Tobaccos G. L. Pease - Stonehenge Flake

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	JimInks (3019)	2016-11-14		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The various Virginias offers a range of flavors: plenty of fermented stewed ripe and tangy dark fruit with a lot of earth, some tart and not tart citrus, and a few grass notes, along with a minor hits of tea and vinegar. They also provide a mild floral quality which is slightly more obvious in the first half than it is later on. They form the major base of the blend. The touch of Malawi burley has some earth, nuts, toast and wood far in the background. The deep raisins, prunes, plum and moderate spice from the Saint James perique continually underscores the experience. The cocoa topping is lightly applied, but works well in concert with the Lakeland-esque additive. These toppings do tone down the varietals a mite, though the Lakeland recedes some in the last third of the bowl, more so than the cocoa, which weakens slightly. No chance of bite or harshness, and sports no dull moments. The nic-hit is a step closer to medium than it is to mild. The flakes are a little moist, but need no dry time. Burns a little slow, and fairly cool with a rather consistent taste that also has a little creaminess. Leaves just a little moisture in the pipe, and requires some relights. Has a pleasant after taste that lingers. Not an all day smoke, but it’s a repeatable one, provided you can find a tin.

As for the new version, I find few differences. The fermentation from the Virginias is barely present, but that was due to the aging process anyway. The Lakeland essence is a tad stronger and the cocoa is a little more more obvious than that, and a bit more prominent than the 2001 version. Again, I attribute this to the age of the original as related to fresh. As with the older production, the Lakeland loses a little of its impact by the last third of your smoke, and the cocoa hardly does (same as the 2001 sample). The only other thing I observe is that the perique is tad less noticeable here, but I’d attribute that to the freshness of the blend because the toppings of the old were muted just a little over time, and their full influence when fresh would naturally reduce the effectiveness of some varietals that are added in small amounts. The Malawi burley is moderately less affected. For the most part, the tobaccos deliver as they did in the past. The bottom line is that the differences are due to the aging process, and not a change in recipe as the variables aren’t quite as obvious as this review makes them seem in cold print.

-JimInks

70 people found this review helpful.

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	Pipestud (1829)	2017-04-14		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

One of the all-time great tobaccos, IMO. Stonehenge Flake is a deeply dark and rich flake formed leaf that has been specially processed to be bold in presentation and it ages like nobody's business. The Virginia leaf was incomperable, the Kentucky/Burley filled the palate with a nutty goodness and the overall depth of the presentation was almost unbelievable. And the Perique element was so restrained that I never really noticed it as a player. As fine a leaf as was ever put in a can!

54 people found this review helpful.

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	SteelCowboy (685)	2014-03-12		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I cannot speak to Stonehenge Flake when it was first produced as I had not smoked any at the time of its release. But what I can speak to is that SF aged into one fantastic flake. As a person that finds Pease blends very “hit or miss,” and I have smoked almost all of them, IMHO, this flake was one of Greg's finest achievements. Age has turned this into a sweet, lightly spicy smoke. The neatly cut flakes are very easy to work with and I prefer to cut them into small pieces with a small amount rubbed out to get the ball rolling. At this point in time, I find the sweetness of the Virginia’s rule the day, with the burley providing a bit of body and strength to the blend. I have noticed that the drier smoke Stonehenge, the more the Gawith Hoggarth flavors come out. I was lucky enough to squirrel a half dozen tins away before the current $100+ eBay price that is now fairly common. With just three tins left, I doubt I will miss SF enough to spend that kind of coin for more, but it will be sorely missed all the same. I would sure love to see Greg Pease to do another limited venture with a different company other than C&D like he did here with GH. It think it would open a lot of doors for new mixtures and flakes. Very highly recommended.

Age When Smoked: 13 years

28 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-08-25		Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

A masterpiece. a blending marvel. from the other reviews i get the feeling the cellaring potential was lost on this when it came out. I managed to acquire a large stash of this and boy, am i glad i did. age has done things to this blend that are miraculous. Incredible sweet, getting stronger in taste and body and yet there are these ethereal fruit tastes, apricot, mango,orange. the lakeland essence wisps in and out of the smoke. I can see crystals all over the really thin flakes. the tobacco itself is starting to get that certain feel to it that only age can provide. perfect with Earl grey tea.even better with brandy. The perique, oh the perique! The perique is of the variety that is no longer easily had. how i wish it still was available.

