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 221 - 230 of 231 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 30, 2012 | Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I love this and it is simply put one of the best Flake Tobaccos money can buy. Beautiful presentation in a simple but elegant square tin. I find it needs a little drying out and straight out of the tin it can be a little harsh on the tongue. With patience though and a week or two to "air out" this becomes a magical experience. Smooth and pure - the essence of a a pure virginia smoke. I made the mistake initially of smoking this after having been smoking Rattrays Accountants mixture ( a very full blend )so my initial thoughts were that this was a little bland. When smoked on its own though one really begins to appreciate the unaltered flavour and heavenly pure virginia taste. I get hay and straw with just a hint of pepper from the smoke. Personally I find this does better when more fully rubbed than other flakes and with simple fold and stuff the burn rate could be slow. Highly recommended . Going to stock up on this as I have a feeling it will be even better with a few years of age on it. Another Dunhill legend fully deserving of its reputation.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 30, 2012 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
I love this flake. I love that every so often I get a gift of sweetness from one of its puff. Great taste, it burned great. It was a calming, pleasant smoking experience.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 30, 2011 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This tobacco does seem to have changed! i always remember DF as a very straight and pure virginia and smoked a lot approx 10 years ago. This is my first tin and without wishing to jump to a premature conclusion: there seems to be a taste present that is unfamiliar - a sort of syrupy/sherbety tang that coats the mouth and pallete. Still a pleasant tobacco, but not as nutty and pure as i remember? maybe i need another tin for comparison.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 22, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Unnoticeable |
I expected a little more taste with this one, but still a good mild to medium smoke. No bite. Smoked well outside even in the strong winds of southern Minnesota in early October.
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| Oct 15, 2011 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Good, plain tobacco here. The tin note is fig newtons, dried cake and sugar. After leaving the tin open for several days it became more inviting. I used stuff and roll to load the pipe and once it was lit it was fairly well behaved with little bite. It probably could have used half an hour's drying time. The ease with which this flake lit and stayed burning with no dry time, and the fact that tongue irritation was minor (I could see it biting if it was pushed!) wins it major points.
The tobacco is somewhat grassy, lemony, and like burning hay. Very pleasant, somewhat sweet room note of just tobacco.
Definitely a well done virginia flake, but not nearly interesting enough to justify the price... Or maybe it is, it's better than orlik golden sliced in my opinion. I would recommend it as something to try for the straight va smoker.
The tobacco is somewhat grassy, lemony, and like burning hay. Very pleasant, somewhat sweet room note of just tobacco.
Definitely a well done virginia flake, but not nearly interesting enough to justify the price... Or maybe it is, it's better than orlik golden sliced in my opinion. I would recommend it as something to try for the straight va smoker.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 13, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
A good Virginia, comes with the right moisture content and a nice flake. I just don't find this tobacco exciting or interesting and is very one dimensional. It's not real sweet ( actually it's salty) it burns well and doesn't bite (smoked in a cob). It reminds me of Orlik's Golden Sliced Red but without as heavy a citrus topping and a higher price. If I want a sweet Virginia I'd buy McB Virginia No.1, if I want a tangy Virginia , I'd buy McC 5100 Red Cake, If I want a strong complex Virginia it's FVF or Solani's 660 Silver. However , if I want Orlik's Red, I'll buy Orlik's red. This reminds me of a Peter Stokkebye product.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 23, 2011 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
Opening the 10 month old sample of Dunhill Flake I had revealed lovely compressed flakes of browns and yellows giving an overall orange cast to the tobacco. It smelled the way a Virginia flake should, faint citrus odors with hay dominating. It was very clean felling and the moisture level was just about perfect. I prefer to rub out my flakes, so this review is based on this blend being fully rubbed out.
An unlit sip brought the familiar Virginia tastes to my lips, and the initial light produced the taste of fresh hay. The overall taste was of hay, with a nice intermix of sweetness and citrus flavors fading in and out. This tobacco burned to a clean white ash, and left an oily finish at the back of my mouth. The room note was acceptable, but not wonderful.
I really love this flake, it has great taste and the nicotine hit is just about right for me. If you are looking for a straightforward, sweet tasting Virginia flake, this would be a good candidate. I will definitely be looking forward to how the other tins develop in my cellar.
An unlit sip brought the familiar Virginia tastes to my lips, and the initial light produced the taste of fresh hay. The overall taste was of hay, with a nice intermix of sweetness and citrus flavors fading in and out. This tobacco burned to a clean white ash, and left an oily finish at the back of my mouth. The room note was acceptable, but not wonderful.
I really love this flake, it has great taste and the nicotine hit is just about right for me. If you are looking for a straightforward, sweet tasting Virginia flake, this would be a good candidate. I will definitely be looking forward to how the other tins develop in my cellar.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 12, 2011 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild | Tolerable |
I have to give this 4 stars. This is my first flake, so I have nothing to really compare it to. When I opened the tin, I got a nice fruity smell. For my packing method, I have a large bowl, so I folded one flake, then on top of that, I rubbed out another and packed it normally. At first, it wasn't so spectacular. No real flavor at all. But once the coal began to hit the folded portion at the bottom, I began to notice the flavor. It tasted almost as if I was smoking sugar cane. It tasted naturally sweet, like most Virginias seem to do. Although the flavor itself was not much to right home about, I knew that it was what pipe tobacco was supposed to taste like. It was like eating a really great bowl of mashed potatoes; nothing inherently special, but you can tell when it's done right. Great job, Dunhill.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 16, 2011 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Based on previous reviews and my fondness of virginia tobaccos I just got seven tins of a tobacco I'm a bit disappointed in. Good quality, easy prep and behaves well but not terribly interesting -- a good all day smoke but doubt I'll order more.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 11, 2011 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
The perfectly cut flakes look boring compared to the attractive wild variety of SG's flake presentations. Â Seems a bit wet at first tin opening, but smoked great right away.
Taste nowhere spectacular, but friendly and complex enough to keep giving pleasure. Dare i say tart? Yes, in a good way. A nice companion when busy although I keep being nicely distracted to contemplate the taste of the baccy instead of the substance of my reading.
Clearly Dunhill Flake goes against my protestant upbringing that taught me that one has to suffer before reaping any reward. Smooth, sweet, fresh, complex and yet immediately smokeable right out of the tin, easy to load, easy to light, easy to smoke. Could this be true? I would never have believed it but Dunhill cracked it, highly recommended!
Relighting after a few hours rest, is not a pleasure, while this is absolutely not a problem with Best Brown.Â
Still Dunhill Flake went straight up in my favourites list.
Taste nowhere spectacular, but friendly and complex enough to keep giving pleasure. Dare i say tart? Yes, in a good way. A nice companion when busy although I keep being nicely distracted to contemplate the taste of the baccy instead of the substance of my reading.
Clearly Dunhill Flake goes against my protestant upbringing that taught me that one has to suffer before reaping any reward. Smooth, sweet, fresh, complex and yet immediately smokeable right out of the tin, easy to load, easy to light, easy to smoke. Could this be true? I would never have believed it but Dunhill cracked it, highly recommended!
Relighting after a few hours rest, is not a pleasure, while this is absolutely not a problem with Best Brown.Â
Still Dunhill Flake went straight up in my favourites list.
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