Tobaccos Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Erinmore Flake

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	Pipestud (1829)	2002-04-23		Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Once again we have a blend that is not for those who don't yet shave. This is a flake that is stout, bold, different and an all-time classic.

When you open the tin, you will be able to tell that there is a flavoring, but Pineapple is not it, despite what you may read from some reviews above this one. That pineapple is a flavoring in this blend is a myth perpetuated by the picture of a pineapple on the lid of the tin.

The flavoring is discreet, and you will certainly get a huge blast of true tobacco taste. Mostly a virginia/burley mixture, the top coating lends itself in a way that brings out the strength of the blend. It will be difficult to smoke this all day due to its strength, and it does get a tad harsh as you get near the bottom of the bowl.

98 people found this review helpful.

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	musicman (131)	2013-12-01		Medium	Medium	Medium	Tolerable

Erinmore Flake is another icon in the pipe world. Much like Dunhills Nightcap this is a tin instantly recognizable by most well versed pipers. This is truly a staple of the pipe world, and just the fact that a blend has survived for as long as it has says a lot about the quality of the blend.

This technically is an aromatic but it sure feels funny to call it that. This does not feel like your typical light and sweet aromatic. This is definitely a linebacker in the aromatic world. It is big and hearty and powerful in both the flavor and nicotine department. This is definitely not in the same class as some dessert named goopy bulk blend.

The taste is very good. I am not going to get into the great pineapple enigma, quite frankly dont know and dont care. All I know is it is a big and delicious aromatic taste. Very satisfying on a nice winter day. The taste is fruity with a nice undertone of tobacco. There is no perique in this blend but it tingles in my nose the same way most perique blends do. Very nice.

One caveat to be aware of. Erinmore has been known to leave a very stubborn ghost, so dont smoke this in your favorite virginia pipe.

Overall a good choice for a stout aromatic blend. Although I dont smoke it often, but it is always satisfying.

Pipe Used: Designer Berlin sandblasted billiard

Age When Smoked: Purchased 2008

64 people found this review helpful.

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	JimInks (3025)	2015-02-21		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The Virginias are a little grassy, hay-like, and tart and tangy citrusy with a hint of tangy dark fruit, wood and earth as the lead component. The burleys offer a lot of nuts, earth and wood. They fight for attention, and are quite muted by the very fruity topping, and Lord knows how many different fruits were used to make it. I did get some plum, orange, lemon, and apricot, but the rest is guess work. It kind of reminded me of toned down Juicy Fruit gum. In fact, I found the toppings have less strength than the rubbed out Mixture version. They sublimate the tobaccos quite a lot. The black cavendish has a slight sugary vanilla note in a minor role. The nic-hit just past the center of mild to medium. The strength and taste levels are medium. Won’t bite or get harsh. May need a light dry time. Burns cool, clean and slow with a very consistent flavor from top to bottom. Requires some relights, and only leaves a little moisture in the bowl. The after taste and room notes pleasantly linger a little. Not an all day smoke. Will ghost a briar.

-JimInks

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	zulujerk (146)	2006-10-17		Medium	Medium	Full	Tolerable

I've been on a pipe smoking hiatus for a good six months now, for one reason or another. It's not like I ever intended this to happen, but sometimes things just get in the way. I'd still smoke my pipe occassionaly, though once every few weeks or so, but it wasn't until recently that I began reading the familiar newsgroups again on a regular basis. There's something about these outfits that just draws you in. I'm not sure what it is.

Working my way back into the routine, I decided to drop by for a visit at my favored tobacconist, in pursuit of a can of Odyssey. I was nearly heartbroken to find out that the place had been sold. All the pipes for sale had been taken down, and the regulars it seemed had moved away for some other location. The place was entirely empty. It was very depressing.

Well, they didn't have any Odyssey, and I found myself needing compromise. I considered a tin of London Mixture, Old Hollywood, and any other in a wide range. I was feeling adventurous, to tell you the truth. As I browsed slowly and methodically, the new owners whispered to each other, and finally one announced, "Are you going to buy those?" Looking at the tins in my hand, I could have shot back a sarcastic remark, or simply walked out. But I kept my mouth shut and told them to give me a bit more time.

And that's when I spotted Erinmore, still wrapped in plastic behind a display of the Peterson line. Now that I hear production has ceased, I figured it might be time to see what it's all about, before the supply dries up. In the past, I've read the reviews for this blend with amusement, and it reminded me very much of the common passions surrounding such peers as 1792 and Royal Yacht. I had always meant to try the blend, and had put it off considering what great competition remains out there.

So I picked up a tin, thanked the new owners, and headed for the door. Without a pipe handy, I decided to crack open the lid anyway, to see what I'd gotten myself into. Immediately I found myself reminded of apricots, and really, what a wonderful scent came from the tobacco, set in small, squarish flakes. I had visited some other tobacconist a year or so ago. He made it a habit to chew up a bit of tobacco upon opening a new tin. This sounded like an interesting experiment, and I came to do the same. To my mind, it even tasted like apricots--a sweet, fruity flavor that made me wonder why this stuff didn't come in a can of snuff or the chewing variety.

When I returned home a good few hours later, I loaded up an old billiard estate. I had cracked it a year earlier, right through the bowl, and having not been smoked for a number of months, the crack widened nearing the thickness of a quarter. But I fired her up anyway. I don't mind smoking crummy pipes.

That apricot note I remembered transfered well to the taste. I didn't find an overbearing strength or strongly cased blend, but a smooth, full flavored tobacco that burned cool and reminded me why I had taken up the pipe. A great reintroduction, in my estimation, and a pleasant surprise. The pineapple on that tin cover probably sends the wrong message.

Sorry for the long winded review. I suppose I've had a lot on my mind.

Four of Four

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	SpeedyPete (29)	2014-03-28		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I smoked this tobacco for the first time about 30+ years ago. At that stage it contained a fresh, fruity taste in every tin. It has changed quite a bit with time but I still adore it. It's sweet but not in an aromatic way. The biggest change is consistency. Whereas previously every tin's contents tasted the same, this does not hold true anymore. I received a batch of 6 tins and only 2 of them held the tobacco I was used to. But, never the less, it remains one of my favourites. I love the smell it sets free while burning, no tongue bite (NO TONGUE BITE!) remains lit very easily and the nic hit is, for me, just right. This is one great tobacco in the real sense of the word and I would not like to be without it, ever.

Pipe Used: Parker Russet

Age When Smoked: Unknown

Purchased From: 4noggins

Similar Blends: Unique.

29 people found this review helpful.

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	Eulenburg (193)	2002-03-06		Medium to Strong	Mild	Full	Strong

An old codger at the club offered me some of this. He had seen me put down my pipe things on the bar, and order an Old Bushmill's, neat. Since I had a small corncob with me, (I often smoke corncobs at the club: my own little statement against arrivistes with huge, enormous freehands) I accepted.

The first thing I remarked is that all Murray Sons & Co, Ltd flakes look alike: whether it be their proprietary Erinmore, or the farmed-out Dunhill "Light" Flake, or Peterson's University Flake, the size, look, and disposition of the 50 g étui is exactly the same; in fact, the smell, colour and cut of the flakes are all alike. I could hardly smell the Erinmore smell; either I am getting old, or they have moderated their topping, or the old codger had put this tin under an electric fan. Peterson University Flake's very light cherry topping smelt much more noticeable to me than this. (Then again, U.F. has in it Burley, the slut of the tobacco bar; it sucks everything in sight sans peur et sans chagrin!)

At first light, I immediately remarked, once again, how wonderful a Virginia flake this is: strong, round, with the big Virginia flavour filling my mouth: this is how it is supposed to be!

I was then shocked into realising that I didn't really taste The Taste hardly at all: a very occasional sweet tartness bringing to mind, perhaps, mint; no more. The dominant flavour here is the fine, superb Virginia.

Unlike Burley and Burley-based non-English Cavendish leaf, Virginia cannot be heavily cased. The tobacco simply does not suck up the casing sauce the way Burley does. That is why the traditional Anglo-Irish way with pressed Virginia is to TOP it, i.e., to spray a light flavouring over the TOP of the uncut cake. The inside is not sprayed at all. The result is a very much subtler redolence than the baths in casing sauce that American-type Cavendish concoctions receive. (Dutch and Danish blenders do the last as well, but much more restrainedly, and on better-quality leaf.) This distinction applies much more emphatically to Erinmore: the Plug and Flake, fine, strong tobacco lightly topped, are very different from the cased, ready-rubbed mixtures, where the flavouring is, well, repulsive. (Though not any more repulsive than a multitude of savagely cased cheap Burley than millions of people in this country smoke, day-in, day-out, without batting an eyelash.)

This delicious flake puts me in mind of smoking Murray's legendary VELVAN PLUG again. It is supposedly the Erinmore mix MINUS the Erinmore topping. Last smoked it in Bermuda...20 years ago? Can it be? Then again, when was the last time you saw it at an American tobacconist?

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	Laserboy (16)	2014-08-15		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I find myself reaching for this tobacco more and more. I appreciate its balance, the fact that it isn't very much of any one thing: If you're looking for a nutty burley, this isn't going to do it; if you're looking for a sweet and tangy VA, then you'll be put off by the topping; if you're looking for an aromatic, then the flavoring will seem bland and unsatisfying. Erinmore Flake is all of these things, but none of them takes the fore, and this makes it a very pleasantly balanced smoke. Add a satisfying nicotine hit, and the package is a complete one for a go-to blend.

The dominant flavor, for me, is that of the interplay between Virginia and Burley tobaccos. But omnipresent is the topping that several reviewers have characterized as "tooty fruity" and I completely concur. But the topping, while impossible to ignore, doesn't overwhelm. It is a seasoning for the tobacco's flavor, not the main flavor in the set. The flakes are always neat and nicely arrayed in the tin (until one starts pulling them out) and I find that packing a small-bowled pipe requires merely a "fold and stuff" of between one and two flakes. Little preparation is needed and I never rub this blend out--the burn quality of the flakes is just right.

Smoking Erinmore Flake isn't a life-changing experience. But it's a very nice way to spend 45 minutes of one's day. I like it with a mild-flavored beverage--tea or not-too-heavy beer. And, for me, it works best in warm weather.

Similar Blends: Peterson - University Flake.

24 people found this review helpful.

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	SeoulSister (37)	2014-02-02		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I smoke Erinmore by breaking up the small flakes into small pieces. It smells fruity. When first lit the taste was mild and pleasant. There is a sweet note that comes out as I smoke it. The berry flavor lingers in my mouth which is something I like. I find it to be mild in strength but builds somewhat as the bowl progresses. Although I like it, it wouldn’t be in my list of regular blends, but just as a nice change of pace.

Age When Smoked: 6 years

21 people found this review helpful.

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	PettyOfficerPuff (2)	2014-02-01		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

So I took this tin out to sea with me on the last run. First bowl was pretty hot but Virginia tobacco tends to set my tounge on fire. The next bowl I packed in my cob and put it in my jacket while I sat on watch for an hour or so. As soon as I smoked this second bowl the deep sugars in tobacco came alive! I would say there is definatly a wood taste mixed with a fruity combo. Almost like visiting an old general store and the taste-smell you get when inside. My shipmates made notice of the room note saying it was pleasant and I have to admit after bowl number 12 the cob smelled wonderful sitting in my jacket before I packed it. I definatly had to smoke this a few times before I really enjoyed it.

Pipe Used: corn cob

Age When Smoked: fresh tin (2013)

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

21 people found this review helpful.

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	Gentleman Zombie (729)	2014-04-07		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Tolerable

This is a very nice sipping tobacco. The added flavorings seem to, for the most part, match and enhance the natural flavors of the Virginias making them richer. The Burley is mostly silent until the second half of the bowl where I can only faintly pick it up at random times. It's role seems to be to add a little backbone body-wise. This smokes al lot like a somewhat rich straight Virginia to me. With the flake rubbed out about 75% it makes for a long burning smoke. The flavors seem to come out best when sipped. Burns a little cooler that way also. Medium in body and flavor. A nice tasting flake.

Pipe Used: MM General, MM Country Gentleman

Age When Smoked: fresh

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

20 people found this review helpful.

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	Fire and Oil (16)	2014-11-03		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Here's the TL;DR version - this flake is fantastic.

The extended remix goes like this:

I love this tobacco. It's bright and sweet and complicated... a lot like my wife, actually. I don't love this flake as much as I love her, but it's close. And much like my beloved wife, it is not without a certain, subtle, unbending strength.

This certainly isn't for the beginner pipe smoker - for one the mechanics of working with flake tobacco probably shouldn't be attempted until the mechanics of actually packing and smoking a pipe are mastered. On top of the purely mechanical issues presented by a flake, you have to have developed something of a palate to be able to appreciate the richness and complexity that this tobacco presents.

I've smoked this using both the fold-and-stuff method and the good, old-fashioned rub out. While I enjoyed both, rubbing it out (but stopping short of a ribbon or shag texture) produced a far superior flavor in my experience.

This is my go-to recommendation for any smoker who's read to take that next step up from ribbon cut, light aromatics and I like to keep it in my cellar at all times.

19 people found this review helpful.

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	StevieB (2076)	2014-02-26		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Erinmore - Flake.

I have wanted to try this for a while now so had a fair amount of anticipation for it! The unlit tobacco is of a good consistency combining good moisture level (without being too damp), with a nice thickness to the flakes. Rubbing and filling is very non-demanding, as is the lighting because it takes to the flame with ease and stays lit well.

The smoke has a dominance of Virginia with an easily detectable background flavour of Burley which adds depth to its character, all with a delicate fruity top-note; mainly citrus-like. I don't get any bite and the smoke is not too hot. A fairly "as expected" room note but pleasing nonetheless!

Four stars.

Pipe Used: Falcon

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smoke King

16 people found this review helpful.

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	Jallen49 (25)	2011-08-25		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Love love love erinmore, I just can't praise this blend enough. It's a top quality virginia/burley with a touch of casing and fruit flavoring.

HOWEVER, I'm a little reluctant to call this an aromatic because it has such a nice, natural, Virginia taste to it, as I'm sure most others would agree. There are seasoned smokers who never touch aromatics who love this blend.

Burns cool, tastes good, very temper-mental... What more can I say. Just go get some, especially if you like Virginias.

14 people found this review helpful.

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	Winchester38 (11)	2014-12-20		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Disclaimer: I'm still pretty new to pipe smoking, and this is my first review.

Opened a brand new tin that had been given to me. Rubbed one flake out about five minutes before packing, instead of doing the fold/stuff. One char light, and one re-light after, and smoked it to ash.

I'm no expert, but I found it crisp, and medium bodied, with a little hint of fruitiness for the first third of the bowl or so. It stiffened up part way through the bowl, and lost some of the fruitiness, but tasted great right through. Not too light, not too strong. I'm still inexperienced enough that I'm not easily able to identify the flavour profile of each tobacco, but I liked this stuff. Will definitely re-visit.

Pipe Used: Savinelli Trevi 310

Age When Smoked: New

12 people found this review helpful.

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	SmokeDawg (82)	2014-03-12		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Oh Erinmore Flake, where have you been my smoking life? Glad I tried this! What a great smoke. It's what I've been looking for. A great VA Burley flake that has flavor. Its more on the med side than mild. I love the fruity flavoring that stays with you, so you get the great va burley tobacco combo with a fruity topping that doesn't overwhelm the blend. This blend is favorable and you don't have to work hard. I did a fold and stuff in my Peterson 308 (which Im thinking about retiring as I just found out how rare it is) and enjoyed great smoke to the end. Decent Nic kick. Try it!

Pipe Used: Vintage 1942 Peterson 308

Age When Smoked: fresh from tin. No air dry.

Purchased From: Jr Cigars.

12 people found this review helpful.

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	TallPuffO'Burley (632)	2013-11-21		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Strong

Edit 11-9-2018

I just finished another tin of this and I am taking a star off. This is still a good blend, but it is in the same ball park as Irish flake and I feel it falls a little short of that flake to my tastes anyway. One thing I did pick up this time around was a touch of floral that I hadn't really noticed as strongly before. It is far from an Ennerdale or Grasmere flake as the floral essence was very slight. Otherwise it is fruity and the nicotine is sufficient. Not as strong as Irish Flake.

Original Review 11-21-2013

I don't know why I have been dodging the tin in my local B & M for so long, but I finally decided to buy it and I found it incredible. Perhaps it was the reviews that set me up for a let down as many bemoan the aromatic qualities of the blend. I found them quite subdued. I will note that my tin had been sitting there for awhile as it was clearly the Murray Tin.

I found it to be even less aromatic than the supposedly non aromatic Best Brown #2 and it just may bump that one from my rotation.

As to the room note, I smoked this at an outing and, not only did I fail to receive a single compliment, a guy who smokes cigars was repulsed by the smell, so that is all I have to go by. In addition to this, my four year old son told me it stunk and he can stand and have a conversation with me when I am in the can. It is certainly not a crowd pleaser, but it is a palette pleaser.

Similar Blends: St. Bruno, Condor Long Cut, Irish Flake . . ...

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	NobbyR (79)	2015-10-25		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

This is basically the same blend as Erinmore Mixture pressed and cut into flakes.

The rather wide slices are stacked neatly in the tin. The golden, light as well as dark brown mottled flakes effuse a fruity aroma, reminding me indeed, in spite of all disclaimers, slightly of pineapples, with a distinct tobacco scent underneath.

Weather you use the fold and stuff method or rub out the flakes, it's really important to fill your pipe neither too loosely nor too tightly. The tobacco tends to expand quite a lot upon lighting. After a thorough charring light you need to level out the ashes with your tamper before setting an equally thorough true light.

This pipe tobacco needs to be smoked deliberately slowly and preferably indoors. Otherwise it'll tend to burn too hot and develope quite some moisture, which both impairs taste and will cause tongue bite. Enjoyed with leisure, it will reward you with a dense and creamy smoke that delivers a pleasant, fruity sweetness, the aroma of citrus fruits and maybe even the famed pineapples (a bit like Juicy Fruit gum) as well as a nutty aftertaste. However, the flavoring is much less obtrusive than in the Mixture, but will last throughout the bowl. An occasional re-light might be required. Nicotine content is pretty high, which is why I like to smoke Erinmore Flake after dinner. Beware! This one will also ghost your pipe, so you ought to keep a special pipe for it.

The room note has a sweetish tobacco scent, which makes it rather pleasant.

Personally, I prefer the Erinmore Flake over the Mixture.

Pipe Used: Rattray's Butcher Boy

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Local Tobaconist

Similar Blends: Erinmore Mixture.

10 people found this review helpful.

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	Nicotiana_rustica (23)	2015-02-10		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

A real classic...Irish style. Some people say the real Irish tobaccos tend to be a little bit soapy. Indeed i experience some mild soapy undertone with this also- mostly after exhaling the smoke throu nostrils. I just love the mild, fresh topping of this blend. Ir reminds me on some funky mixture between NIVEA creme, apricot and banana essence.

Of course we speek about the Isoamyl acetate topping (isopentyl ethanoate......3-methylbutyl acetate...all synonyms...as You wish, no big mystery!) PURE. However.....

Some of You might think the famous old pineapple symbol, Murray & Sons invented as their trademark for this blend stands for the essence, they use in ERI FLAKE. In reality in was then (Victorian era) just a symbol of prestige, something of a higher quality (what Erinmore flake indeed still is).

The aroma is creamy, little fruity....burleys are exact there, where they belong..just a solid Irish blend.

I enjoy Erinmore flake only outdoors. In the closed room the N content is to high for me.

Sometimes i mix 50% ERI with 50% ORLIK GOLDEN SLICED (rubbed...), the aroma stays there....and the new blend gets more mild.

Recommended in smaller pipes (like my favourite Peterson 999 shape).

Pipe Used: Peterson 999, missouri meerschaum LEGEND, PRIDE

Age When Smoked: fresh from tin......

Purchased From: www.pipe-shop.net

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2001-03-21		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Overwhelming	Pleasant

I have actually tried this tobacco long ago. I know, I know. I was young, naive, new in town and hungry. He said he could get me into "show business", NO, wait a minute that was a different story about an encounter with a stranger. At the time that I tried it, I had just made the transition from aromatics to Latakia, and was looking for a tobacco that I could enjoy in public without having to open a fresh can of Whuppass on potential smoke nazis. The new guy behind the counter recommended Erinmore Flake. I bought it, lit it. After waking, a few days later, I now had a punch line for roughly 11% of my future conversations with fellow pipe guys, and an ex tobacco retailer that I'm still on the trail of. I still fantasize about the next meeting. A smoky, dimly lit bar in South America. "Remember me you sick, sadistic Bastard? Stagg Tobacco, Phoenix, 1980.... If you HAD a future, I'd give you the following advice: If you try to kill a "Bear", you had better finish the job...!" But I digress. I wanted, in the interest of Science to try the tobacco again, Partly out of curiosity, partly out of a dare from an ASPer. I also received the Tobacco from a kind ASPer, so there you are. Appearance: A nice looking can, yellow with red logo, the tobacco inside appears to be a well made, attractive flake. The tin aroma is a fairly pungent pineapple -pineapple/cherry combination. It packs just fine. Test Drive: Fire touches, puff, puff...... Hey! Everybody!! There's a party in my mouth and you're ALL invited!!...A PARTY OF FRIGGIN' HELL'S ANGELS ON A KILO OF METH THAT IS!!! I haven't had this much fun since a bunch of force recon Marines caught me without my paratrooper buddies and nearly stomped me to death. As bad as this sounds, it's actually not as bad as I remember. I mean, I maintained consciousness this time, that's gotta count for something. The blend has a real peppery bite to it, and FWIW, the pineapple doesn't seem as obnoxious lit as it does in the tin. I couldn't finish the smoke which put it in some interesting Company, like 1792.

Aroma: 2-3 Burning qualities: 5 Taste: 2 Overall: 3

10 people found this review helpful.

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	LondonCalling (13)	2019-11-22		Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I hadn't smoked Erinmore for years until recently, and was very pleasantly surprised when I revisited it. I recall my father warning me off the blend because of its 'soapy' flavour; undaunted, I tired it for myself a couple of times, found the flavouring to be completely over the top, so ignored it for the next 30 years.

Clearly during the intervening time, and with its passage to Scandinavian, it's undergone something of a reformulation, and the current iteration is a lovely smoke. They've toned down the flavouring somewhat, and now it's far more subtle, allowing the tobacco to shine through.

I'd describe Erinmore Flake as a pleasant, well-behaved smoke. It packs and lights nicely, and smokes without problems of relights or tongue bite. Whilst not spectacular, I'd describe this as a good, solid, all-day smoke, and probably a good choice for a first-time pipesmoker who is willing to deal with a flake tobacco.

For me it also has another significance. It was the regular smoke of my great grandfather, the skipper of an old deep-sea steam trawler, whose vessel and crew were requisitioned for wartime minesweeping duties. He proved himself to be a very brave chap indeed, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French for his troubles. But that's a whole different story.......

Pipe Used: Blakemar quarter-bent pot

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Duckworths, Colwyn Bay, UK

9 people found this review helpful.

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	Kunsan (76)	2014-12-13		Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Tolerable

I felt I wanted to try a tin of this and I'm glad I did. I opened the tin and cut the flakes into squares, then put them back in the tin to let dry for a few days. On initial opening there was plenty of aroma but this gradually dissipated and was much less noticeable after a week or so.

This is a strong but very smooth and flavorsome tobacco. Very smooth and with deep tastes and flavors. There is a little suggestion of the added fruit topping, but not much, and I found it enhanced the smoking experience.

All in all I'm rather surprised by Erinmore Flake. It's smooth and full of flavor, and available at a good price. This tobacco might be considered strong by some, and I suspect the nicotine content is higher than average. It's certainly a tobacco that people should try for themselves, and I can understand why some smokers have this one as a permanent part of their rotation.

9 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-05-06		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I received this as a sample - about an ounce. I didn't ask for it, I was leery of it as I had recently smoked as much of the Mixture as I could stand (not much) and reacted very negatively, but this one surprised me. I guess my assumption is always that a flake version of a blend should taste like a fully rubbed out version... and they did... sort of.

Somehow some way, Flake toned down the sour-sweetness I found in Mixture and it tasted sweeter with less sour bitterness. I did not find much of the spiciness others have written about, but I did get a fairly sweet (and thankfully non-tastebud riddling!) flavor all the way down the bowl. I can certainly see how this one could have its followers. The flakes were beautiful! But then again, I'm always enamored of a flake presentation in the tin. I tasted no "spoiled pineapple", which I know is just the mind playing tricks - there's no pineapple in here! - just a nice, smooth easy to smoke sweet virginia. Nothing earth shattering but nice and steady. Not enough flavor for me, however. But do try this if you like a sweet but natural tobacco or you just want to sample some history.

9 people found this review helpful.

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	Houndstooth (34)	2016-07-16		Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Strong

Finishing up a tin of this, it occurred to me to check my review from a couple years back. There wasn't one, and I was sure I would have written one. I clearly recall questioning the value of writing one, since there was so many already. Was it accidentally deleted? Or did I just forget?

Also, it surprises me that Erinmore scores this low. It is so much better than the highly-vaunted Escudo, and I'd put it on the same level as Peterson's Irish Flake and HH Old Dark Fired.

