Dunhill - Light Flake pipe tobacco reviews

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Txspurgeon	08/27/2010	Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Being primarily a burly lover, I like an occasional Virginia, or Virginia flake. This is my favorite Virginia flake. About 1/4 way down the bowl, if sipped, I get a sweet taste, not unlike pure sugar. But just a hint. It is just natural sugars in this sweet Virginia. But it isn't sickly sweet..just natural Virginia. It packs just the right abount of nicotine for me. Although hard to find, BAT is re-introducing Dunhill tobaccos to the U.S. Market very soon. This one is among them, but will be re-named "Dunhill Flake". The term "light" had to be removed, due to liberal, socialist anti-smoking nazis. But, from my experience, It is the best Virg/Flake I have ever slapped a lip too. If you find it, TRY IT! You'll thank me.
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Claudius Stradivarius	07/24/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Strong
Based on a "non - Orlik" tin, if I may. Fairly tasty for light coloured VAs. A good kick. But the room note, because of its composition, is close to that of a cigarette. This would be a sound choice for someone who wishes to quit cigarettes and make the transition to pipes.
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onezerosix	06/02/2010	Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
don't take that word "light" lightly. it's definitely my favorite Virginia tobacco. i've tried different virginia tins but probably this will the best one so far.
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cut-shot	04/02/2010	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
This is a very fine flake tobacco. The flakes are a beautiful brown/mahogony in color and very well packaged. Rubs out easily and the tin aroma is almost non existant until the flakes have been rubbed out and then just a slight sweet aroma is present but does need just a bit of time to air out before loading into the pipe. The taste is a very nice sweet Virginia flavor with hints of citrus mingling in and out throughout the smoke. Very consistent flavor all the way to the bottom of the bowl. Sip slowly and you will be rewarded but take the time to pack your pipe carefully as it is somewhat tempermental if packed too tight as I like it packed a little on the loose side. Very good tobacco and highly recommended... 4 stars indeed.
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Virginia lover	02/14/2010	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant
Tin from UK. Smoked folded in a bent Peterson. Easily one of the best Virginia flake I have ever smoked. More taste than strength, a pleasure from beginning till end. One flake lasted for thirty minutes puffed fast. The classic Virginia flake with citrus and fig notes, the reason why I like so much this kind of tobacco. Good for a Virginia flake beginner, an all day smoke or for that moment of the day when you need a lighter Virginia smoke.
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Spizzo	11/19/2009	Medium	Strong	Full	Very Pleasant
I have tried a couple different Dunhill tobaccos before this and I really did not like them. I was a bit apprehensive about buying this one but I went ahead and grabbed the last one at the shop. This VA is an absolutely wonderful smoke. The presentation is neat with uniform flakes that are thick and rub out exceptionally easy. The tin smell is a natural citrus smell and I am sure this is not added in any way. Delightful. Very smooth smoke, lights well and burns with ease. No hint of any kind of bite and stays delicious through the whole bowl. The taste is exceptional, deep virginia flavor with light citrus notes throughout. This tobacco benefits greatly from some drying time. I accidentally tipped my pipe mouthpiece-side for a second and a stream of water came out. The only bad thing is, it is no longer available. I sealed up my half tin that is left and am trying to forget about it. It is very hard to forget this stuff, such a shame. **Edit for format
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Countrygent	10/17/2009	Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Quality, quality, quality. Presented in tight, pressed flakes neatly stacked in the tin. Figgy, stewed fruit classic sweet virginia notes on opening. Light flecked, dark thin flakes. For a virginia flake it is towards the more subtle and milder end of the spectrum. For my palate the first half of the bowl had lighter lemon citrus notes (say, compared to the more anisette of Orliks Golden Flake). There is complexity and delicate variation of virginia flavours through the bowl, delicious down to the dottle. There is not the robust, strong character of the full throttle tobacco orchestra here; this is a string quartet, quite properly labelled as "light". A bright, mild virginia flake with very few if any faults. Not as bold and brassy as Union Square; not as directly full-flavoured as FVF. No longer available where I shop; I'd snap up any tin I saw until I had a few dozen at least in my cellar. It probably ages beautifully, but I wouldn't know.
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Helmsman	07/14/2009	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is a fine tobacco. One of the best virginias I have smoked. First lighting of the bowl was a little harse, but nothing to complain about. The more I smoked the sweeter and smoother the virginias came through. A great masterpiece of Dunhill, job well done.
