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Cross Grain Flake 50g Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-027-0002

Former Cross Grain Flake 50g
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Details

Strength:
3/5
Room Note:
2/5
Taste:
3/5
  • Components: Virginia, Perique
  • Family: Virginia
  • Cut: Flake

About This Pipe Tobacco

Hans "Former" Nielsen began carving pipes in 1956 and has since become a legend of Danish pipe artistry with a worldwide following. In addition to his exquisite pipes, he's released his own line of pipe tobaccos — several of the blends fittingly named after briar's grain patterns.

A traditional, naturally sweet flake tobacco prepared with only the finest grade of Virginia leaf with a pinch of Perique, Former's Cross Grain Flake is aged to perfection in order to bring out the best in this cool smoking, magnificent flake.

Customer Reviews

Overall Rating:
4.8
10 reviews
Top Notch VaPer!!!
October 09, 2025
By: Pakcik Dee
Product: Former Cross Grain Flake 50g
Superb quality VaPer! Delicious tin notes,wonderful flakes,easy to prepare with a perfect moisture content.Medium to full flavor of smokes.Bready,yeasty,zesty tanginess and the sweetness from the Virginia truly shines with a lovely gentle spicy finish from the Perique!Low to medium kick of vitamin N.Slow,dry and cool burning with consistency throughout the bowl.A perfect all day smokes! Very much recommended!...Read More
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A fuller flavored surprise
January 22, 2024
By: Michael B.
Product: Former Cross Grain Flake 50g
Upon opening the tin, the tin note aroma had a pronounced Virginia bread-like sweetness, along with the characteristic subtle fragrance of yeasty fermentation and stone fruit of well-aged Perique. The aroma is enticing and definitely gets the juices flowing. The tobacco was slightly drier than my usual experience with flakes. I intended to roll them out but found that they crumpled easily without effort. This blend proved to be a fuller-flavored surprise. Smoking a VaPer that was reminiscent of a Burley mixture in its richness was entirely unexpected. It burned a bit hot at first but a slower cadence rectified that quickly. It burns well with no annoying moisture and I experienced no bite at all. The room note is tolerable, with a darkly sweet fresh bread aroma. This is a superb blend which should age well. It was a fresh tin but had the mellow characteristics of a slightly aged tobacco. Definitely worth checking out if you're a Virginia or VaPer aficionado. Given its reasonable price, it is something of a bargain....Read More
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The best
January 27, 2023
By: Gregory E.
Product: Former Cross Grain Flake 50g
My favorite vaper by far. I'm generally more of a burley and English smoker but this stuff is amazing. Smells like baked goods in the tin and it smokes magnificently. Sweet and spicy. Perfection.
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Probably my favorite of the formers
March 16, 2023
By: PaperKnives
Product: Former Cross Grain Flake 50g
This is the sweeter blend and not as spicy ,similar bready flavor with a smoother spice than the straight grain give it a try if you’re into VaPr blends I don’t think you’ll be disappointed
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Excellent.
May 05, 2022
By: Vladimir Zeev
Product: Former Cross Grain Flake 50g
Excellent. A real surprise. We must now try other tobaccos of the former. This is a high quality virginia with a touch of perique. Perique is strictly background, but, nevertheless, it is. This is the best you can find these days. Virginias have more character for one thing.
This is a softer version of Straight Grain flakes from the same range as Former. But it is a very smooth and highly recommended blend....Read More
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