Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Erinmore Flake

I smoked this tobacco about twemve years ago, and although I liked it, did not return to it for another six or so years.

This is a tobacco that although can be smoked straight from the tin, is better when dried. The tin I tried was twenty years old and well aged.

Nothing in my mind says that this tobacco is laced with pineapple, to those who say it is I am glad you are not tobacco blenders or tea tasters.

Only the deaf and blind of taste could lead me down that road. This tobacco is topped with Apricot, and not pineapple.

The Virginia of which this tobacco is made is 'A' Grade mellow on the tongue, with a mellow fruity flavour. Smoking this tobacco new is nothing to the delight of smoking an aged tin.

This has to be cellared to be appreciated, and is one I will age and return to often in the future.

I quite enjoy this tobacco, I'm a big fan of flake tobacco and Virginias for that matter and Erinmore embodies both of these traits.

The first thing I noticed on opeing the tin was the smell of well-aged Virginia tobaco. There is casing there, but it doesn't remind me so much of pineapple, but rather of something like apricot, with a bit of tang.

This tobacco is a joy to smoke. It smokes easily with no problems keeping it lit, either lightly rubbed out or well rubbed. The topping is there, but the thing I taste the most is the high-quality leaf Erinmore uses. I tend to smoke this tobacco in one of my smaller bowls as there is a good whack of nicotine in there. I'm not a reformed cigarette smoker so I'm a bit more sensitive to the big nicotine tobaccos. Unlike some Virginias I've never had Erinmore bite me at all. Always burns cool and the smoke is flavorful and thick.

I wouldn't reccomend this to a novice pipe smoker, but for the rest of us who can take a bit of nicotine it's a wonderful tobacco.

I really enjoy the Lakeland genre, and so I had to try the classic old codger blend, Erinmore. The tin note is a exquisite floral medley with fruity undertones. The flakes are on the moister side, but they burn cool and smooth, drying is optional. The smoke definitely leans fruity over floral, unlike Gawith's Ennerdale. The nicotine content is a notch lower as well, which it makes it more accessible throughout the day. Ennerdale is quite powerful in comparison resulting in it being an end of the day smoke for me. Erinmore's flavour reminds me of the fruit cocktail cups I had in my school lunches as a kid, with the addition of a mild floral undertone. The base tobaccos are not overwhelmed by the toppings. The Virginias offer a grassy citrus note and the Burley offers some nuttiness. These tobaccos harmonize well with the toppings and give a thick body to the smoke. This is a thoroughly enjoyable experience for Lakeland lovers, and also for those who like an aromatic that still honours the flavours of the tobacco instead of trying to mask them. It's also worth a try if you found Ennerdale to be too floral and soapy (or expensive and hard to find), but want to give Lakelands another go. This has already become a favourite of mine that I'll stock the cellar with. Some may complain this blend has changed since the days of Murray. I have never tried the original version so I cannot compare, but this blend is excellent in its own right and I'll praise it for that — 4/4.

Tin note is very mildly floral, almost like a G&H aromatic in a way, but greatly toned down. In the smoke I get a mild floral aspect, and i could see mentioning apricot. Grassy, overall mild. The room note is very pleasant, and so is the rest of the experience. Flavor lasts throughout the bowl. Not thinking of any reasons not to give it 4 stars, this will probably be in my regular rotation from now on.

Slow burning and cool smooking, very satisfying. One of my favorite flake tobacco ever. You can taste of every puf of it. Every flake tobacco lovers should try to smoke this beautiful tobacco.

I love this tobacco, I drink alot of scotch and this goes very well with a Speyside . Although there's a definite citrus topping you get that pure tobacco taste cutting through. Burns nice but sensible .well behaved not overly nicotine heavy but you will be content.hard to.pick fault with this. Dry for 15 mins each side and your in for a long cool satisfying smoke