Just pressed another batch of flake, batch 24 to be exact. I actually pressed it a week ago, then after the usual fashion, squeezed it under a couple of weight plates (50# total) for a week. I usually squeeze them for a couple of weeks, but this one felt about right after a little over a week so I pulled it. Here it is in solid form:



It's composed of Dark Air, Bright VA, prilep, cigar scraps, cigar scrap cavendish, burley, and I quote from my notes, I can't remember what all else Cased w/ DW and added some rum and vanilla before pressing. I had originally intended for this to be a twist, hence the cigar scraps, but it sort of fell apart, so I pressed it for flake instead. Twists can be tricky if you don't set them up just right. Here it is sliced:



I didn't add any of the stronger flavored leaves e.g., latakia or perique as I wanted to keep it mellow for use as chaw for the long northern VA car trips we call commuting. It will need to dry out for a couple of weeks before it's smokeable but I did tuck in a plug between the cheek and gum for a while. Nice flavor, like Levi Garrett but smoother, and about medium in the vitamin N department.