Brigham Klondike Gold

These nicely prepared flakes of VA have a perfect moisture content and are quite pliable to permit easy packing without rub out. Initial light is easy and few relights are required The tin aroma is inviting but not as apparent in the smoke that is still enjoyable. Smokes cool and dry without any bite in all bowl sizes. A nice, lite smoke that is ideal for this hot weather. If you like straight Va's, give it a try.

A fairly strong citrus note with a milder note of earthy hay. Mildly sweet with a bit of spice. A very nice relaxing smoke that fully satisfies. The citrus is orange-like and may be more akin to tangerines. Been too long since I had a tangerine so it's hard for me to tell. This is an excellent Virginia flake.

Medium in body and taste. No added flavoring detected. Burns very well.

Brigham Enterprises Inc. - Klondike Gold.

Bizarre, I fancied using the fold and stuff method on my first bowl of this, but I couldn't remove a flake in its entirety without it breaking apart; although the flakes weren't too wet, they'd all stuck together. Never mind, no problem, I filled with it rubbed!

The first few puffs seem a bit insipid, apart from some hay and earth there's not really much else. But after a few minutes it wakes up, and some citrus-zest comes to the forefront. This citrus taste continues to strengthen throughout the first quarter, until it fits the description 'lively' to perfection. The burn's good, and the smoke's medium in temperature. I find the nicotine fairly mild, and the room-note quite pleasant. It can give me a nip if I'm not too cautious. Klondike Gold is a much more enjoyable smoke in a longer stemmed pipe. This isn't due to the flavour, but the mechanics; smoke a bowl from a nose-warmer and you'll understand what I mean when the smoke drifts into your eyes!

This is a high quality smoke, a very lively Virginia Flake.

Highly recommended.

My initial impression was much like Darby's: a mild Va. flake with a pleasant, tart tangerine flavor that lightly ghosted a fresh cob. In a second tin I was able to detect the indeterminate beebleberry note mentioned in the description. A third tin, the victim of some dreadful industrial accident, had been blasted with topping which was readily identifiable as strawberry! I didn't care for it and wondered if the Hare Krishnas had captured the Brigham factory. However, after the top two flakes the remainder of the tin was fine. The flakes are loosely pressed and seem quite thin. I was surprised to find that they are the same thickness as Dunhill Flake. The strength is similar to Capstan Gold, but the flavor is less sweet. The flakes have been rather dry. They were most enjoyable when sipped in a small billiard or a cob. Other than the anomaly mentioned above, the berry note is subtle, interesting, and leaves a clean, fresh taste on the palate. It is well complemented by a cup of black tea.

Great tobacco folks, it smokes like aged tobacco fresh out of the tin, no rough edges, no bite, smooth, and cool smoking, I just wish it was a little sweeter. If you are a Virginia smoker, get some, you won’t be disappointed.

I really like this virginia. The tin I smoke has been open a year and then left in the drawer without any attempt at cellaring. It has improved with the age. On opening the tin, I wasn't particularly impressed and just ignored it, but she has matured into a quite comely lass. While I often fold and stuff flakes, this one is best rubbed out and loaded into a pipe as long, crumbled strands, IMHO. Easy to keep lit, once it's dry enough. I smoke outside, so room note should be ignored, but this site requires a room note or the review won't be saved.

This flake took some getting used to as it is completely uncased. These are the thinnest flakes you will ever encounter. It is a blend of light and brown Virginias of excellent quality. There is very little natural sweetness and the taste is mostly mid-range. Very satisfying and flavorful. There is a slight earthiness and the nicotine is moderate. I rub it out completely and find that it burns cool and dry. R.L Will has created an excellent mixture in Klondike Gold.

***New Smoker*** First flake and full virginia blend tried. Long folded flake "belt" easily rubbed out, found a bit difficult to fold and stuff due to the long wide flake but still doable. Sweet tangy notes of citrus and hay easily picked up. Long and even burn, dry smoke leaving little moisture after, Bit a bit with the first bowl but quickly picked up a slower cadence making each bowl after better and better. Readily available in Canada, Very pleasant experience.

This stuff is gold, indeed! These dark little flakes are pretty much perfect for my tastes when I want a nice, light VA Flake, this is what I reach for... well, until my stash runs out. Unfortunately and much to my chagrin they stopped selling this one in the States (insert frowny face here). Rumor has it that this stuff is aged to a minimum of two years before it's released. I don't know if this is actually true but it tastes like it's true. It's a very nice fermented Flake that covers most all the flavor spectrums you would expect of a Virginia. It's basically a refined version of Dunhill Flake. It's got amazing yeasty, bready notes with a brilliant citrus flavor coming only from the natural tobaccos as this in not topped like a lot of other flakes on the market. The nicotine is on the mild/medium side so it is perfect for an "all day" smoke. It's my "dumb reach" blend, meaning no matter what mood I'm in or the time of day, this one always hits the spot. It's still in production (as far as I know) just not available to us Americans. If you can source it for a fair price this one comes highly recommended.

Essential