It's not pineapple flavored, but the Juicy Fruit comparison is apt. Even pretty dried-out this is good, and I was still able to catch a good whiff of Juicy Fruit, and it still smokes slow. As a matter of fact, it's still a little hard to keep lit.

I can't tell you how much the formula of Erinmore has changed as years have rolled by, but it is good stuff now. My last tin was good as well. Try it just for the history quotient. Yes, this has got a nicotine content, but maybe not as much as the other tobaccos I mentioned earlier. Virginia is the basic flavor you get while there's Burley in there too. No perique to my knowledge.

I crumble this well; I'm always sorry when I don't this to flakes.

I don't really consider this to be an aromatic either. If you try one tin, you'll likely want another eventually.

Pipe Used: Bent Bob's sitter, Mitchell Thomas Tom Thumb

Age When Smoked: no more than a year or two

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars

Similar Blends: Peterson's Irish flake, HH Old Dark Fired.

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	coldmoon (24)	2015-11-11		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

This is one of the iconic tobaccos of the times past. It comes neatly packaged in a nice size tin. The flakes themselves are uniformly shaped and somewhat narrower than most flakes of different brands. The aroma is sort of flowery, fruity but not in the Lakeland kind of way. I really cannot figure out what exactly am I smelling in the aroma. The flakes are a bit on the moist side, so I let them sit for a while before packing into the pipe.

I do the packing my usual way - take two flakes and fold them in the Z-shape, and then roll them up and stuff them into the pipe bowl.

There are no problems lighting the tobacco, but it requires quite a few relights.

The taste is very interesting - you get sweetness from Vriginias and a bit of nuttiness from burleys, plus some flowery notes. This is considered to be an aromatic. But while being and aromatic blend, it is quite strong. In the second half of the bowl you get rather high dose of vitamin N.

I consider the room note to be on the pleasant side and noone has complained about it yet.

It is and interesting blend. It cannot be considered and all day smoke because of the strength. In my opinion, novice pipe smokers should avoid smoking this.

Pipe Used: Big Ben No. 542 Bent Apple

Age When Smoked: 6 months

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	Young Piper (304)	2015-03-22		Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I had smoked Erinmore Mixture in the past and had enjoyed it, I had just recently smoked the last of my Macbaren Mixture Flake and decided to order some Erinmore Flake as a replacement as my medium nicotine flake in my cellar. I like to keep one type of tobacco genre open at a given time. Erinmore Flake is a really tasty medium flake, by medium I mean medium nicotine and flavor versus something high like Dark Flake or Old Dark Fired which is just fine for what I have been using it for which is either putzing around the house or a ride to work. This flake doesn't require my attention or cause me to be light headed. This is the flake closest to my favorite English flakes that I cannot get here In the US and just the label, the quality of tobacco and the look / feel of the flakes is something rare these days, like a turn of the century ocean liner versus a modern cruise ship, just a romantic tobacco... After smoking pipes for over ten years and trying hundreds of tobacco's I know that I do not like fruity toppings which confirms my fellow reviewers claiming that Erinmore is not overly topped or cased, I hardly notice the apricot topping to be honest but it does add a nice aroma I am told. So there you have it, a flake with perfect nicotine, no bite, under $8 a tin and readily available, what else does one need? A winner for sure and not to be missed.

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	the_german (309)	2018-02-01		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Revisiting this blend after a long break, I noticed they changed the tin. Not the label though: those who point out the "pineapple" in the tin design should look again. That pineapple does feature on the tin of Erinmore Mixture. It is not on this tin, though, and there certainly is no pineapple flavour or topping applied.

Opening the tin, I get a very clear note of anise, though. Some citrus, too. The slices are mostly medium brown with a few highlights. I make it mostly VA with some Burley. Folding and twisting is possible but I prefer to rub this blend out. Some drying time may be necessary. Rubbed out, lighting is easy and I don't need to relight, puffing down to a grey ash with an acceptable amount of dottle. The flavour does show off the anise, some citrus, too. Not overly sweet, a reasonably amount of oomph, good amount of flavour. Overall, good, solid flake of a quality comparable with Dunhill Flake (though that is more sweet and has more citrus to it).

Recommended for the aromatised-flake crowd. I would not recommend for a beginner (needs to be sipped slowly or it'll turn nasty... typical VA flake).

Pipe Used: db Mayflower, Stanwell 11

Age When Smoked: Fresh from new tin

Purchased From: House of Smoke, Lingen, Germany

Similar Blends: Orlik Tobacco Company A/S - Golden Sliced (Red Tin).

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	DeathMetal.org (231)	2015-12-06		Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Summary: bright Virginias dominates a mix of darker Virginias and Burleys to create a complex flavor.

Sweet and acidic bright Virginias lead the taste profile here, with the stewed fruit and malted grain taste of red and brown Virginias emerging later; the Cavendish must be a minor player, adding its softness, while Burley warms up the flavor. Like "Golden Sliced" and "Luxury Twist Flake," this tobacco has been softened to a bready texture and is memorable for a sweetness that carries to the bottom of the bowl. Erinmore adds a coconut flavoring with something like apricot or berries mixed in, but this topping burns off relatively quickly leaving only a coconut-cherry aftertaste. What I like about this blend is that despite all of the above, there is complexity in this flavor like a good cocktail, with the synergy of the different ingredients fragmenting and then returning as the smoldering flame descends in the bowl.

Similar Blends: Peterson - University Flake, Orlik Tobacco Company A/S - Golden Sliced (Red Tin), Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Twist Flake.

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	Old German puffer (106)	2015-07-19		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

I walked into The Godfathers Tobacco Shop today and spied 8 tins of Erinmore for 6.99. With a 10 percent discount I was sold. As I placed it on the counter the girl asked..."are you really going to buy those?" I laughed and must have given her a very puzzled look indeed. She pointed to the bulk jars and stated it is so popular here no one buys the tins they just pick up the bulk for $2.55. She asked if I had my pipe and when I pulled it out had it loaded up by her. This was a first for me. I lit it and sure enough it was Erinmore flake. Same taste all around. So I picked up a pound and all the tins. Plus several others I had not seen in years. As for the review. This is a very good flake. The taste has changed over the years but I really do not care. It smokes very well. It is mild and leaves no bad tastes. In all I will welcome it back into my rotation.

Pipe Used: Weber, Comoy, Peterson

Age When Smoked: fresh bulk, fresh tin

Purchased From: Godfathers Tobacco and Cigar

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	RoyOdhner (7)	2015-05-22		Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant

With the exception of Paladin and Spinnaker, I've never met a blend that I haven't somehow liked. However, my favorite blends (flake or otherwise) are good old Va or VaBur blends. SG Best Brown takes Gold, while Erinmore Flake brings home the Silver. (Bronze goes to OGS). The focus of this review is Erinmore Flake, which I've been blissfully smoking for years.

There's nothing fancy here. Just fine Burley leaf that is supported by some VA and dark-fired leaf, and just enough of a fruity topping to make it all interesting. At least that's what I detect. I rub it out fully, pack it a wee bit on the tight-side, give it a charring light, tamp, give it a second lighting, and then lose myself in a wonderful medium/full-flavored blend as I float away on gloriously thick clouds of smoke, The room note is quite nice, but I can only describe it as "pipe tobacco-like". In short, this is pipe tobacco at it's finest but not most exotic. It's a solid and honest smoke, and one that is gonna appeal more to pipe smokers who just want an honest bowl of pipe tobacco - not an "experience.

Some people claim that it nips if puffed too hard, but I don't find this to be true. However, I do agree that it needs to be sipped to appreciate the depth of flavor that this sublime blend offers. It's deep, it's rich, and it's just wonderful. I'm not sure how to describe the fruity topping, but comparing it to Juicy Fruit chewing gum is not unreasonable. It's also not unreasonable to think of this as an extremely light Lakeland blend, but it's not all GH soapy-like. If you smoke a lot of it, it will ghost a pipe. It also has some stones and a decent dose of Vitamin N, but not enough to relegate this to an evening smoke. I enjoy it all day long, and it pairs quite nicely with some black coffee or iced tea.

Price-wise, it's probably tied with OGS as the best value in pipe tobacco. You can find it for about $8USD a tin if you go over to Pipes and Cigars.com. Think about that - that's not much more than what you'd pay for an OTC if you bought said OTC at a grocery store... at least here in Texas, anyway. The only better value is gonna be a bulk blend like Stokkebye's LNF or LTF. But Erinmore Flake is much better, IMHO. And at about $8USD a tin, I've cellared quite a bit of it.

This is an old school smoke that's been around since Mobby Dick was a guppy. It's been around for so long that it is reputed to have been one of JRR Tolkien's favorite blends, and I would not be surprised to learn that he was thinking about Erinmore Flake when he decided to make pipe weed a central aspect of the daily lives of Hobbits and wizards. And people who have the solid sensibilities of a Hobbit or the wisdom of a wizard are gonna be those who really get the most out of this esteemed blend because it's a solid and dependable smoke, offered at a fair price, that embodies all the qualities of a really great pipe tobacco blend.

Highly recommended to those who just want a bowl of great tobacco, and not a pipe smoking experience akin to nekked bungy jumping. But to clear up some long lasting controversy, there is not a pineapple on the label - it's a thistle. There is an old Celt connection to the thistle and the name Erinmore, but don't ask me for the exact details. That secret went to the grave along with the marketing gurus that first thought it up.

Pipe Used: Falcon Dublin & Istanbul

Age When Smoked: Over three yrs

Purchased From: Pipes and Cigars.com

Similar Blends: A light Lakeland but without the soap (praps).

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	da'rum (5)	2014-11-25		Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

A love hate tobacco and pretty much the only real Aromatic in my closet.

I like Erinmore flake it has a wonderful tin note, smokes well and tastes like deep leathery tobacco with a tropical fruit back note.

On opening of the tin I see a very dark tobacco with the usual creamy flecks throughout. The aroma is wonderful, a rich tobacco aroma which underlies the sweet tropical fruit/citrus smelling topping. Very enticing.

It is a Virginia Burley blend with a citrus topping/casing. It requires some drying out of the tin in fact quite a bit of drying so plan half a day before you want to smoke it.

I find the best way to prepare it is cube cut the flake and loosely fill the pipe with a light push down once filled.

This blend splits itself in two with the Virginia and Burley mainly showing themselves on the taste buds with the topping and again the Virginia making themselves known on the nasal exhale. The Virginia is good and like a reviewer already said 'tingles the nose like Perique' (paraphrasing).

The taste in the mouth is nutty Burley sweetened by Virginia very satisfying and not overly complex, when exhaled through the nose tropical fruit with a tingle. I pick Dragonfruit and Kiwi on exhale although I do not have much faith in my own flavour descriptors, it is tropical fruits nonetheless.

A recommended blend from a brand that has been around since Jesus played fullback for Nazareth.

Pipe Used: Meer, Falcon, DB, Nording and Passatore

Age When Smoked: new

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-01-21		Strong	Strong	Very Full	Tolerable

Overview: Erinmore Flake is an Irish tobacco that has been around a long time (my Dad smoked it as an RAF bomber pilot in World War II). It comes in a yellow and red 50 gram tin of rectangular shape.

Feel: This flake is much drier and less sticky than the Cavendishes many new pipers are used to. Thats OK. Just take a few strips off the cake and put it in the center of your left palm. Next, put your right palm on these strips and move it in a slightly circular motion until the strips change to a consistency you're used to. Now pack it in your pipe in 3 or 4 lifts. Flake tobacco allows me to achieve several consistencies for different 1) pipes and 2) rates of burn I require for different occasions.

Smoking Characteristics: Erinmore has the exact moisture level I like for setting-up a '1 match' burn. Cool and slow burning, it is quite unlikely to burn the mouth of a skilled piper. Occasional re-lighting may be required for beginners. Better out-of-doors than indoors,I enjoy it immensely while camping, walking or canoeing in the spring and fall as it seems to do better in cooler air.

Nose: Popping the lid reveals Erinmore to have a strong & complex aroma both fruity and peppery -- a wonderful experience if your appreciation of scent extends beyond the corner store brands. The room note is semi-sweet & pleasant for smokers but it?s power is a bit much for the average non-smoker. Unfortunately, this nice room note tends to sour a bit quickly.

Mouth: This is a strong, remarkably flavourful tobacco, well-behaved for pipesmokers with good technique buthard on Pipers with soft mouths. The initial taste experience is very full (somewhat extreme) and complex with the sweetness of fruit that is slightly-past-ripe. Flavors shift subtly within that context as it burns down. Not a tobacco for overnight re-lighting or inhaling.

Economics: Here in Canada, Erinmore Flake is a high-priced tobacco. But I rate it as a moderately economical smoke because of it?s slow burn and it?s ability to please the nose & palate with small puffs.

Last Word: Probably not for new pipesmokers with soft mouths as their taste buds would probably go into shock. However, if you enjoy the strong aromas and tastes of blue cheese, anchovies, peppers, jerky, scotch, etc. you may be ready to give Erinmore a try. I enjoy Erinmore immensely while camping, hiking or canoeing in the spring and fall. It's not my favorite blend for summer time as it tastes better when smoked in cool, moist air. I rate Erinmore at 4 stars out of 5 and would put it in my luggage if I faced banishment to a desert island.

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	WRW (4)	2018-05-31		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Tolerable

Not sure how it happened but I'd never tried Erinmore Flake so I ordered a tin. Being one that predominantly smokes Flake virginias I was excited to try it.

The flakes were dark and moist, but not too moist. The tin note was sweet and seductive. So I loaded a trusted pipe that's been a friend for years and relaxed ready for a great smoke.

Well that's were it all went wrong. It was sweet, but like artificial sweetener. Bitter and sour. i initially attributed it to me oversmoking or having too fast a cadence. Now after 3 bowls, 3 pipes, and varied methods of smoking this weed I've come to the conclusion this one is not for me. There is nothing about this blend I like. Believe me I've tried to like it but to no avail.

Everyone has there own taste and body chemistry and I guess I'm one that Erinmore doesn't agree with.

Pipe Used: Stanwell, Comoy, No Name Briar

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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	Ash K (12)	2016-10-04		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

This blend is the main reason I got into pipe smoking. Growing up, I was very close to my late grandfather, who lived in with us and was an avid pipe smoker. Erinmore Flake was always smoked several times a day, and I have always loved the smell that filled the house, as well as an indication of his presence in the household. I, too, wished to continue the tradition so my kids and grandkids will also have the same fond memories of me.

When I got into pipe smoking, this was the first blend I bought, mainly because it was still easily available from the corner shop that my late grandfather used to procure them. Not a wise choice, I know, being new to the piping world, and it was soon left in the cupboard for almost a year before I touched it again. Within that year, however, I've experimented other blends, and getting to know the differences between the blends, and knowing which was for me and what wasn't.

I returned a year later, armed with knowledge and a years' experience. This time, I don't know whether was because of a years wroth of aging, or either because of my palate has matured, but it definitely taste better. What was considered overpowering then is still strong, but tolerable in the sense that it can be enjoyed if sipped slowly. Sweet, mellow, medium to medium strong in the nic department. A sweet and recognisable room note (my wife's late grandfather smoked the same blend, and she also remembers the smell well). Be sure to let it dry out a bit first, if not it can get wet mid smoke with a bit of tongue bite.

Sadly, the corner shop doesn't bring it in anymore and I have to find other means to procure them (which are slightly more expensive).

Pipe Used: Peterson System 31

Age When Smoked: brand new to 3 years

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	wandyhee (16)	2015-10-20		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is icon for pipe smokers from where I grown up, most of my father and grandfather generation who smoke pipe will always bring this yellow+pineapple round/square pack whenever they're hangout among them. It's easily available even in very small town.

Even though this is not among my top choice, I will keep buying this tobacco from time to time just for remembering the older generations of pipe smokers from where I grown up

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	Wibblefishofdoom (139)	2015-10-03		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Unnoticeable

I bought this one from my b&m after hearing good things about it. I was a little reticent about it as I was not impressed by the Mixture, but decided to take the risk anyway.

The tin aroma was one of pineapples, very nice. Lighting and packing were easy enough. The smoke, well, that was strange. The flavouring comes across very well, it's obviously the same one as the mixture. Only occasionally does the flavour from the tobacco, a toffee-taste, come through. It's obviously a good tobacco with a good topping, but the former rarely raises it's head above the parapet.

This is a nice smoke as a result of a good casing on top of a good tobacco. The problem is the casing obscures the tobacco underneath so there's so little chance to enjoy it. It is almost the opposite of the mixture. On top of that, I found myself getting bored of it towards the end of the tin and ended up smoking it to get it out of the way. I fully understand why so many enjoy this, but I won't be disappointed if I ever buy another tin but I won't be in any hurry to do so.

Pipe Used: Adsorba bent briar

Age When Smoked: Fresh from the tin

Purchased From: Cuban Cigar Club

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	WillBrown (137)	2015-04-22		Very Strong	Very Strong	Overwhelming	Overwhelming

I too tried this blend long ago (in the eighties), and, frankly, this is where this flake belongs, the eighties. I'm a flake fanatic, I've tried many—but I really regret revisiting this one. Rotten apricots, super wet, strong as hell, in a word,

bluch!

It was very wet out of the tin (a real gurgle fest, here). It took me forever to get it lit, and when I did, well, if you don't already get the picture, I don't know what else to say. This is an awful flake.

Its when I smoke rot like this, I want to quit. Quite possibly the worst blend I've tried (or re-tried) yet. Does anybody want the rest of my tin?

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	SamH (31)	2015-03-13		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

An occasional purchase for a change. I don't smoke a pipe that often, so I tend to pick and choose sample size packets for a nice change. Oddly I find this one somewhat like a more fruity St Bruno ready rubbed. Although lighter, the nicotine finally creeps up there. Admittedly my benchmarks are my two 'staple' (if you could call it that for occasional smoking) tobaccos, St Bruno (preferably flake) and Full Virginia Flake (Samuel Gawith's). All reviews are highly subjective, but on the whole I quite like this one for a slight change of pace.

Pipe Used: Peterson Killarney, MM Cob, Butz Choquin and more.

Age When Smoked: New-ish

Purchased From: Smoke-King website

Similar Blends: Not similar to anything much, if anything a really light, fruitier St Bruno variant (not a criticism)..

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	beaupipe (102)	2011-09-15		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I'm very fond of good old Erinmore Flake. It's a beautifully presented flake—small, and square, with a mottled coloring dominated by dark brown. Apparently a mix of sugary Virginia and dry Burley, the stuff smokes just fine and can be folded and stuffed or rubbed out with equal ease. The slices are fairly thick, and so even rubbed out, it tends to smoke nice and slow. It also has pretty good strength, something I value in my tobacco. Up to this point, Erinmore is a pretty classic Virginia Flake lifted with some Burley (like most Virginia Flakes, whether they admit it or not).

And then, of course, there's the endlessly discussed, praised, or maligned topping. I'm not really sure what to say about it, but I will say that this is a tobacco for which stay-away warnings and glowing, buy-some-immediately recommendations are equally meaningless. The flavoring is so unique that it really needs to be experienced.

Personally, I like it. I think the closest descriptor with which I agree is the licorice/Juicy Fruit combination. For fun, I looked up the signature Juicy Fruit flavor and found that at least some believe that the flavoring may be Isoamyl acetate, an ester which provides flavors reminiscent of peach, banana, and, yes…pineapple. A little Isoamyl acetate…a dash of licorice…and poof…Erinmore Flake. Is this the secret recipe? I have no idea and I don't really care.

If I have any real criticism of Erinmore, it's that it can turn on me and bite occasionally. For whatever reason, every tenth or twelfth smoke gets steamy and hot on me. This situation is probably more a result of my excitement over the flavors provided by Erinmore than it is a negative quality inherent in the tobacco.

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	NEWMAN (305)	2001-10-10		Medium	Medium to Strong	Full	Pleasant

After heating in presses, a uniform, brown flake is cut to slices ~ 3"x1"x1/16". Perfect moisture content right from the tin. I don't rub it out and just pack it easily in the bowl. Burns cool this way without a hint of bite. It has a unique tin aroma and taste which you'll probably either love or hate. Towards the bottom of the bowl, especially in a large one, it may become overpowering. However, the Virginias still come thru without any strong casing. I enjoy this one especially after meals and if you like aromatics, you might try this VA flake.

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	Poodlejuice (51)	2021-12-27		Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Although the standard VA/Bur flavors (wood, grass, nuts) come first and foremost, the topping aids the blend with a nice amalgamation of fruit flavors, forming a nice " fruit punch" that is soft, slightly tangy & floral, and helps to smooth everything out and imparts a creamy finish. My bowls of this tend to start in the mild/medium range, and move much closer to full body towards the bottom, thanks to (what I think is) the Dark Air Cured, which lends the blend some earthy strength and body, and nice savory notes that ramp up as the bowl is smoked. Nicotine is a tough one to pin down, as it seems to fill that elusive gap between medium and med/strong. It's hard to call it strong exactly, but in a big enough bowl, it will be felt.

This is one of those few blends that finds itself a perfect companion to the hot summer heat just as well as it does the frigid winter chill. It really does a great job of hitting a wide range of well-balanced flavors and nuances, from bright and tangy, to rich and earthy, all the while with a creamy, aromatic finish. This is an easy one to recommend.

Similar Blends: University flake.

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	Cherry picker 1779 (51)	2020-01-20		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I’m Not an aromatic smoker really, but I like this one. Flakes burn nice and slow but are a bit moist out of the tin. I get some bite from this blend as I do with most Virginia based blends. It’s strong enough to satisfy. The top note covers up the natural tobacco flavor, But it’s no goopy blend, and has a quality feel about it. Its not really a heavy aromatic. To me it’s kind of a spicy flowery blend that actually makes for a nice change in pace from the stout natural flakes I mostly smoke. I find myself reaching for this quite a bit these days. I think this one grows on you. I like heavy nicotine blends, and Erinmore has just enough nicotine for me to feel it just a tad. This one keeps me coming back and I’d recommend this to non aro smokers who want to change up the pace a little without smoking pure sugar candy. I can definitely give this 3 stars.

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	Country Bladesmith (18)	2019-07-09		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Iconic yellow-labeled tin with the standard STG flake presentation: a stack of flakes wrapped in slightly damp white paper, with a gold sticker holding the paper closed. Also like most STG flakes, these are a little damp, but not “unsmokably” so.

Tin note is a fairly strong yet pleasant mixture of dried apricots, orange marmalade and fruit mincemeat.

Upon lighting, the Virginia comes to the forefront and stays there throughout the bowl. Mostly sweet hay notes with the fruity topping right behind. The topping is a multitude of fruit flavors, some bright like citrus and apricot, some dark and spiced like mincemeat, but the topping is not cloying and never really takes precedence over the Virginias. The intensity of the topping is far less than the tin note would lead you to expect, and stays in the background the entire time. The burleys also play second fiddle here in my opinion, but do add a little backbone and bread/nuttiness to the mix. All together, these flavors make an overall taste that is not terribly different from homemade Christmas fruitcake. I did not get the nic-hit that some describe. It was mild to medium on the vitamin N for me.

It’s hard to put this one into a familiar category, as it’s not what most folks would consider an aromatic, and it’s not a straight Virginia or straight “VaBur” either, but whatever you consider it to be, it’s one worth trying.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Pipes and cigars

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	PiedPiper1010 (16)	2019-05-23		Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I will start by reiterating that this is not what you think of when aromatic comes to mind. Because this blend is so full in natural tobacco taste it is hard to belive it is an aromatic at all. Notwithstanding it is, because of the topping and taste it leaves in your mouth. I tried this tobacco years ago when I first began smoking a Pipe and am sorry I waited this long to try it again. The grassy, earthy flavors from the Virginias are present throughout, and they come through on the bold side, again not your typical aromatic. The topping in the blend is also always noticeable but in a very subtle way. There is a nuttiness from the burley tobaccos, and I seem to taste the citrus note when I detect the burley taste if that makes sense. The flakes are moist and rub out very easily, and I feel could use some time to dry. I smoked this blend a few times without drying the flakes and the heat brought out the moisture a great deal in the tobacco and produced more moisture than I expected. This was probably due to my faster than normal puffing. Probably because this blend is so darn good. it leaves this fantastic aftertaste in your mouth. It did leave some moisture in addition to some dottle but again this way probably caused by my fast puffing. Next time I smoke this I will dry it out longer and slow to a moderate or even a sipping pace and see how that works out. If you are looking for a blend that is "aromatic" with big tobacco flavor look no further. I bought a tin of this because I wanted to try some of the fuller tasting aromatics that are out there, such as W.O. Larsen Signature. Erinmore flake delivers well-rounded full tasting tobacco, with bold flavor. I agree this may not be the best choice for the newbie Piper who is used to the heavily cased aros with not much tobacco taste.

Pipe Used: Peterson and Meerschaum

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Smokling pipes

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	Reagold (29)	2017-09-28		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This one sure is an aromatic, but follows the school of aromatics where the additional flavors are subtle and enhance the great tobacco used. Also, this one have strength in the nicotine department, which many aromatics don't.