17 people found this review helpful.

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	DrumsAndBeer (217)	2017-07-05		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

A few of the other reviewers have already expressed my sentiments here. I also found this flake to be fairly similar to Gawith Hoggarth's Louisiana Flake. There's one minor difference and that's the addition of the Malawi burley leaf which adds a touch of richness that Louisiana doesn't possess.

From charring light to finish, the Lakeland floral note is noticeable but it is not as singular or as distinct in character as it is in tobaccos like Ennerdale, Kendal or Grasmere Flake, nor is it as strong. Instead, I would put Stonehenge Flake in the family of mildly scented Kendal tobacco products, more along the lines of Best Brown No. 2, Rum and Bob's Chocolate Flake.

As far as the overall flavor is concerned, the darker, slightly sweet tasting Virginias do most of the work while the burley adds depth and a bit of strength to the smoke. I find the perique to be purely condimental, adding a subtle influence but never finding its own voice in the mix whether by way of peppery spice or dark fruit tang.

Like Louisiana Flake, I find the effect of the cocoa flavoring to be a detractor. It smells fantastic in the tin, but it adds a dissonant, unappealing taste to the smoke that registers on my palate as mildly irritating, almost harsh. Reading other reviews I seem to be the only one finding fault with this, so it's very likely a body chemistry thing.

As usual this is high quality tobacco, meticulously prepared by one of my favorite blending houses, and I am happy to have tried it. But this particular flake just isn't my cup of tea.

16 people found this review helpful.

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	StevieB (2075)	2018-01-28		Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant

G. L. Pease - Stonehenge Flake.

I've had this in my cellar for a while now, everytime I went to it I just couldn't bring myself to open it! But this weekend temptation got the better of me.

The tin contains just one stack of flakes, which are dark brown and quite thin. The nose from the tin is a tangy one and the moisture makes it smokeable right away.

At the start of a bowl the most abundant of the tobaccos are the Virginias, being sweet, tangy, and fruity. The Burley wakes up as a bowl's smoked and gives the smoke a clear nuttiness. Throughout a bowl the Perique occupies last place, giving just a very light touch of vinegar. The chocolate topping isn't 'strong', don't think of Bob's Chocolate Flake, think more along the lines of Louisiana Flake. It burns well at a medium temperature and doesn't bite.

Nicotine: medium. Room-note: pleasant.

Stonehenge Flake? Four stars:

Highly recommended.

Pipe Used: Barling Meer'

Age When Smoked: 6 months

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

13 people found this review helpful.

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	wildrage (6)	2017-07-05		Strong	Strong	Full	Tolerable

Lakeland overpowers this entire blend to me. Some people love Lakeland, while others do not. Just like some love aeromatics, and others do not. To each his own, but I do not enjoy them, and likewise, do not enjoy this blend. To my friend that posted "I do tire of newbie reviews..." - I notice that you spammed that review among all the tobacco sites. Either your work for the manufacturer, or you really should learn to be more creative. While I realize that this is a G&H collaborated blend, #1 - all descriptions of such blends note the Lakeland essence, #2 - No descriptions of this blend note similar essence, #3 - this is a collaboration, so I don't feel that it's too offbase to not expect it, and #4 - I personally feel that it has been left out to spur sales.

Pipe Used: Briar, Cob, Meer

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Dark Bird's Eye.

11 people found this review helpful.

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	Gresh (9)	2017-06-30		Medium	Medium	Full	Strong

This stuff is gross. Whoevers idea it was to leave lakeland out of the description, or to say it tastes of "chocolate"(it doesnt) owes me 15 bucks.

Age When Smoked: new

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Nursing home, Old mans balls, Morgue.

11 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2004-07-26		Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Stonehenge Flake is a very limited edition of approximately 1500 2oz tins, developed jointly by G. L. Pease and Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. that completely sold out...practically within hours of its release.

