Customer Reviews (51 Total)
Quality Blend
June 15, 2018
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
This might be he highest quality blend I have ever tried. Mechanically it does wonderfully, smokes very cool. Flavors are all very earthy, musty. Low notes. Dark chocolate, coffee. Very good blend highly recommend.
I hate burley...
April 09, 2018
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
But this stuff is AMAZING. Holy moly this stuff is the complete package. Right out of the tin the stuff is straight fire. The flakes LOOK fantastic. It SMELLS rich and awesome. It was a tad moist, yet when folded and stuffed right out of the tin it s... Read More
moked incredibly well. It doesn't taste like burley...at least no burley I've tasted. This stuff tastes how I've always imagined good tobacco is suppose to taste. It's rich, a bit woody, a bit leathery, a touch nutty...it just tastes old. The aroma of the burning tobacco smells wonderful. Kinda leathery and...cinnamon??? Really really really nice stuff...kinda bums me out that it's so hard to get regularly. Seriously if you like the taste of pure tobacco this HAS to be on your list...or wait...I mean it's terrible...just awful stuff...seriously don't buy it ;) Read Less
Coffee Carpenter
April 10, 2017
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Flavor and aroma is liken to drinking a strong cup of coffee over a freshly hewn cedar plank. I would most definitely recommend to anyone who may be a fan of smooth, bold flavor.
Not Dark Fired!
July 30, 2018
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I'm writing this not to heap more praise on a legendary blend. Anyone who knows Burley knows it's good. It's basically a recreation of the old Edgeworth Slices which is probably one of the best blends America ever produced, so of course they stopped ... Read More
making it. No, I just wanted to let anyone reading this know that this flake does not contain Dark Fired Kentucky tobacco despite the incorrect description by smokingpipes. It used to say it contained some Dark Burley from Kentucky, but that's not the same leaf. This is primarily White Burley with a touch of licorice, and probably molasses, but they are merely casings not top notes so they are very faint. Read Less
A fast favorite
February 24, 2018
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Just a really great, quality blend from Solani. This is the blend I go to when I’m able to treat myself to a morning smoke with a good cup of espresso. Lights and burns easy, great flavor... will definitely be stocking up in the future.
Smooth as Silk Burley Blend
September 17, 2017
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I was a bit skeptical of all the praise heaped on this blend, but after smoking a few bowls of it, I'm going to to the same! Easily the smoothest, most refined burley blend I have tried to date. Flakes were immaculate in the tin, with almost perfect ... Read More
moisture content (I dried mine briefly before smoking), and a tin aroma that made me reach for my pipe.
I lit up and settled in for a very enjoyable smoke. Honest burley flavours all the way through the bowl, and nothing but ash at the end.
If it was a bit less expensive, it could easily be an all-day smoke. As it is, I'll use ABF as a celebration burley. Took a half star off the rating due to economics. Will buy again. Read Less
Good Burley blend
January 18, 2018
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
This burley flake is easily the best I've had.
It is fairly smooth white hints of Earth dark chocolate hints of coffee.
Nicotine medium-high
Burn slow don't try to push it faster or tends to bite for me anyways.
Tin note earthy slightly sweet Co... Read More
co very delicious. Read Less
Ultimate Burley
July 28, 2018
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Smoke is in a just any pipe, and it’s a nice, flavorful smoke. If you fold and stuff it in a Burley dedicated cob, it is one of the best smokes ever!
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
The burley flakes are dark in color, with notes of molasses and plum. They rub out easily and require some drying after opening. This is a very approachable tobacco that I enjoy, especially for not gravitating to burley's as frequently. Solani is a t... Read More
op-quality producer in general; not surprising this is tough to get! Read Less
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Light it up [mic drop], nuff said
Top of My Rotation
September 24, 2015
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
This tasty blend has made it to the top of my rotation. This has become my go-to blend. Enjoyable anytime of day it's the bomb. In my opinion the "Aged" part of the name best explains it. Kudos Rudiger. Good job.
Outstanding!
January 27, 2013
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I favor Burley over any other tobacco leaf and I would say this is by far the best Burley I have ever smoked. I was a big fancier of Edgeworth Sliced and still have one completely sealed tin and one rcently opened but not smoked much since I've been ... Read More
on to ABF. I have also tried Wessex Burley Slice and while good, not as good as ABF. This Solani offering has become my number one all Burley smoke. simply outstanding! Read Less
Finest burley ever grown
August 13, 2018
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I like Burley, but this is the absolute BEST I have ever smoked. No bite, just delicious Burley flavor. Wow, I love America, but the EU has the absolute best Burley crop. Worth every penny.
