Blakeney’s Best Tawny Flake by McClelland Review by Neverbend

[El Whedo]

I opened a tin of this from '09 a couple months ago, and it was nothing like what you described.

It was so good that I smoked nada but that tin until it was gone (something I just don't do).

It had a hay and slight must smell, as well as sweet. It tasted like good VA tobacco, but it tasted a bit "darker" and richer. I attributed that to it being toasted. There was a slight sweet flavor in the background that sometimes got stronger and was honeyish.

I really liked it and bought more, but haven't opened any of the new tins yet. Yer description has me worried about the new tins. Maybe they changed the recipe, maybe age changes it radically, maybe you just got a "bad" tin?

[NeverBend]

I opened a tin of this from '09 a couple months ago, and it was nothing like what you described.

It was so good that I smoked nada but that tin until it was gone (something I just don't do).

It had a hay and slight must smell, as well as sweet. It tasted like good VA tobacco, but it tasted a bit "darker" and richer. I attributed that to it being toasted. There was a slight sweet flavor in the background that sometimes got stronger and was honeyish.

I really liked it and bought more, but haven't opened any of the new tins yet. Yer description has me worried about the new tins. Maybe they changed the recipe, maybe age changes it radically, maybe you just got a "bad" tin?

Hi Mark,

Whenever component leaf changes (crop, growing region, supplier, processing, additives, etc.), the dependent mixtures change with them so it’s possible that this was a (very) bad batch and even a new recipe.

Blackwoods Flake (bought at the same time) has a similar but less annoying cut and is a very good Virginia that has the darker richness that you found in your Tawny Flake. Sorry if my review has made you apprehensive and I certainly hope that your new tins are what you expect and not what I smoked.

Pete