I recently bought a tin and, collector?s value tossed aside, I anxiously popped the top to try it. The tin is dated Dec 2001 ? it is now July 2004.

The aroma was semi-sweet with some slightly tangy undertones. The flakes are dark with some brighter reddish-brown highlights. Looking closely, I can see traces of crystallized sugars on the surface of the flakes. It was a bit on the moist side for my tastes, but once I rubbed it out, it only took another 10 minutes or so for it to dry to where I like it. Or maybe I was just so anxious, I decided I liked it the way it was after 10 minutes. Who knows?

I rubbed the flakes out completely and got ready for the big test. The flame hit the leaf, and a mild sense of panic hit me. I detected the trademark Gawith Hoggarth floral-soap taste. Oh no? I thought of what I paid for this? This couldn?t be happening. I thought of the only other Gawith Hoggarth blend I had tried ? Bob?s Chocolate Flake. Oh no? But then I remembered all of the pleasant experiences I have had with tobaccos carrying the name Pease, and I settled down a bit as the soapy taste receded. It never left entirely, but it stayed so far in the background that I found I could enjoy the tobacco. And enjoy it, I did.

The natural sweetness blends exceedingly well with the Perique in this blend. The Burley forms a solid foundation and holds up the lower end giving body to the smoke, while the sweetness and the Perique dance around.

Overall, a very pleasant smoke. The burn is nice and even, and the balance is sublime.

Stonehenge Flake isn?t easy to find, and those who have it aren?t going to part with it easily, but if it is within your means, get some. I will of course give this a 4-Star rating, but as it has been said here, to say that this is something I will smoke regularly is wishful thinking on my part. There can?t be that much of it left out there!

9 people found this review helpful.

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	JB (44)	2003-07-28		Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild	Full	Pleasant

Yeah, I say that I smoke this regularly, but we all know THAT is a lie. I smoke this on special occassions, because there ain't no more. At least not in this current iteration. There is a strong rumor that Greg may bring it back again in a slightly different form.

Stonehenge is the perfect tobacco from my standpoint. I enjoy everything about it and I wouldn't change anything about it other than its availability.

Exceptional taste at all points in the bowl. It smells great in the room. It is heaven to nose breath this stuff.

I have six tins of this stuff stored away for special occassions. It's a cruel joke that it isn't readily available! Of course, I would have to fall in love with a blend that lasted about one day on the retail market.

9 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2014-05-11		Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Dark colored very thin flakes with a tin aroma of a light Lakeland blend, and very earthy undertones. I struggled with folding, so ended up rubbing this out a bit. I actually tried different levels of rubbing out and settled on a light rub.

Unfortunately, no prep took away a seriously vexing problem I had with this blend. It sizzled my tongue from start to finish. It wasn't an all-out burning assault but it was most unpleasant. As a smoker of many aged Pease and aged G&H blends, I have no real idea what caused this disconnect. Clearly, this didn't require further aging! But it detracted from what could have been a pleasant experience, because the taste of this (what I could discern) was what I expected... a marriage of a light Lakeland essence with it's attendant burly sweetness a la G&H, with the robustness and full flavor of a Pease creation. Two of my favorite blenders - what could go wrong? A chemical imbalance with my palate, I guess. Talk about disappointment!

As I seem to be the only one with this issue, I can definitely recommend that G&H and Pease lovers give this a try if they find a tin reasonably priced. As someone who rates based on personal experience, however, this merits 2 stars. Great tasting but that tongue sizzle ruined it for me. My problem rather than the blend, so if this union interests you, by all means check it out.

Pipe Used: meerschaum and morta

Age When Smoked: 13 years

8 people found this review helpful.

