Dan Tobacco Patriot Flake

I recenlty bought 2 tins of this flake and I was very curious to try it after reading the reviews. The art work on the tin is very nice. Upon opening the tin I was delighted with the smell of the flakes. Raisins and a very subtle vanilla on the back.

The flakes, molstly of dark colors and regular size, look nice and yummy. Very easy to break and to rub it out. It's easy to light and to keep it lit and burns evenly throughout the bowl.

The smoke comes very harsh at first, it tends to settle down a bit after few minutes. In my opinion, it burns too hot, which increases the spicy feeling. It doesn't bite.

It is very different from other Virginia flakes I'm used to, such as SG Full Virginia and Capstan. I prefer more sweetness in my Va's and less spiciness, so I don't think I will be buying more tins of this baccy.

It's a quality tobacco and an odd one too. I recomend this because it offers a different side of Va's and because it's very tasty, to a certain point. And I don't give it 4 stars because, even tough I have enjoyed the experience, I still prefer the more "classical" approaches of Va's flakes.

For me, this is a very middle-of-the-road, straight forward VA, rather hay-like. I prefer my VAs on the darker side, but this is a servicable smoke. Fans of this style of flake or those who want to try a basic (in the good way) VA could do far worse than this, as the different VAs give this some complexity and keep it interesting. I'm glad I tried it, but I probably wouldn't rebuy it unless my tastes change strongly in this direction. Of course, this didn't have any age on it and so might improve with aging.

NOTE: My tin was made by DAN tobacco in Germany, and only distributed by CAO.

A lovely sweet Virginia tobacco with a hint of spiciness that keeps it from being one dimensional.

Tin note: Slight molasses, dried fruit, sweet hay (Wonderful Tin Aroma!)

Ready to smoke right out of the tin, no drying time necessary. Smokes equally well rubbed out or folded, but I find folded and stuffed gives a bit more flavor in the smoke. Definitely better smoked in a large bowl briar to extract the full potential of this blend. Very very slight tongue bite if puffed with extreme prejudice.

Sweetness seems to increase as the smoke progresses (maybe a very faint topping?) but never cloying. Just a real sweet hay Virginia taste with a spicy background that lingers throughout the smoke. Neither complex nor boring, a perfect all day smoke, with medium nicotine content. I often find myself smoking two bowls of this in a row.

The room note is pretty non-offensive, and this one smokes dry, down to a fine white ash with no dottle, no relights, no fuss... A relaxing smoke to be certain, better than SG FVF in my opinion due to the added spicy background of this blend. Very high quality tobacco, and must try for any Virginia lover. This one seems that it would age very well, if I could just keep my paws off of it long enough! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED indeed!

I have been slowly working through this tin for a while now. I have mixed feelings about this one and can't really decide how I feel about it. While I find it to be an excellent smoke, I just don't find myself engaged by it nor do I find myself reaching for it often.

The scent from the tin is absolutely fabulous. The sweetness of the matured virginia could keep me smelling the tin for hours, it's just a delightful aroma. The flakes rub out easily and pack even easier into any size pipe. The smoking characteristics of this blend are very good. It smokes cool, even, and clean all the way down to a fluffy grey/white ash.

The flavor of this is exactly how the tin describes it, sweet and spicy. The sweetness is prevalent in the first third of the bowl, then spiciness takes over and dominates for the rest of the smoke.

While this is a quality flake, very refined and elegant, I just find it a tad on the boring side. There is nothing here that really holds my interest. I also find the spiciness a little more than I would prefer in a straight virginia not containing any perique and find it to tickle my tongue and throat a bit. Personally I prefer the bright, livliness of little brother Veermaster over the Patriot. Quality smoke that deserves to be sampled, however when my tin is gone I won't be running to the store for more.

Great VG tobacco by Danpipe. I have smoke 200 grms and it tastes better and better. It got a sweetness and spicyness to it, you can not find anywhere else.

The flakes are almost broken, very thin cut. It was better to me just brake it down to small pieces then smoke it as a flake. It is mostly because the strage dampnes. I was not able to get it right in the flake form, always too wet. When it was dried right it was not possible to stick to a flake form, it always brakes apart. The fresh smell is sweet but not as sweet as I expected to be, there is a slight sour/zesty tone in it almost similar to some VaPer. The taste is quite good virginia with a nice caramel like tone to it, but only when you just carefully sip it. There is a sharp tone, almost seems periquy but that, I guess, comes from the virginia type. It is a bit shame because I would like it much more mild so it holds with that sugary topping. Those sharp tones distracted me a lot. If you puff that a little bit quicker it becomes really harsh. Burns nice and if dried properly then leaves almost none dampness in the bowl. I tried it fresh from tin, then tossed that to pick it again after almost a year but that made no difference and that is a little bit shame cos I expected that the sharpness would cease a damn bit but it didn't.

Three stars because I can imagine smone can enjoy that a lot but still there are better virginia flakes and there's a lot of them.

Smoke and Drive: Better not. This one is for very peacefull slooow puffing otherwise you lost that nice caramel taste and get only sharp unpleasant experience.

I purchased this baccy for two reasons: I love flakes and neat looking tins! This blend was a bit on the sweet side. It was also on the strong side, too. The nic kick was sneaky, it started out in the middle and ended strong. I could swear I detected an additive of some sort (perhaps this was a result of the fermentation?). It was a fine sipper, but the overall effect, for me, was mildly disappointing.

2.50 stars (I always round down).

Keep on piping!

This was a 12 year old tin. Ages well, but not a huge difference from when new. Very pleasant, if subtle, medium brown/grassy flavor and the Indian VAs make a nice change of pace. Has a very slight tinge of olive and spice. Very nice flakes with perfect moisture that have excellent burning qualities.

I think there are no orientals in this tobacco, to my mind it is pure Virginia only. Beautifuly sweet taste for all day smoking. Smooth and cold smoke.