Former: Straight Grain Flake 50g Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-027-0003

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 full-bodied and amazingly smooth dark flake tobacco prepared from traditional old-world recipes and methods, Former's Straight Grain Flake combines Virginias with a good pinch of mellow, yet spicy, Perique to bring out the rich flavor in this zesty blend.

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Components: Virginia, Perique
Family: Virginia
Cut: Flake

Customer Reviews

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4.3

6 reviews

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Great blend

March 16, 2023

By: PaperKnives

Product: Former Straight Grain Flake 50g

This a great blend of you like VaPr blends I recommend this to all my friends , sweet bready with just a little spice but smooth , I smoked through my first tin of this almost too quickly , give it a shot if you can get your hands on it I don’t think you’ll be disappointed

but it's a good smoke with a natural tobacco taste

May 05, 2022

By: Vladimir Zeev

Product: Former Straight Grain Flake 50g

Well... I got to the Former tobaccos.
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.
I'll start with a more beautiful pattern on the "Straight Grain Flake" pipe.
The aroma of pewter is a mixture of dark, tangy, sweet Virginia and the main spice of perica. There is also a hint of leather here. This is one of my favorite flavor mixes in a tin. It really doesn't smell like any other mixture. I opened several other vapers and stuck my nose in them and none of them smelled as good as this one.
I found this to be the most enjoyable of the recently introduced former cereals. The beautifully cooked strips have the ideal moisture content and pack easily without chafing even in medium sized bowls. The blend consists of darker and reddish VAs with just the right balance of Perique for my taste. However, you have to like Perique to enjoy this blend. Lighting and burn rates were excellent and resulted in light smoke without re-ignition. The flavor and strength don't change much as you smoke, but it's a good smoke with a natural tobacco taste....Read More

Solid Tasty Flake

January 10, 2022

By: SJpipsmoker

Product: Former Straight Grain Flake 50g

This is my favorite flake out of the Former line. Easy to pack, easier to keep lit. A bit strong for a vaper, maybe that why I like it? The only thing is it’s over $2.50 MORE per tin than at another online retailer. Come on SP…. Don’t rip us off.

excellent

July 21, 2018

Product: Former Straight Grain Flake 50g

all of these former flakes are very good. A real surprise, actually. And this is the best, id say. Its rather strong, as vapers go, but very high quality. A stronger version of 633 by Solani.

good medium body Va/Per

May 29, 2018

Product: Former Straight Grain Flake 50g

Enjoyable, morning or night. I love to sample Va/Pers and this is a 6/10

very nicely balanced and close to perfection

March 12, 2013

By: BraveDigger

Product: Former Straight Grain Flake 50g

i wish it was in stock again already ... i finally fouind the time to have a bowl of this and i must say i am absolutely delighted ... there is no big HELLO of a tin aroma, but a nice straight tobacco scent greeting me ... the humidity is just perfect and so i stuff my newly acquired, not yet broken in, M. Koziolek pipe (medium size bowl) ... it packs easily and seems to welcome the lighting ... and boy, for thast price?! the first puffs - hmm, escudo? but a bit lighter and somehow a bit richer in taste - this could easily become my morning baccy ... definitely a tobacco i'll order again (if/when its back in stock)...Read More