Dobie's - Four Square Medium Navy (Light Blue) pipe tobacco reviews

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Claudius Stradivarius	07/25/2010	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
This was an excellent Navy Flake, available in a small rectangular tin that was easily put into the pocket of your pants. The flakes were nice, sweet and light to medium brown in colour. A pleasure to smoke...
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Steerpike	06/10/2007	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable
I remember smoking this a few years back, I got a tin in a little tobacconists in Bishops Stortford. Anyway, as I remember it was very much like Dunhill's Light Flake, but a little less strong, and with slightly more tendency to bite. I stuck with the Light Flake after that, but I did enjoy this tobacco very much. Light Flake just seemed to me a tiny bit better to smoke, although I thought these flakes seemed a lot tidier in presentaion- neatly cut and laid flat in the tin, rather than being slightly folded like the Dunhill Flake.
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Darwin	12/24/2006	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
I picked up a tin of this from an estate tobacco sale. Later I discovered that the tin had opened up at some point between the late 90s, or whenever it was last available, and when I got it in 2006. Of course the tobacco was dry as dust. I put the flakes in a Mason jar and put a wet paper towel over the opening and lightly secured the top. I repeated this a few times over 2 or 3 days, removed the paper towel, and then sealed the jar. I let the flakes sit for a month or so. The flakes are mostly brown in color with some yellow strands throughout. A light dusting of crystals are on the flakes. This is my only encounter with this now extinct blend. Too bad, because it's outstanding. It's smooth, delicately sweet, with a flavor that is unique, possibly a light fruity topping. It burns extremely well with no tongue bite whatsoever. In the same estate sale I got a tin of the Dobie's Curlies and one of the Dobie's Mild Navy. This is my favorite of the three. It's hard to believe that a tobacco that had completely dried out could be this good. I wish I had been aware of this brand before it folded or I would have stocked up on this classic. I've got about 25g left and I will enjoy every bit of it.
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grimpeur	10/27/2004	Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant
It may not be proper to start a review with a whopper of a lie; but I couldn't not give this flake a four star rating. If it was still available I would be smoking it every day. In so far as I can ascertain, Dobie has gone the way of so many other blends and brands (Oh Redbreast Flake! Oh Digger, Oh Capstan Blue Sob!). Sic transit and all that. My tin, plucked from my stash, benefited, like Pipestud's, from a period of aging, but memory serves that it was always good. It reminds me very much of Dunhill's Light Flake, but better. Rounder, smoother, naturally sweeter. The topping, reminding me of apple flavour, is very lightly applied: reminds of a cross between the Dunhill flake and Capstan Blue. Dobies had, in years past, I am told, an enviable reputation for blend quality. This doesn't disappoint. The real surprise, for the ever sceptical me, is that this tin was made in Denmark by A.C. Petersen, not in Scotland by Mr.Dobie. Petersen did as good a job with this as they did with Escudo. If you see either of the Dobie flakes on Ebay or on the shelf somewhere, pick up and enjoy.
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Pipestud	08/29/2002	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
This hard to find treat was absolutely delightful! To be fair, I was able to obtain an aged tin (over 10 yrs.), and the mellow smoke it provided kept me coming back for more and more and more. In fact, I smoked the tin up in just four or five days. The virginia is superb and soft, the flavor was that of pure tobacco, and the aroma in the room and in the smoke as it wafted up the ole nostrils was heavenly. If you can find this tobacco, grab it quick if you like aged, mellow virginia. In fact, grab two tins, one doesn't last very long. (sob!)
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NEWMAN	02/20/2002	Mild to Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I had to give this one the top rating as a great flake. However, although I was fortunate enough to stock away some tins, I've been unable to currently find this or the 'Mild Navy Cut' even on the internet. If you can get some, give it a try. An ideal moisture content from the tin results in easy packing and an even burn without relights. The tin aroma is quite sweet but I believe it's just from great, natural VAs. The taste and strength is exactly as labeled = medium but in a clean and smooth way. No bite or even a hint of bitterness and rather consistent throughout the smoke. Where did Dobie go?
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