Brigham Klondike Gold

Klondike Gold had a really wonderful taste that was similar to Will offerings if this type. Not as heady as Gold Bar, but certainly in the same class. If you appreciate a lighter (but still with punch) Virginia flake that is naturally sweet rather than grassy, Klondike Gold would be a good choice. And, no matter how hard you puff, this Virginia will not bite.

Pipestud

The flakes are easy to break apart if you're not a "fold and stuff" smoker, and provides a perfectly smooth, cool and clean even burn with no bite or harshness. The lack of topping means this is less sweeter than many straight Virginia flakes. The various Virginias offer some tart and tangy citrus, slight grass/hay, sugar, floralness, light acidity, wood, bread, and earth along with a hint of tangy dark fruit, spice and honey. Some of those flavors will be more prominent than others on occasion, but this is essentially a well balanced medium flake designed for all day smoking. What it lacks in complexity and nicotine (which is just past the mild mark), it makes up for in a pure Virginia smoke. the strength is a couple of steps past the mild level, while the taste is a slot short of medium. Won't bite or get harsh, but has a few small rough moments. Burns clean and mostly cool. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and it does requires some relights. Has a very pleasant, lightly lingering after taste and room note.

-JimInks

A very nice offering from Brigham. Very similar in appearance, thickness of cut (thin), and tin aroma to Wessex Brown Virginia Flake. No detectable aroma from the tin, just good, fresh Virginia and not hay-like at all, which I find preferable in a Va over those with a predominant hay-like aroma. Loaded and lit very nicely. A beautiful, if not one of the best, Virginia smoking experiences I've had. I ordered 2 tins since it has been having its "hard to get" moments, and receiving it today, found only one tin in the box. A quick call to P&C only to find it is back ordered! A good, solid, no nonsense VA. It was a little less expensive than Wessex Brown Flake, so when I'm in the mood for this type of flavor profile in a VA, I can save a few dollars and go with Klondike. I believe they are both blended by RL Will and put together by Kohlhase &Kopp, hence the similarities, so you can't go wrong there! If you want an unadulterated VA, you would be hard pressed to find too many others better than this one.

These nicely prepared flakes of VA have a perfect moisture content and are quite pliable to permit easy packing without rub out. Initial light is easy and few relights are required The tin aroma is inviting but not as apparent in the smoke that is still enjoyable. Smokes cool and dry without any bite in all bowl sizes. A nice, lite smoke that is ideal for this hot weather. If you like straight Va's, give it a try.

A fairly strong citrus note with a milder note of earthy hay. Mildly sweet with a bit of spice. A very nice relaxing smoke that fully satisfies. The citrus is orange-like and may be more akin to tangerines. Been too long since I had a tangerine so it's hard for me to tell. This is an excellent Virginia flake.

Medium in body and taste. No added flavoring detected. Burns very well.

Brigham Enterprises Inc. - Klondike Gold.

Bizarre, I fancied using the fold and stuff method on my first bowl of this, but I couldn't remove a flake in its entirety without it breaking apart; although the flakes weren't too wet, they'd all stuck together. Never mind, no problem, I filled with it rubbed!

The first few puffs seem a bit insipid, apart from some hay and earth there's not really much else. But after a few minutes it wakes up, and some citrus-zest comes to the forefront. This citrus taste continues to strengthen throughout the first quarter, until it fits the description 'lively' to perfection. The burn's good, and the smoke's medium in temperature. I find the nicotine fairly mild, and the room-note quite pleasant. It can give me a nip if I'm not too cautious. Klondike Gold is a much more enjoyable smoke in a longer stemmed pipe. This isn't due to the flavour, but the mechanics; smoke a bowl from a nose-warmer and you'll understand what I mean when the smoke drifts into your eyes!

This is a high quality smoke, a very lively Virginia Flake.

Highly recommended.

My initial impression was much like Darby's: a mild Va. flake with a pleasant, tart tangerine flavor that lightly ghosted a fresh cob. In a second tin I was able to detect the indeterminate beebleberry note mentioned in the description. A third tin, the victim of some dreadful industrial accident, had been blasted with topping which was readily identifiable as strawberry! I didn't care for it and wondered if the Hare Krishnas had captured the Brigham factory. However, after the top two flakes the remainder of the tin was fine. The flakes are loosely pressed and seem quite thin. I was surprised to find that they are the same thickness as Dunhill Flake. The strength is similar to Capstan Gold, but the flavor is less sweet. The flakes have been rather dry. They were most enjoyable when sipped in a small billiard or a cob. Other than the anomaly mentioned above, the berry note is subtle, interesting, and leaves a clean, fresh taste on the palate. It is well complemented by a cup of black tea.

Klondike presents as an attractive thin-cut medium brown flake with light highlights. Tin aroma was surprisingly mild - just a good clean mildly toasty and sweet tobacco aroma, with no perceptible toppings. Moisture level in my tin was on the high side - I cross cut and rubbed out the entire tin, spread it out thinly on my countertop, and let it dry for six hours before repackaged it into a glass jar. Since the flakes were thin-cut, the resulting ready rub was a fine broken filigree.

Skipping ahead to mid-bowl, I picked up a pleasing grassy note, along with a bright tangy hit of sweet citrus (to me, it came across as tangerine & rose hips). I love those qualities in straight Virginias, but sometimes it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. Here, the sweet citrus notes, while pleasant, seemed a little over-strong, and actually ghosted my pipe slightly with a note best described as “Tang Instant Breakfast Drink”. Even with proper moisture balance, and slow sipping, the sweetness and thinness of the cut caused the tobacco to smoke slightly hot. I also picked up a slightly tannic note in the finish, which some extra cellar time should soften.

Despite the minor nits, this is still a high quality, and very interesting tobacco - something I look forward to blending (I’ll probably cut the sweetness with some burley, and stretch the finish with some perique). I’m confident that some extra cellar time will soften and mellow this into something really special, but straight out of a new tin this smoked a little tart, youthful and edgy, like a spirited young horse that hasn’t been broken to saddle yet.

A very solid 3 star smoke for me. Recommended.

Great tobacco folks, it smokes like aged tobacco fresh out of the tin, no rough edges, no bite, smooth, and cool smoking, I just wish it was a little sweeter. If you are a Virginia smoker, get some, you won’t be disappointed.

I really like this virginia. The tin I smoke has been open a year and then left in the drawer without any attempt at cellaring. It has improved with the age. On opening the tin, I wasn't particularly impressed and just ignored it, but she has matured into a quite comely lass. While I often fold and stuff flakes, this one is best rubbed out and loaded into a pipe as long, crumbled strands, IMHO. Easy to keep lit, once it's dry enough. I smoke outside, so room note should be ignored, but this site requires a room note or the review won't be saved.