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Rattray's

Marlin Flake 100g Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-055-0023

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Details

Strength:
4/5
Room Note:
3/5
Taste:
3/5
  • Components: Perique, Black Cavendish, Virginia
  • Family: Virginia
  • Cut: Flake

About This Pipe Tobacco

A companion to Old Gowrie containing Flue-Cured Virginias. A shade darker, greater strength, different aroma, but otherwise a tobacco in the same tradition.

Customer Reviews

Overall Rating:
3.1
75 reviews
One for the Cellar
September 05, 2026
By: Teddy
Product: Rattray's Marlin Flake 100g
Rattray’s Marlin Flake is a tobacco that makes me want to buy a few tins simply to forget about them for a while. There’s a wonderful depth to the smoke dark fruit, plum and fig, along with an earthy sweetness and a subtle spice that develops as the bowl progresses. It has plenty of character now, yet you can already sense the potential for those flavors to become even richer and more integrated with time. I really enjoyed this one from start to finish. It’s rich without being heavy, naturally sweet without becoming cloying, and rewards a slow, relaxed cadence. Marlin Flake is excellent today, but I have a feeling patience will make it something truly special. Definitely a blend worth cellaring....Read More
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The Monolith known as Marlin Flake.
July 07, 2026
By: wutangthewholebowl
Product: Rattray's Marlin Flake 50g
This is the only aromatic leaning tobacco flavor that still stumps me. All I get for forward flavor is lemongrass and evergreen pine.
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Unlikely to buy again
March 20, 2026
By: Mountain piper
Product: Rattray's Marlin Flake 100g
The tobacco has a pleasant taste and aroma of dark fruits. Unfortunately, it is not without some drawbacks, such as excessive moisture and tongue bite.
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For me, this is below average (*Updated*)
January 30, 2026
By: Roh Echt
Product: Rattray's Marlin Flake 100g
I have fourteen different Rattray's blends and today I decided to try one. So, I looked at all of them, and their ratings, and opened up Marlin Flake; for it being the lowest rated of those fourteen I have. For a VaPer w/cav, similar to P.S. Bulls Eye Flake, I expected something I would enjoy; despite its current 3.3★ rating. And also, for the two year old Jan. '24 date on my 100g tin. OK...so here's my first bowl review; I immediately detect tart citrus and subtle sweetness. Only the tartness becomes a bit annoying with the overwhelming feeling of dry-mouth; to the point of some puckering occurring. Then there's its noticeable "bite" and "sting"...forcing "sipping only" when smoking this. And still its bite is unbearable. Some of the enjoyment of piping is in the figuring out how to best enjoy each blend. But, and then, you get to enjoy it afterward. This one requires the work but then is not enjoyable, nor rewarding. I'll try this in a Churchwarden and update, this review, if deserved. But for right now, it falls a bit below "average" for me. Next up, from Rattray's, will be the 3.8★ (second lowest rated of the fourteen I have): "No. 7 Reserve." (*Update*)...yeah, no improvement with this in Churchwardens. Also, it was not good in long Cob-pipes nor "clays." So I dropped it from 2.5★ to 2.0★ and I'll continue to revisit this from time-to-time....Read More
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Nope
May 13, 2024
By: HeavyHand
Product: Rattray's Marlin Flake 50g
Nothing special except the tongue bite. Ouch!
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