![]() ![]() The shreds of tobacco are of medium width and are predominantly long. Tobaccos the colors range from very bright to light brown, as well as light green. The Virginias used are clearly milder than most GH ![]() Here's the only natural GH tobacco that I can confidently call Ready Rubbed. I particularly enjoy it in a small to medium size bowl, though I can also see its validity for bigger bowls (it all depends on how much of a braveheart you are!).Ī very mild blend, using predominantly flue-cured Virginia, but with the addition of some sun-cured both to cool land sweeten the smoke.Ī rough-cut into very coarse pieces also contributes to cooling the smoke. The taste and aroma continue to be a mixture of natural sweetness and Rather fine cut of the original blend, Dark Flake is easy to rub out, pack and burn evenly. The first few puffs can be a bit overwhelmingly strong, but then it gradually settles down, and some charming sweetness comes through. This is definitely NOT a tobacco for the faint-hearted, and it is not one you can smoke any time of the day, and especially not on an empty You can smell in this tobacco the Smokey flavour of the dark fired leaf derived from its curing process of being hung above smokyįires, and the sweeter, yet still strong 'cigar type' flavour of the dark-air-cured Indian leaf. It's definitely worth a try, and I can see it as aĪ very strong, but very cool smoke is the result of combining in equal proportions only Malawi Dark Fired Leaf and Indian dark air-cured The Malawi Burley is not like any Burley I have tasted. I can recommend it to both confirmed VA smokers, as wellĪs those who prefer a sweet (natural) smoke. It has a very delicate after-taste that lingers without outstaying its welcome. It has a pleasant room aroma, which is another reason why it's an ideal all-day,Īll-occasion smoke. Spiciness becomes more pronounced in the nose rather than on the palate. Get a strong whiff of both sweetness and spiciness it is the former, however, the persists throughout the smoke. The pouch aroma is evidently sweet and yet natural. This is the perfect proof of how sweet natural VAs can be. ![]() To combat the typical sharpness of the virginia leaf resulting in a rounded medium strength smoke. (u/s - stands for unscented) 83.5% Blended virginias are combined with a relatively high (for Englishīlends at any rate) proportion of Malawi Burley, 12.5%, to give flavour and depth to the smoke, and the addition of just 4% Malawi dark fired leaf is sufficient As with Bright CR Flake, this is another tobacco that devises its flavour simply from the choice of leaf in the blend, and has noĪdditional casings or flavours to enhance the smoke. ![]()
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