Bjarne Flake de Luxe

They should finance a tin of this to every new pipe smoker as the prfect intoduction to real tobacco! Where was it 25 years ago when I had my first bowlful?(Erinmore, I still hurt in the tongue when I see the yellow tin!). Yes it is very,very mild and certainly not an evening smoke for a more seasoned piper. But it makes an excellent morning tobacco that packs and burns beatiful with no harshness and no bite. I have devoted a nice Viprati to it as my first morning pipe. I have a reliable source here in Denmark, who says that the topping is chocolate and the secret is not in the topping but in the very unusual way this topping is applied ;). Gathers power in the last third and needs a pipe cleaner somewhere there with my overpuffing cadence, but I'm simpy loving it! Everybody owe themselves the favor to try a tin. Try it in the hot weather time of the year, you will not regret

Flake de Luxe is an excellent blend. Slightly sweet, crisp, clean, with no bite, and a very nice room note. In the tin it smells a little like hay with some honey on it. A great choice for a nice peacful evening smoke. My fiance will actually tolerate it too. Highly recommended.

A tobacco which shouldn't miss in my tobacco bar. I have always one tin for reserve. But first from the beginning. When you open the tin a lovely natural sweet smell comes out. The tobacco is not to dry and not to wet. It's perfect for packinng the pipe and smoke. There are no tongue bites at all. The flake has a tiny flavour they didn't write it on the tin. But for me it is honey or maple juice. I highly recommend this flake for pipe smokers who love natural ones. 4 stars

Flake de Luxe is a fine quality blend that just doesn't measure up to any of the other four star Virgina blends or mixtures on these pages. Try it if you must, but only after giving the others a try.

I among among those who suffered tongue bite. In itself, this would be reason enough to reject this blend. To be sure, Flake de Luxe is good. To earn a four star rating a tobacco ought to be not just good, but great.

The original reviewer, Tantric, was probably right, calling this "... the best introduction to straight Virginias I have ever tried."

Bjarne's Flake de Luxe is a very mild, lightly sweetened, Virginia Flake. It must be smoked slowly to be enjoyed.

I can see why so many smokers like this one but Flake de Luxe is a bit too light for my palate. I thought more highly of this one before trying Old Gowrie. Then again, I might not have tried Old Gowrie were it it not for the pleasant experience of smoking Flake de Luxe.

A solid * * *

Flake De Luxe.26/03/07. In my opinion,this tobacco is really,really good!!! I love virginias and found this to be truly wonderful.The oriental added a superb nicely rounded back ground taste,making the flavour's of both mixing splendidly.I loaded my pipe's for approximately ten min's before lighting up,then,only a second light up was occasionally required,along with the odd soft tamp here and there. This tobacco gave me great enjoyment,along with a result of delicious,non,over powering flavour's all the way. I suffered no tongue bite at all and next to no goop at bowl's end,leaving me with a very clean whitish grey ash. "Highly recommended"

Honey? Chocolate? I vote "Black Cherry".

Out of the can, into the pipe, an extremely pleasant smoke. The flake packs nicely, zero trouble lighting it or keeping it lit. It will bite if you huff on it, but huffing isn't required for this one -- and I find it a nice relaxing one, better suited to sitting out in the garage with a newspaper for a half hour than walking around the block. Don't breathe too deeply, it does have that nicotine kick.

Less of a natural flavor than the Va's or VaPers I've come to admire (Orlik GS, Reiner 71, et al), but all in all a nice and welcome change. I'll keep some around.

My favorite VA flake. A very nice, sweet, round, nutty, pure tobacco flavor. Doesn't bite me. For a straight tobacco flavor without lat, without perique, without smoky overtones, in short without anything at all other than high quality pure tobacco flavor, this is the king of them all.

A very accurate description...a very mild Virginia flake. For those who want to enter the world of Virginia flakes without the risk of tongue-bite or nicotene overload. Truly an all-day smoke. Too light for the infrequent smoker who is looking for quick satisfaction. Very user friendly for a flake. A bit too moist as recieved, it rubs out very easily. The slightest hint of the Danish honey flavor. Highly recommended.