The scent is more of a mixed faint fruit, and is nice. It almost disapear when smoking, just showing occasionally and letting the tobacco shine. You can fold it or rub it, anyway I find it is kind of hard to get lit from top to bottom.

This is good and is easy to see why it has been around forever but it didn't make a favorite for me.

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	Hillbilly08 (38)	2015-08-17		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Nicely sliced brown cakes which fold easily, or - when left to dry too long - can be broken up or partially rubbed. Virginia and Burley present throughout the bowl, with initial (quite light) citrusy topping present more in the nose/ aroma, than in actual smoking. Fruity overtones disappear halfway through the bowl and burley flavours come to the fore. It burns well, produces good ash and does not bite when smoked slowly. I smoke it mainly as a change of pace. I find it superb for working outdoors, as the flavours are not particularly subtle and the tobacco is mild. For my outdoor smoking I use my old Polish-made "Mr Brog" small half-bent briar with a #9 filter, as it is easy to handle while moving about pruning bushes in the garden.

Despite the picture on the tin, there are no pineapple flavours - the topping is more of an orange / lime / apricot one. The pineapple is just an brand emblem. Not my #1 favourite weed simply because I prefer some black cavendish to burley in my tobacco. This is just a personal choice and not a reflection on the tobacco, which deserves four stars due to its consistent quality over the years.

Pipe Used: Mr Brog with a 9mm filter

Age When Smoked: fresh out of the tin

Purchased From: 4noggins

Similar Blends: one of a kind.

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	Paddy (127)	2003-08-10		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

This tobacco has been one of my favorites for decades. I believe the main reason for its long life is because of the high quality of the tobacco. The quality and texture of the flake remind me of Dunhill's Light Flake. It does have a pungent tin aroma which defies uniform description. For me it has a light fruity (apricot) note but overwhelmingly conveys the scent of strong, black licorice, the kind you could get years ago when I was a kid. So I conclude that the tobacco has been heavily topped with an anise sweetener, similar in some respects to Germain's anise topping, but stronger and deeper. I detect no pineapple, despite the image on the tin. The tobacco rubs out any way you like it and packs easily. It is smooth from the first puff. Initially, you get the scent of the topping, but that quickly fades. This is a delicious smoke with a unique and lightly sweetened Virginia flavor. The strong topping does not come through to interfere with the flavor of the tobacco, but rather enhances it in its special way. This is a smoke that tastes so uniquely good that you remember it, and you would miss it if you could not taste it again. Highly recommended to the Va. flake lover and most highly recommended to lovers of English scented Va. flakes. Paddy.

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	ScienceSmoker (60)	2022-01-12		Medium	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

Tin note is, right off the bat, fragrant... like sun-tan lotion. That's really the first thing that comes to mind, like the coconut/fruity smell of sun-tan lotion in the summer. First few puffs... it's more complex than just that, and it's not as unnatural as it may sound. Erinmore is more of a "flavored Virginia/Burley" than it is a strong "aromatic". The casing flavor is there in the smoke, but the tobacco flavors still come through pretty well. Still, I do love the casing, it's very fresh and summery. The tobacco flavor works well with it too. The Virginias come though stronger than the Burley's, but they're both apparent. The Virginia adds more obvious flavor, but the Burley is there firming up the smoke.

Bottom line: Erinmore is a nice smoke. The flavor/scent is fresh and light, but in an old fashioned sort of way. Hard to describe, but I like it. If you like mildly flavored Virginia/Burley blends like University Flake... I think you'll enjoy Erinmore too.

Pipe Used: Georg Jensen Wega

Age When Smoked: >1 year

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2021-06-22		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

Erinmore Flake is a delightful pipe of pure pleasure that as not changed since it was first produced by Murray’s of Belfast. On opening the tin one is met by a lovely smell that is akin to an helping of fresh fruit salad, tutti fruiti, cross wrigleys juicy fruit chewing gum. The smoke is very mild, but also wonderfully satisfying, though to remain sweet and cool this tobacco needs to be sipped and savoured rather slowly. Erinmore will ghost your pipes and will also ghost your smoking room an example of which I will give. Erinmore was a tobacco that I smoked rather exclusively and when I moved house I visited my old house to recover my Mail, on opening the door of my then totally empty house, I was greeted by the distinctive smell of Erinmore, which to my nose smelled delightful, but be warned this is a ghost that even the exorcist would be unable to exorcise! Erinmore is still the Erinmore that it always was despite now being blended elsewhere and is a very satisfying smoke even though it is somewhat mild to my now aged palette. If you haven’t tried Erinmore before I think that you should give it a go, because ghosting aside it remains a very nice smoke, with a lovely room note, which usually garners compliments on its bouquet from none smokers. So to sum up, glad that Erinmore is stil that very satisfying smoke of old, which I’m sure will delight. Footnote: mixes well with Ennerdale flake which slows the burn rate down. Mike from Blakemar Briars gave me that tip and that’s all he smokes, so with that recommendation who are we to disagree?

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Olde Swan Tobacconists

Similar Blends: Nothing..

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	LiterarySmoker (143)	2021-06-21		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

There is a lot of back and forth about this blend online concerning the topping. The tin does have a pineapple on it, but according to the manufacturer there is no pineapple in the topping. Many people compare the topping of this blend to tutti-fruity, but as you will see I think it has a lot more nuance.

It comes a tin that has a sort of timeless look to it. Very simple and very direct. The tin description is nicely descriptive. When I opened my tin, I found 12 flakes about the same size as Capstan's Blue Flake. Depending on the bowl size I've been able to fold and stuff 1 to 1½ flakes for each smoke. They are a rich dark brown in colour. The tin note smells of flowers, chocolate, summer fruits, Virginia citrus, and a slight nuttiness. They take a little while to dry so I fill my pipe the day before and let it sit. It lights about average and stays lit fairly well.

Once I've got my tobacco lit what I taste is very interesting. The topping is there but it doesn't take over the blend. It's lightly floral, sweet and gives off a light berry note. The underlying tobaccos shine through though. The Virginias are slightly sweet and slightly bready. The Burley in this blend is nice and robust, nutty, and slightly chocolatey. They make for perfect carriers for the toppings. It smokes pretty cool, and very consistent. A very smooth taste.

I give the taste a medium. It fills your mouth but remains pretty smooth. The aftertaste is very pleasant. The strength is a medium it isn't weak, but even after only having tea yet today I don't feel it in the back of my throat. Now the room note is quite nice, and if your friends and family don't have an aversion to any form of tobacco smoke, I think they might find this quite enjoyable. This is a very repeatable smoke for me and I could be quite happy in having a few bowls of this in a day. A good blend like St. Bruno that let's the tobaccos shine through the topping.

Pipe Used: Kaywoodie Birkshire Large Billiard

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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	Viriato (1)	2020-07-15		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Have you ever thought of trying to guess which tobacco you have in your hands if you happened to be blindfolded? It is definitely not as easy as it might seem for most pipe tobacco blends but Erinmore Flake is one of the few that I am sure I would get it right just by sniffing it! It has an unmistakable aroma that I have never experienced in any other tobacco. Floral and tropical notes are the predominant aroma for which we are presented when opening the tin. One would therefore think that this would be a tobacco that falls into the category of sweet, over the top aromatics but you would be mistaken if you happen to believe that this is going to taste like a fruity dessert. It is really not to sweet, well balanced and a good all around smoke. An all time classic flake tobacco that every pipe smoker should try at least once in their life.

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	HeavyTrees (70)	2019-05-08		Mild	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Yet another legend that's reviewed by many. Pineapple? No pineapple?! The question if the receipt has been changed and so on. I've tried Erinmore Flake some time ago and can't remember well so I'm reviewing the current version as i do with every tobacco; no need to reminisce.

So I bought this one at a local German retailer whose main business isn't pipe stuff but cigarettes, Lotto and newspaper and the saleswomen actually told me about the pineapple aroma in this one.

Look in tin is beautiful with nice stacked flake slices inside a paper wrapping. Flakes are cut rather slim as in Vauens Virginia Flake (actually the same format and packaging) but more dark with nice golden sprinkles and pressed very compactly with perfect moisture. Cold smell is full of rich Virginia with slight acidity and a topping of honey. Very warm comfortable smell that I stuck my nose in more than one time.

Packs well (rubbed and folded) and needs a bit more time to take flame but then burns pretty even and constantly if given a bit space to unfold (if not it will take a relight or two).

Taste is of good quality leaf and mostly VA dominated. Very very sweet with nice citric notes and a honey casing in background. Not as fruity as expected and (fortunately for me) NO PINEAPPLE detectable. The taste doesn't differ much during the smoke and all the well balanced flavors stay until the end. It's a bit stronger than comparable VA Flakes but that only adds character to this tobacco IMO.

Solid quality Virginia taste topped by a nice mix of fruity and sweet casing but not too much aroma at all.

Pipe Used: Various briars

Age When Smoked: Directly from tin

Purchased From: Local dealer

Similar Blends: Ilsted - Own Mixture Golden Flake.

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	Mikefu (20)	2019-04-25		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Beautiful, precise dappled brown flakes, which smell of nutty burley, grassy-sweet Virginia, and mixed fruit topping. I get more plum and apricot than anything else, but it is definitely a melange of fruits. Came a bit wet, so I dried the flakes for an hour before folding and stuffing, which I find I prefer to rubbing out. The flakes packed well and lit easily, leading to a very pleasant slow smolder. Grassy, bright sweetness from the Virginia leads the way, followed by a nutty richness from the burley, all wrapped in a fruit and light floral top note. The fruit seems to run the spectrum from citrus and sour to dark and sweet. The toppings are less strong than the tin note would lead you to believe. Leaves a pleasant, sweet aftertaste with mild fruity flavors present. If I had to commit to a dominant fruit flavor, I’d have to say apricot jam, with its caramel sweetness and bright top notes. Burns a tad warm, but clean and leaves little dottle. Flavors fade in and out through the bowl, but stay consistent in their ebb and flow throughout the bowl. Builds in strength to a solid medium, never approaching strong. Very good overall, particularly if you like British style flakes and flavors (like Gawith-Hoggarth).

Pipe Used: Briar

Age When Smoked: 6 months

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	HabaneroHardy (396)	2018-12-08		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Unnoticeable

Around seven years ago I bought quite a bit of estate tobacco at a tobacco shop. As stated in a previous review I met the wife of the gentleman who passed away and she was really nice and said he loved his hobby. I will be in the same boat one day as I have more pipe tobacco that I have accumulated over these past twenty years to last a life time. I keep telling myself to quit buying it, but that is half the fun to try something different. I have six square tins of this by Murray Sons & Company Limited with the oldest dated 2003. The one I opened is from May 2005. I smoked some of this awhile ago but never got around to the review. It has the nicest row of 2inch square flakes, dark with a slight juicy fruit smell neatly arranged in the tin that I have ever seen. This really smokes nice and sweet in a corn cob. A nice smooth Virginia with a light topping. It is thirteen years old so maybe it has mellowed out a bit. I have not tried the new version but find it odd that STG is putting square flakes in a round tin, after all, presentation is half the key. I might buy a tin of the new stuff at my next pipe meeting and try it out.

Pipe Used: Old Dominion Richmond Corn Cob

Age When Smoked: 13 years

Purchased From: Estate

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	Bud_Harold (24)	2017-10-22		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I know nothing of the original, so I can't comment on that here. The "new" Erinmore made by STG is in my opinion worth the coin needed to buy it. Well formed flakes of dark and doppled tobaccos. Tin note is thick and fruity. Dark fruits at that. Like apples, plums, and apricots. Moist in the tin, they do require some drying time. Once in the pipe, they burn well enough with a few relights. The Virginias outshine the Burley. Sweet and bright, with nutty undertones. Room note is toasted and warm almonds....perhaps caramel. Leaves very little dottle in the bowl. Will re-purchase for sure.

Pipe Used: Sav Roma 310 chimney

Age When Smoked: 1 yr

Purchased From: local b&m

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	gahdzila (61)	2017-03-20		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Nice looking large flakes that break apart easily. As noted elsewhere, there is a fruity topping that is obvious in the tin note. Some have called it similar to Juicy Fruit chewing gum....I wouldn't say that was spot on, but it's not entirely inaccurate either.

I've tried Erinmore Flake in a couple of different pipes - not surprisingly to me, I enjoy it a bit more in a large-ish briar, and a bit less in a cob - very typical of me and Virginias. There is a burley component...if that is in fact what I'm picking up on, it seems out of place to me...maybe more aging would improve this. The topping is mild in the smoke...not unpleasant, but not exactly mouth-watering either. I haven't experimented a lot with different drying times, but I do find that the topping becomes less apparent in the smoke with drying. Burn is decent enough, requiring an average number of relights.

Not bad, but my cup of tea, I'm afraid.

ADDENDUM - I left some Erinmore out on a paper plate for several hours today to dry until the flakes started to get "crunchy." It actually tastes a bit better. It's still not the type of thing I usually smoke, though.

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	Greekpipesmoker (201)	2017-01-21		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

This flake is much better than the mixture!when you open it you get fruits aromas!not only pineapples but citrus and others.a bit moisty it needs re lights.very enjoyable smoking experience full of fruits .virginias are dominant but you also get the nutty taste quite well.it burns hot go easy on that! A must try aromatic flake not all day blend though.

Similar Blends: Erinmore mixture.

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	LannarkGent (145)	2016-12-18		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

This Virginia burley bland is a delight. The tin note is great. The flavor is a classic Virginia infused with the nuttiness of the burleys. There is citrus and vanilla notes as well. The room note is fantastic and will usually evoke complimenet. An absolute delight that burns well in the pipe.

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	Phil Theharp (16)	2016-11-25		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Mr George Walker, my brother's old violin teacher used to smoke EF. I'm talking nearly forty years past, so it was when this was still the genuine article. He used to come out of his lessons reeking of the stuff. And that was not such a bad thing. Mr Walker would not give you tuppence for anything else, including the Mixture. It's probably ten years since I last tried the Mixture and I gave up quickly on that as something ghastly and overly floral. I guess I was flailing around at the time for as fast as I found something I liked they'd take it off the market. But this is not too bad if you fancy a change from the taste of pure tobacco. The sweetness reminds me curiously of RY. There is no bite and once lit EF will smoke steady and consistent with almost no moisture. I fired up a pipe in the car yesterday morning - one flake rubbed out straight from the tin - and 1 hour and 45 later I finished the drive with the end of the bowl and only that initial light needed. Listening to all those kids scraping violins, Mr Walker must have needed something to preserve his equilibrium. I doubt this latest EF is quite the same animal as was - the room note is not as distinctive as I recall - but it soothes and satisfies sufficient for recommendation.

Pipe Used: Assorted briars

Age When Smoked: From tin

Purchased From: Smokers Market, Derby

Similar Blends: Royal Yacht.

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	jvnshr (23)	2015-11-10		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

Smoking Erinmore Flake is like having a nice colorful rainbow in your mouth after a rain which calmed down the wind in the morning. Highly Recommended to the ones looking for a transitional blend between strong Aromatic and VaBur.

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	Mr. Motoyoshi (68)	2015-05-15		Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Sniffing the tin note I know there is a food from my childhood that smelled the same, alas, I cannot remember it. Maybe a fruit smoothie with strawberry, banana and apple? Regardless it's very apparent and welcoming. There is also a hay like tobacco smell under the fruityness.

Looking at the flakes brings back memories of University Flake (more on that later) but with a couple of shades lighter and more fleck of bright leaf. They are beautiful flake and at about the width of two MacBaren ODF flakes. They rub out easily, although I am a fold and stuffer 90% of the time.

Smoking this flake starts you off with a very pronounced fruitiness. I personally don't find it overbearing but for the pure tobacco flavor conoisseurs, it might be too much for enjoyment. The VAs are sweet and haylike while the Burleys are mild and nutty. The marriage of all three makes for a pleasant smoke that starts off middle of the road and builds throughout the bowl.

The burn of this tobacco can be a little finicky so relights are going to be plentiful. It doesn't always burn down to a nice dottle but you can't have your fruit flavored cake and ash it too! ;)

Virginia and Burley are probably my favorite combination of tobaccos. If you like Peterson University Flake but think it might be a little too strong, this will probably be right up your alley. The plum in the former is not as present as the fruit/citrus in this blend though. You'll get more flavoring with less strength in Erinmore and less flavoring and more strength in University Flake. This is a wonderful year round smoke as it's warming and inviting during those cold winter months and sublte and sweet enough on those hot days.

I've smoked three current production tins and three Murray era tins. I will say that I am more inclined to praise younger versions of this. The burley is very subtle (at least for my preferences, I tend to favor the C&D KO varietals) and with too much age on it the flavoring takes over and becomes a duet with the VA rather than a trio of flavors like the current production. This will always be a part of my rotation.

Pipe Used: cobs, briars, mortas and meers

Age When Smoked: Murray's tins to 1 year old tins

Similar Blends: Peterson - University Flake (EF is easier on the nic and heavier on the topping).

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	Jorge Soler (202)	2015-02-02		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

This is the same tin note I remember from years ago. The tin logo kind of gives it away, but I'd say it is rather licorice than pineapple. In any case, it is very fruity and sweet, and very easy to identify (once you have a sniff at it, you will never forget). These flakes do need some drying time, so leave your tin open so that your tobacco can have a little bit of a breather. Also, they are very easy to rub and they will pack easily in your bowl. The question rises as to whether or not this is an aromatic. There is no doubt in my mind this tobacco has been cased, but I cannot detect any cavendishes in it. I guess it shows some aromatic characteristics, but I don't quite see it that way. For one thing, I cannot detect any tongue bite and I find the Virginia quite dominant right through the whole bowl. The dried fired burleys are well blended with it and they sort of add an earthy/nutty note to your smoke. As you light up, the flavour is quite piquant, but then it settles in the background. The sweetness is obviously coming from the Virginia whereas the burleys act as a buffer balancing the blend out. As this tobacco comes in flake form, if smoked correctly, will keep you busy for quite some time.

Pipe Used: Meerschaum

Purchased From: John Howlingsworth

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	Perique (163)	2013-01-28		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

An interesting tobacco that will inevitably be compared to University Flake.

Tin note is sweet fruits and a hint of aniseed. I prefer to rub out the flake and let it sit for twenty minutes or so. This takes the edge off the casing and makes the charring light just right for this crossover aromatic by pushing the tobaccos forward and the 'juicy fruit' into the realm of subtlety. My tasting notes remind me that this flake rubs out very easily - easier than most, if that matters to anyone. As the bowl progresses, the fruit gradually diminishes and the light VA/Bur flavor predominates. Interestingly, there is no bite whatsoever to this tobacco - a fact I tested through copious puffing of this light, delightful blend.

My favorite part of this flake is the final third of the bowl: after the fruity casing has been largely burned off, the cocoa notes of the burley assert and combine deliciously with the lingering fruit flavors to create a glorious crescendo of flavor. Truly spectacular and among my favorite "final thirds".

Highly recommended as a crossover for aromatic smokers looking to expand their enjoyment of tobacco.* Recommended as an occasional change of pace for Virginia, VaBur, and Burley smokers. May not appeal to hard core VaPer and Balkan smokers due to the overt citrus fruit casing. This VaPer lover, however, found it a wonderful change of pace.

* This blend is among my top few crossover recommendations for ambitious aromatic smokers along with GL Pease's Barbary Coast, Orlik Golden Sliced, and Peterson University Flake.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-08-13		Medium to Strong	Strong	Medium to Full	Strong

Juicy fruit just about sums this one up , an unholy allaince of chewing gum and tobacco . I see that this is availble in 100g doses over the pond , stick to the 50g . This stuff has a habit of lingering in your pipe and your house. A friend of mine bought a house and the minute I walked in the frontroom the smell of this tobacco hit me , the previous owner smoked this stuff and even after the room was redecorated it still lingered every time I walked in. Availble in flake , ready rubbed and plug in England.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-04-03		Medium	Strong	Very Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

If you are like me, there may come a point, early on in your smoking career, when you think smoking pineapple cinders is pretty cool. This stage may last you about half a tin. Afterwards, you will spend about six months trying to get that pineapple taste out of your pipes and perhaps even thanking Jah that your tastes have evolved so far as to not again require Juicy Fruit in your pipes. But then again, you might really like this stuff.

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	Deckard Cain (37)	2022-06-22		Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Not an aromatic. Yes, it smells nice. Yes there is flavoring added. But this tobacco was not designed to showcase chemical flavorings. This tobacco is made to provide some seriously good Virginia flavor. Maybe it is a stout blend. But it's just another sweet Virginia to me and I like it. Is there some Lakeland essence in there? Maybe sometimes I think I notice it. The fruitiness of this blend I believe comes mainly from the Virginia tobacco. And it's pretty nice. But there is also a nice licorice flavor, that can remind you of Peterson's Irish flake. I've heard complaints of high nicotine here, I don't really notice much but then again I am a regular nicotine user. This is a solid blend. It seems to stand alone. It's unmistakable can is found in most mature pipe smokers collections. For me this is right up there with royal yacht. Sweet, Strong, full of Virginia. Royal yacht is a better tobacco, because it has an incredible sweet spot, that can be maintained for quite a long time. Whereas Erinmore flake is less predictable.

I smoke this once in a while. But if I had to, I could smoke it everyday and enjoy it. I've never heard a man say this was his favorite tobacco. But if I did, I would assume that man knew a thing or two about good tobacco.

Pipe Used: Cob

Age When Smoked: New, new and old

Purchased From: Pipes and cigars

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	NeoPolis (11)	2022-06-06		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is a truly excellent tobacco and for whatever reason seems to be an excellent demonstration of Rupert Sheldrake’s morphogenetic resonance hypothesis of connection to the past’s wisdom. Yes, the flavor is good, yes it heavily ghosts a pipe, yes it is a balance of natural and topping - it should be added that the smoking dynamics of this are damn near PERFECT - the smoothness of the draw, the velvety smoke - how easy it is to keep lit - how long a single flake lasts - how tolerant ot is to having great flavor in various levels of humidity - how easy to roll and pack, it is amazing. Also - it is slightly more mild in strength for me than full Virginia flake. This is a classic for a reason - I doubt it will disappoint. It is not my favorite, perhaps not even top 5. - but it is very, very good and I have dedicated my Savinelli to it - at least for several weeks more.

The flake is LOVELY to transport in pocket pouch or tin, well-formed and holds together nicely. The flavor benefits from some dry time - just to where it crumbles but still folds/rolls well. It comes across almost as a Virginia perique - with some earthy spice. I loathe perique but love this blend. The juicy fruit sweetness is an apt description of the topping.

Pipe Used: Unfinished savinelli 315, 9mm charcoal filter

Age When Smoked: Fresh tin to a few months.

Purchased From: Tobacco Trader, Santa Monica

Similar Blends: 3 Nuns, 4th generation 1931.

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	Fusty the pipe (33)	2021-10-31		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

I’ve always been a fan of Erinmore because I’ve always considered it to be part of the holy trinity - Erinmore, St Bruno and Condor.

I first had this towards the end of the last century and although the modern offering has similarities to the old stuff, it also has some differences. Let’s start at the beginning because that seems like an appropriate place to begin; let’s talk pineapple.

Pineapple. I’m no expert when it comes to pineapple detection but I don’t think there is any. My suspicion is that the pineapple logo on the tin is in reference to the Georgian habit of displaying a pineapple at dinner parties to show how wealthy one was - they used to rent them because they were too expensive to buy. Erinmore is a blend with age and pedigree so I wonder if the pineapple isn’t used to reference the expensive quality of the leaves included? The Victorians would have had a closer understanding of the pineapple metaphor? Anyway, it isn’t pineapple tasting. Non-aromatic fans, don’t be put off because, if this can be considered an aromatic then it must be the lightest aromatic on the planet.

Pouch note. The modern pouch note has the usual citrus aroma but it is sitting alongside a rather hefty vinegar note that takes some time to lessen in a jar. I find that smoking straight from the tin leads to a fairly horrendous experience - the smoke can be sharp and bitter, virtually impossible to smoke down through a bowl without inverting your mouth; it takes multiple re-lights and, to be honest, isn’t worth the headache that you get fairly quickly. If, however, you give this some time out of the tin - a month or more - this begins to calm down and behave like it used to. I, for one, have an old (pre-decimalisation) Erinmore tin that I carry round my daily tobacco in. I found that leaving a few flakes of Erinmore in there did something quite extraordinary. Now, I’m not sure what is going on but it seems to have taken on the old scent and flavour of Erinmore as it waits in the tin; to the point where I have bought another old tin off eBay that I can put my blend for the day in and just use the old Erinmore tin for Erinmore.

The flake. The modern flake sits in the old tin like an overweight cousin; the flakes were narrower and longer and are now shorter and fatter. Does this make a difference? I shouldn’t have thought so, except for the aesthetics. The flake taken straight from the tin is moist and malleable but can be a bugger to rub out. When left in a jar it takes on a more leathery aspect; my preferred preparation method is to split half the flake along the width, rub it out and let it sit for five or ten minutes to dry off. I then place it in the bowl and after the usual char light, it is possible to keep it going and this burns beautifully slowly. It will bite like a demon if new or if it is still too moist so take the time to prepare it well. I do find that this tobacco does need a tamp with a tool more than a finger like others do.

