Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake

A very pleasant easy smoking blend.Iam using the fold and stuff method as i do with all flakes.Great flavours coming through with just the right amount of Perique to give it a mild peppery taste.Will certainly be ordering some more.

Economical and of high-quality, LNF is a solid player in the Virginia/Perique category of flake tobaccos.

This is beautifully prepared flake, with warm to medium colors, and lovely rectanglur-shaped slices perfectly cut. The unburnt aroma is inviting, promising a flavorful, but mild profile.

It comes packaged from the manufacturer in a plastic bag inside a white cardboard box. There are two rows of flakes laying on their side, much like a loaf of bread.

The flakes fold or rub-out very easily, making loading any size pipe effortless. The packaged moisture level is just right, ready to smoke. One flake will load a medium-sized pipe (easily a forty-five minute smoke).

This lights with one charring light and then an additional light. Gentle tamping was all that was needed to keep LNF burning, and that cool, complete to a white ash.

The flavors fluctuate from mild highs to sometimes deeper rich notes. Mostly, this just hovers in the medium flavor range- very delicious and pure. Smoking aroma is quite good.

The perique performs with subtlety, providing an indefinite contribution that would be missed if removed. The perique-challenged might find LNF a solid platform to enjoy this style of blending.

I did not find ever the need to use a pipe cleaner for excess moisture. Slow, steady puffing rewarded itself with the avoidance of tongue-bite.

In early 2004, this can be had for $20 or so per pound over the web. A remarkable bargain serving as a tribute to a great tobacco man, the late Peter Stokkebye.

This is my regular smoke and, if I could only have one tobacco, this would be it.

It's not the best in any single category (aroma, taste, bite, easy of lighting, moisture content, etc.) but its toward the top end in each and it never bores, tires or offends. Also, the price is great and the quality consistently high.

I agree with the other reviewers that it's light on the Perique but, for me, that's OK.

If you smoke a lot of Virginia tobacco, you owe it to yourself to try this one.

Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake is an all day VaPer that won't wear out your tastebuds, or your wallet. The uniform wide flakes give off the aroma of hay, grass, and citrus. The perique makes itself known with the aroma of spices, fig, and a touch of black pepper. Somewhere in-between is the rum. It isn't overpowering, but it adds to the sweet aroma. The flakes broke up easy, packed well, and took to flame without any troubles.

The Virginias are sweet, and even with the addition of rum, not overly sweet. There is hay and grass, and citrus notes to support it as well. The perique is light, with a little black pepper and figs. It nips at the tongue a bit in the way that perique does, but not too much either. The perique gives off some dark fruit flavors in the retrohale, with some added pepper of course. It also picks up strength as you smoke this blend. The rum adds a bit of a sweet note that supports the Virginias, but other than that I didn't notice it very much.

The first thing I noticed about this blend is how mild it was. Its flavor isn't strong, yet I wouldn't say muted either. It has enough to keep it going throughout the day so you won't get bored, but not to the point where you it wears your tastebuds out, and I believe this is the point. This is an everyday, anytime of day, or even all day, VaPer. I believe that was what the blender was going for and it serves its purpose. They LNF usually comes a little young but is enjoyable fresh. This blend does age well however so feel free to stock up on as much as you want, it can sit in a jar for a longtime before going downhill. Cost doesn't make a blend better or worse, but I will say this is an affordable blend that is readily available that the VaPer lover could keep as a companion throughout the day.

Summary: a Va/Per flake which emphasizes the sweetness of Virginias and a light accent from the Perique with a gentle topping.

In the hands of industry, everything you can taste eventually becomes a breakfast cereal. They add sugar and fruit flavors and "everybody" loves it. The breakfast cereal Va/Pers were always too sweet for me, but "Luxury Navy Flake" refines this genre with more natural flavor, a light coconut-vanilla topping, and use of Perique to flavor the Virginias rather than stand on its own. These incredibly soft flakes feel like they have been pressed with less pressure than a standard flake, possibly using less leaf so that they burn more easily. A flake of this blend rubs out quickly and takes easily to the match, giving off a puff of the "Stokkebye sauce" which has coconut and other flavors in it (former pipes Magazine forum moderator Cosmic discovered this, but he smokes heaps of the stuff). After that, a smooth and sweet but thin flavor emerges from the Virginias, at which point the plum wine taste of Perique rounds out that initial impression. The brilliance of this blend is that it caramelizes quickly, making the Perique act like flavoring in a syrup and giving that thin sugary taste some body. It burns down slowly, because blends with this much Virginia are best kept at a slow smolder, and caramelizes further as the bottom of the bowl approaches. This reminds me of a softer, sweeter, and more Virginia-heavy version of my favorite Va/Per flake, Former's "Straight Grain." Luckily, the topping is minimal on this compared to other flakes from this blender, and so this one can be enjoyed by smokers of every level, all day long if they so desire.

On the the tip of the tongue you pick up subtle spice from the Louisiana Perique. Flue-cured pressed Virginia then leaves a hint of sorghum crossing to the mid-palate. Smoke it slow. Bought 4oz in bulk, condition was perfect, just the right moistness allowing a near-perfect burn. Extraordinary aroma in the bag. Easy to prep for the pipe, lights beautifully, near-perfect ash. My Dunhill Bruyere 4A LBS achieves the high rating. Try it in a 5 or 6. The Peterson Killarney Ebony 150 does not do it justice - avoid in smaller bowls. For older pipe smokers who'd like just a hint of sorghum or malt on their withering mid-palate. The Virginia is strong with nicotine as usual, the taste full in a large bowl.

Revisited this, forgetting I had tried it 5 years ago! The dense cut flake makes this a stronger tobacco than it might be in a finer cut, but still not all that strong for a "Navy" blend, I thought. The aroma in the tin is pleasant, dominated by Virginia, but with many subtle undertones, earthy, even chocolatey. I always like a flake cut, part of the ritual is rubbing it to separate the strands.

The Perique does not come through strongly; I taste mostly bright and stoved Virginias. A good medium-strong smoke, with the richness of the stoved Virginia. Essentially a plain tobacco, too heavy on the Virginia for my personal taste, but of high quality. Downrated to 3 stars, to me it doesn't have that extra special quality that I figure merits the fourth star. Recommended for the experienced smoker.

When I smoke this flake right off the bat you are welcomed with the virgina tobacco with that Perique flavor I love this blend the flavors are well balanced the Perique gives the tobacco a little spicy taste. This is one of my favorite flake tobacco If you haven't tried this tobacco your missing out I love this tobacco must try the only down fall with this tobacco its pretty dry so it needs a little bit more humidty to keep this tobacco moist.. besides that its a great Flake....Great starter flake for beginners who want to get into flake tobacco.

I love this stuff and have been smoking it for years. It's great fresh and improves with some age. Moisture is perfect and rubs out easily. If you like Dunhill Flake, think of that with the slightest hint of Perique. In my opinion, this tobacco is better than Dunhill Flake and a fraction of the price. I think Virginia or Vaper smokers would each enjoy this smoke