Customer Reviews (11 Total)
Mortified
August 09, 2016
Product: Astley's No. 109 Medium Flake 50g
No. 109 used to be the tastiest VA available. Unfortunately someone at K&K thought it would be a good idea to change the flavor profile by adding a dressing that tastes like soapy wildflowers. IMO, a big mistake on the part of K&K. They ruine... Read More
d a great tobacco. Gone are the chocolate, honey and raisin notes. All that's left is a flavor I can only describe as "blah".
Also, it's no longer packed in a moist and oily ribbon cut but comes as neat, little dry rectangles in a square tin.
I'm so sad. Read Less
Product: Astley's No. 109 Medium Flake 50g
很一般，有点失望
Product: Astley's No. 109 Medium Flake 50g
던힐플레이크의 완벽한대용품은아니지만 대체제로 필만합니다
던힐도이제 생산종료에 FVF 도 가공방식이 바뀌어 그나마 오래 믿을 연초
by Simba_note
Improved, Still Not The Old 109
July 28, 2017
Product: Astley's No. 109 Medium Flake 50g
I've smoked through a tin of the new round tin version of Astley's 109. It no longer has the icky sweet topping that the square tin edition did, and that's definitely an improvement. But on a direct comparison with a pipeful of the old round tin th... Read More
at I've been hoarding, the new blend loses out. The old blend had brighter overtones and more highs. The new version is mostly low notes, and is not as interesting. I have bought several more tins of the new stuff though, so don't get the wrong idea. It's a perfectly good smoke, even if it isn't the killer blend it used to be. Read Less
Not the same
October 06, 2016
Product: Astley's No. 109 Medium Flake 50g
I recently opened my first round tin and loved it. Opened a square tin a few days ago and indeed the blend's aroma and flavor has changed. The creamy and cocoa notes are replaced by something more like Cut Virginia Plug, sort of generalized sweetne... Read More
ss. It's nice, but NOT the blend I was so enjoying! Hope K&K find a way to go back to the old formula!
Update 10-21-16 I've given this reformulation a number of attempts over the past 3-4 weeks. I guess I was hoping the sweet topping would evaporate or something, but no such luck. My unavoidable conclusion is that whereas the old 109 was easily my favorite Virginia, I don't like this new version and will likely give up on it. If I'd known this was coming I'd have bought all the round tins I could get hold of. So sad--if it wasn't merely pipe tobacco, I'd call it tragic . . . Read Less
Simba_note
November 21, 2020
Product: Astley's No. 109 Medium Flake 50g
현재까지 피웠던 연초 중 제일 순한 것 같습니다
109는 정말 담백 그 자체랄까요
담백하면서 구수한 단맛,
스트레이트 버지니아의 연초
A detailed explanation is written here, so go ahead and read it.
https://simba-note.tistory.com/128
Less is more
March 18, 2018
Product: Astley's No. 109 Medium Flake 50g
I have no idea what reviewers who talk of strange tastes and toppings are thinking, the round tins I have been smoking over the last years have no added flavourings. What you do get is a very high quality medium VA flake which is ideal for its purpo... Read More
se; a solid fuss-free and satisfying smoke which is not too strong for any time of day, but which still has strength. I often use it in a short pipe when walking in the countryside of by the sea, and never rub out the flakes. Each to his or her own of course, but if you don't like this then you are not interested in a plain, high-quality VA flake. Read Less
Straight Virginia
August 30, 2016
Product: Astley's No. 109 Medium Flake 50g
연초의 질은 더닐플레이크 못지않습니다.
가미된 향이 럭셔리트위스트에서 느낀 빠다사탕맛 입니다.
불지핌이나 불유지는 좋습니다.
럭셔리트위스트의 고급 버젼쯤으로...
Report Tobacco Abuse
June 30, 2016
Product: Astley's No. 109 Medium Flake 50g
From the looks of these gorgeous flakes, ole #109 started off life as an excellent quality tobacco. Then someone sprayed it with a top dressing of what tastes like a mixture of nutmeg, and soap suds. I know both flavors well, one, from sprinkling ... Read More
on my Tom & Jerrys, at Christmas time; the other, from Tourette-like outbursts in front of my mother, as a youngster. I was hoping some of this casing would burn off as it burned, but no such luck. When it descended into burning rubber, I dumped the bowl. They say your taste buds die as you age. I guess I’ll keep this around until I’m about 98 yrs old, and try it again. Maybe, by then, enough taste buds will have died, or I will have become nostalgic for the old Lifebuoy. Read Less
A special case
December 22, 2015
Product: Astley's No. 109 Medium Flake 50g
This is quite simply the best tobacco to smoke when you want a really full Va flake . Strong but really delicate in it's own way . The ideas tobacco for walking the dog on a cold winter night in new York . The dog loved it too .
All day Virginia
June 02, 2012
Product: Astley's No. 109 Medium Flake 50g
This is one of the first few virginia's that I tried. Ya know how you remember that first girlfriend, thats what Astleys 109 will always be for me . One of my first Va's , and oh so good she was !
I have since moved on, to others, but 109 is always i... Read More
n the back of my mind. Its been a while since I moved on, but maybe , just maybe , by chance , I shall see her on my shelf again. All goofing aside, 109 is an excellent Virginia, and good for a beginner, as its not overpowering. It really is mild and mellow, it is perfect as an all day smoke. Read Less
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