The smoke. Rich, delicious palate pleasing plumes of smoke come of it. There is the sweetness of the Virginia, the dark mountains of the burley and the mystery of the Malawi leaf. I have seen old tins proudly announcing “Empire Blend” with all leaves being grown in the Empire and I think that this, more than a casing, could be the root of the citrus scent. For non-aro fans this is no way intensely gloopy - after the first few pulls the aromatic side of things has gone to bed and you are left with a rich beautiful smoke that has a nice nicotine side to it.

Overall. The pouch note (when thawed out) is one of the most pleasing available; it smokes slowly and calmly, giving subtle changes of character and pace as you smoke it down, and it could easily be an all day smoke for me. Don’t be put off but do give it some time out of the tin to settle down and then it is pure heaven.

Pipe Used: Assorted

Age When Smoked: At least 1 month out of tin.

Purchased From: Various

Similar Blends: Nothing else is similar to this. It’s a stand alone smoke..

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	Syed Farooq Shah (1)	2020-10-28		Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I am enjoying this Tobacco since 1980, I love Erinmore Flake , I have used many types of flavors, but simply say that Erinmore Flake id awesome, I love it.

Pipe Used: Dunhill, James Upshell

Age When Smoked: 58

Purchased From: Abdullah Jan Store, And Shams

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	Philo Beddoe (221)	2019-06-26		Medium to Strong	Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Not much new to add, as this has been thoroughly reviewed already. That said, here’s my two cents. I was pleasantly surprised at the lovely flakes, just the right thickness and size for a group 4/5 pipe. I got the juicy fruit smell upon opening the tin and was very apprehensive about smoking my first bowl, but as I was well assured that the juicy fruit didn’t translate to the smoke, I persisted and was richly rewarded. Erinmore is a very old school aromatic flake, throughout the entire bowl, and every subsequent bowl, I tasted no fruit blast at all. What I tasted, besides rich tobacco could best be described as a sweet citrus ghost, every third or fourth puff. The citrus is very faint, mostly like a citrusy sweetness from several hours ago, never heavy handed and quite welcome. Erinmore is from the St. Bruno and Condor school, not at all goopy and not a Lakeland either, it’s an old school aro from days long ago and I will most assuredly be stocking up.

Pipe Used: Nate King bent pot

Age When Smoked: 3 yrs.

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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	HeavyMetalPiper (64)	2019-06-07		Medium	Mild to Medium	Full	Pleasant

This is a longtime favorite of mine I'm only now reviewing. It was my first proper tobacco and has stayed in my heart since.

There's a definite sweet aroma in the tin. I believe it is citrus, and there is a sense of sweet licorice.

The taste of the Virginia is most prevalent, but gives way to the flavor, which is the same as in the tin note though far more muted. The burley is a minor player that really just tells you "This isn't just Virginia." The flavor is consistent throughout.

I really like this as a nighttime smoke. This form is similar to the Erinmore Mixture, but the tobacco in this is FAR more robust, much to my pleasure.

You can watch my video review of this blend here:

Pipe Used: Missouri Meerschaum Bent Country Gentlemanman

Age When Smoked: 15 Months

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars

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	ScullyDoogan (12)	2019-04-16		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

The tin smell is awesome. The room note is very pleasant in a grown-up way, not cloying or sticky sweet. The taste kinda sucks, however. It manages to simultaneously lack in flavor and at the same time feel like I've just licked a bar of hand soap. Having just finished 2/3's of a bowl my tongue is sour and tired in a chemically sort of way.

Don't recommend. First time I've disagreed with Pipestud.

Pipe Used: 1961 Wilke 5.5" billiard

Age When Smoked: Brand New

Purchased From: 4Noggns

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	steppx (186)	2018-09-16		Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I had not smoked this for thirty some years. Its different now, but might actually be better. Not many things you can say that about. The virginias are typical scandi tobacco Co. material -- which is not bad. A bit young but they stoved them and then added a very nice nutty dark burley. Id say more virginia than burley....maybe a lot more. The casing is mild but clearly this is an aromatic. But might be the best aro on the market, honestly. Apricot, a bit of citrus and something like prunes. Its very seductive. And the blend burns slow and cool.NO bite at all.

Also, a better than average nic hit. All told a welcome change of pace for straight VA smokers or Vaper smokers.

Purchased From: cup o joes

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	rattdogg99 (52)	2018-07-23		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild	Tolerable

I smoked Erinmore in the 1990's when it was produced by Murray, I bought a tin a few months ago for old times sake. Turns out the current Erinmore in no way resembles the flake of thirty years ago. The Murray version was a rich, full, fruity, semi sweet tobacco that produced thick heavy smoke. The modern flake reminds me of so many current English blends being thin, weak, bitter shadows of what they once were. I can't recommended Erinmore. Tasteless and bitter.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: Six months

Purchased From: Pipesandcigars.com

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	OkieSmokie (20)	2018-03-23		Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant

Such a good smoke. There's a brightness from the Virginia's and just a light hint of citrus on top. It packs and burns well with few relights. It's extremely easy to see why this has been so popular for so long. It could definitely be an all day, regular rotation smoke.

Pipe Used: Tinder Box Meer Lined Tulip

Age When Smoked: 11 months

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

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	DenizBeck (323)	2017-08-22		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

This is another blend I've bought because I was looking for blends that are in the style of Peterson's 3P. Virginia, Burley + a mild, somewhat fruity flavoring. University Flake was in the style of 3Ps and Erinmore seemed to fit the bill so I bought a tin of it too.

Inside the simple, yet classy designed tin I got greeted by a intriguing scent and perfectly cut and stacked, thin flake slices. Mostly medium to dark brown, with few bright speckles.

Erinmore's flavoring seems more natural to me, than the one of UF and is more reminiscent of actual fruits/berries. But I find it hard to define what it exactly is. I get spiced and stoved fruits, berries and alike. I see where the comparison to bubble gum comes from, but I find it to have a spice undertone.

A bit too moist out of the tin, but average for a flake cut. Impatient and excited as I was I simply rubbed it out nicely, so it would burn without drying time on my first smoke.

Erinmore is a very pleasant blend, that fits in line with blends like Peterson's 3Ps and University Flake/Wallace Flake. It offers decently nutty Burley qualities with minor earth to it. The Burley is just a bit less present than the refreshing, citrusy-sweet and slightly grassy Virginias. Both base tobaccos harmonize very, very well imo and are underscored by the flavoring. The flavoring is much less intense than in the tin note, yet present in every puff and offers mild aromas of spiced-, and stoved-fruits, as well as berries-ish notes. Occasionaly I also perceive a mild floralness.

A masterpiece of a pipe tobacco blend, really. Unlike the most natural blends I prefer (mainly Motzek blends), but very enjoy- and love-able for its own merits.

Pipe Used: Clay Pipes / Various Briars

Similar Blends: Other "old english style" blends like,, Peterson - University Flake, Rattray - Wallace Flake (Flake Collection), Peterson - Peterson's Perfect Plug.

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	CherchezLaghost (52)	2017-07-26		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I can see why some dislike it, but I am a lover of Erinmore Flake. Its a classic, and does have something truly unique going for it in a world full of forgettable blends. Forgettable it is not. First off, the tin note immediately distinguishes. It is a rich vabur, but you wouldn't know that by sniffing the contents of the tin. A baked apricot pie is what you get from the nose. Very intriguing. Upon combustion, you certainly pick up some bright, fruity notes, but this is tempered by rich, deep, textbook quality vabur flavors. This is one of few blends that satisfies both my desire for novelty, and classically perfect execution. There is a reason this potent flake has been around as long as it has. I always have a partially consumed tin kicking around my mudroom for those moments when nothing else will do. A good dose of nicotine, this is a full flavored aromatic for lovers of heavier fare. You really ought to try a tin, if only to determine which camp you are in: the Lovers, or the Haters. Use a cob you don't mind ghosting.

Pipe Used: Cobs, meerschaums, briar

Age When Smoked: New to 2 yrs

Purchased From: PipesandCigars.com, smokers haven

Similar Blends: Grasmere flake (in character, if not flavor).

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	hawky454 (107)	2017-03-12		Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Very Pleasant

I tried this one a long time ago when I was first learning how to smoke a pipe and I thought it tasted just like Orlik Golden Slice.... how wrong I was. As I get reacquainted with this one I'm learning a lot about it that my novice palate just didn't pick up on. The current tin I'm smoking has a few years age on it and I can tell this one is just gonna get better the longer it sits. The flakes are extremely dark and smells of natural tobacco, I can't really pick up on the topping in the tin note. When lit, the top dressing is noted and it has some wonderful fruit and floral notes that really work well with the natural tobacco flavors. I've heard that when this was made by Murray's that this was heavily perfumed which is no longer the case now that STG is producing it. The top dressing is applied conservatively and just enough to enhance the natural flavors, so I wouldn't actually consider this an aromatic but as you can see most people do. The nicotine strength is no wimp and should totally satisfy folks that crave it, it certainly satisfies me. I'll be going deep in my cellar with this one. I only wish I could have tried the Plug version before it was yanked from the market. Essential!

Pipe Used: Stanwell

Age When Smoked: 3 years

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	dixcreek (182)	2016-11-18		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Iconic tobacco, and rightfully so! Erinmore is what an aromatic should be, fine quality tobacco with subtle notes of flavoring. Erinmore does that on both fronts, quality grassy Virginia, and nutty earthy Burley take the lead and the semisweet fruit topping take this smoker to a place that most other aromatics simply cannot reach. Consistent flavor from the get go all the way through the last puff. Iconic and there is a reason, a definite must try for the serious piper. A regular rotation member here at The Dix Creek homestead.

Age When Smoked: Various aged and new

Purchased From: Pipes and cigars

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	canvas (337)	2016-07-15		Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Wanting to try as many new brands as I can, I am making sure to buy a tin of every popular blend I can find. With over 300 reviews, Erinmore Flake has clearly visited a lot of pipes over the years.

I've read there is no actual pineapple flavoring added, but my nose certainly detected some kind of fruit inside, along with a dull chocolate carob smell. As with other flakes I "Z" fold, this one took a bit to get going (may be a tad moist out of the tin to). It was a bit of a chore to smoke.

Any froo froo flavor detected earlier certainly went away and was replaced by the meaty burley. Nothing too overbearing, just a warm smoke you have to work towards (I could not keep it lit for long). The nose exhale was pretty stingy, so I was not able to explore more flavor that way. I would say it did maintain its character to the very end and never got to ashy.

Likely not something I would revisit, but certainly glad I tried it.

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

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	Cobsnob (2)	2016-02-25		Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant

This stuff is a GEM If dried out just enough, this stuff smokes all day!!! The note of the tin is definitely licorice... Black licorice, good... Virginia... Licorice . Tasted sweet savory on the bottom and tip of my tongue. And doesn't bite but could if too wet. Smoke well, and do not exceed the burn rate of this tobacco and it will treat you well

Pipe Used: Cob, every thing else i got...

Age When Smoked: 12 06 14

Similar Blends: Nothing else I've smoked but ....like every good tobacco product I've used.

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	GabrielCRT (115)	2016-01-11		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

I may have smoked more Erinmore Flake than any other tobacco. I don't even like it that much but when I get the itch for it only Erinmore satisfies. The Virginias and Burley's are definitely high quality and they have some strength too. It is the topping, though, that has me helplessly hooked. The floral and fruity combination is a work of art. The smoke is thick and coats the entire palate. I am grateful that this blend has remained in production for so long and I hope it continues to for my lifetime.

Similar Blends: Erinmore - Erinmore Mixture.

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	Gae (46)	2003-01-23		Medium to Strong	Strong	Medium to Full	Strong

I smoke this when I'm in the mood for something a little stronger & sweet.Some people can handle it, & other's can't.It's not a bad tobacco but fairly well cased! "Though" I know of 3 fairly new pipe smoker's who prefer this to milder blend's!! It is sweet with a thick topping that is said "to be pineapple"?? I only smoke this in a dedicated pipe as the taste can stay in a pipe for many week's.As far as tobacco can go,you can do alot worse believe me.And this in a class of it's own. The texture of the flake is rather good,I like to let it dry abit & then lighting is not a problem-if not packed to tight.I find this smoke's very nicely in a Peterson bent pipe.In it's class-I will give it 3 Out of 4 Star's.

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	JClark (26)	2002-10-23		Medium to Strong	Strong	Full	Strong

Pure CRAP. Not only is it crap, it will make whatever pipe you smoke it out of CRAP too. It creeps up into your pipe and dies a horrid death. You have been forewarned.

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	PuffPuffLive (32)	2022-12-06		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Stout looking dark flakes with a musty aroma and a fruity topping.

The smoke was surprisingly grassy and Virginia forward. The Burley adds plenty of body and some strength. The topping makes its presence known in the room note. Requires some patience and drying time to get the best smoke.

A classic blend, and I enjoyed the tin. It’s not going to be a regular in my rotation.

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	Pipetweed (5)	2022-03-07		Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I admit at the outset to having some bias for this blend: my maternal grandfather smoked Erinmore Flake and Mixture. Nonetheless, the blend deserves the accolade of loyal pipe smokers.

The tin note is of dark dried fruits and fermenting hay. I get a hint of licorice every so often as well. The flakes arrive thin cut and slightly moist as with all flakes I have received from the STG. This does make them practically pipe ready and easy to rub out or fold for stuffing.

Having used both of the above methods, I found that I get the best smoke out of this blend after folding and "cube cutting" one of the flakes and gravity filling that cut into a pipe with a wider bowl. You can tamp it lightly to add a little extra, but a little goes a long way. This reduces the number of relights I need and mitigates the temptation to overfill my pipe. This blend can and will burn hot if pushed; a nice-and-easy cadence is highly recommended. And the flavors linger in my pipes even after cleaning.

Sadly, I have a palate as dull as a butter knife, but I do get a pleasant fruity sweetness (as opposed to a purely saccharine, marshmallowy sweetness) from the combined flavors of the tobacco and toppings in this blend. No unusual flavors crop up, and I have yet to taste the hint of licorice I smell in the tin. The aroma from the smoke attracts the good attentions of non-smokers and reminiscences from those who had family who smoked pipes.

Another good old blend that I confidently give three-and-a-half stars.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: Freshly tinned

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

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	Darth 69 (117)	2021-11-19		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This blend has changed since my last tin and not for the better. It's much more burley forward, not nearly as dark, lighter pressed and the flavor is a bit different. In the tin note it has a slight medicinal note along with the fruity aroma. The medicinal note doesn't come through in the smoke but the flavor has a bit of a more piercing lime note on top of the grain-like flavor of the burley. There doesn't seem to be much dark air-cured leaf in this anymore which I think gave the older version a coarser texture and more body to the smoke. The older version, despite it's make up had wonderful sweet virginia notes come through in the smoke. None of that in this new version. I think this blend has become victim to STG's continuing efforts to simplify production which I have noticed with many of it's blends over the last few years. What may have been blends that were ready-rubbed cakes are now just ribbon. And now this just seems like a lighter pressed flake that isn't stoved or heat pressed which I assume the previous version must have been. The last time I buy this blend; Erinmore Flake R.I.P.

Age When Smoked: New

Similar Blends: Lime Jell-O on Grapenuts cereal.

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	marvin184 (10)	2021-07-22		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

As someone who lives in Greece i struggle to find a variety of foreign blends and when this tobacco was available i couldn't help myself but try it. Expectations were high even from my very first days of following YTPC. This blend is a myth and for a reason obviously.

For my palette it is semi aromatic. Opening the tin you get a fruity aroma, enhanced by the natural virginia notes. Somewhere behind there is a hint of stronger components like burley as the tin suggests but i am not entirely sure.

Moisture is high. At least dry a flake for about 30 minutes. I smoked probably 3 or 4 bowls to get this right. It bites like a Mac Baren but the taste is really good. On the front there is a light hay slightly fruity Virginia and again behind everything a darker taste from Burleys and Kentucky.

I can't notice any flavourings unless i retrohale. Only diasadvantage for me the high moisture that sometimes makes the experience not so enjoyable.

Pipe Used: Briar, Corn cob

Age When Smoked: fresh

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	William H. Hardy (95)	2021-07-13		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Tolerable to Strong

My taste buds must be different from many, as I get mostly a solid Va/Bur flake. It definitely has a bit of topping that I can’t quite put my finger on, but that flavor is mostly in the background. From my experience, it’s a sweet, earthy, dark flake with just a little bit of sourness.

This is a tobacco that I’ve ordered several times, but is not one that I always keep on hand. It’s one I have to be in the mood for. I’ve found, for me, I like it quite a bit in a briar, but not so much in a clay. That seems strange, but it’s been my experience.

I’ll keep ordering this stuff when I have the desire to smoke it. It’s certainly a great blend. I’d give it a 3 to 3.5 stars.

Pipe Used: Custom-bilts and Petes

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	cm1648 (107)	2021-04-22		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Tin note and prep: The tin note gave off a fruity medicinal aroma, which I didnt care for. It came a bit on wet side but a bit of rubbing out and air drying quickly helped.

The virginia/burley ratio is fairly balanced (though the Virginias seem to carry the blend more often), with both offering their known notes- Va: lighter hay notes, dark fruit (which is accentuated by the fruity topping) Bur: earthy, nutty, with slight molasses tones.

The floral/fruity topping is always evident, though seems to wane as the smoke continues.

This was a blend I had on my wishlist for quite some time. But I cant say I am a huge fan of the floral/fruity topping. If I was to recommend a topped Va/Bur, I'd lean toward University Flake.

7/10

Age When Smoked: 0-3 months

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	PhillyB (70)	2015-08-09		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

I found this to be a pleasant if simple smoke. I haven't had the original to compare it to, so I'll just keep focused on the modern interpretation.

Out of the tin it can be a little damp, but I packed a bowl anyway and had no issues. The flavors are the same from start to finish, and consist of apricot and wheat. Tastes like they just added apricot flavoring to the modern Orlik Golden Sliced.

The room note surprised me a little. It smells very mild, and the overall impression is of dried fruit. Even my finicky parents enjoyed it.

A solid and simple smoke. Nothing that makes me say "Wow! That's fantastic!", just more along the lines of "I really enjoyed that, and I would smoke this again."

Pipe Used: Missouri Meerschaum Legend

Age When Smoked: fresh

Similar Blends: Orlik Tobacco Company A/S - Golden Sliced (Red).

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	klong807 (3)	2015-04-19		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is a beautiful Virginia flake. It has a dark and leathery appearance in the tin. It has the typical grassy smell but it strong with the smell of dark or dried fruit.

The taste is medium in strength but when it's smoking well it tastes of hay and plumb. This is a must try blend for those interested in Virginia flakes, which are a personal favorite for me.

I find it smokes better with half of a single flake as it packs a little too tight with a whole flake. Take your time with this one since, as with most Virginias, it can and will bite if pushed too hard.

Pipe Used: Bjarne Viking Classic and Adsorba

Age When Smoked: Unknown

Purchased From: Tabakhaus Durek, Berlin, Germany

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	Macker56 (3)	2015-02-13		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Very Pleasant

Brightly colored flake with a sweet fruity floral aroma. Rubs out easily and packs nicely.Char light reveals a sweet taste that is maintained throughout the entire bowl.Actually the end of bowl a carmelized sugar taste is present. Very enjoyable smoke when you want something on the lighter side but wouldn't consider as a daily smoke. Have used the same pipe when smoking this tobacco and there is a noticable ghost in the pipe prior to smoking.

Age When Smoked: out of tin

Purchased From: Emersons Tobacco

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	shrimpy jim (5)	2015-01-19		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Unnoticeable

One person likened this blend to Dunhill Virginia flake but I find that blend rather bland whereas Erinmore flake is tasty and stays that way from top to bottom.I love it along with the Balkan blend of the same name.

Pipe Used: Charatan and Meers.

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: mysmokingshop,Preston,England.

Similar Blends: None,unique in itself..

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	Jevverrett (104)	2014-07-30		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I gave up pipe smoking for about six months at one point maybe six years ago now. One day at work I decided I wanted a pipe while I was making a long drive in a box truck. I stopped into a little tobacco/lottery shop near 95 in ct. Aside from some lesser brands all they had was cherry bomb and this little yellow rectangular tin. I had never had flake tobacco before. I think I picked it up bc I seem to recall tom hanks son young son in "road to perdition" smoked it haha. By the way, it is not pineapple flavored. The pineapple is the international symbol for hospitality. It may just be an intended expression of such on the part of the original blending co.

Anyway. I didn't know about the folding process, so rubbing it out was the best I could figure. It was a bit wet at first. Not bad though. To my palate at the time, it was a rich tasty tobacco. Some kind of a flavor to it, wasn't sure what it was at the time. Now I believe it was a subtle Lakeland. It got better in the second half too. It became my favorite for a while. I googled how to smoke it and learned about the folding. Oddly enough, it was a vid of some old English guy from dunhill or some such. Macbaren maybe? I liked it better folded. I found a Grabow that it fit perfectly in. (I was 25 at the time, we all make mistakes) it does have some kind of a fruity note to it btw.

It burns nice and slow folded. Provided you take the time to charr it properly so it expands to fill the bowl. Otherwise you get long pieces that don't burn with the rest of it. Burns down pretty clean, it needs to sit on the bottom to avoid dottle bit in your mouth when it gets low. Not much nicotine content in the grand scheme of tobacco. I even kept some in a jar rubbed out on my secretary.

Here's my issue, maybe a question to others. The flavor seemed to change when the tin went square shaped. The new tin also has a label. The old one was painted. I had a shop near my work keeping this in stock for me. One day he had different tins in. The flake changed shape as well. It didn't fit in my pipe anymore. And, it tasted like soap. I got another tin. It did too. I had one older one in a draw, and there it sits as I write this. I'm saving it for a special trip or something. Anyone else have this experience with the soap taste?

Pipe Used: Grabows, bent and billiard. Cobs

Age When Smoked: New, left in jar

Purchased From: Most tobacco shops

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	Talltree (31)	2014-06-12		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Boy, I really like this stuff. I don't know about it tasting like juicyfruit. To me it tastes like a subtle light fruitiness. I am particularly sensitive to aromatic casings. I don't like 'em. But this stuff tastes like what it is - a really good Virginia / burley flake with a touch of sweetness. I've read that Virginia flakes don't readily absorb casings and require a surface spraying, and that is what you taste. This is much better than a loose tobacco with flavored cavendish added. And that is exactly what I wanted, a mild background flavor that complimented instead of burying the fine Virginia flavor. I particularly like the mildness. I can't get it to bite or burn hot. Then there is the nicotine, to which I am also sensitive. It is very mild. I know several have said it has a good nicotine hit, but I haven't experienced it. Give this stuff a try.

I was about to go cold turkey and quit smoking a pipe but flake smoking has remedied the problems I was having with pipe tobacco. I'll revisit this review in a year or so.

Pipe Used: corncob

Age When Smoked: new from the tin

Purchased From: local pipe and cigar shop

Similar Blends: MacBaren Flakes except with more sweetness.

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	Jacinto Cupboard (209)	2014-03-09		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

This was one of my Father's favourites and is one of the smells of my childhood. I have smoked it myself since the 1980s and seen it thru several iterations. The current version is close enough to the old Murray's tobacco, and we must deal with what we have now.

The current formulation is a Va/Burley flake with a casing that is heavy enough for it truthfully to be called an aromatic. I don't think it is a Lakeland type at all, but it is much closer to that genre than it is to OTC aromatics, particularly those Danish and Dutch types. It is thick and dark and rubbery in texture. I always rub these flakes out.

The aroma is mostly licorice, with what I have always thought to be apricot, but could well include plum. Altho these flavours are strong, they still allow a confident tobacco aroma to assert itself. Formerly this was of a dark Va character, but in recent years the Burley is far more pronounced and muddier, chocolate-like flavours are to be found.

This is a survivor from the Great Era of British Pipe Smoking. Its popularity and endurance support its status as a classic. Personally I think it is a very good tobacco, but there are many finer tobaccos to be had today. Despite this, it is a part of my regular rotation because of my personal history with this tobacco.

Pipe Used: Lepeltier, Missouri Pride

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	GenericusernameYOB (6)	2014-02-21		Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I don't know why it took so long for me to try out Erinmore Flake, I suppose with so many other exotic tobaccos, this one gets overlooked. It's an OTC blend in the UK, that is, if you can find pipe tobacco at all.

Dark uniform flakes in the tin that look oily, with a fruityness that's more subdued than zesty, and recalls dried apricot. Not too moist, it packed without issue from being half rubbed out.

I wasn't expecting such a luxurious smoke, there are definite creamy, buttery moments through the snork, and a velvety smoothness in the mouth. Quite delicious. Sweetness is there, though I couldn't classify this as an aromatic at all. Definitely not in the Danish / American sense. Surprisingly the fruity nose in the tin doesn't transfer further than the charring light / 1/8th of the bowl. Just a well behaved virginia* that I can't imagine anyone not enjoying.

All in all, easy to maintain, no bite, and surprisingly good. Also packs some nicotine, which is nice.

