Davidoff Flake Medallions

Good VaPer(Cav) but at an unjustified higher price, in no way superior to more affordable VaPers.

Misses the expected extra as one of the higher priced VaPers out there. It's a golden middle kind of blend - sweetness, bready, earthy, dark fruit and hay all at once - but nothing really stands out except the stronger spiciness. Vinegary tin note doesn't translate to the smoke.

I would choose Orlik Golden Sliced, Peterson Navy De Luxe, its "brother" Escudo, or Robert McConnell Scottish Cake over Davidoff any day.

Tin Note: Interesting - Personally, I found what seemed like chocolate Virginia on the nose. I'm guessing this is the cavendish, and I like the mixture.

Pack/Light: Extra Tries - As with other flakes, I find it to be quite moist, even after leaving it out for a bit, and it requires a few relights. I didn't have too much trouble once we finally got rolling, but it needs some help leaving the blocks.

Taste: Compliments to the Chef - I've had a hard time finding a VaPer that I like, but this one really did it for me. The addition of the cavendish adds just enough to make it stand out.

Mouth Feel: Oh So Smooth - Nice, easy smoke. Doesn't burn hot or bite. Just right.

Room Note: Phew! - While I don't mind it too much, my wife was quite put off by the aroma. After some discussion, we concluded that I was wrong and she was right so we had to dock it some points for the aftermath.

Overall: Good But Not Great - While I really enjoyed the smoking portion of the blend, the moisture content and the room note ended up dropping it just out of the higher tier for me. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a fine tobacco and I will be smoking it again, but it has some quirks to go along with it's great personality. I really like the options allowed by the medallion cut with the cavendish center. What you end up with is a blend that is more than the sum of its parts.

This is another one of my revised & partially copied reviews from 2009. I have since rejoined TRs & doing some catch up work. The fresh tin note was that of quality tobacco with a slightly sweet topping aroma which I cannot identify... maybe just the Perique essence. It expands well & has a good burn rate. These silver dollar-sized, twist flakes possess a hard, dark Cavendish core which requires a little extra work to break up & creates an added dimension of flavor.

A fairly tasty Cav/VA/Per blend, if you will. Moisture content was minimal. It is very smooth & presented a subtle sweetness at about the halfway point which I thoroughly enjoyed. FM didn't ring my bell like Three Nuns or Escudo, but would be a satisfactory substitute that I could easily adapt to. Vitamin N content is satisfactory... about medium, that seems to sneak up on you due to its mild smoking characteristic. For me, this blend is easy on the tongue & palate. I concur with other reviewers in that this blend is very similar to PS Bullseye Flakes & doubt that I could discern the difference in a blind taste test. If you like very smooth & mild smoking VA/Pers with a touch of Cavendish & a subtle hint of sweetness, this blend may be to your liking.

I am partial to VA/Pers & FM is a good choice. Certainly worth a try if you don't mind parting with a little extra $$. Some will love the flavor... some will not like it well enough to rate it four stars and I fall into the latter category. Many a good blend falls short of being highly reccommended due to varying differences in smoker's taste receptors... maybe it's because I had gotten used to Escudo which is one of the first VA/Per twist flakes I tried & became attached to its flavor and sweetness.

I do admit I was expecting more taste and sweetness from this 11 year old tin when I smoked it. I was almost disappointed when I realized it had not become significantly better and tastier than the other tins I had smoked which were a year or two in age. This being said, it is undeniable that age has mellowed FM's rough edges of youth. The result was a mellow, slow burning experience combining some spiciness from the Périque and sweetness from the Black Cavendish, supported by the 'hay-ness' of the Virginias and a healthy nicotine contribution. Now, considering how age transformed it, I consider there are better alternatives out there but this does not mean than FM is not a good smoke per se; because it definitively is.

I am not a big fan of this type of perique, because of the offensive room note. Smokes well and is the tinned version of peter stokkebye bullseye flake. It smokes smooth, and is much more interesting than the cavendish free escudo. You get no spice in this blend, just rich fermented tobacco broken up with aromatic cavendish. The virginias are very cigarette like but broken up by the perique, of the stewed fruit type. There is a little element of dirt in the perique common to vaper mixtures, which is not very appetizing. However, due to the additional cavendish this gets 3 stars.

I tried a tin of this a while back when I first got to town. I am still getting used to the difference in pricing of tobacco tins here in Malaysia. This is considered a premium tobacco here and as such is 3 times more expensive as most other tobaccos. Which is the main reason I will not be buying any more whilst I am here, I'll wait till I get back to the US to get a tin or two. On a side note, the tobacco is nicely tinned and is an almost perfect moisture level for me. It smokes well and keeps lit quite easily. All around a very pleasant smoke for me. Recommended.

Very nice to smoke as well as room note my wife enjoyed the aroma.Very nice presentation in the tin.

Decidedly different. I do not appreciate aromatics. But this, with it's flake cut Virginia, Perique and Black cavendish core, certainly makes for an enjoyable smoke. It does not bite as you'd expect, but I've derived the most pleasure from smoking this in a filtered Churchwarden...

enjoy this blend in a savinelli and and all i do is fold in half and give it a rub to loosen it up and place in my pipe to unlock its magic. this was my first flake and found it to be well balanced with out one type of tobacco trying to out do the other a good smoke for someone who wants to move from aromatics to smothing more refined