Orlik Tobacco Company A/S English Gold (yellow)

Orlik - English Gold.

This really impressed me! The aroma from the tin is a very full hay like Virginia one, that's all there really is to say about that! The flakes are of the usual thickness stacked neatly in two rows. The colour is divided into two. The main colour is a medium brown but the flake is peppered all over with light yellow flecks. My tin was brand new so I expected the tobacco to be quite moist but surprisingly it was perfect in that department. I chose my Erik Nording Hunter "White Mountain Sheep" for my first smoke and one flake filled the bowl perfectly without leaving any excess tobacco over.

Lighting English Gold is a real doddle, because the moisture is perfect it allows it to only require a very short touch of the flame. The smoke from this is AWESOME! That credit goes for every factor. It's quite cool, bite free, has a great taste and a good amount of N. When I first lit it I noticed a citrus kind of sweetness but after the first couple of minutes the citrus side dissipated and left a pure Virginia sweetness. The nicotine is dead on medium. That's good as it will satisfy N lovers without intimidating those who smoke solely for taste. I can't say that I can identify that many qualities in the room note. It isn't bad at all just really light in both substance and aroma.

I have fortunately amassed quite a few un-opened tins of tobacco over this month and was a touch perplexed as to which one to open so I grabbed one at random and am over the moon it turned out to be English Gold. The best straight Virginia since Sam Gawith Full Virginia Flake!