Sold out in one hour?
March 09, 2018
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Just put a 1 tin limit, shut the hoarders down.
Just Burley
March 27, 2017
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Not a bad smoke I'm not used to Burleys so I kind a liked it once in a while I smoke it very easy I can't tell you to buy it or not to buy it since I'm not a Bernie fan I'll probably smoke it again though nice smell and taste to it
Enjoyable blend
November 07, 2016
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Earthy aroma ..tasty with no bites .. recommended in the late evening smoking
Smooth Natural Burley Flake
March 10, 2015
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I have to agree with the other reviewers - this is the best of the straight Burley blends I've tried. The product description above used to say there were Virginia tobaccos in it - here's what Solani says: "A skillful mixture of three aged Burley's ... Read More
- dark brown Burley from Kentucky, light Burley from Brazil, and white Burley from Malawi - Southeast Africa. A very natural blend with absolutely no additives or flavors - a true Burley blend." In other words, no Virginias. If you can believe what Solani says, they've managed to bring out that sweet cocoa burley flavor without the cocoa and molasses/brown sugar casings that others add - a pretty amazing feat of masterful blending. To me this blend has slightly milder flavor than Wessex Burley Slice (which is not surprising if it doesn't use casing), but the Solani is smoother, and still very flavorful, rich and creamy. I like the Wessex too, and when I'm in the mood for a stronger and spicier flavor will smoke it, but most of the time I prefer the Solani as it tastes more natural to me. The nicotine level is moderately-high, but not as high as Peterson Irish Flake or HH Old Dark Fired. The flakes have just the right moisture content and don't need drying. If you like burleys and haven't tried this one, you are missing a treat. Highly recommended! Read Less
Pinnacle o' Burley
October 31, 2013
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
This is a rare and super fine smoke. It is consistent, fulfilling and untainted with any obvious casing. It rubs, packs and burns well. If I could choose only two blends, it could easily be this and a stout English. If you are searching for the best ... Read More
of burley, look no further and expect no funny stuff. Read Less
Best Burley Available
January 15, 2013
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Not sure where they got the description from, but Solani Aged Burley Flake contains no Virginia whatsoever. What it does contain is dark brown Burley from Kentucky, light Burley from Brazil, and white Burley from Malawi. The toasting process adds a s... Read More
light sweetnes to the blend. You would be hard pressed to find a better burley blend anywhere. Read Less
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Just read the rest of the reviews... I pretty much agree with everyone! If you wanna taste str8 up tobacco like how I Invision it in my mind to taste you have to try this stuff ... pure gold!
Germans do it better!
October 19, 2019
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
This is by far the best burley flake I've had a chance to try. It's one of the few blends I've stockpiled in my cellar. The nuttiness of the burley is awesome. It burns beautifully. Works well fold-and-stuffed, cube cut, or rubbed out. Simply great.
I Love Burley
October 17, 2019
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Best of the best. I don’t know how this could be better. I detect no Dark fired Kentucky in this blend. There is a difference between dark fired Kentucky and dark burley.
A Burley for everyone.
October 15, 2019
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Proof that Burley is not a one note tobacco. Bold, but not overpowering. Not ashy on the finish like a lot of burleys, it maintains flavor throughout. Excellent with coffee, tea, beer, wine, cider, or a simple cocktail. Works especially well with app... Read More
le brandy or calvados. I'm a longtime VaBur smoker and fairly inured to nicotine, but there is a definite perk up hidden in the bowl. Read Less
First True Burley
September 03, 2019
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Earthy, nutty, burnt coffee. This stuff is rich and smells amazing, a truly authentic tobacco experience.
OMG Burley Heaven!!
August 17, 2019
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I fell madly in love with this tobacco with the first bowl I smoked! I’m typically an aromatic smoker with excursions into English/Balkan blends; but Burley used to literally scare me! Why...it challenged my manhood! I decided to commit myself to fi... Read More
nding a burley that I could enjoy and serve as an all day smoke. I found it with this!! Instant love while being wrapped in the rich flavors and perfect nic-hit for me, utterly delicious all the way to the bottom of the bowl! I am now a committed burley smoker, I am one inch taller and now have more hair on my chest!!
