Details
Brand | W.D. & H.O. Wills |
Series | Navy Cut |
Blended By | |
Manufactured By | |
Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
Contents | Virginia |
Flavoring | |
Cut | Flake |
Packaging | 50 grams tin |
Country | United Kingdom |
Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 Reviews
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 21, 2019 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
Beautifully arranged flakes that were golden years ago but have turned closer to mahogany brown with age. Deep, rich tobacco aroma in the tin, with a huge citrus presence. Smoked best folded and stuffed, when I could get the flakes to keep from crumbling!
This is another example of why I have a cellar full of F&T's Cut Virginia Plug and Butera's Golden Cake. I hold the belief that those two, once well aged, will smoke a lot like this one. Citrusy for sure, but nowhere near overblown. A nice mix of citrus and toasted bread, with some almond nuttiness bringing up the rear. I smoke a lot of Rich Virginia Ribbon and this one reminded me of that in a way, almost like there was some red VA in here (there isn't). There was a depth and lavishness that fresh lemon VA's do not possess but red VA's do. Hard to explain. Suffice it to say that this is one of the half-dozen or so finest Virginias I've ever smoked. It leaves the aforementioned F&K and Butera in the dust, and they are FAR from slouches. As I said, I hope and trust that those two will become similar to this one in about 20 years, should I live that long. I'd pay a pretty penny for another tin of this. I'm not worthy, but that won't stop me! 🙂
This is another example of why I have a cellar full of F&T's Cut Virginia Plug and Butera's Golden Cake. I hold the belief that those two, once well aged, will smoke a lot like this one. Citrusy for sure, but nowhere near overblown. A nice mix of citrus and toasted bread, with some almond nuttiness bringing up the rear. I smoke a lot of Rich Virginia Ribbon and this one reminded me of that in a way, almost like there was some red VA in here (there isn't). There was a depth and lavishness that fresh lemon VA's do not possess but red VA's do. Hard to explain. Suffice it to say that this is one of the half-dozen or so finest Virginias I've ever smoked. It leaves the aforementioned F&K and Butera in the dust, and they are FAR from slouches. As I said, I hope and trust that those two will become similar to this one in about 20 years, should I live that long. I'd pay a pretty penny for another tin of this. I'm not worthy, but that won't stop me! 🙂
Age When Smoked:
28 years
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 06, 2016 | Medium | None Detected | Full | Pleasant |
Cut Golden Bar Flake was one of the world's finest Virginia Flake tobaccos (IMO), and typically Wills, super high quality Virginia leaf that was processed in a manner that somehow added a richness seldom found. To compare it to an in production Virginia flake is a task I just was not up to. I racked my pea sized brain but came up empty. Not unusual for me, unfortunately. )-: