Astley's No.44 Dark Virginia Flake
(3.26)
A dark Virginia flake that is full of flavor, but easy on the tongue. Citrus notes are detectable.
Notes: Originally blended in England.
Details
| Brand | Astley's |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | Kohlhase & Kopp |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | Other / Misc |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.26 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 51 - 58 of 58 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 17, 2016 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Neatly broken flakes and sweet honey nose, that is what welcome you when the tin is opened. Dark virginia with citrus and fresh fruity flavors flow in balance and convince you this is one of the most delicious straight virginia on the market. Four star in my book.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 23, 2010 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This square shaped flake needs to be aged. After a couple years it does wonderfully.
The aroma is close to red wine. It smells like McConnel's Scottish Flake. The flakes are not dark by all means.
It smokes well and provides nice nicotine.
The aroma is close to red wine. It smells like McConnel's Scottish Flake. The flakes are not dark by all means.
It smokes well and provides nice nicotine.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 05, 2008 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
An excellent medium strength virginia, full of flavour and tasty, packs easy and burns well all the way down with one match, no bite and smooth. Taste wise, a notch or so up from Marlin Flake. A fine quality virginia, superb for an evening smoke when one wants a little peace and an easy going smoke but with enough flavour to remind us why we smoke a pipe.
Four Stars without a doubt.
Four Stars without a doubt.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 19, 2007 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
This is an excellent well balanced virginia. In my opinion the best in the Astley line. I've smoked many tins of this, often as a substitute for Marlin Flake. It's not as good as MF but it is close. Virginia fans will enjoy.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 01, 2005 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Probably the best VA from Astley's. Deep and dark, the taste is slightly sweet hay with passing notes of citrus and cocoa or molasses (very, very faint), this is one of my favorite dark flakes. With a little age on it, it is unstoppable.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 19, 2003 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Compared to No. 109, No. 44 comes up short. The tin may say "dark", but it is (visually) lighter than its sibling. It may appeal to fans of drier, less sweet VAs, and packs more of a kick than 109, but cannot match the latter in terms of smoothness, taste, lushness, and overall quality.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 25, 2003 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
This being my first experience with the Astleys tobacco, I was a little leery of the taste and the strength as I prefer the Danish Blends.
This was an open tin that was given to me so I cannot really comment on my impression of the freshness, although the tobacco was not dry and packed well. The tobacco smoked very well with no harsness or tongue bite, I did detect a subtle hint of sweetness in the taste as the tobacco burned slowly to the bottom of the bowl.
The one impression I did receive from No. 44 that it left me satisfied like that of the first cup of a rich Columbian Coffee in the morning.
This will be added to my shelf of occasional tobaccos to smoke.
This was an open tin that was given to me so I cannot really comment on my impression of the freshness, although the tobacco was not dry and packed well. The tobacco smoked very well with no harsness or tongue bite, I did detect a subtle hint of sweetness in the taste as the tobacco burned slowly to the bottom of the bowl.
The one impression I did receive from No. 44 that it left me satisfied like that of the first cup of a rich Columbian Coffee in the morning.
This will be added to my shelf of occasional tobaccos to smoke.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 28, 2003 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
I like this blend and 109 the best of the Astley Virginias. Highly refined tobacco in small, dark flakes. Very pliable, easy to pack and lights quickly. It smokes to a fine white ash all the way down to the dottle with very little tending. My problem with this tobacco and with the other Astely's I have smoked is that they do not deliver a big Virginia flavor. They all seem to fall into a very narrow range of flavor: Thoroughly processed, quality tobacco with very little tobacco flavor together with a light sweetener. They also have tendency to burn a little hot, hotter than McClelland's. However, they do not bite, with the exception of #55 at times. I would not place #44 or the other Astey blends in the upper tier of Virginia tobaccos. Paddy.
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