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	pipercavse (5)	2017-07-03		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I do tire of newbie pipers giving a review of pipe tobacco when they don't have a clue as to what they are speaking of. If you did your homework and checked a tobacco out by knowledgeable pipers you might save yourself some embarrassment by spewing out meaningless blather about a fine pipe tobacco. First of all, to think this would not have some of the Lakeland essence when John Gawith had a hand in it shows a severe lack of discernment. That is what Gawith pipe tobacco is all about, the wonderful Lakeland floral essence. This essence seems to be either loved or loathed and I am in the former camp. Here it was done with a very light hand. But to say this smells like a nursing home or an old woman's perfume is insane! What I get from the tin note is wonderful chocolate floral hay like notes. It is beautiful pipe tobacco, don't let uninformed pipers drive you away from it. It's great stuff from the minds of two master blenders and is reserved for pipers who appreciate the finer things in the vast and glorious world of pipe tobacco!

To my dear friend wild rage: I am not a spammer and no I do not have any association with the manufacturer. Furthermore, my intent was not to be creative, only to stress a point. All of which I commend you for giving a perfect example of. Your point of reference, Dark Birdseye has no mention of the G&H essence in it as is the case with most of the G&H descriptions as you testify in error that they do. However, at the top of this page part of the description for this tobacco states that it is steeped in the English tradition (aka Lakeland essence). Anyone who knows anything about pipe tobacco would and should know that, hence my reference to newbie ignorance. Lastly, Mr. Pease needs no deceptive gimmicks to boost sales. He is a master blender who's ability sells his product on it's own merit.

7 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-10-17		Medium	Medium	Full	Pleasant

Description: Flakes are very thin cut, perhaps a millimeter or slightly more thick. Mottled dark brown and medium in color. Overly wet when first received, but dried rapidly in a sealed, but loose baggie, and smoked well as received as well as when drier. For those of you who are amused by watching flakes attempt to levitate out of the bowl when first lighting, this one is quite a performer.

I smoked a three bowl sample that I received from one of the princes in the online pipe community. I prepared this by completely rubbing it out. A Savinelli pot that I have used for VA and VA/Perique flakes for some time was the venue. Initial light displayed perfume qualities similar to most Lakeland tobaccos. Overall flavor was very good with a high level of sweetness, no nasal burn, and very full flavor through the middle and lower registers of the palate, augmented by the spiciness of the perique. This is the best flake that I have ever smoked, with an incredible depth to the flavor that is only now becoming noticeable in most VAs for me.

I recently traded away two tins of this for an F&P release that is out of production, and suspect that I may come to regret the departure over time, although not the trade. I understand that the limited release of this blend was due to the small allotment of Percy Martin perique available for the blend. While never stated by the blender, this of course leaves open the hopeful, optimistic, fantastic, or even delusional possibility of subsequent releases in the future.

In the meantime, a rating of 4 stars must be interpreted as wishful thinking rather than actual practice due to limited availability.

(October 2002)

7 people found this review helpful.

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	moniker (217)	2017-07-01		Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Tolerable

I have to say, I was hot to get my hands on some Stonehenge, if only because of its provenance. However, as with most GLP offerings I have tried, it took some time and some effort to finally get the best of this blend. The reviewed tin is new production, dated 06-20-2017. I never tried the original release, but I do have some G & H Louisiana Flake to compare, as this is supposed to be either the same or nearly the same blend, and I am curious to see just how similar they are.

In the tin, this Stonehenge is disheveled, moist, heaped, broken flakes that are dark brown with some lighter flecks. Tin note is subdued, damp, moldering silage with a little fig, molasses and dark cocoa. And that is pretty much that; nothing that presaged greatness. Straight from the tin, it lights with persistence and it burns down OK with some attention, including a couple of re-lights. Given its origins, I was not surprised by the Lakeland geranium smell that came up at the first match, but I was surprised by how strongly it came up, to the point where it nearly swamped the tobacco, and I resolved to dry it out some before smoking it thereafter. As it turns out, it benefitted from some rest, and spindling it and drying it first tempers the geranium and allows Stonehenge to really bloom in the small pots I use for VA/Pers. Naturally, I much prefer smoking it this way, and my recommendation is based on some rest and drying it first. Though the steam pressing seems to have melded the VAs and Perique in Stonehenge, and they rise together, they do unfold and some generally floral notes soon appear to grace what I take to be earthy, brown VAs and a little Burley that tastes like filberts. The silage and figs remain, only now they are actually fragrant and faintly musky, almost cigar-ish. The spices from the Perique are there, but they are tame, and they never rear up or bite, being in this regard reminiscent of Dunbar. The tastes ramp up gently to medium, and they develop quite nicely down the bowl. Strength is just over medium. Room note is tolerable. Aftertaste is a lengthy best-of-the-smoke.

