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Old 01-01-2009, 03:04 PM   #1
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I´m only smoking pipes for the last couple of months, and where I live is very hard to find tinned tobaccos other than Peterson's and a couple more.
So, untill now I´ve only smoked Old Dublin, Irish Oak, University Flake, and also St. Bruno, MacBaren Mixture, Virginia nº1 and Amphora Red.

Finally, I found a european online store and will be able to experiment a lot of different blends.
I already know I enjoy latakia (Old Dublin being the only I´ve tried, though), and managed to select other latakia blends I will immediatly buy.

However, I would like to try some pure Virginia's.
The problem is that my only experience was with Virginia nº1, and I couldn´t finish the pouch... find it extremely sweet, honey like, and didn't enjoy it.
What do you recommend?
I know that FVF and Old Gowrie are popular blends. Are they honey like?

Thank you for your answers
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DVD is an excellent va flake. Not anywhere near the sweetness of no 1.
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Old 01-01-2009, 04:51 PM   #3
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Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake (FVF) is an excellent VA, especially for noobs, as it is very forgiving. Mash it up and pack* appropriately, lights easy, burns well, nary any tongue nipping. Grassy sweetness, all VAs are sweet (its their nature, ain't they darlings). Good nic hit, reasonable price, a jolly good english VA, and all that sort of rot, what, what, what!




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I second the Gawith FVF. But I also recommend Robert McConnell Red VI. Very tasty and quite forgiving
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Thanks guys, I´ll try the FVF.

I´m ordering one tin each of: Squadron Leader; Commonwealth; Erinmore Balkan Mixture; Presbyterian; and FVF.
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Re: pure virginias for a newbie
rattrays Marlin Flake is another excellent VA.
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Give McClelland's Red Cake a go.
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DVD is an excellent va flake. Not anywhere near the sweetness of no 1.
Stupid phone... FVF*
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Stupid phone... FVF*
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Rattray's Hal O' the Wynd or Bjarne's Flake de Luxe
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