John Aylesbury Luxury Flake/Classic Flake
(3.44)
Only top quality Virginias are the base for this truly excellent Danish mixture. A Navy Cut, with a fine and smooth taste, featuring true tobacco Virginia sweetness. A blend that is going to enchant not only the flake lover.
Notes: Also known as John Aylesbury Classic Flake.
Details
Brand | John Aylesbury |
Blended By | Kohlhase & Kopp |
Manufactured By | |
Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
Contents | Virginia |
Flavoring | |
Cut | Flake |
Packaging | 50 grams tin |
Country | Germany |
Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
3.44 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 10 of 25 Reviews
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 14, 2015 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The Virginias are grassy and hay-like with a light earthiness. They also offer minor honey, floral, acidic and fermentation notes along with plenty of sweet tart and tangy citrus. The nic-hit is mild. The strength is a step past the mild mark, while the taste is around the center of mild to medium. The moderately moist flakes break apart with ease, allowing the smoker to fill the bowl to their preference. Burns at a reasonable pace once you get it lit, but it seems to take a few lights at first, and overall, it does require a few relights. Smokes cool, clean and smooth with a very consistent flavor, though it's possible to get a light cigarette note if you puff like a steam engine. No bite, no dottle or hardly any moisture left in the bowl. The pleasant after taste is short lived. Has a decent room note. Not a complex product by any means, but makes for a comfortable, flavorful all day smoke.
-JimInks
-JimInks
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 08, 2016 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
A very nice smoke with flavors of earthy hay, a lemon-like tang and just a touch of sweetness. There's a slight creaminess in the second half of the bowl making it very smooth. At first I was wishing for a little more sweetness, but after a few bowls I came to like it just as it is. This is a first class flake.
Mild to medium in body. I'm of the opinion that there are no added flavorings. Taste is medium. Burns very well.
Mild to medium in body. I'm of the opinion that there are no added flavorings. Taste is medium. Burns very well.
Pipe Used:
MM Little Devil Cutty, Little Devil Acorn, Marcus
PurchasedFrom:
smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
fresh
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 23, 2012 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
As noted, this flake is very mild, yet it does have a taste and aroma that is its own. High quality Virginias and very nice cut flakes.
This is always a pleasant change for me as I normally smoke far stronger tobaccos...G&H Dark Plug, Revor, etc..
This flake holds its own and while it may be akin to others in the market place, I believe this to be, all around, individually, an excellent smoke.
It would be a fine all day smoke as well, however it is not complex per se, and may get too singular for some.
Enjoyed in a group 4 size Caminetto straight billiard.
...a pipe is to be savored...
This is always a pleasant change for me as I normally smoke far stronger tobaccos...G&H Dark Plug, Revor, etc..
This flake holds its own and while it may be akin to others in the market place, I believe this to be, all around, individually, an excellent smoke.
It would be a fine all day smoke as well, however it is not complex per se, and may get too singular for some.
Enjoyed in a group 4 size Caminetto straight billiard.
...a pipe is to be savored...
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 20, 2015 | Mild | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Planta has always done a good job with the Aylesbury blends and Luxury Flake is a dandy mid-stroke. in the pipe world, it would be a Stanwell, always counted on to give a good smoke but nothing outstanding. This tobacco, for some reason, was bugger to keep lite. Still, the flavor was very worthy of any Virginia Flake lover's pipe.
Pipestud
Pipestud
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 03, 2011 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
Wonderful Virginia Blend and a great allday-smoke! One of my favourite virginia-blends. Not too sweet, a little nutty flavours. Very delicious tasting tobacco.
No drying time required. Grab a flake. Fold, twist or just rub it out and light it up...enjoy...
Virginia Lovers should give it definitely a try!
No drying time required. Grab a flake. Fold, twist or just rub it out and light it up...enjoy...
Virginia Lovers should give it definitely a try!