I came to the pipe a boy...I stay with my pipe a Man! Join me in this my brothers of the Pipe! You will never regret it! Read Less
Cream of the Crop
July 20, 2019
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
This is it. Perfectly formed flakes of white and dark burley. This burns perfectly and relatively quickly to ashes, but doesn’t bite your tongue. It has that exquisite burley flavor profile I love so much and the prickles of heavy nicotine. The taste... Read More
is brown sugar, cocoa, nuts, and anise, like a very refined exceptional Sir Walter Raleigh, and the tin note is cocoa. The room note is like baked goods and dark fruit like plums. I was smoking this in my garage, and when my wife came in she said it smelled like I was cooking raisin bread.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the best tobacco I’ve ever smoked, my new favorite. I’m a lover of burley above all other types of tobacco, and this is a the cream of the crop. Read Less
More Perfect
July 07, 2015
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I've been smoking ABF for several years and can't seem to keep enough around that I don't have to ease up towards the end of my pay period so I don't run out before the next order arrives. This flake comes in a little moist for me although it'll smo... Read More
ke fine straight from the tin. So, I found that if I let it air a bit under a desk lamp for about 20 minutes it's even More Perfect a smoke. Slim wide flakes that I find are a bit much due to it's strength but using just a half at a time in a medium briar is just right for me.
Now, the biggest reason I am writing this review is that I smoked a tin of it that I somehow squirreled away a year or so ago( I do date the tins as they arrive), and it was nice dark flakes and smoked exquisitely. I finished THAT tin and opened another that just came in last week and I noticed that the newer tin is much lighter in color. And has a very slight nip in the taste. I can only figure that the other tin had aged and the lighter burleys became darker and smoother I would almost say that the tobacco that became darker might have been a pinch of Virginia? Nah, t's Aged Burley Flake right?!
Anyway, if you can hide a few tins from yourself you won't be sorry. Read Less
Solani is the best
December 02, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
It has cocoa taste, earth and wood, best burley for me
Top-Shelf Burley
January 06, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
A very good deeply fermented and semi-sweet burley blend containing invert sugar, licorice, propylene glycol and finally just a dab of cocoa, coffee and molasses flavoring. These must be reported and are available to the public via BMEL. Mac Baren H... Read More
H Burley Flake is pretty darn good too, but it’s a bit lighter and purer tasting burley flake when compared to Solani ABF. HHBF is also a daily smoke – unlike ABF. The tannic quality associated with the burley is less pronounced in ABF as the fermentation and flavorings have smoothed if not sublimated this. That’s not a bad thing, it’s just different and not what we’ve come to expect from burley. The dark burley has been fermented with moisture and heat, and shines brilliantly in this with a deep earthy note. The leaf is stout and tingles the nose, with the white burly offering a little sharpness at time. It’s more for special occasions rather than a daily thing. Contrary to what some may think or say, burley isn’t going to change much over time. So aging isn’t going to alter this too terribly much. It’s NOT a nicotine powerhouse as the nic level is on the lesser side of moderate. It’s a 5 star burley, but I’m taking a star back due to price... HH Burley Flake is every bit as good, if not better, and is easier on your wallet. Read Less
My Spirit Tobacco
July 08, 2019
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
When I found Solani:656, I found love. If I could trust this blend to last for decades, I wold sell off my entire cellar and replace it with this tobacco.
Raisins, figs, and damp Earth with hints of cocoa, gasoline, and the faintest touch of horse m... Read More
anure (from the Kentucky, no doubt.) Some Vitamin N, though not overbearing. Burns slow and perfect. Little relighting when properly 'aired n prepared'.
Calming. Thought provoking. Not a tobacco to be smoked while entertaining guests, as it is sure to arrest one's mind.
Room note is horse manure, herbs, and overcooked coffee. Not necessarily bad, though squares will likely complain. Stick to the 1-Q for your dinner party.. Go back to this once your mother in law screws-off back to Fort Lauderdale.
Absolutely no bite.
Maybe my desert island blend.
Pipe Used: Multiple Briars and Cobs
Age When Smoked: Tins of this do not last long on my shelf.
Purchased From: SmokingPipes. I would purchase a lifetime supply from The Devil if I could.
Similar Blends: Winning the lottery. Falling in love. Buying my first new car.. Read Less
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Tin, very chocolaty and slightly earthy. Smoke, all the normal nutty, toasted butter of a burly and then at the end of every puff...a little something else..kind of a sweet little something..very tasty! I really enjoyed this. This is hands down the b... Read More
est Burly I have smoked. I had my first zen pipe moment on a bowl of this as well. The sweet fruity flavor on the exhale brings a wonderful paring with the normal nuttiness of the Burly. Read Less
I get it now.