*Edit: Another tin down, and with my technique coming along nicely (read - slow sipping) I would say that this is a 2.5 star tobacco. It has more burley nuttyness than what I initially picked up on. Also the casing is evident further through the bowl if sipped, but it remains pleasant if you like that sort of thing.

Pipe Used: Astley's rusticated billiard

Age When Smoked: New and with 3+ years on the tin

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	krg1000 (183)	2013-12-13		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I was a bit reticent to try this blend, since at my local B&M it was priced considerably less than other 50g tins. Boy, am I glad I did pick this up. What a great smoke. It is a nicely blended flake that comes out of the tine a bit moist, but not sopping wet. A little drying time might be in order for your preferences. Lights well and stays lit with little effort. Surprisingly, a nice hit of Vitamin N does leave its mark. YMMV. Recommended.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2013-11-22		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I bought a tin based on the reviews of others and the desire to have a tobacco I could reasonably smoke indoors without upsetting anybody too much. I heard about the fruity casing and thought it would be like a pleasant Virginia with extra sweet flavour.

At first I found the flavouring sort of pleasant, but soon got tired of it, and its over the top floral background flavour. Since then, I have struggled to finish a bowl. I have found it consistently unpleasant compared to other VA's. This ties in with my experience of other heavily topped tobaccos which seem to taste mainly of burnt sugar throughout the bowl.

Perhaps I'm being unfair, perhaps I am hopelessly inexperienced in these things, but I still have more than half a tin left and little desire to finish it off. In the meantime, I have ploughed through a tin of SG Golden Glow, and am loving my tin of Nightcap.

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	Smoking Sam (20)	2013-07-03		Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The fruit/citrus tin notes are promising, but I did not find that this translates into the flavor profile whatsoever. I rubbed out one flake, stuffed it into an old Jobey Dansk briar pipe, that by now, has an adequate cake build up. It took three lights to get the tobacco burning, and it burned well thereafter. Plenty of smoke, but no flavors, other than a basic Virginia tobacco profile. So disappointing, given the pleasant fruity tin notes. The bowl did get hot, since I was puffing aggressively, trying to get some type of flavor out of this bland tobacco. No tongue bite. No aftertaste. This blend doesn't even make my top 25. I won't be buying Erinmore Flake again, when the tin is finished. Not recommended.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2013-05-20		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Sorry guys but this one doesn't work for me.

the tin smell is interesting but that doesn't translate into a good smoking experience.

first off, i've tried almost everything and I do have issues keeping it lit. i'm no big expert with flakes but it is annoying.

secondly, the mild, somewhat pleasant first few puffs, soon turn into a bizarre bite that just ruins it and pretty much covers everything you may have enjoyed so far.

wont buy this again.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2012-09-17		Medium	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

I just cannot get enthusiastic about this flake. I read the reviews...tried aging it, rubbing it out and darn near everything short of smoking while in some yoga position. All to no avail. The licorice note when you open the tin is pleasant (if you like licorice as I do) but it simply doesn't translate to anything much during the smoke and overall it is a disappointment. I did mix some with a bit of Burley and sprinkle the whole with some Dalmore Single Malt and let it sit for a few months. That was not too bad, but this stuff straight out of the tin is not worthy of being called an "exotic" or "exclusive" tobacc.

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	scottyspipesebay (25)	2012-06-11		Mild	Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable

Erinmore Flake: Flavorless incense for pipes, not people. Nothing appealing, whatsoever. If you want something flat, try a pancake. At least with the pancake you can add flavor to it and it won't bite back.

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	butman (50)	2012-04-22		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Years ago I had tried Erinmore Flake and found the flavoring and casing to be over the top. Today, I bought a can and tried a pipe full, then another then another. Well, I have to say this is a really nice mild to medium tobacco. There is no heavy note and the pipe doesn't seem to carry the flavor over. When I had tried it years ago it took a lot of cleaning and Sir Walter to get the flavor out of the pipe. This will become a regular for me.

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	SteelCowboy (685)	2011-12-13		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I guess there is something to be said for a blend that has been reviewed as many times as Erinmore has as this marks the 200th review. Upon opening the tin, I hated, yes hated the tin scent as it reminded me of a medication that I took as a child with a bouquet of fake smelling berries. The good news is that the strong tin scent doesn't fully carry over to the smoke. I have smoked these neat little flakes folded and rubbed out and I enjoy it best rubbed out. Erinmore is a nice Burley/Virginia flake with a pleasant berry/fruit taste in the background. Although not comparable blends, I would put the amount of berry scent in the same realm as Dunhill's old Three Year Matured in terms of the amount of the casing. I did notice that letting the flakes air out in the unsealed tin for a couple of months, the scent dissipates quite a bit. It rubs out with ease and smokes cleanly leaving a nice grey ash. It also has a nice amount of Lady N which is something I enjoy in flake tobacco. Erinmore seems to be a love/hate blend for many and I find myself in the love camp for a tin or two, but unless I can find a well aged tin, I won't purchase it again as I enjoy other flakes far more. Recommended

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	who broke my clay pipe? (70)	2011-10-18		Medium	Mild	Full	Pleasant

50g rectangle tin(a nice useful tin to keep afterwards actually)

Ok i have had a few tins of this and recently discovered a missing kilner jar with some in which i have been missing but wasn't sure if i had already smoked it.(nice discovery)

Tin appearance of well prepared uniform dark bark brown flakes,cool and moist but smokable strait out of the tin.

Tin aroma is more earthy and fruitless compared to the softer erinmore mixture;the light topping of aniseed and liquorice had long dissipated by the time i got round to rediscovering this baccy,,i must of had it jarred about 3 month,but the smoking properties where not much different than strait out of the tin.

Smoked in a 6" clay(my favourite tasting standard)folded rolled and stuffed,it takes flame easy and burns uniformly and cooly all the way down;nice slow burner,but i remember last winter that if i smoked it on a frosty night out side it seemed to burn fast(oxygen level in the cold perhaps?)

This is to a certain extent an 'over the counter' blend(i don't see it in supermarkets, but some newsagent/sandwich shops stock it in barnsley yorkshire)but as an OTC i rate it as highly as anything else that is harder to aquire.

Nice natural quality tobacco,plain but with taste and consistant. To describe taste;chalky clay earthy mineral soil,reminds me of the south coast(of england). Natural as porrage neither sweet nor salty. Less sweet than Erinmore Mixture,a white flavour,balanced midrange ,stable,comfortable,peaceful,quiet,deep,unfortified.

The taste is really simular to water buscuit crackers,slightly buttery at times(or maybe sunflower spread)Its a plain flavour like unsalted pure potato chips,cool on the tongue like yoghurt(it doesn't actually taste of yoghurt btw)

Easily an alldayer;no bite,no soap,easy on the tongue that satisfies in an isotonic way that doesn't leave me wanting more or less,,easy going really. Clean and low maintenance.

I wouldn't call this an aromatic blend ,its a slightly nuttier burley variant comparable to dunhill flake and not as topped as university flake;it has a taste of its own unique enough to occupy a permanent spot in my rotation thats for sure.

A natural but not heavy medium tobacco,not as sunny and smiley in taste as the mixture,more mature and bodied,if EM is the sun i can compare this to the Moon,,its more mystic and subtle and makes for me a comforting moonlight smoke actually with its quiet white flavour which reminded me of a time when i was in cubscouts;we made a flour and water dough and wrapped it around a stick and cooked it over a fire;it was no frills but somehow more tasty than a more cluttered meal(like a plain yorkshire pudding infact)...'Less is more'philosophy.

Complimentary food or drink;a bottle of cool white wheat bier and a yorkshire pud before or after(i don't eat whilst smoking)

I know i will be re-ordering a couple of more tins sometime soon .

------------------------------------------------------------------ UPDATE 16-06-2017

lately I have been revisiting some old friends and enemies with my Falcon, Alco, Brentford pipes which are my established favourite tasting pipes out of the 200 or so pipes I possess - I have tried more pipes than tobaccos if I am honest, but that's another story for the private science of my own pipe review explorations, and not here.

My original review I was a dedicated clay pipe smoker and in that 6 years or so I have progressed onto briar pipes and metal stem pipes in particular and I am enjoying my smokes in a different tasting type way.

Erinmore Flake is a scented flake and not an aromatic, it is a serious tobacco. I feel I need to upgrade its smoking experience from 3 to 4 stars because it is such a worthy flake.. It is up there with St Bruno Flake, Condor Longcut, Walnut, some G&H and SG flakes. A well balanced natural Virginia/burley flake with a light licorice and anise scented topping.. Naturally sweet citrus and nutty.. It is a clean smoke, no bite and burns slow and cool.

I have smoked this on and off for quite a few years and its still good,it now comes in a 50g rounded tin rather than the smaller rectangle.

Its a 4 star really nice smoke.

Pipe Used: Clays, Falcon Pipes

Age When Smoked: New,Months,Couple of years.

Purchased From: Newsagents

Similar Blends: St Bruno Flake, Condor Longcut, Walnut Flake. Worlds away from the Erinmore Mixture which is a pineapple Cavendish aromatic. Erinmore Flake is a serious burley and virginia tobacco..

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-08-09		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Appearance is a dark brown flake. Tin smells sweet, a bit like candied orange peel. Tastes flat and cigarette-like.

Erinmore Flake is an uninteresting, cased, poor quality tobacco. I find no reason to recommend this for anyone.

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	Capt (339)	2011-08-09		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Tin notes of sweet fruits and hay. I wish this didn't bite as bad as it does, or it would have earned one more star.

A bit difficult to pack and get lit. The more you try, the harder it bites. I have it in the cellar for the last year now, I'll update soon and hopefully add that 3rd star.

Update: After writing this review, I grabbed the tin out of the cellar. Nice moisture now, just the way I like my flakes. Packing and lighting was a dream, the rest of the experience was a nightmare. I didn't think this would get worse, but it did. Tenfold. It now tastes like cigarette ash, still burns, and tastes horrible. Downgraded to 1 star.

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	Virginia lover (218)	2011-02-25		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Tolerable

50g tin pre 2005. Fermented fruity smell off the tin, fragrant and intoxicating. The oily, dark brown flakes are nicely presented. Lightly rubbed, it burns well without drying needed. I would consider this tobacco, the Irish cousin of Royal Yacht from Dunhill. The floral essence is there but better applied. I get licorice, dry fruits(figs, raisins) for sure, Tonquin maybe? The essence is present with every puff. This is a light aromatic with a fuller Virginia tobacco taste and strength. You basically get the best of both worlds with this flake.

UPDATE After a few tries, I come to the conclusion that there is Tonquin in this mixture, the way my stomach and head react tells me so. A shame, those flakes are quality but I smoke the pipe for my leisure and relaxation and this flake produces neither. It is certainly recommended for those who enjoy this kind of mixture.

Virginia lover

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	Sinister Topiary (84)	2011-02-20		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Very Strong

If there are blends that can be considered High English blends (Squadron Leader; Aristan's Blend; Margate; Blackpoint; British Woods; etc…) I believe there are some virginia flakes that can be considered High Virginian: FVF, Opening Night, Hal O the Wynd, Union Square, etc. Erinmore Flake definitely falls in this camp.

It's a high quality straight virginia that, like other “single malt” flakes, has its own character, one which the copy has right: it's a bit flowery and fruity. That said, I find myself once again arrayed against the opinion of the vast majority of my pipe smoking brethren in that I don't detect any hint of the strong casing so easily discerned by others.

Indeed this tobacco seems to have the most wildly variable “Flavoring” ratings of any tobacco on this site. I appear to be one of the tiny handful of reviewers who, like ivycap and Spike, believe that there is no topping here. Perhaps I'm mistaken, but the fruity, flowery flavor I discern I would simply ascribe as being a characteristic of the flake itself. But pineapple? Just because there's a pineapple in Erinmore's logo doesn't necessarily mean it's a flavor to be found in the smoke. I was actually looking forward to it, and was disappointed not to find it.

Erinmore Flake is a quality virgnia, to be sure, but one I won't buy again. There's a quality to this smoke that doesn't agree with me, one that opens a mild but unpleasant pit in my stomach, and not in the same way as other strong Vitamin N blends. Still, it's worth a try, and like other quality virginias this one benefits from a very slow draw. I would also recommend letting it dry out quite a bit.

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	dk-piper (25)	2010-11-18		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Definitely a unique tobacco taste. Just like S.G.'s 1792, but the other way.

Erinmore Flake taste fruity. Tropical flavors. Sometimes it feels like smoking an aromatic, but with the full tobacco strength and taste.

At first, when i read all the other reviews i did not believe that there would be any pineapple flavor.

Here's what i taste without any prejudices...

Pineapple, occasionally hints of coconut linger through.

Smoking this baccy reminds me of the movie-scene in "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas", where johnny depp and benicio del toro are sitting outside at the Flamingo and drinking cocktails.

Just Tropical.

Hate it or love it!

I love it, once it has dried out a bit.

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	PipesterJim (47)	2010-10-24		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Tolerable

I've spent the weekend smoking this one and I still can't really decide where it fits into my ideas about the different categories of tobacco.

It has the kind of strength and constitution that I associate with lakeland flakes, but the flavouring used is sufficiently different that it isn't really comparable. It is definitely more 'aromatic' than 'lakeland floral'. In fact, halfway through the first bowl I realised where I had tasted something like this before: Sunday's Fantasy by Radfords. That is a mild aromatic, chunky ribbon-cut blend with a strong (as in I can't get it out my pipe) top-flavour of apricot and vanilla. The dressing used on Erinmore Flake is very, very similar.

As others have pointed out, this one definitely seems to work best rubbed out and well-dried, which makes the top flavour less assertive. With that done I find it acceptable, but it isn't as smooth as a lot of scented flakes and I can't help thinking, "I would rather be smoking St Bruno."

My tentative conclusion is that if you like apricot flavoured aromatics and are looking for a flake with a similar taste and a higher vitamin N content then this is the one for you. For me, when the craving for a stout flake with some added flavour strikes (which is currently quite frequently) I will be sticking with my GH&Co florals and British OTC flakes.

I will probably finish the tin, but shan't purchase again. I can see this hitting the spot for some folks so it gets a 'recommended' rating, but it definitely won't be for everyone.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-09-22		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

When i first opened the tin I thought, well this is pretty interesting. I'm aware that this flake has been around for awhile and is liked by many so I tried not to let the cheap perfume scent bother me much.

Packed a couple flakes, lit in and wow. Not a pleasurable experience. Imagine smoking a bowl of fine flake beside your better half while she fills her hair and the room full of some aussie mango hairspray or something. That's about as close as I can get. About mid bowl the perfume barely subsides. Enough that you can taste fine tobacco in there. Smokes great, no bite. I'd love to try this tobacco without the perfume. The bottom of the bowl got a little ashy for me.

I've smoked a couple pipe loads before reviewing this and with the same results. I haven't tried airing it out, so that's next. Maybe enough of the kick will air off to make this smokeable. I'd hate to waste a tin. But personally I just think I really don't like this tobacco at all. Why I torture myself I'll never know. 1 star for being tobacco.

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	doc'spipe (241)	2010-08-12		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

My first encounter was with the smaller rectangular tins (my favorite tin preference) of Erinmore Flake with flakes that are not cut parallel to the long side of the tin, but perpendicular to it (in other words, cut along the short length of the tin). It is similar to the way Kingfisher is packaged. Where Kingfisher is a crumble cake, Erinmore is truly a flake - perhaps a tad thinner than, let us say, a Peterson flake. Even though a flake, it does not stay together well when extracting a flake from the tin. It has a tendency to split apart along its length and fall apart from there, but certainly not crumbly (letting the tin air dry a bit, the flakes holds up much better). Yes, it is very fresh, but not overly moist. It is most certainly smokeable right from a newly opened tin. The tin aroma after first opening is quite strong, but this vanishes within minutes. For most of us familiar with EF, this tin note has been hard to describe. For me, there was no pineapple or juicy fruit gum. There was a fruitiness present that was very reminiscent of apricot with a smidgen of lemon. With deep inhalation of the tin contents, it was then reminiscent of perhaps incense-laden lemon and perhaps a bit of anise. Whatever it may be, it is a shade above subtle. Upon opening the tin, I was afraid that the concentrated aroma I first detected would make its presence known while smoking. I am happy to say that it did and it was delightful!

Moisture content was ready for smoking and it lit very easily, requiring few relights along the way. In my opinion, Erinmore Flake is for the experienced pipe smoker NOT because of any harshness, bite, dottle, moisture, etc. It is for the experienced pipe smoker who knows how to coax from a blend all that it has to offer in the way of pipe smoking satisfaction. And yes, it comes in one of the most elegantly designed tins I have ever encountered. All in all, one of the best out there! P.S. it leaves a nice Burley smell on the fingers after handling the leaf.

UPDATE 11-23-10: I read an interview of a former Murray's Blender on a pipe smoking blog. He stated the Erinmore scent/taste is that of apricot and prune.

UPDATE 11-16-12: I recently purchased a full content 6 ounce tin on Ebay of the original Ernimore Flake produced by Murrays. Although the seal was not intake and the flakes were very, very dry, the smoking quality was superb! Initial tin aroma was of old tobacco (read musty) with no typical Erinmore flavor what so ever. I took a few flakes and broke them in half and crushed them into my pipe. Obviously there was no problem with lighting tobacco this dry but surprisingly it never smoked hot. At times there was the faintest hint that this was indeed Erinmore. There was also, from time to time, a soapiness to the flavor. The tobacco was extremely dark - almost black actually. The Virginias aged very nicely and provided a slight spiciness to the smoke which was quite enjoyable. It tastes different from the current EF in that it is a much fuller smoke with less of the apricot note in tin or in the smoke; perhaps due to aging/loss of seal.

Pipe Used: Stanwell Featherweight Poker

Age When Smoked: Fresh from tin.

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	Davetopay (43)	2010-06-05		Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Where to begin? It smells like candy. The flakes are comically small. In fact I just grab 2 every time I go to smoke some of this puzzler. There is all kinds of lore/speculation about the topping and the pineapple on the tin. Is it a full on aromatic? Is it a sort of hybrid like some people consider University Flake to be? Let's dive in!

The tin.....The tin design is delightfully dated. The colors and art work harken back to a slower, simpler time. The tiny pocket sized shape make me think it was MEANT to be carried about in the breast pocket of one's jacket. Forgive me if I delve to deep into speculation of the marketing here....easy transport, and bright colors mean you will be more likely to be seen in public with the product. Ever try to stuff a 100g tin of Mac Barren Plum Cake in your shirt pocket?

The size of the flakes....they are small. Cute in a way. You can stick your fingers in the tin, grab one, fold it over, stuff it, and do the same again if your pipe has room. All the while holding the pipe AND tin in the the other hand. Easy flake smoking on the go! I TOLD you I was going to speculate heavily about the marketing going on with this brand.

The SMELL: Love it or hate it, it is a unique aroma. People say pineapple, passion fruit, Juicy Fruit gum, cooked candy chews, and many other things are brought to mind. I have found something of a tropical melange of aromas when popping the tin. I first got hit with coconut. A sweet dry coconut nut unlike the aroma in a tin of Larson No 80. There is also a gooey sweet citrus note in the back, like ......PINEAPPLE. Possibly also mango. I also get a little hit of vanilla. The aroma seems like a dessert and tempts one to take a bite, which made me wonder if kids have ever gotten a hold of this stuff and ended up riding the puke train after finding out the hard way that it wasn't gum or candy. Yes, I am a wee bit evil as I chuckled at the hard lesson they would learn.

The taste: Golden Virginia. Smooth, toasty, nutty, cool burley. Nothing surprising, except for the quality. There are some damned fine tobaccos pressed together here, and they aren't afraid to tell you so. Not bitey, not bitter, not sticky sweet, but yummy in a well rounded way. The topping is something I was worried about. The aroma in the tin was so prominent, I felt sure it would be all over the smoke, and coat my mouth and sinuses like silicone gasket sealer. I was WRONG!(there is a first time for everything)Somehow, be it black magic, divine intervention, or just really knowing what they are doing, they got the topping/casing to work PARALLEL to the tobacco. That's right, it is in the room note just enough to be pleasing to your companion and passers by, you will occasionally catch it in the side stream or on the mustache, but it doesn't figure prominently in the overall flavor of the smoke. All in all, I think there are some similarities in the base blend between this and Uni Flake, but they are certainly not the same.....just similar. I think the Erinmore is brighter with more of a lemon VA tang than a stoved VA darkness. I shall digress! Marketing? Oh hell yes. A high quality, rich, decently complex VA based flake for the experienced smoker who also needs to keep the public around him happy? Hmmmmmm. I told you this stuff had some planning behind it.

The physical smoking experience: Easy, carefree, dry, with a solid dose of vitamin N. I didn't get bitten, gurgled, or felt a need to fuss with the contents of the bowl. You might need to relight on occasion, depending upon your smoking and packing styles, but I just puffed along without a problem. Amazingly, I failed to find any ghouls, demons, or ghosts in my bowl afterward.

All in all: A winner!...and a window into how one might chose a tobacco to keep with them all day. An attractive package which is easy to handle, containing a quality tobacco, posessing a pleasant room note, which deliver a non-fussy smoke all day. I told you they were smart when they came up with this stuff. It probably has something to do with it still being on the market to this day.

3.8 * out of 4 ENJOY!

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	strongirish (249)	2009-10-02		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I don't know what I expected this blend to be but it's not anything like I imagined. From the very fragrant room note emitting from the tiny, attractive tin, I thought this would be a soapy, perfumed blend and that most likely I would not like it. Was I surprised! This is a very fragrant, tasty, great smelling smoke. I took the flakes and set them out overnight near an air vent, and by morning they were perfect for smoking moisture wise. I half rolled them with some flaking off into a pipe and lit up. The flakes are long cut ribbon, all brown in color and the aroma in the room on first light was wonderful. The flavor is perfect, it is smooth and creamy with the flavoring wafting in and out but not overwhelming the tobacco taste which is sweet and nutty. It burns slow, won't be rushed at all. It won't let you push it hard, just burns at a steady pace and burns clean and dry. No tongue bite here at all. It burns all the way down to a dark grey ash with no dottle in the bottom of the bowl. This could easily be an all day smoke. It requires no looking after, just burns steady and requires no relights. I found no "N" kick at all, but it does seem to satisfy. One thing it does to me all through the smoke is make my mouth water. I find myself smoking this one bowl after another and am enjoying them very much. I highly recommend this blend. I is very good stuff and I will keep it around.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-09-11		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

An excellent combination of quality Virginias and a natural casing/topping (which, BTW, is approved by The Briar root association)

Pros: Burns long and without bite, gives a pleasant room note if smoked indoors and will always leave you wanting more.

Cons: Low on nicotine.

Makes for a wonderful companion while in the woods.

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	Tantric (321)	2009-05-02		Medium	Very Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

Some say this is one of the best Virginias flakes ever. It may be. It may also be that Virginias --unlike Erinmore Mixture, which also has Cavendish and Burley--do not absorb artificial flavors with the same degree of intensity that Burleys do.

PD: I've now tried the Scandinavian Group version of this classic. I was a bit harsh in my previous appraisal, so I had another go (almost 6 years after trying it for the first time). This is a nice Virginia/Burey with some sweet air cured leaf concoction, very well pressed. The flakes are malleable, easy to pack as they are or to rub them. It comes a tad dry but it is not at all harsh. Nice and simple smoking. Wouldn't mind smoking it again.

Pipe Used: Millville Special

Age When Smoked: N/A

Purchased From: Tabaqueria Xian

Similar Blends: Most Virginia-Burley mixtures and slightly similar (but softer) t0 1792 Flake..

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	BingCrosby (161)	2009-02-16		Strong	Medium	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

3 stars for being the most interesting tobacco I have tried so far.. and yes interesting can be good.. maybe not all the time but for special occasions.. this is a distinctive casing - which succeeds because of the quality of the tobacco flake and the character of what I assume is virginia and maybe burley.. The casing, which so many reviewers are adamantly saying is not pineapple, is uniquely fruity and tea like.. Its like a green tea with tropical flavors.. and dare I say something pineapple like (even though it might be the picture influencing me).. The casing is there and it is very noticeable.. but it works (whereas so many casings do not work).. I like it call me crazy - many have..

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	Dubinthedam (133)	2009-01-17		Medium	Medium to Strong	Full	Very Pleasant

I've reviewed the mixture, I love the stuff, I just wanted to review here to say that the flake is just as nice as the mix, the flake being a little stronger and better for outdoors...I love both, but really, a classic aromatic, and there aren't that many classics out there in that genre. I have a pipe dedicated to this blend...it's a must.

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	Pipepundit (168)	2008-09-13		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

When I first discovered Erinmore Flake, in the early seventies of the last century, I thought I had found my one and only pipe tobacco and would not look at any other. I bought twenty-five tins, and actually smoked eighteen of them on the trot. I found the aroma to be delicious, and the tobacco satisfying in a manly kind of way, that is to say strong but not brutal. The taste of virginia was really very good. It was also the first flake I smoked.

At the end of eighteen tins I found I needed variety, and with all the emotional trauma of giving up a first love, went on to discover other tobaccos - and latakia. The remaining tins I kept giving away and thought my supply was exhausted. Recently, in the course of shifting house I found the last of those tins, thirty-six years old. The sealing was intact. On opening the tin, the aroma was considerably muted, and the tobacco had turned very dark. The moisture level was somewhat lower than in fresh tins.