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 24, 2012 | Mild | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant |
I am running through Virginia flakes and really love this one. I can smoke four bowls in a row and it is just a perfect smoke for me. I just stuff and light. I bought several tins for the cellar and foresee smoking a lot of this blend. Not a heavy hitter which is nice for me. For me it is the little brother of dunhill flake.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 29, 2018 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Another very good K&K virginia. Is similar to F&T vintage, and to their Special Brown flake. This is often hard to find. Its a straight virginia... darker than one might expect. Whatever the very mild casing, and it IS very mild....its got a nice subtle sweetness that works well with these darker yet mild virginias. Reminds me too of Dan Tobacco's Hamborger Veermaster. It is a very solid VA flake in a time when that is all too rare a commodity. nic hit is mild...maybe a notch over mild. 3 and a half stars.
PurchasedFrom:
cup o joes
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 14, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Another nice VA flake from Aylesbury by Planta. Now I'm 2/2 with 4*. The 1 1/2"x3"x1/16" flakes have an ideal moisture content from the tin and can be packed evenly without rubout and no relights are needed after the charing light. Smoked cool without any bite or condensation to the bottom of the bowl. Even with pipe rotation and smoking only one load in each, this blend tended to dry out my mouth so I wouldn't use it as an all day smoke. However, for a treat or nice change I'd give it a try.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 01, 2017 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
John Aylesbury - Luxury Flake.
From my friend Gentleman Zombie, cheers Franck!
This is one of the 'samples' he sent me in loose pouches, so any excess moisture's escaped. Because of the exemplary hydration I don't need to rub the flakes, they crumble to perfection as I stuff them into the bowl.
The smoke from Luxury Flake is nicely uncomplicated. The flavour's medium-weight: there's a subtle sweetness, grass notes, and some hay. Although there's a slight sweetness, I wouldn't say it qualifies as having much depth, really. The smoke's cool, and the burn couldn't be any better, but that's partly due to the tobacco achieving good moistness in Franck's loose baggies; cheers pal!
The nicotine's about medium, maybe just below, and the room-note's nice.
A lovely smoke!
Highly recommended.
From my friend Gentleman Zombie, cheers Franck!
This is one of the 'samples' he sent me in loose pouches, so any excess moisture's escaped. Because of the exemplary hydration I don't need to rub the flakes, they crumble to perfection as I stuff them into the bowl.
The smoke from Luxury Flake is nicely uncomplicated. The flavour's medium-weight: there's a subtle sweetness, grass notes, and some hay. Although there's a slight sweetness, I wouldn't say it qualifies as having much depth, really. The smoke's cool, and the burn couldn't be any better, but that's partly due to the tobacco achieving good moistness in Franck's loose baggies; cheers pal!
The nicotine's about medium, maybe just below, and the room-note's nice.
A lovely smoke!
Highly recommended.
Pipe Used:
Cob
PurchasedFrom:
Traded with Gentleman Zombie
Age When Smoked:
???
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 29, 2012 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I was sent a very generous sample of this fine flake and I thought it warranted a review.
The flakes where very uniform and had that lovely VA smell I have come to love. It rubbed out very easily and needed about 25 minutes to dry before I could load my pipe.
After the charring light and subsequent relight, this blend took me back 25 years ago when I first took up the pipe and was smoking Dunhill Light VA Flake. It was a mild, flavor full and smooth smoke. It did burn a bit fast and hot even though I was sipping. That keeps me from giving out 4****
I like this and I believe I will have to purchase a few tins to put in the cellar.
The flakes where very uniform and had that lovely VA smell I have come to love. It rubbed out very easily and needed about 25 minutes to dry before I could load my pipe.
After the charring light and subsequent relight, this blend took me back 25 years ago when I first took up the pipe and was smoking Dunhill Light VA Flake. It was a mild, flavor full and smooth smoke. It did burn a bit fast and hot even though I was sipping. That keeps me from giving out 4****
I like this and I believe I will have to purchase a few tins to put in the cellar.