March 28, 2019
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I finally got my hands on a tin of this stuff. I now see why this sells out so fast. It is good!! Its a straight-up burley blend, and it tastes so good. And my car smells great after I light a bowl of this. I will definitely get more in the future, a... Read More
nd if you haven't tried it yet, you need to. Read Less
The Apotheosis of Burely
March 23, 2019
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Solani Aged Burley flake is THE Burely blend. Rich dark fruit permeates the pallet and the room. Ive never met it’s equal in flavor and smoothness. Besides being a fantastic stand alone tobacco I frequently use it to tame Virginias and to add further... Read More
depth and complexity to Solani’s Virginia flake and Orlik golden slice. A frequent go-to. Read Less
Crisp and Tasty
March 04, 2019
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Although this blend only contains white burley it is packed with flavors of licorice and smooth floral tobacco goodness. The tin note smells like chocolate and molasses. The sticky flakes need some drying time before smoking. A real quality smoke. Af... Read More
ter the pipe is over there’s no harsh aftertaste in the mouth. Read Less
Yes,it has nicotine....but
October 29, 2016
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
It also has a good,full flavor.Better than other burleys I have smoked.Needs no drying out.I recommend smoking this in a large tobacco chamber,to allow the full flavor to develope,rubbed out,or not.I tried to give this five stars, it my pop up keyboa... Read More
rd will not allow me.Another first class tobacco from Mr. Will. Read Less
Exceptionally High Quality
June 16, 2015
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Yet another high-quality selection from Solani, the Aged Burley Flake lights well and burns evenly. I folded and stuffed, since I find that allows individual flavors to come through just a bit better. And I used a Meerschaum to make sure all I was ta... Read More
sting was this tobacco. For me, this is definitely a slow, rewarding smoke. Definitely not an all-day smoke, but great for those times (after a meal, for example) when you just want to sit and ponder. Stay seated, though, because the nicotine will creep up on you. EDIT: I've now tried it in a couple of pipes, both folded and rubbed out. It's even better than first reported. The nicotine is still high, of course, but it's much milder than I first thought. Read Less
Good as I thought it would be.
December 08, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I went to the nearby forest last weekend.
Took my Savenelli Bing’s Favorite to tryout this blend.
Well to be honest I was kinda surprised because it was nothing like I was expecting it to be.
First of all the first note I’ve managed to taste I ha... Read More
s to be the big amount of earthiness very heavily nothing was ever close to this from my past experiences!
I really enjoyed it especially in the middle of the forest in early December weather.
I felt kind of nostalgic feeling. Reminded me of my early army days when I was crawling between the bushes in the dirt. Amazing stuff.
You could feel alittle bit of dark chocolate if you try to focus.
Surely a must thing to reorder once again!
Thank you! Read Less
An Albrecht Durer Masterwork In Burley Flake Form
September 27, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
This stunning German masterpiece holds a spot in my top cluster of favorite blends. I know I’m only one of thousands who feel the same way, so it’s no surprise why it’s often sold out on the Smokingpipes site. White and dark burley and more burley co... Read More
alesces to form a blend that can take its smoker to the moon. And I don’t mean with it’s clearly potent Vitamin N blast. These moist flakes, coffee-like in the tin note and coffee-like (at least to me) during the smoking and in the aftertaste, achieve that end through sheer flavor and smoothness. It’s a brilliant concoction, a sum of many carefully blended parts, almost as if a great drawing or painting by Renaissance master Albrecht Durer was transformed into tobacco form, for our pleasure. 5.0 stars. Read Less
Earthy, dark chocolate with a dash of strong coffee
July 25, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Earthy, dark chocolate, coffee, cool smoking, no bite - amzaing tobacco - hard not to like it. The first smell from the tin is great too, you almost want to bite into it. Just a reminder, straight from the tin, it is difficult to light the tobacco an... Read More
d I recommend letting it dry for about 20 to 30 minutes as it will be perfect afterwards and a heavenly delight. At least for me .... Read Less
An unusual burley
July 14, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Every year I venture into a new territory tobacco-wise and this year was burley. On my journey, I came across Solani blend 656. I was unimpressed by it out-of-the-tin, so I jarred it for a couple of months and tried again and was rewarded by an unusu... Read More
al palette, not typical for your usual burley. While very complex, the taste that sums it up is cocoa and it tastes best towards the end of a smoke. Smoking it and getting the best of what ithe blen has to offer did take a while as only by the end of the tin I finally figured out how to pack the pipe right (I smoke it rubbed-out): it has to be packed as loosely as possible - 2/3 of your regular filling as it expands more than any other blend I've encountered. When packed right, it produces a long, cool and flavorful smoke. As for the nicotine, didn't notice it being as high as some have mentioned. Read Less
packs some nicotine
July 06, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
had a few bowls of it, the taste is changing somehow maybe from my cake, I have to rest an hour or two because of the hit it packs.
