There is really no pain at all keeping this tobacco lit. The first impression is an excellent Virginia tobacco smell with lots and lots of Orgeat style flavouring and some Vanilla. To be honest, I don't detect anything else, except a faint amount of earthy round Burley and a fainter taste of citrus.

This is also my first aromatic that does not contain any black Cavendish tobacco. Excellent and recommended tobacco, albeit too aromatic for my taste, it still ranks as one of top aromatics I have ever tried.

The main flavors are almond extract and the floral and citrus notes common in this genre of tobacco. These flavors can be quite strong and literally overwhelm the taste buds and mask the underlying tobacco flavors easily. I have found that the lightest of puffs carefully metered allow all the flavors to come through balanced. Very light puffs! Otherwise, it becomes an overload of almond with little to no tobacco flavor that makes me feel like I am smoking an incense stick.

Somewhat recommended. For me, this is a quirky change of pace to revisit periodically.

If Lakelands interest you, give it a try. If they don't, stay far far away!

As for the flakes, pretty typical of GH. They shred easily enough I don't need to rub them out or dry them. YMMV

... Et bonum nostrum Locutusque est Dominus tobacco in esse. Benedíctus!

Soli Deo gloria!

Don't get me wrong- this is a very nice tobacco of the highest quality- and the tin note and room note are BEAUTIFUL and not at all subtle. Trouble is, all of this baccy's resources seem to be tied-up in producing that wonderful aroma...but unfortunately, it doesn't carry through to one's mouth.

The aroma is unique and wonderful. I don't know why so many other reviewers say that it smells/tastes like soap or flowers. If you know of any soap that smells like this stuff, please tell me what it is and i will buy it![Might even smoke it!] This smells like something from the worlds finest bakery- very hard to describe- but maybe the world's finest fruitcake dusted with powdered sugar and talcum powder. Seriously though- this stuff smells so good I want to eat it!

But...that aroma does not carry through into flavor. There's not much flavor at all- it's actually quite bland- which is a big let-down after sampling that aroma. After smelling the tin note, I was expecting this to taste like Peterson's Irish Flake (one of my favorites) on steroids...but in actuality, Irish Flake tastes more like the way this smells.

It is not a strong tobacco, either [I like strong]- I really don't know why so many reviewers have such strong opinions about this one- at the very most, it is a medium tobacco. Although I'd put it in the mild category. Couldn't really find any nicotine in it :( It is well-mannered and smokes nicely- just not enough in the flavor or nic departments to keep me interested.

If you're looking for a mild to middle-of-the road tobacco with a beautiful tin/room note, but not a lot of flavor, you MUST try this.

If only the flavor were as potent as the aroma, I'd be in paradise with this stuff. Still a decent smoke though- but please give this a try for yourself, and don't be disuaded by some of the other reviewers, who are making out as though this were some ungodly-strong overbearing industrial-strength tobacco. It is NOT! Methinks that these reviewers are just being hoodwinked by their noses, and that they are not used to Lakelands [Not that I am...but I don't let the fact that this stuff is different throw me.]

All in all, this being a quite unique and different tobacco [even amongst other Lakelands] I would highly recommend that everyone try this. Even if it turns out not to be your favorite, there's nothing here not to like, and it won't go to waste.

Oh, and yes...it will ghost your pipe [but not for too long]. Funny thing is, I seem to get more of Ennerdale's flavor from the ghost when smoking other tobaccos afterward than I do from actually smoking the Ennerdale itself!! [And that is not a bad thing]

I've only smoked 4or 5 bowls of this so far..will update as I go through the tin if anything changes [I notice that with some of these earthy, old-world tobaccos, sometimes they seem bland at first, and then the flavor gradually emerges as you get used to them- as was the case with SG's 1792, which I love. So maybe that will happen with Ennerdale...I'll keep my fingers crossed!]

I prefer strong plug/flake tobaccos, but the many years of smoking typical British OTC flakes, Ennerdale suits me just fine. When available, I buy this in the 500 gr. (17.63 oz.)size and cellar some of it while adding the rest in my rotation.

Smoked in a group 4 size pipe and this is an all day smoke for me...especially in the early morning with hot tea/coffee. In the evening, with a wee dram of scotch.

A most worthy tobacco and it meets all of my criteria for what I consider a first rate smoke!

99% of the time I smoke heavy Balkan blends, but I find an occasional aromatic similar to the lime sorbet served before a great dinner to refresh the palate.

For an aromatic smoker I am sure Ennerdale Flake will be a fine addition to your rotation. The heaviest Lakeland tobacco I've encountered. The tin aroma alarmed me to the point that I smoked it in a meerschaum for fear that even the one pipe I have relegated to aromatics would be forever tainted. You've been warned! The ghost created by this mixture will haunt your pipe that even an exorcism couldn't remedy.

I found it best when fully rubbed out and dried for an hour. Medium vitamin N and with no bite whatsoever at drier humidity. A very pleasant and unique smoking experience.

If you are a Lakeland lover this could be your holy grail. If you are a English/Balkan devotee like me, this tobacco may well end up in your rose garden.

For me it works as the opposite end of the spectrum to the Balkans I worship and rejuvenates my taste buds to fully appreciate the daily bombardments of Blue Mountain and Odyssey.

The tobacco itself, as with all G&W blends, is second to none. Excellent quality flake which is pleasing to the eye. Its the flavouring of the blend which lets it down. In my opinion, the soapy floral overtones are downright overpowering and sickly sweet. Not only that, but it will ghost any pipe you put it in. As well as this, you'll be tasting it on your tongue for anything upto 4 hours after.

Admittedly, floral lakeland blends have never sat well with me, so I'm perhaps the wrong person to be reviewing this, but to me its like smoking pot pouri and fairy liquid. I'm usually a fairly forgiving reviewer, but this didnt sit well with me at all, for all i tried to like it.