Your Favorite Virginia Blends?

[ray47]

I've always been a committed Burley smoker, but like you I've started to enjoy Virginias. My favorites to date are the following:
PS Luxury Twist Flake

McClelland's Red Cake 5100

MacBaren's Virginia #1

 

[sablebrush52]

We're talking straight Virginia?
Astley's 109, 44
Brigham - Klondike Gold
C&D Yorktown
F&T Cut Virginia Plug
GL Pease Union Square
John Aylesbury - Luxury Flake
MacBaran - Capstan Blue and Gold
McClelland - 40th Anniversary, Aurora, Christmas Cheer, matured Virginia-various,
McCrainie's - Red Ribbon and Red Flake.
SG - FVF
Vauen - 160 Jahre
Wessex - Campaign
Some great suggestions above, but some of them aren't actually straight Virginia blends.

 

[davet]

Sutliff: 507C Virginia Slices One of my favorites.

 

[virginialover]

McClelland Aurora and Boston 1776.

 

[jorchamp]

First love was Dunhill: Light Flake. Now Klondike Gold.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Now Klondike Gold

Now extinct.

 

[stickframer]

I'm no expert in the genre, but I enjoy:
Wessex- Brigade Campaign

Samuel Gawith- Full Virginia Flake

C&D- Opening Night

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

My current favorite; which is excellent: Dan Tobacco - Patriot Flake.
Other good ones:

Dunhill - Flake

Davidoff - Flake Medallions

Escudo - Navy Deluxe

McClelland - 5100 Red Cake

McClelland - 2000 Fragrant Mature Cake

Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Bullseye Flake

Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Twist Flake

Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Navy Flake

 

[cwarmouth]

Thank you for all the great info, guys. I cannot wait to try some of these. The ones I have tried so far have been Erinmore Flake, Newminster Superior Navy Flake, and Newminster Superior Round Slices. I love, love, love the Newminster stuff, which by the way, was gifted to me by a forum member to whom I am greatly appreciative. I really am enjoying the comparative mellowness. My wife's favorite tobacco is Nightcap and last night I put a little Navy Flake in a pipe after we finished nightcap and she about flipped. Said it was like a light dessert after a heavy meal. She's no tobacco aficionado or reviewer but I liked that analysis.

 

[hiplainsdrifter]

You will see a lot of repeat appearances in the recommendations above. My short list:
Wessex Campaign

Gawith Best Brown

McCranie's Red Ribbon

Aylesbury Luxury Flake

 

[sablebrush52]

Now extinct.

Yep. But not before I stocked up on it. :mrgreen:

 

[drrock]

Start with McClelland 5100 Red Cake

 

[ukbob]

Sam Gawith - FVF

Dunhill - Flake

 

[perdurabo]

Right Now, GLP Union Sqaure is my favorite.

 

[flakyjakey]

SG - FVF, BBF
GH&Co - Bright CR
Germain's - Brown Flake
Wessex - Campaign Dark
GLP - Union Square

 

[deathmetal]

On another thread a day or so ago, someone said that Lane LTD bought Germaines, which blows my mind if that's true.

This is a typo. Actually, Lane LTD bought Germany, and they are converting it into an amusement park.

 

[bigpond]

On another thread a day or so ago, someone said that Lane LTD bought Germaines, which blows my mind if that's true.

Lol. Whoops. That was me. I posted that ridiculous comment to a ridiculous thread. I thought that saying edgeworth and stonehaven were the same blend was the giveaway :laughat:
Edit: here’s the thread
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/stonehaven-recipe

 

[mackeson]

Although I more often smoke VAPers and VABurs there are a few straight VAs I dig:
McClelland Blackwoods Flake

McClelland no.27

McClelland Dark Star

SG Full VA Flake

 

[alexnc]

old thread - But, thanks for the steer to Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake! Love it!

Have a few more of your recommendations on the way - always a good resource finding what you guys all like

 

[mso489]

Informative to read the selections. I'm so preoccupied with burley blends, Virginias are kind of a change-up and novelty for me, so I won't vote. But I do enjoy at least a few of these selected and I savor that dry sweet Virginia melody.