Tin note: earthy, sweet

Room note: burning ass

Taste: wonderfully rich and full. Not a lot of complexity, but really enjoyable.

Overall: Wonderful outside smoke. I enjoy it with a black coffee or with Guinness. Nothing else really can stand up to the flavor. At $20/tin at my local B&M, this is definitely an occassional treat, though. It is a nice change-up from my normal MacBaren Navy Flake, that's for sure!

Not a crowd pleaser by all means, this is a real man`s tobacco with a rich, creamy and refined taste to it.

Steer far away from this flake if a bit of nicotine makes you dizzy, because PIF contains a generous dose of it.

My favourite way to smoke Irish Flake is to peel off a few long thin strips, and fold it into some Mac Baren Virginia No. 1. No need to mix - just combine and insert into the bowl using the air-pocket method. A proportion of 20% Irish Flake seems just about right.

The result is superb. Similar to Mac Baren Dark Twist, but more flavourful. You can adjust the proportion of Irish Flake to the strength desired. The Virginia No. 1 is an excellent carrier, providing a harmonious base of natural sweetness.

I think it's certainly a high quality and well thought out blend and would certainly recommend it as a "touchstone" for all those looking to experience such a tobacco or to expand their smoking horizons.

Definately on par with 1792 flake and some of the Gawith ropes as far as the nicotine content and I would say that this may be a good (although expensive!) blend for those trying to transiton from cigs or cigars to the pipe as it will certainly satisfy a nicotine jones...

The Flakes really nice and this was my first experience with flake. Makes me want to eat the flake rather then smoke it.

The flake is just big enough to fold and stuff in to a MM Missouri Pride. It also works really well rubbed out but i believe there is a reason why they make flakes and that tobacco should be smoked as such.

I took 1/4 of the tin and decided i would smoke that and i jarred up the rest for aging. I ended up rubbing some of it out for blending and found that blending it with anything just took away flavor and ended up a bland mixture rather then just toning it down.

It smells like a mixture of pepper, boot leather, aftershave and cigars. Your quintessential dad smell.

To no surprise it takes the same as well but with more of an earthy taste. Although at the it soon began to taste a bit ashy. The blend itself is very hash and leaves a frog in my throat.

Well i finally cracked open the jar and smoked some of this. It had been aging for a little over 6 months. Let me just say its a major improvement.

This blend was a great smoke despite its problems but with just 6 months sitting in the back of my closet and this stuff becomes flawless.

The flavor profile has completely changed. Its very much similar to a maduro cigar. Although not as smooth as a fine cigar it still has a bit of a harsh feeling but its tolerable and some hot tea alleviates this completely.

Smoking is can be a bit temperamental at first. Rubbing the flake out solves this issue. But once you get the flake lit it stays lit for a long while.

This tobacco is the epitome of fine pipe tobacco. Its not tobacco you smoke while mowing the lawn. Its not "Lets clean out the garage" tobacco. This is the type of tobacco that you sit down with a good drink, a good book or some other form of passive entertainment.

Yes, it is very strong. Indeed, I think it's the only flake that has succeeded in making me hiccup with every bowl. But the taste grew on me, and I came to like it very much, reaching an understanding of its reputation. It's got a strong, natural, earthy-woodsy flavor with a hint of sweetness that kept me coming back for more; I even came to enjoy its rough-around-the-edges quality. I discovered it's also a good blender for giving some flavorful kick to its more genteel cousins.

A classic for good reason, but not the pinnacle for me. Yet I'm sure I will revisit this again in the future.

Type: Virginia flake, natural full ; Contents: Virgina light, virginia dark, burley (air cured, flue cured and dark fired) ; Cut: Flake, little and thin slices ; Humidity: Wet and takes a long time to dry (and is better fresh) ; Lighting: Not hard, maybe sometime a couple of attempts are needed, also it burns slow ; Pipe recommended: bent, bowl medium size, a Peterson fits marvelously.

I like smoking flake tobaccos, from the look and feel of the flakes to the preparation, to cool flavors of the smoke. I smoke this in a medium dublin so one flake folded in thirds fills the bowl just right. I do have to relight often but says more about my inexperience and smoking style than the tobacco. This will bite you if you buff away like a freight train but sipped it will reward your patience. I'm at the end of my first tin and will be stopping to purchase another tin as soon as possible.

I could have this and SG Grousemoor as my only pipe tobacco and would be completely happy. Fortunately, they don't have to be, and there are so many more waiting to be tried.

Happy smoking.