The taste was, if anything, even better than I remembered. I thoroughly enjoyed the tin. But it was a bit like meeting a former spouse: unexpectedly pleasant, but not temptation enough to go in for a second innings.

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	mo (81)	2008-09-12		Medium to Strong	Medium	Full	Strong

29/08/2007 My apologies fellow reviewers, I just dont understand why on earth I would disgrace my pipe with this when there are hundreds of blends on this planet to enjoy. This is as horrible and harsh as they get, Strength I welcome, but harshness I can live without. It burns the throat and nips the tongue and it has a horrible taste that I cant even begin to describe. Speaking of taste, THERE IS NO PINEAPPLE, JUST BECAUSE ITS ON THE TIN DOES NOT MEAN IT IS INSIDE IT, IS DUNHILL EMP CHICKEN FLAVOURED??? This blend does not invoke nostalgia in me and my review is my opinion, just hope I did not offend. Regards, Mo, South Africa

##Update## This has been forgotten in the back of my closet for a bit over a year now and i discovered it by chance tonight. Curiousity got the better of me and i loaded a medium sized bowl and set fire.

I must say, i have to upgrade this from one, to 2 stars. I will actually order more with my next order. I am very pleasantly surprised and look forward to finishing the tin.

The tobacco is just short of crispy which means that most of the topping has evaporated. What is left is a very tasty, medium to strong Virginia with a very slight topping. The taste of the topping is very faint and does remind of Juicy Fruit gum. I know this does not sound very attractive but i promise its not that bad.

Mo, South Africa

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2007-11-27		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Update: My original review will be found below - without any change. I was going to remove one star - of how it stacks up against formidable competition in the range and my enthusiasm when reaching for it. However, I found that it may have been eclipsed accidentally, since with a fair amount of airing - aged tins of this blend are wonderful.

Generally, these flakes require considerable airing - weeks / months for me. That is to say, I break the seal on the tins, re-close and place them back in my tobacco cabinet. Opening and looking at the flakes over a period of weeks before reaching for them. The difference is astounding. Fresh from the tin - this wouldn't even get one star - however with significant coaxing - it is an occasional treat in a small pipe. The topping becomes just a bit of support for high quality VA's.

I do though, thoroughly enjoy the reviews of this tobacco. Most entertaining is the down right adamant assertion that some have assumed that Pineapple is an ingredient and don't understand logo - which implies - "rare quality." However, no one has made this point more clearly than the reviewer 'Mo'(29 Oct 2007), who didn't particularly like the tobacco, but made an excellent and funny point about the Pineapple conspiracy.

Also, I am still smoking a supply of tins from the Murray production and haven't smoked any Erinmore Flake that wasn't made in Northern Ireland, yet.

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27 October 2005 - Erinmore Flake is pretty much to me, a wonderful VA with a slight flavoring. The outstanding high quality VA flavor is deep and I believe the flavoring agent tames the high pungent notes of the VA very nicely. It is an unusually cool smoking blend that doesn't require any typical VA smoking technique. In my opinion, if one is looking for an aromatic tobacco this would be a huge let down, since this may have a signature aroma but not that of the traditional aromatic genre.

I always smoke EF as a flake. As another reviewer noted ... it may take a few matches to get it going but my experience has been after a tamp an relight ... it is rather well behaved.

One other comparison if you will permit ... I smoke this as I do GH Rum Flake. To me it is similar in pedigree, although the GH is buttery and soft, the EF is more piquant but in either case the topping is about setting the stage for the tobacco. A very nice smoke!

Cheers, VC

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2007-09-12		Medium to Strong	Extra Strong	Medium	Tolerable

I felt betrayed by the 'professors' review (priss.pipes.org/ the Professors Pipe Page And Tobacco Bar). He had never led me astray before.... This is a stout licorace laden smoke with an intense cherryish gum like flavoring. I do not like licorace and for me it was like chewing black licorace, while chewing jucy fruit and smoking a ciggarette all at once.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2007-08-24		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

If a authentic hippy from the 60s had come up with this I would have been neither amazed or suprised. I am amazed and suprised however at the fact that this smoke has been around for a long long time but tastes and smokes like something space age. Have we found the first true psycadelic pipe tobacco.

Come with me for a moment to a far away island. Take my hand and follow me to jamacia or the windward isles where the bannans grow. We each have a pipe but sadly no tobacco. As the days go by and the heat blisters our skin we need a smoke more and more. Finally in desperation you decide to use the last of your strength to climb a pine apple tree. As you reach the top you are sad to find only burnt pine apple skins. You are about to climb back down when a idea breaks through youre weary mind. Looking down from that great height you see me peering up at you with expectation and a frothing mouth ready for a smoke. "Here you are, catch this." you call as you toss the sunburned pineapple skins down to me. You carefully make youre way back down the tree.

Eagerly we find our pipes from within our back packs and fill the bowl with the dark, burned pineapple skins. With our last few matches we light up and inhale. Pure pineapple fills our mouths. Hot humid pine apple with a taste of tropical fruits surely a tatse unlike any we could have expected from our pipe. The sea crashed around us and the sun shines down in fury on our heads but we do not care. The pineapple oh the pineapple. Strong and blissfully sweet. It even coats the inside of our mouths. Pure bliss.

I put the pipe down in the ashtray and flick the telly over. When I smoke Erinmore flask I am used to such blissfull hallucinations....Are you?... IF YOU ARE NOT USED TO THESE HALLUCINATION AND WANT A THROAT LEFT IN THE MORNING THEN AVOID THIS LIKE THE PLAUGE...YUK..

P.S Ive given my tin to my grandad he seems well chuffed ;)

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2006-11-21		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Tolerable

My elderly father used to smoke this (he now smokes the Erinmore mixture and nothing else - you really can't teach old dogs new tricks...) so for a nostaligia trip I like to open a tin I have and take a sniff of the singular aroma. I've tried this folded, rubbed, wet, dry and standing on my head but I just can't get it to work for me. I get a headache and my mouth feels like I'm sucking on an old sack. I'll occaisionally light a bit in a ashtray to remind me of my father, but I won't be putting it in my pipe anymore.

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	Captain Pete (83)	2006-09-14		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I was once contemplating a purchase of a tin of Erinmore Flake, and the tobacconist declared, "Run away, run away! You don't want that stuff." He then shook his head, shuddered, and did that brrrrghh sound. So I heeded his warning for the time being.

However, having read the reviews, and having talked with others about this particular flake, I came to a conclusion. Anything this reviled, yet this well loved has to be tried at least once. I don't care for aromatics, but do like some of the old timey style "fragrant" blends. And anything that is 'love it or hate it' is sure to be interesting at least.

Everything that everyone says about Erinmore is true; true if you like it, and true if you hate it. The flakes were nice chocolate color with bits of lighter tobacco mixed in. They looked a little like beef jerky. The aroma was very fruity, though not knock you on your butt overpowering. And, though strange, it wasn't altogether unpleasant. I wouldn't even hazard a guess at what the secret ingredients are, but there is definitely a fruit topping present.

Upon lighting, I found the taste quite unlike the tin aroma. The flavor of the topping was very mild, and what came through most was the taste of very high quality virginia tobacco. There is definitely a fruitiness that comes through on the palate, but it's not really a sweet flavor. It is indescribable, and very pleasant. It reminded me a lot of the old University Flake, another Murray Sons Ltd. blend (for Petersons). After smoking three bowls of this stuff I decided that I am very firmly in the 'like it' camp.

While smoking Erinmore Flake, I can lose myself reminicsing about untroubled childhood summers. I am transported back to potlucks and ice cream socials; the pleasant mustiness of a church basement opened up to the summer evening, filled with the aroma of strawberry/rubharb pie and peach cream cobbler. And if I listen close enough, I can just hear the faint clanging of the older men throwing horseshoes. Yeah, sounds crazy. But, the taste and aroma of this tobacco brings all that back to me for some reason.

This is something that wouldn't become my daily smoke, but I would like to have some around to smoke a couple times a week. Unfortunately, Murray Sons Ltd. is no longer in business. So, until someone else picks up the manufacture of this tasty flake we will have to make do with whatever can be scrounged up, while hoping that any future reincarnations of it will be as good. The relative scarcity of Erinmore Flake makes it all the more reason to savor it occasionally rather than smoke it daily.

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	Pipesmoking101 (63)	2006-08-16		Medium	Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Having just smoked a pipeful of Erinmore Flake, I can say that it is one of the most Beautiful smokes I have had. The delicious fruity casing is just sublime, with hints of cherries, berries, & IMHO, Peach & Apricot.The taste is warm yet refreshing & could, I feel, be smoked on a summer's day in the garden or by the fire on a chill winter's eve. I smoked the flakes folded & packed, topped with lightly rubbed out shreds, & from the first light, I was in love. The whole bowl required only 3 relights, which, for a bowl of such size is fair.I think that I shall always keep some around, & I am looking forward to trying some bowls of fully rubbed out for comparison. A pipesmoker of limited experience may find the casing a little on the heavy side, but after a while (about a quater of the way through) the fine tobacco bursts through the flavouring, & delivers a divine smoke of almost incomprable velvety smoothness. I detected no harshness whatsoever & as for tongue bite, it is left as a distant memory. As you may have guessed, I am a fan & recommend it to all. I am also looking forward to smoking other erinmore blends (even the much maligned ready-rubbed), & if any of them are half as good as this, then I will be a happy man.

---------------------NEXT DAY UPDATE----------------------

I have just smoked a pipeful of Erinmore Flake rubbed out before smoking. I think that, if anything, it was slightly better than folded flakes. The pipe required only 1 relight after char, & the casing was marginally more muted, allowing slightly more expression to the fine tobaccos. I stick with my hearty recommendation & stand by the belief that this is one of the finest smokes avaliable.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2005-04-18		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

Several years ago I bought a tin of Erinmore Mixture and found the tobacco so strangely, overwhelmingly fruity that I tossed the rest of the tin away after the first bowl. This review, however, is of an 18-YEAR OLD TIN of Erinmore Flake that a friend had pulled out of his tobacco cellar one night and divided up among us:

Erinmore Flake certainly takes to aging well. If you find the blend too "flavourful" when new, put it aside; the mellowing of age softens this blend up wonderfully. From the get-go this aged flake smoked with only just a hint of the reknowned fruit flavour and intermingled with the smoothness of the natural virginias. Not particularly sweet, but definitely with a kick-in-the-arse of nicotene towards the bottom of the bowl. I enjoyed this tremendously, and have put a few tins away for aging. (Especially in light that Murray's is transferring production to another company!)

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	Beer (345)	2005-03-14		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Tolerable

Compared to the dreaded Mixture, this is actually a good tobacco! Think of a gentler version of St. Bruno (less flavored and lighter in nicotine), and you will have an idea.

The tin aroma is, as often said, overwhelming. A bit like cologne, fruity (not necessarily pineapple, more like plums and lemon, with some background anise and licorice): definitely a traditional flavoring like the flowery scent of the Lakeland tobaccos.

What I would like to point out is that this is not a sticky aromatic, and this strong flavoring does not provoke a wet or goopy smoke. I would also dare to say that the strong scent does not translate into a strongly flavored smoke: while a pipe can catch and retain some of the typical Erinmore smell in a few bowls (and the taste too, with some bowls more), the sensory experience is actually quite subdued. Frankly, I feel that the topping of Erinmore Flake is much less noticeable and quizzical, for my taste, than the soapy scent of some other classic British flakes.

The tobacco is a smooth Virginia, quite delicate in taste (not the deep sugary sweetness of American leaf like the McClelland flakes) and quite refined. There are lots of nuances of flavor, going from grassy lemony notes to a pleasant sweetness. At times, though, it can become a bit monochromatic and uninteresting. It does not bite the tongue, contrarily to what some reviewers wrote.

In a little-medium bowl, this tobacco does not give me nicotine spins and it's perfectly tolerable.

I was pleasantly surprised by Erinmore Flake: it is LOTS better than word of mouth would suggest. Me, I prefer tastier Virginias: juicy red leaf with lots of sugar like in Blackwoods Flake, or a deep honeyed taste like in Marlin Flake. But as delicate, elegantly flavored Virginias go, this one deserves a go!

2021 Update (STG version): I haven't been smoking this flake in a while, and I have memories of the old Murray version only. This new version seems lees flavoured, and the flavouring seems quite natural (fruity, citrusy, but not that different from the one found in other Virginia flakes). It's also a bit lighter in nicotine than it used to be, and the taste is probably even rounder and richer, which is not a bad thing. Overall, a very nice, delicate but not wimpy flake of dark/red Virginias: I prefer it to the older version!

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	Danno (106)	2004-12-28		Medium	Medium to Strong	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I opened a tin of EF before Christmas, as a companion to the St Bruno and Walnut Flake I had been enjoying. I only partake of Erinmore Flake every few years or so, but I enjoy it when inclined so. All subjective reviewer categorizations aside, this represents to me one of the earlier attempts to create what is now called a "floral English blend". The casing is affrontive when the tin is first opened but recedes quickly both as the contents dry and as you smoke your pipe. With the availability of superior offerings from the greats of Lakeland style blending, EF is not a contender for regular consumption in my pipes, but a pleasant, every-so-often, smoke that is tasty and unique. Oh, and it beats the Mixture version all to hell.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2004-11-19		Medium	Very Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I don't know for sure what the "secret recipe" is on the tin description, but have you wondered why there is a pineapple on the lid?? Run Forrest RUN!! This stuff is terrible!! I threw most of it in the trash where it couldn't hurt anyone ever again. I was going to use the empty tin to hold change in my truck but kept having flashbacks whenever I saw the yellow tin.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2004-10-01		Extremely Strong	Very Strong	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

This stuff is super fruity and in my opinion...too cased. I just had a nice heavy meal and thought I might be able to handle the nicotine, hold a sec please...belch....sorry...its still getting to my gut, I was mistaken. This is just too strong for me and I have had some strong blends. additionally, this one just left that cased flavor in my mouth and though I could taste some of the Va, I really could not get past the cased fruitiness in which this leaf is replete. It did burn nicely however with only a slight tongue assault. All in all...I can't recommend this one.

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	scootertrash (10)	2004-05-01		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Tolerable

I like this tobacco, but not from a freshly opened tin. I find it too moist and the fruity & black licorice flavoring (IMO) overpowering. I allow the tin to air for some time. Then the scent from the tin is still the same, just not as strong & the taste while smoking is of a good scented Virginia Flake. I can smoke this all day with no problem. I rub the flakes out fairly well before loading a pipe. It smokes cool & dry to the bottom of the bowl leaving a light grey ash. I dedicate a pipe to this tobacco while I have a tin opened, but once the tin is finished I've had no problem smoking another tobacco in it. This is the third tin of Erinmore I've smoke in the last five or six years. This is a refreshing change of pace tobacco for me. I'll buy another tin sometime.

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	Spike (296)	2004-04-17		Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong

First of all, forget the pineapple! It is a traditional welcome sign to welcome guests into your home. The tobacco is not pinapple flavored. This is a strong one note tobacco. If you are one that can't smoke at work or home and need a quick nicotine hit, give this a try. It is too strong for an all-day smoke for me, but if I had limited time to smoke, this would be a good choice. I have found if you chop it up first before trying to smoke it works very well. If you just bend the flat slabs or trist them up to stuff in the bowl it would take 4-10 matches to get it going. Very dense, heavy smoke. I doubt most women or non-smokers would like this blend.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2004-02-07		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Well, this tobacco has been extensively reviewed. It's often a love it or leave it, and often a "leave it". I find it to be neither, really. Although somewhat popular in the UK, and to a lesser extent, the US and Canada, this tobacco just is not that great.

This is a Virginia flake of some sort. ALthough there might just be some darker tobacco in there, I've never tasted it. The tin aroma is pineapple or spicy like a citrus cologne. It's a zesty flake, naturally sweet and of high quality. The problem is the top note. It's very unusual and IMO is the weak point for this blend. It seems to be a pineapple with a hint of licorice or other sweetener. It's not heavy but every now and then rears its head and doesn't really meld well with the zesty Virginia. I enjoy fruity topped tobacco like Dunhill Ready Rubbed, but the fruit flavor here is of an entirely different character- it's actually SOUR, like a pineapple, as well as being sweet. Every now and then there's a "soapy" note floating up, a bit floral, perhaps from the combination of the top note and the tobacco. As a result, you have a unique tobacco, but one that will only appeal to a few. Smoking Erinmore definitely makes you stand out from the crowd.

It does have some strength to it, but not really all that much. It's basicly a medium blend, but I've upped the strength a bit because the "effect" is a little stronger than the tobacco suggests. Novices should handle with care, and smoke only in a small pipe.

The room note is tobacco, but sort of sourish sweet. It may not be agreeable to others. In the end I must say I cannot really say this tobacco is all that great. I'd only recommend it to somebody looking for a really unusual tobacco.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2003-10-16		Strong	Strong	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Erinmore Flake- One of those love it or hate it tobaccos. What more can be said after 25 reviews? The aroma and flavor are strong, almost perfumy.

This is one of those blends you have to be in the mood for. I usually fold up part of a flake and smoke it in a small "everything" pipe. I cannot imagine smoking a great big bowl of Erinmore. I treat it like a sweet after-dinner liqeur, sip on a small glass and appreciate its uniqueness.

The room note, especially a few hours after smoking, is abhorrent enough to gag a maggot. I can imagine that it you smoked it in the same pipe for several days running, it would scar the pipe for life. At least for a long time.

However, I will always keep some around for those (thankfully rare) Erinmore moments. Be interesting to see if the tin I have now (and have had for 2+ years) will outlast my bottle of Creme de Menthe...

=========== Update, 10/16/03 =============

After smoking several scented Lakeland-style flakes (e.g. Gawith,Hoggarth Kendal Flake and Rum Flake) I have a different perspective on Erinmore Flake. I see it now as one of these scented flakes. Doesn't fundamentally change my feeling for it, but I see that it is, rather than a funky aromatic, a fruity example of a "scented" flake. Now that I have a pipe devoted to such flakes, I may partake of EF a bit more often.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2003-06-24		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

Seeing all the rants about this I had to try it,and am glad that I did! This is just wonderful tobacco, although the smell in the tin reminded me of my Grandmothers awfull perfume. Once you get past the smell it is pure heaven, the char is sweet but not to sweet and at half bowl you better be sitting or you may find yourself there anyway. The bottom third is complex with the sweetness being well overpowered by the leaf itself. The nicotene punch is very good and it does not bite if you smoke it at an even pace. The best thing is my wife LOVES the smell in the room (hence I get to smoke in peace!) All I can say is Erin Go Bragh!!!

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2003-02-23		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Despisers of this excellent weed are those who likely stay away from any tobacco that is flavored, cased, topped, what have you. The fruity tin aroma, while strong (and not pineapple) is totally unique in the world of weed--there is none like it, and comparisons seem to come up short--so it has that element of mystery which makes tobacco smelling (and smoking) interesting in the first place! Besides, tin aroma and taste often do not correspond in a simple fashion (and often the "nicest" smelling ones taste and smoke awful IMHO)--so it is with this weed. When you get down to smoking this stuff, what you have is top notch virginia that is enhanced quite subtly really by the fruity notes derived from the casing--but mostly it's strong tobacco flavor! This is dense flake that needs a good rubbing unless you want to be smoking your bowl for four days--it burns slow and it's strong so I choose a small bowl when I reach for it. I've never had the problem with residual flavour in my bowls from this stuff (maybe that's because I like it in the first place) but I do smoke it in pipes dedicated to aromatics.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2003-02-13		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The pleasure starts when you open the yellow can. The sweet smelt invades your nose and you can?t wait to fell the flavor. I place two or three slices in the pipe (without rubering) and it burns straight to the end, no need to light again. I love the pineapple taste, and I love also Virginia. Here in Brazil it is almost the same price of the Dunhill and similars, I always have one can for the cold days.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2003-01-29		Very Strong	Strong	Full	Tolerable

juicy fruit is gonna move ya... gotta taste that sticks right to ya ( including your pipe, room, hand, hair, and anything else around)

so this being one of the few tins the local store carries and myself recently running out of baccy i decided to give this contoversial blend a shot. im fairly new to pipe and have been winding my way through various blends over the last year to get my tastebuds acclimated to the variety which is the world of pipe so mabye take this with a grain of salt.

tin aroma: NASTY!!! it really does smell like juicy fruit gum. open the tin and BAM... sheer gum. strong, fruity and tart. damn smell lingers on everything.

moisture content: found it a bit heavy on the wet side. was prone to gurgling a bit till i aired the tin out for a few hours at which time i found it lit and burnt well.

the smoke: first couple of puffs are cloyed with the fruity tart flavor which makes up its wretched tin smell. thank god this flavor vanishes relativly quickly and leaves a rich, hearty VA taste. this remains till near the bottom of the bowl where it does become a bit thick. after the first couple of puffs the topping does wed well to the over all tobac taste with the VA on the back of the palate and the fruit essance lingering on the tip of the toungue. pretty nice combination really.

one thing i will say about this tobacco is that it does kick my ass. smoke a bowl and im pretty dizzy. i just figure ill puff down the tin and if the nicotine doesnt kill me ill be a tougher man from the experiance. all in all it has some ups and downs as a blend but not to bad on the hole.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-10-24		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

Nothing more and nothing less than an aromatic of unusual flavoring and strength in flake form. It's not one of my favorites, but I don't HATE it. I like it as a change of pace smoke. And I've sold pipes I've smoked it in without complaint, but that may only indicate my skill at cleaning pipes.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-08-22		Strong	Strong	Very Full	Tolerable to Strong

I thought I?d make my first review a controversial one! Having read some of the previous comments about this substance I was intrigued. So I took my life in my hands and tried it and?I am still here to tell the tale. More than that, I actually found it a very enjoyable smoke. It is, of course, flavoured to an extent with something sweet and fruity. I can?t really be sure which fruit, but I?m not convinced about the pineapple theory. But the thing which will horrify so many of you is that my sweet tooth also extends to my taste in tobacco. If you like it sweet, this has not only some sweetness from the flavouring, but the natural rich sweetness of the Virginia flake underneath. The fruity flavour really doesn?t obscure the tobacco flavour, and I find this very satisfying if smoked slowly, without much rubbing out.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-08-12		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium	Tolerable to Strong

My first tobaccos were, as with most pipe smokers, inexpensive aromatics and cavendish blends from the nearest tobacconist. Then one day, while sharing a few pints with my friend John, I tried the infamous Erinmore. Egad! Strong stuff! I'm afraid it sent my running for the restroom with a complaining stomach. I tried it again a few weeks later, this time in my apartment. The smell of the stuff stayed for two weeks! All of this was about three years ago. My tastes seem to have matured (or simply changed) somewhat. I've since tried it again.

Other reviewers speak of Juicy Fruit and pineapple. I don't for the life of me find Erinmore to contain these flavours in anywhere near the proportions described by others. Mild hints, perhaps, but certainly not overwhelming. I do, however, taste a marvelous Virginia flavour. This it has in abundance. With careful packing and careful puffing, Erinmore delivers a wonderful, cool, dry, long smoke. This tobacco seems to be available everywhere in England. I can understand why.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-07-05		Medium to Strong	Strong	Full	Very Pleasant

When I first started smoking a pipe some 35 years ago, I made the mistake of believing that tobacco should be quite moist for puffing. Back then, I first tried Erinmore and thought it was an abomination. I never finished the tin. Now that I know better, I decided to revisit it. The tin aroma is fruity and almost smells like cologne. I have a new method for heavily flavored blends including scented ropes. I took out a flake and laid it on a piece of paper until it was almost completely dry. I then rubbed it completely out until it almost became granular. I then left this to dry until very little moisture was left. During this drying period, most of the casing evaporates. After filling a Meerschaum pipe, I rehydrate the tobacco by breathing through the bowl a few times. The result was a fairly strong heavy, rounded Virginia/Burley smoke with a very decent nicotine content. The strong tin aroma was hardly noticed during the smoke, but it did present a nice room aroma. Using the method listed above, this is a decent smoke for those that like heavy tobacco blends. I will keep this around for an occasional smoke. I will only smoke it in a Meerschaum, as it will flavor a briar. Not recommended for beginners or those that find the room spinning when smoking strong blends.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-01-17		Mild	Strong	Medium	Tolerable to Strong

I tried it and it's flavored way too much for my taste . Yuck.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2001-09-10		Medium to Strong	Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I remember my grandfather smoking this one 40 years ago so it's been around for a long time, but be warned - you'll either love it or hate it with a passion.It is a tobacco that certainly makes a statement but what that statement is depends on yourself, one things for sure - you'll have a strong opinion - there's no half way with this one. For what it's worth I like it!!! Produced by Murrays in Belfast the tobacco takes the form of soft brown flakes that rub up easily in the hand. It is fairly dry and in the tin smells fruity,with undertones of fermented Virginia. Virginia is in fact a large part of this blend. Light up and this is were the fun really starts. The flavour bursts on the tongue like fireworks in a dark sky - WOW! - There is fruit in abundance here,pineapple predominates. If you like your tobacco sweet then this is it in spades!! However there is never any tongue bite and under the fruitiness the qualities of the virginia shines through. Smoke it slowly and the complexities of the blend make themselves known. The tobacco has huge depth. If however your a fan of straight flakes or heavy Latakia blends you'll hate this. The room note is pleasant but never overpowering. Where this tobacco really comes into it's own is outdoors. Tramping sun kissed hills with this burning in a medium sized full bent is a great pleasure for it is at this time that the full complexity of this blend shines through. Don't rub it out too much on these occasions and it will reward with high smoking satisfaction. One last word of warning - this tobacco retains it's flavour to the last shred and for ever after in whatever pipe you smoke it in - so it might be an idea to keep a pipe for this blend on it's own. So enjoy or detest - whatever the case may be!

