I used to think the Rum Flake was top of the hill...til I tried the Lousiana Perique Flake. Over the top!



And one thing...I really want to hear the reaction to the Coniston Cut Plug and Glengarry. Telling a guy that's never tried 'em that he's gonna love 'em? That's a big risk with a Lakeland, I'm thinkin'.

Have you tried C&D's Sunday Picnic? It's a solid VA/Per with the addition of some orientals that make it very tasty. I've been very much into the VA/Per/OR genre recently and REALLY like some that have the added play of Smyrna and others. If done well, they are killer.

Another one of my unsung hidden treasures is C&D's Oriental Silk...very subtle, very good straight smoke...and it's cheap as it's bulk. A 4 oz or larger bag is a crazy good bargain.

BH

Does the GH Lousiana have much of the Lakeland soapiness?




Cheers,

RR

BD - not to my taste...but you might think so...being so sensitive to it.


And re: the NYPC blend? I think it has Latakia in it, which would spoil it for me. All I would taste would be the Latakia, and the wonderful interplay between the Perique and the Orientals would be lost. I'm sure it's a fine blend, but for me it has one too many component tobaccos.

Oh YEAH! That's the one I was interested in as well. It does sound good. The allspice flower reference makes me just a bit nervous...but there'll likely be comments on it other than from the makers before I get my mitts on a tin.

This thread got me thinking about Lakelands. I delved into them for awhile and never liked the floral note. Having said that, I did enjoy Rum Flake.

With this in mind, aside from Rum Flake, what do you guys think is the tastiest non-floral scented lakeland tobacco?

BTW, please also omit anything with the tonquin. That stuff doesn't agree with me at all.

The consensus choice seems to be regular curly cut.

NOT the deluxe.

FWIW

Any opinions as to the flavor? The tonquin is vanilla-ee, the rum cake really is sort of cake-ee...what flavors do the enhancements in Curly Cut add?

I was kinda interested in trying the coconut rope, but that seems like it might be a bit too odd...

Dark Flake is not floral but vegetal; and it is very dark and very strong, as you might guess:). But there's something in it that reminds me of a cross between a floral and vegetable taste, sort of like steamed cabbage dressed with basil. Now I can hear all the "yechs" being offered up at the memory of tortured episodes from youth when too ardent mothers insisted on serving cabbage. But the comparison holds for me.

Curly Cut Regular is not a scented Lakeland, it's a straight Virginia pigtail sold in pre sliced form. It is to striaght Virginia what Dark Birdseye is to Kentucky - a stout unscented tobacco that is smooth, elegant and still has a certain element to it that lets you know it's Lakeland (there are the scented and unscented Lakeland tobaccos, not only the scented ones share certain flavor and aroma profiles).

A fresh eye on the regular birdseye...having tried it for the first time yesterday...absolutely no hint of Lakeland floral or any other scenting. Totally pure and straight...as much as FVF or Kendal Plug (another stellar Gawith) or Bright CR, etc.