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Ruffinogold wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:25 am The benchmark Virginia, in my mind , is Dunhill Flake. It's not too far in either flavor direction . It's one of those blends that most any pipe smoker has had and thats part of what makes a benchmark as well , the referencing of it . It's about medium in flavor and that helps too . From it , certain flavors can go further or lighter etc ... one could talk about a different virginia and say ...... its not as sweet as dunhill , or its more lemony etc.. and people would get where the guy was coming from . It happens to be a great blend as well

Ruffinogold wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 7:59 pm

Ruffinogold wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:25 am The benchmark Virginia, in my mind , is Dunhill Flake. It's not too far in either flavor direction . It's one of those blends that most any pipe smoker has had and thats part of what makes a benchmark as well , the referencing of it . It's about medium in flavor and that helps too . From it , certain flavors can go further or lighter etc ... one could talk about a different virginia and say ...... its not as sweet as dunhill , or its more lemony etc.. and people would get where the guy was coming from . It happens to be a great blend as well

Fixed the spellings in my original post . I still think Dunhill is the benchmark virginia . .y wife has a couple tins from ,I'd have to look , but some years back . It ages so great ..... I should steal them from her

Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 7:55 am You've smoked one Va, you've smoked them all. Grass and hay, grass and hay, fellas.

billinrio wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 5:15 pm Thank you. It's a pleasure to participate. Reading this "Benchmark Virginias" thread inspired me to crack open a 2 year-old tin of Gawaith Best Brown Flake, which I decided to smoke in my Savinelli "Spigot" dress pipe in their 315KS ("author") shape. This is a great pipe that I picked up at a "Savinelli Night" event at what I believe is the best pipe shop in Paris (À la pipe du nord). I rubbed out a few flakes and let them dry for an hour, and this is turning out to be (so far) a "one-match" smoke. Quite cool and very nuanced, with some citrus and some leather.

Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 7:55 am You've smoked one Va, you've smoked them all. Grass and hay, grass and hay, fellas.

Middle Earth wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:12 am

Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 7:55 am You've smoked one Va, you've smoked them all. Grass and hay, grass and hay, fellas.

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