Orlik Tobacco Company A/S Golden Sliced (Red Tin)

I have a very sensitive tongue due to an accident when I was a child (drinking a just-boiled coffee brew) thus I cant stand hot-spicy food (being an Asian where hot-spicy food is considered a delicacy, go figure. Haha)

That being said, I do somewhat developed a keen sense of smell and tasting. Probably that what leads me to enjoy VA more and more. The subtlety of their taste, slow-burning characteristic, that freshly-baked cake aroma that coming out of your bowl just when the ember is juust right. Caramel-toffee tones as a result of the natural sugar contents. Yumm.

Of all those wonderful VA blends out there, OGS is definitely my staple tobacco

Its relatively okay on my wallet, simple VA goodness, would bite if you didn't pack carefully and puffed hard, better smoked using small-bowl pipe. Being a broken flakes means that we had greater option to experiment with fold n stuff, full rub, cube cut, etc.

Packs easily, burns well. But need to pay attention. For falcon/ronson pipe, best to rub it fully, load them into your bowl WITHOUT any tamping what so ever. (okay just a tiny bit of tamping would do).

My personal tips for smoking Orlik : dont use new pipe, especially for fresh tins. Use your go-to pipe/corn cob.

OGS needs you to dedicate yourself to it. When I first smoked it, I was saying to myself "err..where did the flavor go?" But then again, for the modest price, I assume OGS was made from relatively young VA.

After 3-4 initial bowls I started to notice how the layers of VA taste begin to appear only if you sit still, pay attention, smokes slow.

Its a contemplative tobacco, not the easiest VA blend to be enjoyed, but if you do, a normal bowl will give you an hour and a half baccy-relaxation-therapy. My personal record is 2 hours over a bowl, finished with well-burned ash with very little dottle.

Overall, very nice smoke indeed. Highly recommended for VA beginner to learn the curves of smoking virginia based-blends. Would aged wonderfully. I had a 3 years old Orlik which just awesome.

EDITED 18 January 15 Reading through SPC's wonderfully written tobacco blog, I notice that they had what appears to be an aged OGS stash which was mentioned several times as their staple party/event/celebratory VA blends. Nice!

As a lover of VaPers, OGS is one of my favourites. All the ingredients to make it a superb tobacco are there; good quality virginias, the right amount of perique, NO tongue bite, slow burning, heavenly sweet taste with enough spices to satify any VaPer connoisseur. What more can I say? If you do not have this one in your rotation, you are doing yourself a wrong! Get some today.

Square flakes in a round tin, heh. Amusing presentation. Smell is very ketchupy, quite simple and not overwhelming, rather faint, actually. Moist out of the tin, but easily folded and crammed into a large Clemons freehand pickaxe. Prelight draw is all white pepper, spicy and vegetal. The prelight flavor is quite enough to resolve the Great Perique Debate for me, right away. I taste perique, immediately, and it’s the dominant bite of the cold draw; far in the background is a little grass and hay from the Virginia. I’m expecting a Virginia-forward smoke, but there’s no mistaking the perique. Not in that tobacco’s figgy aspect, but certainly in its spicy character. Along with the spice, I’m picking up wheat, hay and a constant undertone of bergamot. That’s about it. Simplicity is the order of the day with this smoke. As is mildness. Very understated flavors. I prefer more robust profiles, but not everything has to be a flavor bomb. As it is, this is pairing nicely with the glass of Basil Hayden Toast I poured. The liquor has a likewise mild character, sweet and almost timid.

As I move down the bowl, the bergamot and citrus notes become a little more pronounced. The wheat flavors get a little heavier and warmer. That’s about as far as it goes for development and complexity. This is a cousin blend to Reiner’s Long Gold Flake, which got an enthusiastic approval from me. Less complex but less fussy and cheaper and somehow heartier. I could see bouncing between those two blends, OGS for everyday smokes and LGF for special occasions, and being perfectly content. The flavors are that good.

Orlik Golden Sliced is an excellent smoke. Not flashy, not fancy, but solidly made, easy to find and perfectly satisfying. I like it quite a bit.