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	Pipefitter (51)	2022-06-08		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

What’s not to like about this Burley-Virginia flake? Too much flavoring I tell ya. The nic hit is a notch below medium, the taste is the same , but I get annoyed at the amount of topping as I think it overpowers the natural complexity of an otherwise 4 rating for this blend. Burns cool, doesn’t bite and is a good choice for an intermediate smoker wanting to explore the world of Burley- Virginia flake…..At least the flavoring isn’t vanilla…..Another quality tobacco from Scan T Group.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: I wish Lane Limited dated their tins

Purchased From: Sergei’s in East Lyme Ct

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	nach0 (35)	2022-05-20		Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable to Strong

Here we have what i can call special tobacco. Starting with the tobacco selection, the VA and Burley dance together in a perfect balance. Its body is complex, good nicotine level, you can feel since the first puff that u are facing something different from usual. Has to be a reason for this tobacco to be considered a classic, right? You will understand what i´m talking about once u opened the lid. The topping and casing are exceptionally good, never sublimate the tobacco while always gives you a touch of sweetener and brings a summer background with the fruit notes. It´s hard to keep lit at the very beginning but burns well after while. Sip it slowly and u gotta get the best from this baccy, sip it fast and you will loose most of its magic. I extracted better results smoking it in corncobs than wood pipes, idk why but just gave me better flavor.

To sumarize, Go for it!! Here you will find what i consider the best of the aromatic world.

Pipe Used: many including briar and cob

Age When Smoked: straight from the tin

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	Ocelot79 (32)	2021-09-23		Medium to Strong	Mild	Full	Tolerable

Being out of baccy while travelling, I bought a tin of this expecting the worst, but was surprised that it was entirely smokeable and reasonably satisfying. Quite deep and dark, but with none of the fruity, mucky taste that I thought I remembered from decades ago. It had none of the vile toppings and synthetic flavourings I thought I remembered. Had been smoking some very strong stuff beforehand, so this may have been the reason this seemed quite acceptable. If you come at it from very light smokes, you will likely have a different experience. One flake lasted ages with minimal relights and very little ash. This tin had been hanging around the shop for a while, so it seems to benefit from cellaring for a couple of years if you can.

Pipe Used: Good English briars

Age When Smoked: 2 yrs plus?

Purchased From: High steet shop Australia

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	Leon (82)	2021-05-30		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

Classic Burley-Virginia blend. Summer blend, very fruity and light. Goes great with a summer cocktail.

Beautiful tin note: citrus, melon, and yes, I definitely agree with all those who said Juicy Fruit gum.

When smoked, the Virginia takes the lead, allowing the natural sweetness to come together with the Burley's cocoa notes further in the background. The addition of the fruity flavoring is a wonderful addition. Great balance of the flavors.

I won't call this an aromatic blend, but rather a Virginia/Burley along the lines of Peterson's University Flake. While Erinmore is definitely heavier in flavorings, it is not dominated by it.

Comes in nice flakes. Not the easiest to rub out, but nothing to cry about. Works better for me rubbed out rather than folded and stuffed. Needs some drying time. Once it's ready, the packing and draw are easy. In terms of consistency, the flavoring does wear off at a certain point, taking with it the main attraction. The strength picks up at the same time. With all that said, it remains a good smoke until the end. I do wish it'd be stronger. Can be an all-day smoke. Won't get hot and no tongue bite if you treat it right. Requires a relight or two.

Flavoring is mild-medium, body is mild, strength is mild-medium. Not very complex, just a fun easy-going blend.

For me, this is very much a summer blend and it goes nicely with a rum-based cocktail.

It's been awhile since I smoked University Flake, but I do remember that I really liked it. Probably a bit more than Erinmore. I'd give Erinmore three stars because the flavoring wears off too early and the rest remains a bit too bland and mild for me. Might get back to it sometime in the future. But for now it remains a very nice blend, nothing more.

Pipe Used: Medium-size billiards and Lovats

Age When Smoked: 6 months

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

Similar Blends: Peterson University Flake.

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	Tomcat (214)	2021-05-27		Medium	Very Mild	Medium to Full	Unnoticeable

Erinmore Flake - I got an old rectangular tin made by Peter Stokebeye (Orlik ) . The flakes are dark with a few light flecks . Moisture is perfect from tin . I get a light topping that tastes like orange - pineapple maybe apricot ? Very minor floral notes that I like . I also get a stout nutty burley with grass hay and citrus and bready Virginias . The tobacco is delicious! The nic hit is medium . The taste is full . Great stuff and would buy more . My tin has quite a few years of age on it . 4

Similar Blends: Royal Yacht.

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	JohnCy (2)	2021-01-29		Medium	Mild to Medium	Full	Pleasant

This is a reall sweet tasty flake with real quality tobacco of Virginia and Burley. Once you open the tin there is a beautiful concentrated fruity tobacco smell similar to dry apricots, and a bit of citrus. The pineapple is not one of the fruity flavours in my opinion It takes out a mild to medium fruity and citrus flavours as you smoke it but a rich tobacco taste of earthy grass Virginia dominates with a cool sweet vapor from the Cavendish in the flake, without any tongue bite. The strength is about medium and it gets me satisfied with a few puffs when I am driving or am at work and I have a small break I don't have to relight again after or to keep smoking it for hours to get a nicotine buzz, and is also gets more tasty as you smoke it down the bowl with another relight. This is the first flake I tried and I don't regret it I should bought this first

Pipe Used: Mini Pipe, Muxiang straight billiard

Age When Smoked: 3-5 years square tin

Purchased From: Tobacco shop

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	CaptainCanuck (3)	2020-11-16		Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is one of those olden days flakes that you hear about. It'd been recommended by a friend a couple times, and after putting it off I bought a tin to try. Once I got it open, a lovely sweet, fruity smell smacked me in the face. It's a very wet flake when it's fresh, and burns on the wetter side even when sufficiently dried. You'll want to smoke this in a larger bowled pipe. It smokes well, though it may want a relight about halfway through. Taste wise, there is a considerable amount of sweetness. I should say that it's a cross between maple fudge and condensed tomato soup. A sweet, filling, slightly fruity character with the slightest hint of something savoury. Overall, it's a good pipe for when you want something with a sweetness, but one bowl is certainly enough. I think I'd want to move on to an English blend afterwards, if I was having two pipes consecutively.

Pipe Used: Brunswick straight 'Dublin' , Peterson DeLuxe 69

Age When Smoked: New, from the tin.

Purchased From: John Hollingsworth, Birmingham

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	M.Galal (1)	2020-10-19		Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Erinmore flakes is My favorite tobacco, for every day use, smooth and tasty with pleasant smell, reasonable nicotin and medium strength, strongly recommend erinmore flakes for ones who like a medium smoker

Pipe Used: Savenilli Punto Oro, Dr. Plumb

Age When Smoked: 45

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	Breck (3)	2020-09-21		Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant

I like this one for sure, once I figured out how to properly prepare it. At first I tried the fold and stuff method, didn’t have great results. Then took half a flake rubbed between palms, Bang much better. Burnt really well

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: 4-5 months

Purchased From: Smoking pipes.com

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	Sosakan (33)	2020-09-12		Very Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Tolerable

This is mediocre for me. I have only had this young, so perhaps with some time under its belt it might get better. I can detect a flavoring, but it is lost in translation somehow. I’ve tried a few other flake similar to this and find this wanting.

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	Antonius Blok (190)	2020-08-26		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

It's been over a year since I reviewed this tobacco and gave it a two-star rating. Before finishing my tin, I put it aside and left enough tobacco for two loads of pipe. Yesterday I loaded my Stanwell to see how I perceived it at this moment and he bit my tongue, something that had not happened to me in a long time. So before the damage was greater, I emptied my pipe, since I have no vocation to be a martyr in favor of science. However, I discovered that what I had written in my review was false, so before confusing potential readers I have preferred to eliminate it while maintaining the rating and general values of tobacco. I have yet to smoke another tin and do a more accurate review.

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	Worldly canadian (4)	2020-08-24		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Tolerable

A novice' first impression... A biteless, super unique and super approachable blend with average to sufficient nic. A real enigma when it comes to flavor... Soapy, spicy, fruity, full and mello. I get tobacco, but I get neither burly nor virginia... Something unique is happening here which I lcannot describe. Perhaps the "sweet dark air cured" mentioned.on the tin... more likely a crafty Topping... Am sure the voodoo is related to the soapy taste... am pleased and puzzled. Hope I don't tire of the soapyness.. really enjoying right now... again, really unique.

Similar Blends: nothing.

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	FrostyPipe (7)	2020-07-13		Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant

Some quick mental notes:

I tried this blend based on various reviews from different sources.

I think this blend would be an excellent new smoker blend to get away from drugstore blends and subpar pouched aromatics.

No matter how hard I pushed it, it was one of the coolest blends I’ve smoked to date. Narrowly beating some of my most favourite Balkans and English blends.

This is a light, fresh blend. A fresh cut hay, and slight floral taste and scent. I could taste no overt topping or casing.

I smoked it rubbed out to what I’d call a medium state.

It’s biggest fault for me is this: it is utterly inoffensive. It is monochromatic. And not negatively, but it is extremely middle of the road.

Drying time helps, but is not an absolute necessity.

I’d did enjoy it’s light taste (and the floral taste/scent is a positive). It was a fresh and crisp taste. And again, I think this would be a classy beginner blend, as it is a very, very, cool, and forgiving smoke. No bite.

Perhaps a good tobacco to break in pipes too.

Recommend. You won’t feel you wasted the price of a tin. It may be your next favourite.

Age When Smoked: Fresh and 6 months aged

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	Scottaylor (13)	2020-07-09		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Well where do I start? The whole pineapple issue! Anyone that truly has found pineapple in this tobacco has probably also found 24crt gold in gold block! Yes there is sweetness but to suggest it's the tin mentioned pineapple had a bit of a push!!! I have been meaning to try this flake for quite some time but some how it slipped of my radar. On opening the tin you will find one of the most perfect cut flakes you can find. The moisture for me was right on point. I started by rubbing out which was easy and left me with an easy loading weed. This tobacco smokes easy and slow even when rubbed out and does produce a lovely sweetness without hiding the true nature of the underlying tobacco. At no point did I find the experience amazing but I no point did I wish I was smoking something else. This tobacco will have a place in my smoking future but does not have enough character to make it into my day to day rotation.

Pipe Used: chacom calabash

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: My smoking shop

Similar Blends: N/A.

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	renwardhoop (177)	2020-03-27		Mild	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Unnoticeable

An excellent flake, which differs slightly from it's little brother, the ready rubbed.

There was nothing wrong with the RR, other than the fact that it was tasteless. But this is darker, in colour and in taste, such as it is. You will find firm fingers of flake here that give off an a very slight honeyed fig-like aroma.

These flake strips are arranged very neatly in the centre of the tin (which was a sod to open). They are quite moist, but don't seem to need drying out. They also break up quite easily.

The smoke is pleasant and very little of the topping comes through, and indeed like its stablemate, is fairly tasteless, but with a slight tangy character that I really only detected halfway through the tin. The burn rate is superb, one of the best I'd had for a long time and without gassing poor Mrs RW.

Although this flake has very little taste its still a good blend, and is well worth trying. Possibly an all day tobacco.

Pipe Used: Briars

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smoke-King (Greens)

Similar Blends: Macbaren flake, Capstan flake, German virginia flakes.

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	boc777 (39)	2020-02-29		Strong	Medium	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is one that kind of got lost in my cellar. Bought a tin in 2014 (~6 yrs ago) and smoked a few then just moved on to other blends. It was not memorable. Then, due to moving I have been forced to go through my horde of pipes, tobaccos, ect, came across this well aged jar. So, I figured I would give it a go. I was really pleasantly surprised. I am mainly an English smoker, but do enjoy a little bit of everything on occasion. I really like a strong flake smoke, but I am not necessarily a huge VaBur fan. Perique and Latakia are more my jam usually. Getting off topic. This is a great blend. Its strong, its no nonsense, I dont have to fight it to keep it lit or deal with an inferno that bites my tongue. Just rub it out, pack it in and light up and go. I do not get the overpowering fruitiness that many claim to experience. But maybe that comes with age, as this stuff is well over 5 years old. My only regret is that I did not cellar more back in 2014! I agree with many other reviewers that this is not an all day smoke or will it be in my "regular" rotation, but it will be a very good go to when I am in the mood for a nice strong flake.

Age When Smoked: 5 years

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	Spinkle (16)	2019-06-23		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

STG – Erinmore Flake

I purchased a sample of this as a part of a special offered by an online retailer in conjunction with a YouTube piping channel.

I stopped by here to check some of the reviews prior to opening the baggie, and once I did all I could think of was juicy fruit gum. Whether this is the power of suggestion or I would have drawn this conclusion regardless I won’t ever know.

The tobacco is nice and dark, in a slightly moist, spongey, perfectly cut flake. I rubbed it out a little but still kept some larger chunks. Packed in very easily.

Smoking this was quite a unique experience. The tobaccos are there, and the Virginia especially tastes great. You can tell this is a quality tobacco. The juicy fruit flavour was not overpowering at all and I found it snuck up on me a bit, almost coating the inside of my mouth with this very nice mild fruit flavour.

I am not a fan of aromatics in general but I’m not sure I’d call this an aromatic. About a year ago I purchased a pouch of Erinmore mixture on a whim, smoked one bowl and shoved it in a mason jar where its remained closed since. I don’t remember enjoying it even close to as much as I did the flake. I will definitely be opening that jar back up to try again after this.

I would highly recommend this tobacco to anyone, and I’m definitely going to put in an online order to stock up on this post-haste.

Pipe Used: Peterson's Xmas Bent Billiard Fishtail

Age When Smoked: Unknown

Purchased From: Tobaccopipes.com

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2019-04-20		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

Many pipers love this blend. Most thought it wasn't all that bad & many weren't too crazy about it & a minority found it sorely displeasing. I fall in between the second & third category. Taste is subjective as we all are aware and that's the reason I didn't like it so much. I could not get past the flavor. I guess it was good tobacco but the topping turned me off & negated the taste of the tobacco. It left a bad taste in my mouth... the same with Three Year Matured Virginia. I don't remember if I finished the tin or not as it's been almost 10 years ago when I first tried this blend & didn't care nor did it matter to me what the flavoring was because it was my first and last trial with Erinmore Flake.

This casing/topping, whatever, was so disagreeable to my taste buds, I had to rinse my mouth out & brush my tooth... however, I respect those who found this blend to their liking & wish I could fit in that category but I view things simply & have an untrained palate anyway & I just didn't like it that much. I either like a blend or I don't regardless of the quality or price. I rate this somewhere between two... maybe three stars because so many liked it & since it's just a taste thing & I wouldn't feel right about judging too harshly.

Pipe Used: Size 2 Stanwell

Age When Smoked: Fresh Tin

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars

Similar Blends: Totally unique flavor... sort of reminded me of Three Year Matured Virginia because I couldn't get past the taste of that one either...

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	Pip (80)	2019-02-09		Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The tin note is of sweet grass, fruit, flowers and tangy citrus. This is a subtle aromatic. You know the toppings are there but, they are not in your face. They make appearance every once in a while but, the tobacco taste is what shines through the most. Typical Virginia flavors with a subtle and pleasant nuance. Good for a change of pace. A nice summer time smoke.

The flakes are nice juicy. I prefer to rub the entire tin out at jar it up to allow it breath and dry out a bit. No bite.

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	Willie (1)	2019-01-22		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I bought this tobacco as part of the 12 month 2019 Blend Club Blend tin sampling organized by ‘Muttnchop Piper’ from YouTube on TobaccoPipes.com. I’m not a fan of flake as I prefer ribbon cut English blends. I have to say that the flake was extremely easy to rub out to a perfect packing consistency. When I smelled the flake, I really didn’t get much of any aroma. Then I lit it...

This tobacco had the same first impression as the woman you married. There was something about it from the very start that made it different from the others, not trying too hard to impress anyone, but possessing a quiet and understated elegance. The blend of Burley and Virginia is brought together with a sweetness that comes from the mild casing of dark fruit and floral to create something that just feels right.

Comparable to Savinelli’s 140th Anniversary, but perhaps better. This is now one of my top 5.

Being from Pennsylvania, I recognized the pineapple on the tin as a sign of hospitality, not an actual ingredient: https://www.southernliving.com/culture/pineapple-hospitality

Pipe Used: New Savinelli Tre 104

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Tobacco Pipes

Similar Blends: Savinelli 140th Anniversary.

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	KrzysD (24)	2018-12-16		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This blend isn’t too bad , burns well. I think the Jucy fruit flavor that others have mentioned is more of the funny after taste that is similar to the gum.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2018-12-16		Medium	Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

Many pipers loved this blend. Most thought it wasn't all that bad & many weren't too crazy about it & a minority found it sorely displeasing. I fall in between the second & third category. Taste is subjective as we all are aware and that's the reason I didn't like it so much. I could not get past the flavor. I guess it was good tobacco but the topping turned me off & negated the taste of the tobacco. It left a bad taste in my mouth... the same with Three Year Matured Virginia. I don't remember if I finished the tin or not as it's been almost 10 years ago when I first tried this blend & didn't care nor did it matter to me what the flavoring was because it was my first and last trial with Erinmore Flake.

This casing/topping, whatever, was so disagreeable to my taste buds, I had to rinse my mouth out & brush my tooth... however, I respect those who found this blend to their liking & wish I could fit in that category but I view things simply & have an untrained palate anyway & I simply didn't like it that much. I either like a blend or I don't regardless of the quality or price. I rate this somewhere between two... maybe three stars because so many liked it, so, it's just a taste thing & I wouldn't feel right about judging too harshly.

Pipe Used: Size 2 Stanwell

Age When Smoked: Fresh Tin

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars

Similar Blends: Nothing else...

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	BlooFlame (5)	2017-12-17		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

The aroma in the tin, is different to the smoking aroma. I don't get much smoke off it, if you inhale the hit is quick and short lived, I therefore find it a watery boring kinda smoke. The smell lingers on your breath for many hours afterwards.

Pipe Used: Savinelli Alligator, Peterson Calibash

Age When Smoked: 3 months

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2017-09-15		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I found a tin that I had completely forgotten about. It was 10 years old. What am I waiting for, I asked myself? Let's do this! The fruity top note was noticeable but in a supportive way. The tobacco is on the dark side, the aging process having worked its magic. EF rubs out like a charm, burns beautifully and gives out some nice, sweet Virginia taste combined with some nuttiness from the burley. The nicotine is very nice, more than medium but not quite strong. It burns dry all the way down. A wonderful tobacco!

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	1979 (62)	2017-08-27		Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Scandinavian - Erinmore Flake

Tin nose reminds me of pineapples and oranges at a glance.  In the smoke this topping is more subtle than I thought it would be and comes across as apricot, bergamot orange, and...yeah I'll go ahead and say pineapple, why not. The tobacco itself, taste wise, seems real similar to Orlik Golden Sliced, a shade less bright and a shade "warmer"...higher burley content perhaps.  A shade more nicotine as well. It's nice.  So nice that I'll never buy another tin of OGS as long as Erinmore Flake is on the market. Aw yeah baby it's like that, woo.

Rant: in a way I find it comical, if not mildly irritating that some of these monolithic blending houses will put very similar, if not exactly the same tobacco and topping into tins bearing different brand names, particularly when the blend in question was obviously something quite different formerly.  And then tell you that stuff is in there when it isn't (eyeballing you especially K&K, Planta). I can only imagine what the original Irish version was like.

Well whatever...four stars and a spot in the favorites, I smoke the hell out of it!

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	Stefanos (222)	2017-06-26		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Excellent tobacco! Easy to light, slow burning, very tasty Va/Bur mix with a subtle fruity/floral note (you might as well call it "pineapple") which reminded me a little of Murray's Erinmore Mixture – the first tobacco I ever tasted 25 years ago – but not as pronounced. Mind you, this is real tobacco, more akin to Lakeland aromatization of superior tobacco than the average goopy aromatic. It has medium strength but it is very satisfying nicotine-wise. It’s very easy to handle and if the flakes are not easy to separate, this is negligible to me. I do not have much to add, I just find Erinmore Flake delicious and very satisfying, perfect for a long evening smoke.

Similar Blends: Erinmore Mixture, Rattray's Malolm Flake. I also think I find some resemblance with DAN Tobacco's Little Wren, but whereas the flavoring here is subtle and nuanced, with Little Wren it's way over the top!.

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	Connoisseur (47)	2017-05-29		Medium	Mild	Mild	Tolerable to Strong

Another old favorite of mine that appears to have fallen victim to the new owners/blenders at STG. The first thing I noticed was the tin note: No longer the pronounced "juicy fruit gum" aroma, but now a very toned down floral note unlike the original aroma. The presentation, quality and strength of the flake was as I remembered, it's now just a toned down and different flavor which is unfortunate. Not sure if I'll buy again.

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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	Knightsmoker (217)	2017-03-20		Medium	Medium	Medium	Tolerable

This is a good scented flake. Am I the only one that gets the floral notes? They are there way in the background. They appear easier to find on relighting, which happens a lot with this blend for me and then they disappear into the background right away. The main casing is fruit flavors that occasionally have an artificial taste but I get orange, lemon, and apricot. The casing is heavy enough that I really don't notice the VA's but the burley comes through as a nice firm tobacco base. A good blend well worth the price to try a tin in my opinion.

Age When Smoked: 2 yrs.

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	Ismkbuttout (2)	2017-03-13		Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant

The more reviews i read on this site the more i wonder if there are people on here who havnt actually smoked some of the tobaccos they are "reviewing" i could be wrong and maybe there are people who taste a heavy topping of pineapple, im no expert by any means but i have smoked aros and i have smoked straight virginia flakes and this is most deff not cased with heavy anything, the fruity notes are minimal, mild at best, which imo makes for a very tasty smoke, i'v only smoked about half of a tin but i find myself reaching for this one more and more. Deff worth a try

Pipe Used: MM cob

Age When Smoked: Fresh

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	L'Italiano (231)	2016-10-29		Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

In my opinion here (in this blend) there is a little bit of Perique. Without any doubt this is a flavored mixture but you can always savor a tobacco taste and smoking slowly you can detect the presence of Perique (just a sprinkling). As a whole we can say that this is a slightly aromatic mixture where tobacco taste is leading. So, if you want to enjoy a really good mixture, sweet but not too much, fruity but not too much, strong but not too much, this is your blend. In my personal system rating (from 1 to 10) my score is 9 and 3 stars.

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	Uncle Al (17)	2016-10-12		Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Erinmore Flake is delicately flavoured with liquorice. I don’t count it as an aromatic. It won’t ghost. This is one of the few, classic pipe tobaccos by which others are judged. If you’ve never tried it and straight from tin: cut approx. 2mm pieces and break these up (don’t rub out). You want the pieces softened and broken. Half fill pipe and gently tap down. With the pieces left over or new approx. 1mm pieces, rub these out and fill pipe – then press. Anything remaining can be turned to dust and evenly layered on top. The slower you sip it the deeper you’ll fall in love. This would be my desert island tobacco.

Pipe Used: Various

Purchased From: 4Noggins

Similar Blends: Capstan Original Navy Cut.

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	Effluvinator (60)	2016-09-25		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is the ORIGINAL STUFF, not the current Orlik version. I tried this the first time in 1979 when I was a novice smoker. I recall I liked the taste but got badly bitten. Since those days I have learned to take it easy and avoid tongue pain for the most part, anyway. I don't smoke this often. I'll open a tin and put it in a jar so it stays smokeable for long periods. I really like the topping on this. It's unique and can't be compared to anything else. It's a strong fruit aroma and flavor, but not overbearing; at least after it airs out a bit to faciliate keeping it lit and pretty much eliminating bite. My sample is the Murray version--i have only one tin left! It does not appear that the Scandinavian incarnation is at all the same.

Pipe Used: Clay

Age When Smoked: 12 years!

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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	Ahmad Othman (51)	2016-08-21		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

There isn't much to say about this.. It speaks consistency all around.. Beautifully made and cut flakes.. Easy packing, easy lighting.. smooth and tasty.. Great room note... ages well. And heavier, more dominant than its sister the rubbed one

Pipe Used: Falcon bent Istanbul, Peterson Dracula 999

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Dubai Duty Free

Similar Blends: Erinmore - Erinmore Mixture.

