With a room note reminiscent of your Grandmother’s kitchen, this is sure to be a vanilla lover’s favorite blend. Despite its strong room notes, this is a very mild and easy smoking blend. You’ll have hints of vanilla flavor come through, paired with a mild tobacco flavor.
Brand: Mac Baren
Blended By: Mac Baren
Model: Virginia Flake
Tobacco Type: Virginia
Cut: Flake
Blend Type: Virginia
Strength: 2 of 5
Taste: Mild
Room Note: Pleasant
Flavoring: Mild
Amount:
- 1.75 oz.
- 16 oz.
Country: Denmark
- Brand:
- Mac Baren
- Tobacco:
- Virginia
- Cut:
- Flake
- Blend:
- Virginia
- Strength:
- 2
- Taste:
- Mild
- Room Note:
- Pleasant
- Flavoring:
- Mild
- Country:
- Denmark
- Packaging:
- Tin
- Packaging:
- Bulk
7 Reviews
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Fabulous
Absolutely one of my favorite flakes!
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Macbaron flake.
Excellent. Reminds me of Dunhill flake!
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It’s ok
Nothing special or memorable here. It’s an enjoyable smoke but it didn’t have a huge wow factor. .
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Virginia Flake
The absolute best damn Virginia Flake there is. Mac baren has mastered this recipe.
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Very nice
Tried the HH Virginia flake but I like this one better.
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Pretty good smoke
But would like lighter touch with the flavorings.
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Sweet Virginia with a Kick!
Very nice tin packaging and tin note. It reminded me of a fresh-mown hay field with a hint of vanilla. I packed one leaf from the package into my pipe after rubbing out a small amount and following the folding technique on the Mac Baren Website. It was a little tough to light, but I sprinkled some of the rubbed out tobacco on top of the folded, and once lit, it was smoldering contentedly for a long time with out re-lighting. The mouth feel was full and definitely grassy with a hint of citrus. Nice sweetness gives a full, round taste experience. That gets more nutty and deeper at mid-bowl. This draws the smoker in and is quite pleasant. BUT- smoker beware- there is a sneaky nicotine hit that I was not expecting, and that I found unpleasant. I smoked this after dinner and the nicotine hit me harder than expected, kind of taking the pleasant smoke experience down a notch. I should have realized that this form would be more concentrated than what I usually smoke. I really bought this tobacco to truly taste and discern Virginia tobacco as a stand alone and I was not disappointed as I was able to enjoy many of the notes and flavors that I had read about in other reviews. Overall, a good smoke, but one must be careful of the nicotine punch.
