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In this Tasting Notes video, Shane steps back into the lounge to revisit a classic and give us an updated review of a blend currently in his rotation: Erinmore Flake .
Have you tried Erinmore? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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Comments
Nice review. I was going to ask about ghosting but then you covered that near the end🙂 Is this the same as Erinmore mixture (just in flake form) or are they different blends? My father-in-law has smoked Erinmore mixture since his college days so I’ve had it a few times. But I’ve never had the flake.
Sometime back in the mid-1990's, I transitioned from smoking cigars to (mostly) pipes. Living in the San Francisco Bay Area at the time, I had a considerable choice of local tobacco shops from which to choose. But I gravitated mainly toward the more budget-oriented stores situated in "hole in the wall" locations. I started smoking Troost and various pouch mixtures that were actually decent enough. But when I happened across a square tin of Erinmore, I was hooked. At first, I thought the unique & tantalizing taste was pineapple, but later discovered that was not the case. At any rate, it's good quality tobacco, regardless of whether you love or hate the topping. Thankfully, it's below the threshold of what I consider an aromatic. The tobaccos and flavorings are well-integrated (almost seamlessly). Surprisingly, it has more ballast than people might expect, probably due to its burley component. Within about a year, I started smoking other blends (like Rattray's Marlin Flake) and forgot about Erinmore. But, like Shane, I revisited Erinmore recently. (It didn't hurt that it was on sale!) Aside from the round tins, it's a bit different now, and no longer made in N. Ireland. Still very good, but maybe not up to par with a Lakeland such as Grasmere. The thing with Erinmore is that it's an easygoing blend that hits the spot when you don't want quite the wallop of a Lakeland blend.
While the new version is a good smoke, I miss the Murray, Sons & Co. original developed by "Daddy" Burns. It's not near the same. The Sandinavians got it wrong.
I have a few of the old ones left, but the age of them has almost erased the aromatics. What is left is a good, extremely mature flake.
Therefore, Erinmore Flake doesn't really exist anymore. Even if you still have the Murray version.