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	pappymac (10)	2016-08-14		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I must be turning into a flake as I have begun to really enjoy some flake tobaccos. It started with Rum Flake and has progressed to where I'm now smoking St. Bruno Flake and Erinmore Flake. Unlike some, I get more of a berry/pineapple aroma when I open the tin. In a small diameter bowl, it seems to at its best for me and is a slow, smooth smoke. I've smoked about 15 bowls of Erinmore Flake in the past month and it has never created a tongue bite.

I will say I found the strength to be mild at first light and it gradually builds up after an hour of smoking to where I notice the nicotine. I'm definitely ordering some more and will keep it in my rotation.

Pipe Used: Meer Churchwarden, Cob, Hamric Reverse Calabash

Age When Smoked: fresh

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

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	ABCDomino (2)	2016-07-29		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Tolerable

6 years ago I got into pipe smoking at the ripe young age of 19. I was moving off of cigars, which I preferred to be mild in flavor. I remembered my godfather smoking his pipe and the nutty vanilla smell that it produced. I would inhale as deeply as I could every time I was near it! Don't be mistaken, this most certainly is not what produced that lovely smell. With that being said it is one of my favorite tobaccos. About 5 years ago my pipes all started to gather dust and my tobaccos remained closed up in their jars and tins because I was transitioning to a vaporizer. I have since stopped vaping, and stumbled upon all of my pipes and array of tobaccos about a week ago. "Why not?" I originally purchased Erinmore Flake a bit more than 5 years prior because of a suggestion. I was playing around with heavily flavored aromatics and was looking for something with a bit more natural flavor. I'm not sure when they changed the package to a square tin, but this little thing is the old rectangular style. All of my other tobaccos had retained a very nice level of moisture over the 5 years they sat forgotten, but this little thing was bone dry... I certainly wasn't suprised, but I was disappointed. This is what I was wanting to try again, after all. Sure I could go buy another tin, but by God I paid for this one! So I clamped a wet towel under the lid overnight... still dry. Another 12 hours and it was revived enough not to burst into flame in my pipe, so I filled a bowl and... Smooth, sweet, mellow, and finishing with a bit of nutty goodness. Truth be told I can't recall how it tasted 5 yeara ago, but man it sure is good! That being said, I do believe a bit or a lot of the topping was lost. Years ago, my now fiancee claimed she "liked" the smell (she hates the smell of smoke in general.) Now, I told her this is the one she had liked and she said it just smelled like smoke and went back inside. A shame, but oh well. Perhaps a new tin will carry the slight aromatic quality it once did, regardless more will be bought. As of now, this is my go to!

Pipe Used: Roma Churchwarden, various estate brairs

Age When Smoked: 5 years

Purchased From: B&M

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	Planet Scott (66)	2016-07-23		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

Unusual blend. I get a muddled fruity flavor, with very little distinct tobacco notes. The fruit is subdued, but still over powers the tobacco flavor. More burley or Virginia might help. Maybe even just a pinch of latakia. Needs some drying time.

Room note is not bad.

Not a horrible blend, but could use more tobacco character.

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	Erman (9)	2016-05-02		Medium to Strong	Strong	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I smoked many tins of this flake and the mixture since it is relatively easy to find them in Turkey.

First Impressions: The tin is small and beautiful, when you open the tin you meet the flakes in form of very even rectangules. It makes me feel too industrial, i prefer uneven flakes of Samuel Gawith. Tin aroma is strong and fruity. I can detect peach and apricot... Moisture is perfect, flakes can be easily rubbed, filled into pipe and smoked right out of the tin.

The taste; you can feel a strong peach and apricot flavour... No tongue bite, satisfying amount of nicotine. Burley becomes a little harsh at the final third but no big deal. So if you like the peach and apricot aroma you may like this mixture as a strong aromatic.

Unfortunately I don't like strong aromas in my tobacco so i extensively air this flakes (24 hours minimum) then rehydrate and smoke after that. This way you taste a very ordinary Va/Bur with some fruity topping.

Verdict: If you like the aroma it's an OK mixture, if not, there are much better Va/Bur mixtures...

Pipe Used: Several Sahin Briars

Age When Smoked: Right out of Tin

Purchased From: Turkey

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	Mawnan Smiff (28)	2016-03-15		Medium to Strong	Medium	Full	Very Pleasant

When I moved over from rolling my own (30 odd years) to piping in September 2015, an old pal who I never knew smoked gifted me his entire pipe collection that had been gathering dust for 20 years or so. I asked him what baccy he used to smoke and he just said Erinmore. On my next visit to my nearest B&M supplier (Harvey's of Redruth), I purchased a tin of Erinmore Mixture. I e-mailed matey and told him I was about to load up one of his old pipes with the mixture and it was only then that he told me he smoked Erinmore Flake!

So, to put matters right I then ordered by 'phone (too lazy to drive the 15 miles back to the B&M) a tin of Flake plus a few others for me to try out. Next day it arrived. Not being acquainted with the correct procedure of folding & packing, I simply rubbed out all 12 of those glorious smelling flakes onto a copper tray and aired them for an hour afore packing it back into the tin, and of course loading a pipe (Invicta bent billiard).

Packing was ok but I did notice the baccy was a tad 'twiggy' or not so finely cut as other flakes I have rubbed out. It also took a couple of relights to get things going but I did get there. Initially I was reminded of Mixture albeit with more flavour and much more punch. Wow I thought, this is really nice but the best was yet to come.

Midbowl the baccy transformed from a three star to a four star when the burley flavours became much more evident. As others have commented, this blend is one to be sipped (just as I am doing now with a newly refurbed Oom Paul). I have only enough for one more smoke of this afore my tin is empty but as sure as eggs are eggs, I will be buying this baccy on a regular basis.

One thing, I reckon this would not be good in a small bowl due to the aforementioned size of the strands, but I have other baccys for such occasions where a short smoke is needed.

If you must try one blend afore you die then you could do a lot worse than choose this gorgeous fruity, winey and sweet flake.

Pipe Used: Invicta bent billiard & Kaywoodie Oom Paul.

Age When Smoked: Fresh.

Purchased From: Black Swan Shoppe (mail order)

Similar Blends: Erinmore mixture albeit with more balls..

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	Leeboy (20)	2015-10-27		Medium to Strong	Mild	Mild	Tolerable

Smoked half the tin and I'm calling it a day. I like the topping and the tobacco is nice when it comes through. I can't get any consistency from this. Firstly it won't stay lit no matter what. It burns hot when its going and is tasteless most of the time. I've rubbed it out as advised by some reviews and still its crap. Its just not worth the hastle for the return as there are better tobaccos out there that behave and deliver great smokes every time. Its going in the bin.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2015-08-16		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Very good va/bur flake. Well constructed and flavorful. Fruity top note that translates to the smoke well. Rub it out and let it settle for a bit for best results. Flavor builds throughout the smoke without fading. Decent nic hit for those who like that.

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	natibo (169)	2015-04-04		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Tolerable

I like this stuff so much more than OGS, Dunhill flake, PS LNF, etc. It has burley, which I like, and has more flavor. Something very light but fruity. One of the best flakes out there in my opinion. I also tried some of this that was aged 9 years. It was outstanding.

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	Big Nick (74)	2015-02-13		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

First off I have to say that this review is of the old Murray's version. I purchased a couple of 15+ year old 100g tins a while back on ebay.

This is definitely a quality Virginia flake. I know there's Burley in there but... . It's not quite as aromatic IMHO as some have noted, although I believe it would be appealing to smokers of both aromatic and non aromatic blends. To me, the flavoring can only be described as sweet & refreshing. I don't taste any licorice or any specific fruit flavors like that which others have noted, just a refreshing sweetness that greatly enhances the natural sweetness of this flake.

Very important, if this flake is smoked straight out of the tin, it can be harsh and hot. You must leave it out to dry, and dry well. I found this out purely by accident when I left a few flakes out and forgot about them for about 3 to 4 days. What I ended up with was a dry yet pliable flake that rubbed out easily and was as smooth and delicious as could be. That accident shot Erinmore flake up from about 2 stars to 3+ stars.

One caveat, it will leave your pipe a bit stinky.

Age When Smoked: over 15 years old

Purchased From: ebay

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	Sentul (12)	2015-02-03		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Tolerable

I first tried Erinmore a young man back in the late 1960's along with my favoured Condor (see my review on that) back then and of course St Bruno.

I've still to get hold of a latest pack of Bruno,

However, I have managed here in Indonesia to get hold of some Erinmore, which in all honesty I bought out of reminisence rather than actually liking it even then

I still don't like the stuff, never did, seems I never will.

rather than I elaborate about what in my opinion is a non event but just nostalgia.

Read Bluesmoke and samanfromiran, below, not much point me repeating what they write.

I'd never buy it again.

PS Give the above any review points not me, I'm too lazy to write about it because it is just not worth it.

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	huffnpuff (53)	2015-01-24		Very Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

I was expecting more from this 10 was greeted with a nice fruity aroma and nice strips of flake reminds me of chew gum sticks also I cut the legs into little cubes and stuff my pipe gravity fed wise. lighting ensuring was very easy was greeted with nice puffs of smoke and capital it down to the bowl I did not get a very aromatic taste as I was expecting more fruit it was like A mild aromatic instead still is good to smoke if you're not in the mood for a heavy aromatic I will buy more tunes and store and see what the future holds for this blend I give it 3 stars due to the fact that it was a little too mild for my taste but a good Virginia nonetheless.

Pipe Used: corn cobs

Age When Smoked: fresh

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

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	Bluesmoke (75)	2015-01-03		Medium to Strong	Medium	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Erinmore may be a classic, but it didn't work well with me. This flake certainly has some strength to it and some real tobacco taste yet it is adulterated with a flowery/fruity topping. This is something I just could not get past. Aside from this unappealing flavor and aroma, this weed endorses a harshness past mid-bowl I simply could not abide by. This one got tossed after a few bowls. Now if you are a fan of this type of pervasive fruit tone then Erinmore Flake just might be the ticket for you. Other essential qualities were present, such as proper moisture content, ease of packing and smoking as well as a good volume of smoke. Try this and hopefully you'll have a better experience than I. TYJFALIH

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	samanfromiran (22)	2014-12-06		Medium	Strong	Medium	Tolerable to Strong

i tried this tobacoo for about 3 or 4 times.not bad tobacco but we cant say it is very good or great tobacco.too much flavoring is the biggest problem with this that i cant tolerate .some times it burns my tongue .medium in strength .i think it is good tobacco for those who like cigarette smoking.also i didnt like the taste.

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	LV9 (85)	2014-11-30		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Strong

This tobaccco has been around for ages and reviewed plenty the tin that I have was made by Murray Sons that was buy during the big tobacco scare of 2010, I have not sample any of the current production tins, This is without a doubt one satisfying tobaco for some reason this tobacco always gets a bad rap due to the topping and to make matter worswe due to the pineapple in the tin most people assume the flavoring is something tropical/fruity, to me the flavoring is in the same ballpark as royal yatch and university flake which leads me to think that is a british kinda thing. To my palate this is 70% burley 30% virginia kind of blend with a leathey taste coming from the tobacco and sweetness coming from the toppingñ on a side note I was told that this blend used to made with the same virginias that were used for all samuel gawith blends (Africans) that gives him an added bump in the nicotine department which this version has plenty, comes on a flake if you roll and stuff in your pipe the flavoring is more subdue if rub the flavoring comes to the forefront. Any way this is a mans mans blend that should be experience by everyone is a throwback from when theres was mostlu old codgers bklends in the pharmacy and this was consider once in a while treat.

Pipe Used: a no named prince.

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	pecheur (19)	2014-11-26		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The tin note smelt very much of honey and licorice with just a hint of fruit in the background.

Upon smoking the flavour seems to alternate between a bland tobacco flavour and the fruit topping making an appearance. The topping is a perfect match of Mrs Balls Chutney, which is made with peaches and apricots.

Pipe Used: MM Eton

Age When Smoked: New

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	doc pipes (108)	2014-10-31		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant

I smoked several tins of this when it was sold in the smaller old style flake tins. The flakes are pressed lovingly into the tin, and are square as opposed to rectangular in their cut. The aroma in the tin is of cherry/creamy coconut/pineapple. The smell comes through strongly in the smoke, dominating the underlying quality tobaccos for the first third of the bowl. The topping recedes and a quality VA/Bur emerges. The room note is of toasted marshmallow per the wife.

Pipe Used: jobey stromboli 165

Purchased From: iwan ries

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	Underground Cat (5)	2014-10-24		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Summary of My Qualifications for Reviewing Tobacco: I am 22, first time smoker, and do not have a sophisticated palate/tastebuds. I am learning the art of noticing the subtleties of pipe tobacco, but am still at a beginner phase - I don't notice much. I enjoy a variety of pipe tobaccos: Virginias and Burleys in particular, but I also enjoy Balkan tobacco very much.

Review of Tobacco: This is tin provides a very pleasant aroma to Virginia lovers. A little bit heavy in fragrance - like a 20 year old girl spraying perfume on herself before going on a date to a nightclub - but has lovely touches of... maybe... creamy pineapple. Upon opening the tin, a wave of aroma slides across your face and provides a rich and fruity smell. However, as pleasant as the aroma is, smoking this tobacco was unpleasant. It burns the tongue, gets the pipe too wet too soon, and has a little too much bite relative to the other tobaccos I've smoked before writing this review. I will have to rereview this product in the upcoming months as I gain more experience, but as for right now, I would suggest this tobacco to adventurous types.

Pipe Used: Lorenzetti Constantine 24

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	Michi (2)	2014-09-06		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

The flakes are in a fresh opened tin very wet but smoke able when i prepare them like ready rubbed cut.Also pack it loose in your pipe. At best fill your Pipe bowl and let it rest for 1 hour before you light up the tobacco. I can taste the un smoked tobacco flavoring during the smoke well (with the r.rubbed method) and i practice it for a long time. The tobacco burns slow.I like to use pipes with narrow bowls like prince,brandy pot shaped bowls.I don't recommend high bowls like chimney or Dublin etc. Its my favorite flake tobacco and its worth to experiment with this tobacco how to smoke it right for yourself.

Pipe Used: Petersons/Dunhill prince shaped

Age When Smoked: fresh

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

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	Christrom (34)	2014-08-21		Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I liked this one. It tasted light with a hint of fruity sweetness. It burned very well and was satisfying. I got a small sample of this from smoke king and although it felt quite dry about halfway down the bowl it was struggling to stay lit. I dumped out the bowl and sure enough it was a little damp near the bottom.

I left it out for a few hours until it was almost crispy and tried again... beautiful! This one loves drying time. Nothing to complain about at all.

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	sibeen (10)	2014-07-31		Medium to Strong	Very Strong	Overwhelming	Pleasant to Tolerable

After perusing this site for quite a few years I've finally decided to bite the bullet, register, and post my first review; and it is the Erinmore Flake that has tipped my hand.

It's not the worst tobacco that I've ever smoked - that 'honor' would have to be reserved for Peterson's Hyde Park, but it has certainly made the list of "never to be bought again".

I have no idea what the casing used on this tobacco is, other than to say it's not pineapple, but whatever it is - it's disgusting.

I first tried it in my 303 and the taste was sickly sweet and over powering. A day later I thought I'd give it one more go and loaded up my Killarney 03. Again yuckity yuck bleugh! I cannot taste tobacco through the devastating casing.

To add insult to injury, it severely ghosted both pipes. Last evening I loaded the 03 with some Irish Flake, and all I could taste was the insidious brew of erinmore. Never again.

Pipe Used: Peterson Standard 303 & Peterson Killarney 03

Age When Smoked: New tin - just delivered

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	dedalto (25)	2014-06-13		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Yea! This was of my first tobaccos I smoked. I thought for some reason it had been discontinued. It has changed a little since 1968, but it still a pleasure to smoke. A great full flavor and a neat topping which still reminds me of juicy fruit gum. I would actually smoke this daily, but I have difficulty finding it. At any rate big taste, huge flavor, and a pleasure to smoke. You should try some before you or the tobacco is discontinued. Recommend highly three 1/2 stars.

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

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	H Gillman (39)	2014-05-15		Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

I really love this flake. I am a big fan of flakes. I particularly enjoy this as an after supper smoke. The nicotine is not very strong but it is enough to give a bit of a jump. The tin note is mildly fruity. To smoke this I've tried rubbing, "Z" folding and rolling and stuffing. All work well but I tend to like "Z" folding the best. I burns well, a little slow, and stays lit. There is no tongue bite and the aroma and flavor is mild and very nice. It is a wee bit stronger than Petersons University Flake, which I find very mild.

Pipe Used: Perterson Deluxe XL5s

Age When Smoked: 2 years sealed

Purchased From: Jade Smokers Corner

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	CornCob (94)	2014-04-20		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

A staple in the pipe world, and to be frank im pleased its still around although i dont smoke it often. Although it is a bugger to get lit (and keep lit) I enjoy the fruit topping and the good hit of vitamin N i get from this, most impressive of all is the consistency ive noted over the last decade or so with this blend. And i cant say the same for other brands.

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	rtheen (3)	2014-04-07		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

This tobacco was a favorite of mine. It made a great everyday any time tobacco that was mild in every form of the word. I like the taste of the Virginian tobaccos here. I found it smoked well in a long thin bowl, which kept it cool. I did find if this tobacco got fairly hot, like many Virginian blends can gets almost ashen. I would smoke this down to a small white ash. At the end of a bowl it is tricky to slow down, but very nice blend.

Purchased From: Pipes and Cigars

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	Pipe Newb (49)	2014-03-28		Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Erinmore Flake is one of only about 3 of my experiences with tinned tobacco, and my first flake. The smell of a freshly opened tin is absolutely wonderful, a smell that reminds me of the taste of sweet iced tea and dried apricots. Surprisingly enough, these notes carried in the smoking quite well, something that rarely happens with any of the locally blended aromatics that I smoke.

Not heeding the warnings of letting a flake dry out for 10-20 minutes or so, I will say I had some problems with lighting, relighting... but this did not seem to adversely affect the flavor. After experimenting with some rope tobacco the night before, the mildness of the nicotine was a welcome change from the sledgehammer that is typical of rope.

I really enjoyed this tobacco. I used it to break in a brand new pipe, and I have decided that Erinmore will always have a place on my tobacco shelf, and will be the only blend I smoke in this new pipe.

=UPDATE 2014-07-18= While I still enjoy Erinmore from time to time, my beloved ship has sailed as it being one of my favorite tobaccos. I find the topping to sometimes be slightly off-putting and pungent if I'm not expressly in the mood for it. I have quite a few tins that I will sit on for a few years, and I'll enjoy it from time-to-time... but no longer is Erinmore practically a daily smoke for me.

Pipe Used: Unsmoked Savinelli Natural Dubliner

Age When Smoked: Purchased March 2014

Purchased From: Pipesandcigars.com

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	Der Pfeifenraucher (71)	2014-03-16		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Good solid smoke. The fruity topping is somewhat less than I expected, a strong hint of fruit flavor rather than a strong fruity flavor. Tin note is awesome with the tobacco note slightly overpowered by the fruit component.

Pipe Used: MM ozark hardwood

Age When Smoked: new

Purchased From: PandC.com

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	SiChange (45)	2014-03-06		Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I rub it out quite fully and pack it somewhat lightly. It has a round, slightly sweet taste, the casing not hiding or covering up the tobaccos. Burning qualities are excellent, it rarely needs a relight. Notably gentle on the tongue and mouth. An excellent flake. Edit: Feb 2022: I have this always in hand and think this classic merits four stars. However, it may be that STG has weakened the casing from what it once was as the fruitiness is less.

Pipe Used: Bulldog, billiiard

Age When Smoked: 7 years

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	Hamzah (2)	2014-02-01		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I have been smoking this tobacco since the last three years. What is really nice about it is that the taste is stable and I feel very relaxed while smoking it. Its price is very reasonable and the way it is packed is really neat specially the flakes that are cut equally. I smoke it in one of my small pipes and I keep the flakes without rubbing. All I do is turn them and fill my pipe wihout pushing the tobacco. My uncle used to smoke this kind of tobacco in the seventies when it was made in Britain and I used to take some and taste them in my old pipe. There is little change in the taste but not much as some claim. I do usually compare between tobaccos because each kind has its own distinguished taste but what I like about this flake is that it keeps me in the mood till the end. Think of the acceptable price. It is worth trying and be a choice.

Pipe Used: stanwel

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	CTS (138)	2014-01-08		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Pleasant, well-balanced blend. The base tobaccos are excellent, and the added flavor fits right in, without taking over. Burns cool and clean, on one light. As you work through the bowl the complementary added flavor, and in particular, the Virginia base, come through, with the Burley providing a warm nutty background. Very well done. 4 stars.

Pipe Used: MM, Savinelli

Age When Smoked: Unknown; at least 3 months.

Purchased From: Unknown; gift from a BOTL

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	cigarcohiba (36)	2013-12-30		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

A very nice and smooth smoke. Virginia is the base and burley is definitely present at times throughout the bowl. Pleasant room note. A worth try blend.

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	Patryk Georgevitch (11)	2013-12-30		Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Very sweet tasty fruity bouquet. Both Virginias and Burleys are present in the smoke with the adequate balance of earthy tasting Burleys and sweet gentle Virginias. A great tobacco to enjoy in a Churchwarden pipe with Earl Grey tea or Jasmin Tea.

Pipe Used: Dr Plumb Chruchwarden

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2013-12-21		Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

A similar smoke and blend to the Dunhill Flake, which is also one of my favourites, but I think that the Erinmore Flake just pips it. It is easy to prepare, always smokes well, has a pleasing taste, quality tobacco & available in Cork!

I prefer to rub a flake out rather than the fold & twist. I like to take it slowly and savour the moment, which after all is what pipe smoking is all about for me really.

Not as fruity as the Dunhill Flake, but still has a nice subtle hint of fruit, with a pleasing fresh hay fast too. Classic VA smoke form, one of my absolute favourites. If you like flake, not to strong, great VA taste, you'll like this.

Pipe Used: Peterson Kapet 606

Age When Smoked: From the tin, or a few months old.

Purchased From: Local Cork tobacconist.

Similar Blends: Dunhill Flake..

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	Quaffer (18)	2013-12-07		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

It's sort of a standard burley flake, but it seems to have some flavoring added, which doesn't come through strong, but I'd still prefer not to have it. Upon lighting it, it smokes nice and tastes great, but as it goes down it quickly starts tasting funny, to me almost like a dill pickle taste. Very unpleasant, and unfortunately happens every time I smoke this blend. This blend was a disappointment to me, but my friend seems to love it so it might just not work for my taste buds. Two stars.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2013-11-20		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Nice slightly sticky flakes that have the aroma of a kind sophisticated Juicy Fruit gum. They rub out easily. I don't dry them as some folks do, I aerate the tobacco, sifting it and sprinkling it as I rub it out this makes it very easy to light and smoke. The flavor is not overly complex. It starts off a bit ashy but quickly becomes a nice smooth blend of pleasant but unspectacular, mild Virgina and Burley flavors complimented by that nice but artificial tasting Juicy Fruit flavor. I really don't notice much of a flowery taste. Perhaps after having been recently assaulted by a dose of Lakeland before smoking Erinmore I simply didn't notice it. It's a not unpleasant easy to puff away on smoke. While it is Danish it is not a heavy and goopy aromatic. However it is an aromatic so I've been smoking it in a Vauen or Big Ben 9mm filter pipe. I experience no tongue burn, just the mildest Virginia tongue tingle. It burns somewhat rapidly but not overly hot. It will provide a mid-level helping of nicotine. While not unpleasant I don't regularly smoke this blend as there are so many better aromatics available to me when I desire that style of tobacco. I have used Erinmore in some of my personal concoctions, one of them mixing it with a dash of a heavy Latakia blend, some nasty musty C&D Burley and a bit of Black Cavendish. Sometimes the outcome of using this as a blender has been good but other times whatever is used to flavor this blend does not harmonize well with other tobaccos creating a rather unpleasant bitter taste. I tried a blend while visiting a tobacconist in Houston on a recent trip. They had combined Erinmore with Maduro leaf and Latakia in a house blend. I found it awful and recognized that nasty bitter unharmonized flavor. An upside is that Erinmore is very economical and the tin design is quite charming. Slightly Recommended.

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	erthbound0 (10)	2013-10-07		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

UPDATE: I originally gave this tobacco three stars but I have to change it to four. First of all, I can't get this one out of my head. I find myself craving it a lot and every time I go into a smoke shop this is the first tobacco I look for. I cannot really put my finger one why I love this smoke so much, but one of the main reasons is the taste is not too overpowering. It is just enough that it leaves me wanting more for the next time. I highly recommend this tobacco.

There are a lot of reviews but I want to mention one thing. It was a delight to pack a bowl of this baccy. The flakes were perfect for bending right into the pipe. The moisture was perfect and I had no problem keeping this baby lit.

I smoked it four hours ago and I still have a delicious aftertaste in my mouth. I definitely tasted pineapple in there and it was delicious. It blended perfectly with the Virginias. Really, quite a marvelous taste and tin note.

The only reason why I am not giving this 4 stars is because I've recently been smoking Solani Silver Flake so compared to that everything else is notched down. Still this one could have gone either way. Great baccy all around.

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