Mac Baren Virginia Flake

Looks and smells nice in tin, lights well, stays lit, so far so good. Tastes nice for first ten minutes or so, then transforms into Golden Virginia cigarette roll-up baccy. Yikes!

I'd give in one star, but out of respect for other reviews I'll add another. Some may like it, but I don't! I recommend Orlik Golden Sliced, and even more so Erinmore Flake for those who want something less like a cigarette. I haven't tried Sam Gawith FVF yet, but I hear that's better than this, too.

Dear MacBaren,

Gentlemen,

This simply will not do. Will you please advise by immediate return, where precisely you put the Virginia as advertised on the lid of this tin?

This is just a very fine VA smoke. open a tin I get a hay, grassey smell, the flake is ready to be smoked, no need to dryout first. from first light all the way down to the bottom, I get sweet virginia flawor and a hint of citrus. If you are up for a mild and easy virginia flake this is what you should try out.

~noflex

I feel a little harsh giving this a 'not recommended' but this is not an objective review. I am not a pure virginia smoker. i do not like smoking cigarettes. This to me feels like someone's crumbled a Marlboro red in my bowl. I truly understand why others enjoy pure virginias, the flavours are indeed subtle and interesting in many va blends. I decided to give it another shot, try a virginia blend with this mac b but within a puff remembered why it was not for me. too grassy like smoking dry straw coated in honey with the smell of freshly tarred roads in the background. to be fare to virginia smokers i probably shouldn't call this a pure va it certainly has some bland fill-in going in to the blend and a non-descript casing (a blast of fabreeze i'd say) sorry folks

As a fan of Virginia flakes, I was eager to try this since Mac's Navy flake is a long time favorite. I wasn't impressed with the scent from the tin, the room note, or the quick flavorless bite by the 5th puff. Was fairly wet as well, will try to dry for a bit and give it another shot....until then, I'll stick with my favorite virginian, Orlik golden sliced

Virginia flake is very similar to Mac's #1, however i find the former to be a tastier and higher quality blend. Maybe pressing this into a flake form diminishes from it's true uniqueness that is exemplified by it's big brother (Virginia #1).

'You can't judge a book by it's cover' was never truer. The nice packaging hides a very unsatisfying flake that threatens to bite at the slightest draw. There is a barely noticeable citrus tang that is buried under the bland cigarette steam this produces.

You're much better off with smoking something like Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake or Orlik Golden Sliced if you desire this kind of Virginia.

Ghastly.

Too many good to orgasmic pressed Virginias out there to bother with this. Decent leaf, tragic results.

Maybe it would be tolerable if they took off the training wheels.

I don't really miss cigarettes that much.

Look for HH Mature Virginia instead if it has to be Mac Baren - it's not flake, right, but at least it's very decent Virginia and not Marlboro Lights...