Yes, there are already plenty of great VA/Pers that are currently available, including GLP’s own Telegraph Hill. Yet Stonehenge holds its own, IMO, a solid 4 star blend that will likely get even better with age.

Pipe Used: various briars; small pots preferred

Age When Smoked: young, with just a little rest

Purchased From: 4noggins

Similar Blends: Compare/contrast to Telegraph Hill, Escudo, DNR, Dunbar, etc..

6 people found this review helpful.

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	cm1648 (106)	2020-03-29		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

An absolute winner and instant favorite for my cellar collection and rotation. The Virginas have a fermented and aged character to them, which may be one sets this blend apart from other Virginia and Va/Per blends. The Red Virginia and Perique's dark fruity character take the lead.

The Burley comes into play with its earthy and nutty notes in second place. The Perique is light in its spiciness however, which isnt necessarily a negative but should be pointed out. The top note of cocoa/chocolate is perfectly light and adds just enough extra depth. On top of everything mentioned is the fact that there is less than a year of age on the tin Im smoking. This will be even more marvelous as time goes on. Grab some Virgina smokers!

Pipe Used: Peterson system, Erik Nording, Rattray Dark Ale

Age When Smoked: 10 months

5 people found this review helpful.

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	fr_tom (393)	2018-12-31		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

The flakes come firmly pressed and are a mottled brown. They look a little like many GH flakes but are just stuffed in the tin. The tin note is earthy and there is a hint of almond. I rubbed this out to smoke it.

There is a lot of flavor here. There is the familiar Lakeland sauce, and the Virginia base is a mellow sweet with a little overripe fruit. There is some depth to the flavor that I attribute to the burleys used, but I have a hard time picking them out in the flavor profile. The perique gives it a little pepper on the snork and contributes to the overripe fruit as well. I had a curious hint of celery that I get sometimes with Lakelands. This is probably just some characteristic of my tastebuds, because I don't think it is a common flavor for people to find.

The smoking experience was uneventful. It smoked a little slow and the flavors were consistent.

This has been a very pleasant smoke. I recommend it.

5 people found this review helpful.

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	drbarryk (5)	2017-08-03		Mild to Medium	Extra Strong	Overwhelming	Unnoticeable

If there's a worse tasting tobacco, I haven't found it....

I knew about Lakeland Essences, but I wasn't prepared for a "we're gonna wash your mouth out with soap and then spray cheap perfume in it" experience. Wow! Aghhh!!

I enjoy Royal Yatch, HH Vintage Syrian, JackKnife Plug, Gaslight, Nightcap, Viprati, HH Bold Kentucky, Escudo....all part of a wide variety of Vapers, VaBurPers, Straight Virginias, English/Balkans, Dark Fired KYs on my shelf and in my cellar - nothing in my worst imaginings prepared me for how truly unappealing (read awful) a pipe tobacco could be.

I'm about to reload the Vauen Churchwarden in which I smoked the GLP Stonehenge Flake with my favorite VaPer (technically VaBurPer) - H & H Viprati - in hopes of disinfecting my mouth and pipe, recovering my pipe equilibrium,and wiping out any possible ghosting. Fortunately, it only took 15 minutes to realize Stonehenge wasn't for me.

I appreciate our great variations in taste and am delighted others can enjoy this blend.

Pipe Used: Vauen N177 Churchwarden

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: P&C

Similar Blends: Happily, nothing I've tasted.

5 people found this review helpful.

