is unique, and there aren’t very many Virginia flakes that are as heavily topped as Erinmore, regardless of the flavor.

 

[Merton]

Amphora Virginia (a very nice basic virginia at a modest price)

SPC Hogshead (more expensive but great)

others have also listed other very good virginias.

try a lot of them.

 

[JimPM]

Brand	Product Name	Genre	Content
Peter Stokkebye	Luxury Twist Flake	Straight Virginia	Virginia
Samuel Gawith	Black XX	Straight Virginia	Virginia
Newminster	No. 400 Superior Navy Flake	Straight Virginia	Virginia
Sutliff Tobacco	Virginia Slices 507-C	Straight Virginia	Virginia
The Storyteller's Pipe	Irish Meadow	Straight Virginia	Virginia
Mac Baren	Capstan Flake Blue	Straight Virginia	Virginia
Mac Baren	Virginia #1	Straight Virginia	Virginia
Samuel Gawith	Full Virginia Flake	Straight Virginia	Virginia
The Country Squire	Green Dragon	Straight Virginia	Virginia
Mac Baren	Amphora Virginia	Straight Virginia	Virginia
Peterson	Flake	Straight Virginia	Virginia
Mac Baren	HH Pure Virginia	Straight Virginia	Virginia
Low Country	Natural Virginia	Virginia	Virginia
Dan Tobacco	Hamborger Veermaster	Virginia	Virginia
Cornell & Diehl	Red Virginia Ribbon	Straight Virginia	Virginia
Peter Stokkebye	Danish Export No. 81	Straight Virginia	Virginia
Cornell & Diehl	Opening Night	Virginia	Virginia
Gawith, Hoggarth & Co	Whiskey Twist	Virginia	Virginia

 

[Butter Side Down]

Erinmore’s topping is unique, and there aren’t very many Virginia flakes that are as heavily topped as Erinmore, regardless of the flavor.

Agreed.

I'm a fan of erinmore and I think it's a pretty unique flavor.

That said, there are a few things I like which are definitely different but have something about them which points in a similar direction. Or, as some people like to say, scratches the same itch. Those for me are University Flake, Irish Flake/Stirling Flake, 1792, St. Bruno. Also Revor Plug, but I believe you can only get it in the UK. If you're looking for a direct replacement for Erinmore, I have a feeling you'd probably be disappointed by most of those. But if you're looking for other strong VA based flakes that are topped enough to notice but not aromatics and not floral lakelands, they might hit the spot.

I also have two things that are more in the classic Virginia category -- I believe both are very lightly topped but not sos you'd notice -- that I smoke in the same pipes as Erinmore and play well with the ghost of said. Those are Orlik Golden Sliced and Reiner Long Golden Flake (sometimes called Gold Label). I'm sure there are others that would fit this category, but those are the ones that I can verify as complimentary.

 

[Butter Side Down]

Also just thought of this... If you're in the UK or ever visit there, here are a few other things worth trying that STG also got when they acquired the old Murray recipes (along with Erinmore): Mick McQuaid, Warrior, and Yachtsman. Those come in plug format but are interesting in their own way. Come to think of it, you can also get Erinmore in plug format there. I prefer the flake version though.

 

[kcghost]

You can go to just about any tobacconist on the web and they will recommend at least a 100 (1000?) diferent blends. Personally I prefer G.L. Pease's Six Pence and Stonehenge.

 

[nukesimi]

It has burley, but University Flake has a plum or berry topping reminiscent of Erinmore.

 

[The Clay King]

Sutliff 507-c
Capstan
C&D Yorktown
Sutliff 515rc1
Ken Byron Brown Fleck

@CoffeeAndBourbon I recommend the Yorktown in a clay. This is the baccy I was smoking in my clay pipe at the Redcoats & Revolutionaries event when the blacksmith lit it with an ember from his forge!