McClelland (Blakeney's Best) tawny flake is sweet.
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McClelland (Blakeney's Best) tawny flake is sweet.
SG Best Brown Flake and Scottish Autumn Flake are excellent straight VAs.
Lots of good suggestions already,so naturally I will add mine.
SG Medium VA Flake is lighter bodied than FVF, but still lovely stuff.
Dan Tobacco Hamborger Veermaster hits the sweeter spots for me.
Capstan Blue has a bit more body than HV, and the same sweetness if paced properly.
They have it at Iwan Ries.
I've seen many comments on the sweetness of Virginias. I smoke Virginias almost exclusively, but I've never experienced sweetness with any of them. I do taste "savory" (and that's what I crave).
Maybe that's related to the fact that I don't have a sweet tooth for food. I'll take cashews or Fritos in preference to any cake or candy.
Nice suggestions guys. I've got a few more to add to my list as well.
BTW, I was at my local B&M today and picked up a couple ounces of the MacBaren VA No. 1 and am enjoying a bowl right now. Good stuff and as for the aromatic part, I sure don't taste any topping. Just pure Virginia goodness. @Haebar , it's not quite as good as that sample I got from you, but still good stuff. :pipe:
And @BryGuySC , I just ordered a few ounces of SG Navy Flake thanks to you getting me hooked on that.
You guys are expensive friends to have I tell ya.
I know what you mean!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Breeze
I just made a small pipe cleaner order. I had to add a few things to hit that 20% discount threshold. ;-)
And yes, it includes Navy and FVF!
Have you noticed any difference between tinned and bulk with the Navy?Quote:
Originally Posted by BryGuySC
This is my first time to order it in bulk.
With FVF and St. James Flake the bulk tends to be a little thinner lately and not quite as wet. Flavor is pretty consistent though.
Big VA fan here!
In addition to those already mentioned,
Sutliff Sweet VA
Pretty much all of the Peter Stokkybe VA-based flakes
Rattray's VA and Marlin flakes (don't know if I'm straying too far off topic here :))
Dunhill Ready Rubbed
Most of what I've ordered is the 250g boxes. They do seem a little closer to "smoke-ready" than the tins.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Breeze
I've not ordered much bulk from p&c, so I hope it is in good shape. I don't have any complaints about then yet, so I expect it to be fine.