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	p120d16y (22)	2017-06-27		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

From a freshly opened tin you are greeted with hay/bread/malty notes with a rich chocolate nose. Once you rub the flake and give it about 5-10 minutes of dry time it's ready to go. I fully rub the flake very well to aid in burning and dry time. Gawith Hoggarth made their Louisiana Perique Flake after this blend was originally made through collaboration with John Gawith and Gregory Pease in 2001, so it seems of little surprise that these are nearly identical. The Stonehenge Flake contains a little Malawi burley that helps give body and depth with a bit more strength to the smoke, and helps add more chocolate note. A very great tobacco, you'll get brown VA flavor, a bit of Perique, and a chocolate note to pull it together. Truly a Gawith Hoggarth English style VaPer that will age wonderfully. I did get the chance to smoke the original, and I had a very aged sample that tasted nothing like this re-release. The original used Percy Martin's Perique and added a different profile.

Note: This is virtually the same tobacco as GH & Co. Louisiana Perique Flake. It was first a G.L. Pease and Gawith Hoggarth collaboration as Stonehenge Flake, then GH based off this glowing release decided to make their own version called Louisiana Perique Flake and it's virtually identical but missing the smidge of Malawi burley that this re-release contains. These tins will age wonderfully.

Pipe Used: Falcon, Savinelli 904KS, other briars

Age When Smoked: Brand new fresh release

Purchased From: SmokingPipes

Similar Blends: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Louisiana Perique Flake is identical..

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2017-06-26		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant

The re-release of the venerable Stonehenge Flake was long overdue, yet it seemed to happen at the perfect moment. This beautiful blend offers an exquisite balance of sweet and savory Virginias, nutty and rich Burley, and tangy and spicy Perique. Stonehenge Flake offers the fortunate smoker a medium-bodied, full-flavored experience. Take your time, and enjoy each sip.

I am pleased to submit the first review of the re-release here.

Pipe Used: 1976 Dunhill 59HU Root Briar

Age When Smoked: Original re-release, received 6-26-2017

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: The original Stonehenge Flake. Ha.

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-12-24		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

NOTE: Review of Stonehenge Flake's 2017 re-release in the last paragraph.

I was fortunate enough to obtain one of these rare (1 of 1,500 two ounce tins, manufactured in 2001) from Pipestud's Consignment Shop. This tastes/smokes nothing like you'd expect from the tin aroma. Shades of Lakeland style flavoring that seems to compliment & enhance the sweetness of the mixture. This stuff really starts producing a good flavor after a fourth of it has burned off when the initial harshness begins to fade into a fairly strong savory blend that smokes mildly.

Easily rubbed out or folded, it smokes cool either way. Plenty of rich, creamy smoke with respectable strength. I loved the chocolate/cocoa flavor but it did not overtake the rich tobacco taste. I've never tasted anything like this before or since. I didn't notice the soapy flavor so much that some have mentioned but I surely noticed an alluring flavor from the smoke. This blend reminded me a little of vintage St. Bruno Flake, only not as strong. The combination of top shelf leaf is expertly blended, smells good, burns great, smokes mild & sweet, requires minor maintenance & produces minimal moisture.

The flavor remains throughout the bowl and doesn't get harsh or bitter toward the end. Drying it out pretty good will provide a better smoke and doing so won't diminish the flavor. One of the best of this genre that I've ever smoked. This blend kept me coming back for more. I suggest airing this out until the sharpness from the aroma subsides...as should be done with any tobacco that has been enclosed for a long period. Be careful because the thin flakes dry out quickly if the tin is left open too long.

This stuff commands a premium & has already become legendary. So, try to reward yourself with at least one tin. Truly remarkable. Therefore, IMHO, SF easily obtains a four star rating for an expertly crafted masterpiece. Sampled in a size two Dunny Shell Briar & a size 2 Stanwell... NOTE my comments on the newer SF below...