Idk why everyone is arguing whether there is perique in it. I'm holding a tin of 2014, and it says on the tin there is perique in it. Also on current version of it on smoking pipes website it also states this. Don't blame me. Complain to Scandinavian Tobacco group. And in the end why argue with perfection in simplicity. A cool burning, easy to fold and stuff, mildly spicy and sweet, basic yet consistent and satisfying flake. Although I'd agree it's an infinitesimal amount in there perique is in description and in spice of flavor. The description is "composed of golden Virginia tobaccos with a touch of Perique"

I recently came across some tins I had cellared several years ago. I had not smoked it in a few years.

After being cellared for several years the large folded flake in tin fell apart quite easily into broken flake. I would imagine if it’s fresher it would hold together better as a flake.

It rubs out easily to thinner bits. I packed it a little on the loose side. Easily takes light, and provides a good volume of smoke. A well behaved tobacco that burns evenly and nicely. I tend to set the pipe down for periods of time fairly often, and this tends to keep burning for a good period of time after setting the pipe down, not requiring many relights.

This is just plain old downright fabulous Virginia... there’s not a lot of nicotine, but it’s sufficient. Flavor is very good. There’s a breadlike wheaty taste, and a roasted nut with some sweetness in the background and honey notes. Doesn’t bite if pushed, but get into a cadence and you’ll benefit from what it has to offer. Leaves a pleasant after taste.

Perique was mentioned as being an ingredient in this blend, but I sure didn’t notice it. And in looking at the pile I rubbed out, I didn’t see any dark bits that would indicate that. If it is there, the amount is infinitesimally small.

Of straight Virginias, this one’s at the top of the heap. There are others that would compare, but this one is generally available, and can found at a quite reasonable cost.

For a VaPer this is very mild. I love the flavor notes: To me, they are Rawhide leather, Hayfields, and old canvas. That may sound offputting, but it is actually a very pleasant combination and brings back a lot of outdoor memories for me. I love this tobacco and it will most definitely be part of my regular rotation. When sipped, there is no bite. If you hit it hard, it will bite.

I am very new to pipes and this is my first VaPer.

The archetypal bright Virginia blend.

I think there is a fruity topping on this tobacco, but it’s barely detectable. The Virginia’s are citrus forward, with a mild earthy barnyard note. The Perique provides a little spice on the tongue, but is hardly noticeable.

This blend is simple, but pleasant. A slow cadence will reward you with a mild, but flavorful sweet Virginia smoke. A must try for anyone that calls themself an experienced pipe smoker.

This was the first tobacco in which I experienced the full joy and pleasure of pipe smoking. While progressing to stronger, more niche tobacco's, Orlik's Golden Sliced has a permanent place among my jars.

First of all I recommend this tobacco with a tall glass of water to refresh the palate, and to be able to discern a list of subtleties that are revealed in the flake. A flake packed not too firmly and with just enough moisture provides everything that can be desired in the realm of sweet Virginias. On first light, the taste is paralell to the tin note. I find it to be a very exciting way to start off a moment with the pipe, and allows for a consistent progression of flavors as the tobacco reveals its hidden and nuanced essences. The initial hay and honey like sweetness matures slowly through the retrohale, developing into a enamoring and subtle perfume, worn by a lady who deserves the time and effort for a close and good taste of it. Be careful not to rush through this flake, a slow and methodical pursuit is essential to the rewarding nature of the blend. While I have never been bitten by this tobacco, hot and neurotic smoking can leave the smokers mouth with a feeling akin to a mouth full of sand and clay the next morning, be warned! I would say this about many Virginia blends, but to Orlik I would be more concerned about pace in order to fully enjoy the tobacco. There are rich maple and honey notes that thicken as the bowl progresses, along with notes near a campfire of dry, sappy pinewood. There is a spice revealed towards the last breaths of the bowl that almost tastes of fine cinnamon in the nose, well complimented by the innate sweetness of the blend. A classic and rewarding smoke to the slow and contemplative smoker. Enjoy and Bless you!

-Max

To me, this is the epitome of an all day smoke, especially when the weather starts to warm up. A mild smoke with hints of citrus and grassy notes. I have grown fond of flake tobaccos and this one stands right at the top. I have smoked this in various briars and cobs and I do prefer cobs for this tobacco. As with all Virginias be patient and sip this one and you will be greatly rewarded.