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luvinthepipe	05/12/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
this is my friends favorite tobacco. I sampled from his supply several times and really liked what I smoked. Last month, I found a smoke shop that had a decent supply of dunhill tobacco sitting on the shelf. Knowing it was no longer being imported into the States, I bought what supply they had, 2 tins of Light Flake, 2 tins of Nightcap, 3 tins of MM965, 1 tin of Standard Medium Mixture and a tin of London Mixture. the Nightcap and 965 state Made in EU but these Light Flakes and the Mixtures say Made in UK on the tins. Too bad these may never be found again. This Light Flake is so well made. The presentation is impeccable with neat, perfect flakes lined up in a beautiful blue and white tin. No space is wasted in the tin. The flavor is sweet, complex and just fabulous if smoked slowly. I'll miss it.
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haredawg	03/13/2009	Medium	Very Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant
Picked up a tin of this a few months back, a brick and mortar smoke shop was having a pipe sale and I picked up an L?antra Canadian, feeling expansive I picked up a few tins of expensive tobacco. I forgot I had picked up a tin of Dunhill Light flakes. Easy to do for me, I mean I thought Nightcap was a real fine smoke and 965 is sort of the standard of an English blend, but when I think of an exceptional smoke Dunhill doesn?t spring to mind, especially the non English blends. I was not expecting as sublime and complex fine Virginian flake as this. With the exception of what must be a very mild light and non aggressive casing, this flake is almost as good as Reiner?s long golden flake minus the touch of perique. Beautiful light to mahogany flecked flakes neatly packed into the tin, the fine fig and prune scent of aged Virginian, and a delicate yet persevering complex taste. I?m afraid it?s my fault it?s off the market. That?s my luck see, I find something I could stick with for a while and it?s gone. The few month wait wasn?t a lame attempt at getting some aging in, just a mistake, just long enough for them to quit making it. Forgive me. Maybe I should say it wasn?t that good to keep everyone from feeling bad. If I had known I would have stocked up. I?m getting some Davidoff medallions in the mail, stocking up before the feds tax what?s left of my testicles; I?m hoping it will be similar to this late great flake. I?m guessing my tin was done by orlik instead of murrays though, reminded me of a more refined golden slice.
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Duke	12/19/2008	Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
First let me say I love my Virginians and I employ a slower smoking cadence to derive the best results. Last weekend I had the time to line up three straight Virginians for comparison: Dunhill Light Flake (Murray?s), McC Xmas Cheer 05 & McBaren Virginian #1. Light Flake narrowly finished first to Xmas Cheer 05, with McB rounding out a quite respectful third. I feel all three are of supreme quality, so the smoking and flavor characteristics are my guide to preference. First I like to state my opinion that all tobaccos are cased and topped. Were genius is observed is when a blender?s craft is so subtle that tobacco and treatment marry into a sublime sum. Lt Flake, for me, is that Virginian tobacco. A delicious sweet tobacco taste, and if there is a floral/herbal note it is done with such a deft hand I couldn?t identify a specific note. The tobacco flavor strengthens when advancing down the bowl. When finished I feel satisfied, whereas Xmas Cheer has snuck up on me, at times. The perfect powdery ash confirms the absence of unwanted agents. I also prepared each tobacco by drying or airing the tobacco prior to fire. I find I virtually avoid all Virginian sting this way. Try all three yourself and let us know which is the best.
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Morgoth	11/12/2008	Mild	None detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
Dunhill Light Flake is a very high quality blend that undeniably provides for the transcendent enjoyment of pure Virginia leaf. The subtle caramel sweetness that lights upon one?s palate can be elusive if not smoked with thoughtfulness. I get the impression that my tin, similar to some wines, may have been enjoyed ?before it?s time?...I have cellared some other tins with the hopes that they will improve with age. Highly recommended. A companion infusion: one part Drambuie with two parts Forty Creek Barrel Select Canadian Whisky...taken neat. NOTE: (if I may...) I believe that Virginia tobacco?s are not ?air cured?, they are predominantly ?flue cured?...and only small amounts of lesser grade Virginias are ?fire cured? to be used in snuff, twist and plugs. A number of Virginia based tobaccos on this website state that they are ?air cured?...this is a curing method that is reserved for Burley leaf. (see: ?All About Tobacco? ? Milton M. Sherman ? 1970).