October, 2018 AD... Anno Domini, the year of our Lord. About the re-released Stonehenge Flake: First of all, there's nothing much to be noted from the tin aroma. This review is based on a second bowl I've sampled in a clean Meerschaum to be sure I was getting the truest, purest flavor from this blend. I lit up and took several good puffs & at that point, didn't really notice much other than a regular tobacco taste/flavor. Then, I let the pipe sit & cool for about twenty minutes, tamped & then relit. I always use this DGT method regardless of what tobacco I'm sampling. Upon relighting & after a few more tokes, I started noticing a little more sweetness & then the cocoa flavor came bursting through, although very slight, it complimented the smoking experience considerably & this mix started tasting so good, I just wanted to jet-stream this stuff but maintained my composure & continued sipping this wonderful concoction. The flavoring seemed to have more of a chocolate flavor that I didn't notice so much in the 2001 version but could be due to the age difference. However, I noticed the flavor becoming more pronounced after about one third of the way through & at the halfway point, tasted even better as the mixture melded into a delicious flavor & remained until the finish &... FWIW, more of the cocoa flavor & sweetness was obtained from my Meerschaum than my briar. It fired back up again with a few tokes after being left unattended for a while. I'm rating this newest edition with four stars & have acquired a few more tins for the cellar... It's amazing how a few years of age can react on this tasty treat. This is another one of those excellent blends that demonstrates the finer procurement & blending process of experienced professionals in their craft. Great job!

Pipe Used: Dunhill 2S, Meerschaum Billiard, GBD Billiard

Age When Smoked: One 2001 & One April, 2018 Tin

Purchased From: Pipestud's Consignment Shop & Smoking Pipes

Similar Blends: Can't help you there. Maybe... a little like some other Lakeland blends. Haven't tried anything that compares to Stonehenge Flake...

5 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-01-27		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Overwhelming	Pleasant to Tolerable

The first thing I noticed when opening the tin was a spicy smell and a very moist flake. I had to let it air dry for a while before I could get a good light out of it. This has a very soapy taste at first that seems to subside slightly about midway through the bowl. I can?t seem to get past this. I?m not much of a flake smoker (they burn a little hot for me) but I love all of the GPL blends. I purchased 3 tins of this, one to try now and two to cellar. I?ll let the opened tin dry a little, go back to it later and see if the soapy taste is as dominant, and update this review. Until then I will stick with BC and Haddo?s

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	BingCrosby (161)	2021-03-19		Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Just about every time I try a GL Pease blend for the first time I go through a strange experience.. I think that there is no way in hell that it is as good as everyone says it is.. Usually it turns out to be even better.. Stonehenge is a fantastic virginia based blend.. One of the best I've tried.. At first it seemed very similar to bob's chocolate flake and gawith Louisiana flake.. it is better than both in my opinion.. the way the perique plays with the virgina.. and it isn't a lot of perique.. just the perfect accent.. I also love the way the burley develops down the bowl.. but the star is that virgina.. this is great leaf! The chocolate and lakeland essence is not a huge player but it is detectable and very tasty and creamy.. there is no question about the aging potential.. I had to pop one to try.. it already was unbelievable with just a year on it.. This is already a favorite.

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	maxiRica (8)	2020-05-25		Medium	Medium	Full	Tolerable

Va-Bu-Per. Aromatizado con cacao y Lakeland.

Esta labor viene de una colaboración entre John Gawith y Gregory Pease en el 2001, y que GL Pease ha relanzado en el 2017.

Vamos a ver. En lo concreto el tabaco se presenta en flake. Largos y finos, de unos 3 gr cada uno. En frío tiene un aroma muy rico, acompañado de un toque floral, con un fondo herbal y a cacao. Da ganas de liarse a mordiscos con él. Dicen, y yo doy fe, que tiene Lakeland. No sería de extrañar, ya que los virginias de GH suelen estar bien provistos de este aromatizado floral. En todo caso, es un toque suave, nada para alarmar a quien no le acabe de gustar en demasía.

De entrada, en el encendido, se presenta sobretodo sabor a frutos secos, y a cacao... sobretodo el caco. A medida que avanza la fumada nos asalta ese sabor floral del Lakeland, poco a poco, pero llega un momento que acaba por dominar la fumada. No ahoga el resto de sabores, esa base más seca, terrosa del burley, y ese toque herbal del virginia, muy muy bien redondeados, pero los acaba por situar en segundo plano. Insisto, no es un lakeland poderoso, pero ese sabor por pequeño que sea coge protagonismo. Me ha sido imposible despegarme de él. Sobre el perique... bueno, yo solo se lo notaria en cierto sabor a pan fermentado que arroja en ocasiones, o en la exhalación retronasal, que uso lo justo (3 o 4 veces en toda la fumada), y que deja ese picor, ese toque de pimienta por decir así.

