The tin aroma is nothing to write home about, hints of chocolate and some oakiness maybe. Rubbing out and packing is easy, some folk seem to use two rolls but I find one is more than enough to get a good hour's smoking time. Lighting is fairly easy so no worries there. As for the flavours, it took me quite a few smokes to discern them but now I seem to be finding new ones every time I light this stuff up. There's the light, lemony, syrupy sweetness that pops through a little similar to navy rolls but nicer, there's a buttery creaminess, there's chocolates, there's ooh la la by the bucket load. The flavours are delicate but also very nice, the way they fold into one another too provides a melange I think I would struggle to find in another tobacco, the only one I can think of is the lats, Turkish and virginias in Squadron Leader.

Before smoking this, I was barely aware, or interested, in how many VaPs (why are they called VaPs and not PerVs? Or does that answer itself?) I'd smoked. This one though, has made me sit up and take notice. It's got a smoothness and a variety and quality of flavour that's simply not present in de luxe navy rolls and is just wholely more satisfying. Although I think I would prefer a four star lat to this, I am quite happy to give this full marks. The only question is, given that this is nicer than and a good couple of quid cheaper than a decent enough brand name,why would anyone go for the navy rolls? I Guess a more appropriate name would be "Why would anyone buy Dunhill?".

The smell from the tin is reminiscent of St James flake (pot pourri and fruit purée), however it is much weaker and seems less fresh.

Rubbing this tobacco is easy and I put two coins in my pipe. The taste as expected is excellent less strong than the other VAPER flakes I tried.

The Perique content I suspect is not very high, but it is very well balanced with the Virginia taste. The Black Cavendish is unnoticeable for me, maybe it is just there to make the tobacco taste milder.

Overall, it is a very nice tobacco, but for the taste alone (and price too), I would choose St James Flake over this one any day.

What more to say about flavors really that has not been said by those with finer understanding of tobaccos than I have? I get the hint of chocolate and the yeast, but not the peppery tones, not even when I exhale though my nose,-- unless I sniff the bowl.

I definitely will be getting more of this!

Do I know for a fact? No. How can I?

Is there video evidence of Mr. Troels Juul Mikkelsen, the factory manager saying this? Yes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHE6W5Duat8

10/30/2011

Classy, elegant and scrumptious. Sweet, yeasty and charming. Delightful, delicious and divine. I could sit here all night thinking of hat tricks of adjectives, but this is one of those tobaccos where I want to say: don't bother with the reviews, just try it.

Rubbed out or folded these medallions are luscious evening smokes.

In the tin, this blend has a heavenly scent, almost like swiss chocolate; less bready than Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls (which is also made by Orlik, probably using the same spinning machine) and somewhat darker. The presentation is very much like DDNR, with the coins darker, the outer part mottled bright and dark with a few stem leftovers in there and the interior, BC part being fully black (of course). The tobacco is smokable straight out of the tin; I crumble one or two coins into an appropriately-sized bowl and light up.

The taste is sweet and has more of the bread-ish BC note in it than the tin aroma. The room note is sweet and spicy, again with a bit of chocolate in there. It burns evenly, leaving a light grey ash. Burns cool, needs little maintenance -- no particular outstanding feature though; hence three (and a half) solid stars.

For those aged in their mid 30's in the UK, you may remember that you used to be able to buy red gob-stopper style sweets called 'Fireballs'

They came in packs of 3, and most corner shops near to schools would sell them at 10p a pack. The zing of perique is similar, though not quite as strong as the hit you got from those little red devils.

Nice...

This is a solid blend, no doubt. I think that Davidoff flake medallions, which are similar in style, are possibly a bit higher in perique content. That puts the Davidoff offering ahead in my book, but these little discs do shine for me when they are in the right pipe. My churchwarden seems to smoke them very well. I like to push the cavendish out of the centre then stuff the rest of the flake and crumble the cavendish on top. The cavendish takes the light, then you get a nice kick of perique a minute of two after the opening puffs.

I think that McConnell's Scottish Cake or Gawith's St James flake will probably be my VaPer blends of choice going forward, but I am pleased that I took the time to revisit this one.

I can see that this could be a big hit for some pipers and there are no problems with the all round quality. For me it doesn't quite hit the spot and there are other VaPer blends I enjoy more, but it definitely deserves a solid three stars - Recommended.

It has that citrus flavor that is also available on the "Golden Sliced" variety - which I consider a top everyday flake smoke-, even if this mixture is an even bigger treat due to the heavenly Perique added to it: I often think its the dark Cavendish that opens the way for the Perique to unwrap It's one of those pleasures that remains burned vividly in my memory hours or days after I smoke it, just like a special reserve wine one drinks on special occasions and never forget. Unless you don't enjoy tobacco smoking at all or have lost your sense of smell and taste, I see no reason why you should not try to unravel the complexities of this exemplary blend.

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Orlik Bull's Eye promises nothing. There is no description on the tin, there is no fruity or sweetened smell attacking your senses, just a very mild tobacco smell.

The circular discs are distinctive and being my first tin of Bull's Eye they are a great novelty. I pulled out the black centres before rubbing the discs out and then sprinkled the centres into the bowl as I filled it.

After an easy light I waited for something to happen.. and waited a little longer. At first I thought I had tongue bite which gave me great disappointment so I put my pipe down to rest, but my tongue was crying out for something, something I couldnt quite put my finger on. Then it hit me like a bolt .. I wanted MORE!!!

My tongue was warming with a strong peppery taste which just got better and better, rubbing my tongue around in my mouth it picked up a sweetness which complimented it. The sweetness dulled the sharpness of the pepper and the two flavours work so well together

Orlik Bull's Eye is fantastic.

It is black & white, chalk & cheese, sweet & sour, it is opposites attract. This tobacco is special and needs to be savoured, it is to strong a flavour for me to be used everyday but I will make sure I always have a tin of this to hand.

It deserves every one of its four stars.