Mac Baren Virginia Flake
(2.58)
Manufactured from choice, fully ripe and matured Virginia tobaccos - mainly American. An elegant flavor with a full and pleasant mild taste has been added.
Notes: Introduced in 1979.
Details
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.58 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 101 - 110 of 113 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 01, 2008 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
This is the second MacBaren I've tried and another winner. Packs, lights and burns great.. A wonderful all day smoke, can be hot if you don't take your time but has a bright clean tobacco taste without any noticeable casing. Because of the small size of my Tsuge Kaga I like a milder tobacco in it and this one seems to be my favorite in a small pipes. I find I am partial to certain pipe/tobacco combinations and this one I think matches a smaller pipe, my drive to work combo!
If you like flake tobacco and real tobacco taste try this one.
If you like flake tobacco and real tobacco taste try this one.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 27, 2007 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Medium | Unnoticeable |
Not good or bad, but I also don't care much for virginia blends, it is good for the occasional light smoke. Seems like it would be good on a hot day with a glass of lemonade.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 30, 2007 | Mild | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable |
As some of the other MacBaren Blends bring a lot of character to the table, Virginia Flake is more along the lines of the quiet uninvited guest, provided there is an open seat, there is no problem.
The tin I had opened must have been different than that of the other reviewers. I could detect no flavoring other than the licorice that MacBaren uses to process all of its tabacco's. I don't consider the licorice to be flavoring it's more along the lines of an inherent processing result.
To me this flake was the same as MacBaren's Dark Twist ( I have not yet submitted a review for Dark Twist).
Nothing unique to this blend, just a good smoke. Fresh, packs well, burns slow, mid-way through the licorice peaks through (It's my opinion to recognize tongue bite as the licorice flavor/processing used by MacBaren).
I'd smoke it again, and speak kindly of Virginia Flake to others.
The tin I had opened must have been different than that of the other reviewers. I could detect no flavoring other than the licorice that MacBaren uses to process all of its tabacco's. I don't consider the licorice to be flavoring it's more along the lines of an inherent processing result.
To me this flake was the same as MacBaren's Dark Twist ( I have not yet submitted a review for Dark Twist).
Nothing unique to this blend, just a good smoke. Fresh, packs well, burns slow, mid-way through the licorice peaks through (It's my opinion to recognize tongue bite as the licorice flavor/processing used by MacBaren).
I'd smoke it again, and speak kindly of Virginia Flake to others.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 29, 2007 | Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Well, I must come clean. I smoked this in bulk for quite awhile before knowing it was a Mac Baren product. It tasted "Danish" to me, but my assumption was that Stokkebye made it. It has been an infrequent smoke because it is a little warm and obviously cased. None the less, I can echo Pipepundit's comparison to others' flakes with the exception that I think VF is better than the similar Light Flake.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 21, 2007 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Ok, so I bought a 10+ year old tin of this recently, and hoping that the aging process would benefit this blend, I was VERY hopeful. Unfortunately, I was also VERY dissappointed. The smell upon opening the tin was wonderful, but that was the only wonderful thing about this blend. Hot, steamy, very little flavor, and it left the inside of my mouth feeling like it was full of cotton, and my tongue, well, we won't go there! Yet another MacBlowtorch blend going in the back of my humidor, for sheer desperation smokes only. YUK!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 23, 2007 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Medium | Very Pleasant |
Virginia Flake.23/02/07. Even with its topping I thoroughly enjoyed this V Flake.It was great for a change and I really do look forward to smoking this again. It behaved well by lighting easy,though I did let a double portion air out on paper for fifteen to twenty min's. I also found I could put this down and relight it with no negative out come in flavour.Three stars from me.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 22, 2006 | Very Mild | Medium | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
Highly recommended for those who enjoy a Danish type tobacco that is virtually flovorless and who don't mind severe tongue bite. All other should seek elsewhere.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 18, 2006 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Mac Baren's Virginia Flake brought back times studying in my office in Slovakia. But that was then and this is now...
Start: Opening the tin reveals a nicely stack of sheet cakes of Virginia flake cut hidden under a golden wrapper. Smells as it should...Virginia-y...provokes a mouth watery sensation...not sure because it smells good or you can smell insta-bite.
The joy in this type of cut is rubbing. Who doesn't like to touch their smoke a little bit? I love getting in there and sifting and rubbing. Good times.
Now light it up but be gentle. No huffing here.
Mid-Bowl: If smoked carefully the Virginia's come out nicely. A lemon, tart, honey splashes the pallet. This can go bad though if you puff harder to derive more of that goodness.
Finish: Decent smoke but a lot of care, at first, can take away from this blend. Finishes nicely.
Not bad but I will continue to my search for something more in VA.
Start: Opening the tin reveals a nicely stack of sheet cakes of Virginia flake cut hidden under a golden wrapper. Smells as it should...Virginia-y...provokes a mouth watery sensation...not sure because it smells good or you can smell insta-bite.
The joy in this type of cut is rubbing. Who doesn't like to touch their smoke a little bit? I love getting in there and sifting and rubbing. Good times.
Now light it up but be gentle. No huffing here.
Mid-Bowl: If smoked carefully the Virginia's come out nicely. A lemon, tart, honey splashes the pallet. This can go bad though if you puff harder to derive more of that goodness.
Finish: Decent smoke but a lot of care, at first, can take away from this blend. Finishes nicely.
Not bad but I will continue to my search for something more in VA.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 11, 2006 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Virginia Flake looks great when you first open the tin. However, after smoking my first bowlful I never want to open the tin again. This tobacco seems to have a lot of potential but smokes incredibly hot and steamy. I am not going to keep this blend around.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 17, 2005 | Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
I like this tobacco when I'm in the mood for a stronger smoke but not an English. I've also found that rubbing it out too much seems to make it burn hot. Folding it twice, slightly rubbing it out and packing it loosly works best for me. You need to be careful about tamping it as it burns, its casing can make it stick to the sides of the pipe and it tends to crumble and plug the stem.
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