October 26, 2024
Product: McConnell Folded Flake 50g
Reading the description with Virginia's Perique and Kentucky I knew I would like the blend. When I opened the tin I could tell this would be right up my alley dark fruit notes and just a touch of the bbq vinegar note that I enjoy. The moisture in my tin was perfect and the flakes rubbed out really easily. Smokes really well with a good amount of sweetness and just enough spice to keep your attention without melting your face. I think this might be my new go to flake....Read More
it's a good tasting smoke
December 03, 2022
Product: McConnell Folded Flake 50g
My favorite ingredients in tobacco blend. They do not always play well together and tasty,
but in this mixture I can confidently say that they succeeded. I wonder only one why
I did not pay attention to this tobacco earlier.
This tobacco does not allow fast playing, only slow decay and then the whole bouquet of tobaccos
is revealed. My favorite ingredients in tobacco blend. They do not always play well together
and tasty, but in this mixture I can confidently say that they succeeded.
First of all it's that sweetness from the crispy caramelized bits of Virginia.
And throughout the bowl from start to finish accompanies the spicy taste of Kentucky...Read More
November 19, 2022
Product: McConnell Folded Flake 50g
Tin note ripe plums, ketchup and vinegar. Tobacco flakes are brown and black and semi dense, cubes nicely and/or rubs out easily. Tobacco needs no drying and burns nicely and slow with average amount of relights. The strength is mild-med and nic is mild-med, both getting stronger toward the end. No flavoring detected. Taste is med, beginning with raisin, bread, lemon, mild sweet grass and pepper and later developing some Foral notes. Virginias led, with perique supporting and Kentucky lounging in the back just hanging out. Room note is non offensive, and aftertaste was good....Read More
December 07, 2022
Product: McConnell Folded Flake 50g
A first-class smoke, it is amazing very well- balanced stays lit well, all-around winner. First class tobacco one of my favorite flake tobaccos!!!!!!
April 12, 2019
Product: McConnell Folded Flake 50g
With the beautiful tin and presentation, I expected greatness here. I opened the gold foil and the first surprise was that there was no real discernible aroma, only "something" very faint. The flakes are very nice, thin and with perfect humidity. Folding easily, I loaded my pipe and I was ready to experience this tobacco. It lighted easily, few relights really. At first, it was too mild for me to taste anything. It picked up with time, showing off the Virginia and additional components, particularly Kentucky. When it hit the half bowl, the flavors became substantially more pronounced. That was a good thing indeed. Yet, I was hoping for more. However, it did not have what to give. It stayed at that mid-level, rather one dimensional.
Am I being too hard? The problem is that this tobacco's profile is much like G.L. Pease's Triple Play, except the latter is the former elevated to a higher potency in terms of experience, strength and good flavor. The taste in the mouth was not too great either, but acceptable. By the way, no bite.
After having been smoking Triple Play, this seems like an inferior contender of this class and profile. It is nice, simple and without much oomph, but smokable on certain moods. I stay with Triple Play, nevertheless....Read More
August 11, 2018
Product: McConnell Folded Flake 50g
It took a few bowls to get used to it but this is a good blended flake. It's mostly a vaper but there is a hint of dark fired in there and I mean just a hint. The main flavors are darker aged virginia and a spicy fig raisin perique. There is complexity and the flavors weave in and out as the bowl goes. I like it rubbed out and well dried....Read More
March 04, 2018
Product: McConnell Folded Flake 50g
Thinly-sliced perfect flakes, not folded, carefully wrapped and nested in a round tin.
Tin note is mild light sweet Virginia on top, a smooth plum/raisin tone in support
and little to no contribution by the Kentucky.
After lighting, the spicy perique and a note of toasty/woodsy Kentucky come to the fore. The
blend delivers a suprisingly smooth smoke given the components....Read More
May 17, 2016
Product: McConnell Folded Flake 50g
It might mellow with age but I only had my tin a couple weeks when I opened it. It was not bad but I wont run to reorder. It was worth trying.
October 05, 2014
Product: McConnell Folded Flake 50g
Smells wonderful in the tin and looks interesting. I fully rubbed the entire tin of flake and stored in a mason jar. Came at a decent moisture content. Lit easily, smoked with minimum relights (even outdoors in the fall weather) and had no noticeable bite. The flavours were earthy and 'meaty', but not very strong. Some sweetness from the Virginia and kept reminding me of grilled steak, that sweetness from the crispy caramelized bits. No real Perique until the bottom of the bowl, where the flavours dropped to a very mild and the pepper tingle came forward. I kept getting a smooth cigar aroma in the room note (wife does not approve) which was pleasant. Overall a nice experience that one could enjoy everyday and worth a try, but as I am an irregular pipe smoker, just not enough for me....Read More
April 29, 2013
Product: McConnell Folded Flake 50g
This is another all-day smoke for me, with a great nicotine kick and an interesting contribution of flavor from the Kentucky with the Virginias. The Perique is light, but meshed well. It folds good, cubes good, rubs up good. I never get bored of it, and it always satisfies my taste buds.