Charatan Black Flake
(3.29)
This dark flake utilizes Virginia and dark air cured perique tobaccos to provide a full and balanced smoke. The prominent flavor notes are sweet tobacco and dried fruit.
Notes: Charatan released Black Flake to fill the gap left by Dunhill discontinuing Dark Flake.
Details
| Brand | Charatan |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Perique |
| Contents | Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2020 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I've only had one bowl of Dunhill Dark Flake so have smoked this on its own merits, and I think it's done quite well. I like Virginia and Perique flakes, usually prefer a bit more perique than this has, but it's OK.
The flakes are very neatly presented, brown rather than black. Tin aroma: very fruity, prunes, fresh figs, liqueur, raisin, malt, horse food. The moisture content seems perfect and they rub out fully with minimal effort, indeed care is needed if you want it in bigger chunks eg for smoking outside.
Lighting is a breeze, one match may suffice if you've got a good kindling of crumbs on top. The flavour is sweet, fruity and malty, and puts me in mind of malt loaf, which I love. It gives thick stodgy smoke, great for smoke rings! There's not much complexity or development, this is tobacco to smoke when engaged on other tasks really, but it's very pleasant, without bite or any other defects. It could be described as a toned down Navy Rolls, with similar dark fruity notes but less Perique and none of the subtleties.
It doesn't need many relights, satisfies with nicotine but isn't strong, and there's a bit of dottle. I've enjoyed it as a morning smoke this winter, also while studying.
I'm summary, a nice dark Virginia flake with a malt loaf character and the merest smidgen of Perique. An all day smoke if you want.
The flakes are very neatly presented, brown rather than black. Tin aroma: very fruity, prunes, fresh figs, liqueur, raisin, malt, horse food. The moisture content seems perfect and they rub out fully with minimal effort, indeed care is needed if you want it in bigger chunks eg for smoking outside.
Lighting is a breeze, one match may suffice if you've got a good kindling of crumbs on top. The flavour is sweet, fruity and malty, and puts me in mind of malt loaf, which I love. It gives thick stodgy smoke, great for smoke rings! There's not much complexity or development, this is tobacco to smoke when engaged on other tasks really, but it's very pleasant, without bite or any other defects. It could be described as a toned down Navy Rolls, with similar dark fruity notes but less Perique and none of the subtleties.
It doesn't need many relights, satisfies with nicotine but isn't strong, and there's a bit of dottle. I've enjoyed it as a morning smoke this winter, also while studying.
I'm summary, a nice dark Virginia flake with a malt loaf character and the merest smidgen of Perique. An all day smoke if you want.
Pipe Used:
Northern Briars Liverpool
PurchasedFrom:
Turmeus Liverpool
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2019 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Very Pleasant |
This tobacco had a quite noticeable Danish style topping, but I have thoroughly enjoyed it regardless. It has zesty and piquant notes from the perique, and the darker virginia leaf it contains does not seem to completely overtake the citric profile coming from the brighter leaf. I am not sure this is a 100% match to Dunhill's Dark Flake, or why it is called "Black Flake," but it is good enough in its own right.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2024 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Appearance: the 50 gram tin was released in early 2022. The blend is a dense, neat flake of a dark walnut shade with sparse light streaks and even sparser dark streaks. The flake is somewhat moist, I had to dry it before smoking. The quality of the raw material is close to excellent.
Flavor: bread from a mixture of wheat and rye flour, some walnuts, some fruit, a little bit of butter, a little bit of olives and a very faint caramel note. Everything is quite simple and at the same time - harmonious.
Taste: soft woody notes, light biscuit sweetness, a little bit of dried fruit, a little bit of tannin astringent to the tongue. The perique is obviously sparingly used, on the retrohale it is practically unnoticeable. All this quickly comes together and smokes almost unchanged. The flavor density is not high, the tobacco is extremely calm, has no sharp edges, does not bite, tolerant to overheating, which can be caught when the sweetness disappears from the taste. The strength is clearly below average - even a very large pipe didn't give me any trouble. The blend smokes slowly, cool enough, burns out into whitish ash with a yellowish tint, leaves some moisture in the bowl. The aftertaste is woody, with a very slight sweetness, not persistent.
The smoke is light, unstable, with a barely noticeable woody flavor.
What's the bottom line? It's hard to say how similar this tobacco is to Dunhill Dark Flake, but if you want an everyday flake that's not strong and the only downside is that you have to dry it before using it, you'll probably find what you need in a tin of this tobacco. I would prefer more perique, but I add perique even to vapers from Cornell & Diehl. Charatan Black Flake is a quiet undemanding blend with a below average strength that gives no trouble even to a beginner.
Flavor: bread from a mixture of wheat and rye flour, some walnuts, some fruit, a little bit of butter, a little bit of olives and a very faint caramel note. Everything is quite simple and at the same time - harmonious.
Taste: soft woody notes, light biscuit sweetness, a little bit of dried fruit, a little bit of tannin astringent to the tongue. The perique is obviously sparingly used, on the retrohale it is practically unnoticeable. All this quickly comes together and smokes almost unchanged. The flavor density is not high, the tobacco is extremely calm, has no sharp edges, does not bite, tolerant to overheating, which can be caught when the sweetness disappears from the taste. The strength is clearly below average - even a very large pipe didn't give me any trouble. The blend smokes slowly, cool enough, burns out into whitish ash with a yellowish tint, leaves some moisture in the bowl. The aftertaste is woody, with a very slight sweetness, not persistent.
The smoke is light, unstable, with a barely noticeable woody flavor.
What's the bottom line? It's hard to say how similar this tobacco is to Dunhill Dark Flake, but if you want an everyday flake that's not strong and the only downside is that you have to dry it before using it, you'll probably find what you need in a tin of this tobacco. I would prefer more perique, but I add perique even to vapers from Cornell & Diehl. Charatan Black Flake is a quiet undemanding blend with a below average strength that gives no trouble even to a beginner.
Pipe Used:
Peterson 69, 106, 150, x160, House
PurchasedFrom:
Online
Age When Smoked:
2022
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