Edit: later on, I'm getting some sweet notes like pineapple but just the natural sweetness with a little bit crea... Read More
m to round it up. Read Less
Chocolatey Burley
June 21, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I could smoke this, and only this, forever. Rich chocolatey burley perfection in flake form. It's hard not to eat this stuff, honestly.
Qualitatively
June 01, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Good tobacco, sweet taste, strength is closer to 2. Smokes evenly, humidity is optimal right from the can.
I Dont Care For Burley Blends But...
May 18, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I don't care for Burley blends. I like it as an addition but alone or in heavy quantities, it simply doesnt suit me. However, this blend breaks that mold.
First off...
Tin note: Molasses, Hay, Alfalfa,
Prepping: Wasn’t wet but it does have an intere... Read More
sting sticky texture.
The smoke begins with a your expected nutty, woody, earthy, characters that burley blends are known for but the natural molasses note begins to appear quickly. Thought his tobacco that will not satisfy a sweet tooth, it does off an excellent interplay between sweet/savory, molasses/ nutty.
The sweet molasses character has become more pronounced. If you aren’t used to Buley’s, give it time. This blend is becoming quite a wonderful smoke. It really combines well with a cup of coffee or tea with a bit of milk, as the creaminess goes well with the molasses.
Nic: Slightly above medium, though I did have it with coffee in the morning without much issue. Slight headache.
It is quickly becoming a top blend for me and will probably be switched out time to time with the Va/Bur blend University Flake in my rotation. A wonderful burley blend that lives up to its hype! 8/10 Read Less
My Favorite Burley
April 23, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
This has become one of my top three blends, and my number one burley blend. 3 mornings a week, I rub out a flake, let it dry for 20 minutes, stuff into some sort of billiard, and smoke it as I drink coffee on my way to work. It tastes great. I get... Read More
a little bit of cocoa if I slow down my cadence. I think a lot of people that describe tobacco in flowery adjectives are full of it most of the time. For me, you either like the taste or you don't. And I like the taste of this. A lot. I've got a dozen tins stashed as we speak, and will be adding more as often as I can. Read Less
Very Earthy
April 02, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
This is a very smooth earthy blend. It's very moist out of the tin, so forty five minutes to an hour drying time recommended. Once rubbed out and dried, it takes the flame really well and smokes clean to the bottom. I didn't have to relight once. Thi... Read More
s would be a great morning smoke with a cup of strong coffee. Not a strong nic hit, but it's there. No bite, but I was smoking it in a Stanwell with a 9mm filter. Adding this one to my buy again list. Read Less
Exceptional quality
February 20, 2020
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
Got some in my rotation and it’s truly remarkable!
I didn't get it.
January 25, 2018
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I read all the positive reviews about this blend and thought I must try it. I just didn't get it. I found this very uninspiring. So I've put it away and will come back to it another time. If my opinion changes, I'll update this review.
Learning about burley
June 27, 2016
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I have been trying burley blends trying to find out if I have a taste for them. So far no luck. This flake comes recommended as the top of the line Burley. If you want the best Burley flake you need to spend the money on a tin of this. Me? Meh. ... Read More
I can taste the mild cacao and graham cracker like flavours from time to time, but there is this overall palate drying quality to Burley's that turn me off. And a noticeable dry wood/cedar pencil shaving flavour that is not appealing. So for me, this one is not getting reordered. Maybe you are a burley fan and will love this, but if you are not on the burley train, this may not convince you either. Read Less
Good stuff...with a kick!
January 09, 2015
Product: Solani Aged Burley Flake - 656 50g
I have recently become a fan of Burley. So I gave this blend a try and I'm glad I did! Good stuff! Nice flavor and it has a nicotine kick to it. I think this stuff has the most nic of any blend I've smoothed so far. Probably shouldn't smoke it on an ... Read More
empty stomach. This flake is similar to Wessex Burley Slice, but it's better! Read Less
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