Mac Baren Mixture Flake
(3.02)
When Mixture was introduced in 1958 is was considered a revolution in pipe smoking... Now? 47 years later you can enjoy the famous Mixture taste in this blend. Mixture Flake is made from more than 35 different tobacco leaves from different parts of the world. Mixture Flake is made from choice Virginia and burley tobacco and touch of the original Mac Baren Cavendish. Each leaf has its own special qualities and only by blending and pressing them in the right proportions does Mixture Flake achieve its unique taste. Mixture Flake does not consist of one dominant taste, but a profusion of different nuances of taste that keep changing? all from a single tamp of tobacco A unique, slow burning, slightly aromatic flake which you can enjoy all day long.
Details
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.02 / 4
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Displaying 51 - 52 of 52 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 26, 2006 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
This blend has a very fine flavor. I just find that there are too many others that a similiar and of much higher quality.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2021 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
This is a phenomenal blend. 4 stars without question.
Tin note is of honey (real honey) and hay-ey Virginia tobacco. Quite wonderful. Those are the dominant scents for me from the tin, although I'm sure a refined nose could detect more.
The first taste in every puff is that true honey flavor. "True honey" is becoming harder and harder to find these days. If you are careless and buy "honey" at most Walmarts in the United States these days, you actually end up purchasing corn syrup with a synthetic honey flavor. I'm a fan of East and East/Central-European meads, and unfortunately a lot of them are starting to resort to this synthetic honey flavor as well (I'm calling you out, Lithuania!). But this is a true honey flavor. It isn't overwhelming at all, but that is the initial taste in every puff. Personally, I love it. After that, some nice Virginia flavor, followed by some sturdy burley, and then just a touch of dark-fired Kentucky. Not sure if there is Latakia or any other oriental leaf here, but if so I couldn't taste them. But the big three of American tobacco is enough for me. It smokes cool and extraordinarily smooth. Most aromatic blends, even the high-end ones, always seem to leave a slight irritation in the back of my throat. Not so with Mixture Flake.
I also appreciated the rich, luxurious smoke that this blend creates. A lot of Virginia-based aromatics have that light, wispy smoke; this creates a thick, solid, cloud. I suppose the burleys should get the recognition for this.
About the only drawback is that it smokes a bit moist out of the tin. A bit of drying time is probably recommended. But I see myself coming back to this time and time again. This seems perfect for a smoke after that second cup of coffee in the morning or as a dessert smoke after dinner, although I could easily see myself smoking this all day.
Tin note is of honey (real honey) and hay-ey Virginia tobacco. Quite wonderful. Those are the dominant scents for me from the tin, although I'm sure a refined nose could detect more.
The first taste in every puff is that true honey flavor. "True honey" is becoming harder and harder to find these days. If you are careless and buy "honey" at most Walmarts in the United States these days, you actually end up purchasing corn syrup with a synthetic honey flavor. I'm a fan of East and East/Central-European meads, and unfortunately a lot of them are starting to resort to this synthetic honey flavor as well (I'm calling you out, Lithuania!). But this is a true honey flavor. It isn't overwhelming at all, but that is the initial taste in every puff. Personally, I love it. After that, some nice Virginia flavor, followed by some sturdy burley, and then just a touch of dark-fired Kentucky. Not sure if there is Latakia or any other oriental leaf here, but if so I couldn't taste them. But the big three of American tobacco is enough for me. It smokes cool and extraordinarily smooth. Most aromatic blends, even the high-end ones, always seem to leave a slight irritation in the back of my throat. Not so with Mixture Flake.
I also appreciated the rich, luxurious smoke that this blend creates. A lot of Virginia-based aromatics have that light, wispy smoke; this creates a thick, solid, cloud. I suppose the burleys should get the recognition for this.
About the only drawback is that it smokes a bit moist out of the tin. A bit of drying time is probably recommended. But I see myself coming back to this time and time again. This seems perfect for a smoke after that second cup of coffee in the morning or as a dessert smoke after dinner, although I could easily see myself smoking this all day.
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