Mac Baren Virginia Flake

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

'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...

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!

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.

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.