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Notes: This is also called Kendal Plug, so it's the same description as Best Brown Flake: A firm favourite for the pipe smoker looking for a medium strength, gentle and slow burning tobacco. Manufactured using hand-stripped flue cured Virginias with no flavours added, Best Brown will reward with a cool, sweet smoke with a delectable aroma and good side stream. Mild to medium.
Favorite Of 1 Users
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| JimInks (3008) |  |
Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
It’s very much like the flake version: A mildly creamy, mellow straight Virginia flake with a lot of tangy dark fruit, some tart and tangy citrus, mild hay and grass, plenty of wood, earth, a light floralness, some vegetation (more than in the flake version), hints of bread, spice, sugar, and dried figs. The strength is a step past the center of mild to medium, while the taste is a rung past that. The nic-hit is as potent as the strength level. Has a few rough edges. Needs a little dry time, but it’s easy to break apart and burns very slow, cool, clean, and dry with no bite or harshness. Has a very consistent flavor all the way through. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires a little more than the average number of relights. Has a lightly lingering, pleasant after taste and room note. Can be an all day smoke.
The difference between the flake and the plug is that the sweetness of the plug has a mild fermented quality due to the pressing, which very, very slightly dims the descriptives I mentioned in the first paragraph. The plug has a mildly more rounded taste as well, and perhaps the nic-hit is a shade more noticeable.
-JimInks
9 people found this review helpful.
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Pseudo Nim (128) | |
Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
I concour with jiminks on this, the advantage over the flake (if you don't mind a little work) is that unlike the flake, which can loose a little taste and flavour if left in the tin, something I rarely do, is that it requires no drying and and the taste and flavour is fresh every time. Sam Gawith has made me a convert to their plugs. Superb.
Pipe Used: Comoy
Age When Smoked: new
Purchased From: CQ
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