Peterson Flake
(3.55)
Brown Virginia Pipe Tobacco. Pressed first and then delicately cut into fine slices.
Notes: Description from old Dunhill store catalogs: Flake (aka Light Flake): This ‘processed’ Virginia is a cut flake of medium strength, very cool, and has a pleasant, slightly sweet flavour and aroma (1959) [Lemon and Bronze Virginias, ideal for sportsmen - 1985].
Formerly known as Dunhill Flake, STG has changed the brand name from "Dunhill" to "Peterson".
Details
| Brand | Peterson |
| Blended By | Dunhill |
| Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| 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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3.55 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 15 of 15 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 17, 2015 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
This is a pretty tobacco in a pretty tin. I rubbed out the flakes pretty finely and they smoked well. The flavor was toward the grassy end of the Virginia spectrum, with some zesty notes as well. One thing I dislike about Virginias in this subgenre is that they sometimes take on a cigarette-ish note. While I like pure tobacco flavors, that's just not quite quite what I'm looking for most of the time.
That said, this did go very well with my morning coffee, and while I'll stick to Gawith's Full Virginia Flake and Pease's Union Square for most of my Virginia needs, I might revisit this. And certainly every Virginia fan owes this one a try.
That said, this did go very well with my morning coffee, and while I'll stick to Gawith's Full Virginia Flake and Pease's Union Square for most of my Virginia needs, I might revisit this. And certainly every Virginia fan owes this one a try.
Pipe Used:
Lots of them
PurchasedFrom:
Hostetter's News Agency, Grand Haven, MI
Age When Smoked:
One year
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sep 21, 2013 | Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
It is a decent blend, but there are many better viriginia's out there. This blend lacks complexity and I seem to detect a slight bit of flavoring added. I'll smoke it if I have it around, but I don't plan on buying more of this because there are just so many better choices of tobacco.
PurchasedFrom:
smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
N/A
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Aug 19, 2013 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Pleasant |
A great Virginia blend, That is all it is, Virgina. If you like Virginia you'll love this. If you don't you'll either hate it or find it boring. No flavoring on it, Virginia is naturally sweet. Plenty of Nicotine, very flavorful despite its lack of complexity. Good.
Mild tongue bite on this one but good overall.
Mild tongue bite on this one but good overall.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Nov 22, 2012 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Unnoticeable |
Subtle ammonia aroma when smoking a large bowl. All in all a good smoke with a nice tin aroma.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Feb 24, 2015 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant |
This is one difficult flake to abord.
The flakes are uniform, thin, but larger than say, Solani ABF, or MacBaren flakes. The smell is of very "fresh" tobacco, hay, pasture, nothing too sweet, too figgy, too jammy; honestly I wasn't impressed.
The flakes are easily foldable and smokeable or if you prefer to break them, it's also fine. The moisture level is ideal, I didn't need to dry the flakes before smoking them. The smoke is easy, almost no need to relight, no tongue bite, but the taste is quite below average. This is one honest VA flake, it can be an all day smoke, but it is quite dull. The only point of interest is it tastes a bit peppery (black, green and white). The hay, bread, citrus aromas are very very "backgroundish". 2*
The flakes are uniform, thin, but larger than say, Solani ABF, or MacBaren flakes. The smell is of very "fresh" tobacco, hay, pasture, nothing too sweet, too figgy, too jammy; honestly I wasn't impressed.
The flakes are easily foldable and smokeable or if you prefer to break them, it's also fine. The moisture level is ideal, I didn't need to dry the flakes before smoking them. The smoke is easy, almost no need to relight, no tongue bite, but the taste is quite below average. This is one honest VA flake, it can be an all day smoke, but it is quite dull. The only point of interest is it tastes a bit peppery (black, green and white). The hay, bread, citrus aromas are very very "backgroundish". 2*
Pipe Used:
Large Billiard Meerschaum
PurchasedFrom:
Pipe-shop.net
Age When Smoked:
2 years
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