Reviews
Date Added: Monday 01 October, 2018
Taste is more or less like description. I tried it and didn't think much of it immediately. I went back to it and am glad I did. Talk about tasty. This is not every day smoke but is a lovely break. If it grows on me more it could become every day...
Date Added: Sunday 02 September, 2018
It may or may not be true that some tobaccos favour
particular pipes... hmm... but it is true that a tobacco
that tastes wonderful one day can seem bland the
next. A curious phenomenon possibly to do with
biorhythms... maybe?
Whatever the reason I like to write reviews on a good
day - like today. I always enjoy Solani blends but
have put off trying Silver Flake in case I didn’t like it
and got stuck with a 100gm tin. Needn’t have
worried. The flake is folded into a neat clump and
separates easily, smells great, packs and lights
effortlessly and tastes of fine Virginia and Kentucky leaf.
I am on my second bowl this morning and looking
forward to a third. There is no topping that I can detect - just the taste of good pure tobacco. So why is it not a great blend? Hard to say - it is certainly a good smoke but lacks the character that would make it truly remarkable.
Date Added: Thursday 12 July, 2018
When I first started pipe smoking Ithought I would try the basic tobaccos used in most mixtures to find what they were like individually and in combination... in fact it was such good fun I might do it again... maybe. My impression of Burley at that time was that it was good as a filler but a little non-descript on its own.
So it took some time for me to try a pure Burley tobacco. This blend of three different Burleys is very good - much better than I expected. Malty, nutty and smooth with no detectable topping, its rich natural flavour is ideal for any time of day. Although my preference is for stronger more complex blends I can see this becoming a regular in future orders.
Date Added: Tuesday 26 June, 2018
What an amazing tasting Whisky. Full of incredible flavour and an amazing syrup finish, this is definitely a collectors item. Perfect with your favourite cigar.
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Date Added: Saturday 02 June, 2018
I tried this years ago when I was looking for a good Latakia blend but thought at the time it was a bit deficient in that department But I included a tin in this month's order and I am glad I did. This is a truly delicious tobacco - you could almost say it is a tobacco-y tobacco in the sense that if there is a topping it is probably tobacco juice... although the added richness is likely due to a toasting process.
It is a broken flake so a little moist - no bad thing because it takes the light easily and smokes sweet and cool straight from the tin. The flavours are intriguing... nutty, earthy with hay and a hint of liquorice in the background. It is one of those delightful tobaccos you hope will never end so you sip it gently to make it last longer. Towards the bottom of the bowl there is even a hint of pine... remarkable.
Date Added: Sunday 29 April, 2018
Following recommendations from others after my enjoyment of SG Navy Flake, I was then encouraged to try SG 1792 Flake.
The flake is dark and smells very similar to SG Navy Flake with the notable omission of alcohol in the nose. I rubbed this down and allowed it to dry for several hours and then smoked it in my Peterson Derry Rustic Straight 106 Pipe.
This is a strong tobacco flavour from the start, it is similar to SG Navy Flake but with the alcohol taste removed. It is lovely and strong (assuming you like the taste of tobacco) and probably one of the purest pipe tobaccos that I sampled. It was slow burning (3/4 of the bowl lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes) but I enjoyed it so much I smoked every last drop of tobacco in the bowl. It was strong in flavours but gave no bight to the tongue or the back of the throat. After lighting it required two more relights (nothing to write home about). It reminded me of sitting in a room with a peat fire burning, brought back memories there.
The smoke it produced was thick and to my nose pleasant, but to a non smoker probably would have been q