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drmeer	11/07/2008	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I had the pleasure of trying an unopened tin from 2003, and wow, some age did make a nice difference. This is a good flake, if you can still get it, and if smoked correctly is sweet and flavorful.
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Silver Spigot	10/14/2008	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Tongue bite. Avoid.
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Laudante	07/23/2008	Mild	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This was my first straight Virginia, many years ago, and it made me fell in love with this kind of tobacco. Later I found other blends more to my liking but I remember Light Flake as a very good tobacco. The last time I smoked it was about 4 years ago and it was very good. It was still a Murray Sons tin, so I know nothing about the new version.
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Ol'BlueSmoke	07/11/2008	Medium	None detected	Full	Pleasant
First let me start by saying that this stuff is good!! I just finished my 6th bowl in the last few days and it has proven to be a nice VA flake. I could not detect any casing upon smelling the lovely medium brown flakes, rippled with fine light stripes; nor did I notice any during the light up, or at any other time during my smoke. The flakes rubbed out very easily and I found that breaking the strips into thirds and separating them into peices that fit well into the bowl did the job (Oh, plus I had dried the flakes for a few hours and this got the moisture level right where I like it). Two charring lights and a true light were needed and then this fine smoke lit up well. It was a little hot initially and stung my tongue slightly, but then the heat subsided and things cooled down to a nice creamy smoke I tasted sweet Virginia and not any casing, soapiness or any other unpleasant flavor....truly a nice gustatory/olfactory experience. The flavor reminded me of freshly baked bread...as other reviewers had noticed...and thanks for this description...I couldnt really pin it down until I read that...on the nose! The flavor deepened as time elapsed and it took on a toasty, caramelized like flavor. This is a nice blend, though it may not be as good as it once was...I still like it.
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Old Schoolr	06/26/2008	Medium	None detected	Overwhelming	Overwhelming
Dunhill Light Flake was my first attempt at Virginia tobacco. The packaging was first class & the tin aroma was a nice dried fruit smell. I tried this tobacco lightly rubbed out, fully rubbed & in a "MacBaren" roll but it never really did much for me. I won?t pretend to have liked the experience of smoking this tobacco; it was not good & I was disappointed to have spent the money it cost to try it. In spite of what some reviewers seem to believe an old established name or high price doesn?t guarantee a good smoke. The taste & aroma were the same to me as the cigarettes smoked by my Canadian relatives. That is to say harsh & tarry. I never did attain the sweet or citrus flavors noted by other reviewers, only the flavor of tar & later in the pipe an ashy-ness. The aroma was so bad my wife complained of the odor even though I was smoking out in the yard w/ the house closed up. I have to give credit to Dunhill that Light Flake was not bitey & didn?t leave sticky glop in the pipes I tried it in. Other than that there was nothing going on for this tobacco. MacBaren?s HH Mature Virginia is a much better experience in Virginia tobacco. Has Light Flake been discontinued? I never would have noticed & won?t miss it a bit.
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Pseudo Nim	06/06/2008	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
After reading the reviews of the learned gentlemen (and I presume, Ladies) of tobacco reviews, I went and purchased a tin, fell in love with it straight away, I had found my new passion, (again) the perfect morning smoke, a gentle dream to while away the hours, I would have to tear myself away from this to smoke something else in the evening. By now, I was realising that this was a tobacco of such fine quality and excellence, that I would stock up on this to some degree, in order never to be without. Imagine my horrror, nay, HORROR, that this imbibing nectar of the gods has been discontinued, it's like never to be seen again, it's recipe, taken from us, never again to be created under another name. Blasphemy, BLASPHEMY I say!!!!! a decision, no doubt made by PHILISTINES of both dubious and doubtful parentage, woe betide them, and a plague be upon them and their house!!!!! Yes I quite liked it and I'm sorry it's gone.
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Frosty	05/04/2008	Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant
Wow! This flake is very good indeed! Buttery, creamy smoke, smooth and flavorful. If you have not yet tried this, do yourself a huge favor and do so. I give this four stars without hesitation. Yum!
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garydobbs	03/31/2008	Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is one of the mildest flakes I've ever had the pleasure to try. The flavours are very subtle but have a good length. Flavours I encounterd are yeast, honey and I'm sure there's a slight tinge of caramel in there. The flakes rub out well straight from the tin and once alight smokes away slow and easy. I can't really fault this one has a refreshing change from all the full bodied cased tobacco I usually smoke and will always keep a tin on hand for those moments when nothing else but a viginian will do. Excellent stuff.
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