El flake ya venía casi en su punto de humedad (recordar que yo solo he recibido unos gramos para probar, en un zip, así que no se de su humedad si es directo de lata). Solo lo he dejado airearse unos pocos minutos. Su combustión es buena, y no genera humedades. He fumado un flake solo, sin desmenuzar, lo que hace que siempre sea más lenta la fumada. Lo he doblado por lo largo, luego de forma transversal y lo he enrollado como si de un cigarrillo se tratase... lo he "aireado" entre los dedos, y lo he cargado como si de un tornillo se tratase. Una vez arranca, por poco caso que le hagas no se apaga (yo lo he tenido que reencender varias veces, pero todas ellas por dejar la pipa de lado, no por dificultad en mantenerlo). Me lo he fumado enterito (y yo soy de dejar siempre una hebras de tabaco al final), dejando una ceniza fina y blanquecina. No es un tabaco mordedor, supongo que ayuda que su combustión sea buena, y que no requiere de grandes pitadas ni una cadencia de fumada elevada, que puedan provocarlo.

En definitiva, un muy buen tabaco, rico en sabores, para amantes de los bu-va-per (más bu que no va, a mi parecer)... y de los Lakeland. A quien no le guste este toque floral que ni lo intente (o si). Se le nota la calidad del tabaco, y una muy buena mano para combinar los componentes.

En cuanto la fortaleza (sabores), yo le daría una buena nota. Si algo tiene es que no es nada plana y sus sabores están ahí mostrándose, aunque sin empalagar. Sobretodo sus sabores terrosos y achocolatados y más tarde los florales. De potencia nicotínica, soy de notar poco la Vitamina N, pero lo dejaría en un grado medio, nada para asustarse.

Pipe Used: Briar. Dupont Canadian

Age When Smoked: Fresco

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	HabaneroHardy (395)	2019-08-15		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Unnoticeable

When I sit outside on the porch smoking a particular blend, I always enjoy reading the reviews and how varied they can be. Some smoke up the whole tin before reviewing, some a few bowls, some try it in different types of pipes, etc. I am a mixed bag reviewer, I will smoke a blend for a little while, take notes and later write a review but in honesty I have tins I opened two years ago and if I waited to finish a tin, I would never be able to record what I have tried. By now I pretty much know what I like or rather pretty much know what I do not like. Some reviews I am only able to try a small sample such as from the pipe club but I like to put my two cents in and post a review to record that I at least got to try something new. Usually these are blends that are no longer in production. Probably should have put this tidbit of info on my profile page but I am here typing. So, this is a re-release of a blend that was collaborated with G.H. & Co., home of the Lakeland Essence. This tin was dated 100318, a little over a year after the reintroduction and has a mild sweet cocoa tin note. It contained flakes about 1 ¼ in width and as stated about 2 inches long. I know everyone is doing round tins but it is so much nicer to open a square tin of flake tobacco that is packaged flat rather than folded in a round tin. Progress marches forth I suppose. This smoked smooth, mild, really mild cocoa taste and no Lakeland Essence that I could detect which is good news for me as I am not a big fan. In my opinion this is some high-grade leaf and I enjoy the taste and profile I get from flakes and this being one of them. I do the fold and stuff method which seems to make it more flavorful but that is just my take on it. No bite, but did seem to smoke a little stronger about 2/3rds down. It possibly could be the corn cob I was using but I do not believe so as it was well broken in. I sometimes pair a cob with Vapers which I did smoking this in my MM General. If I thought I had the 15-20 years I would definitely cellar some of this. Tip to the youngsters out there. Really good stuff and glad the chocolate flavoring was in the background on this one.

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	Antonius Blok (190)	2021-06-18		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

It is hard to go wrong choosing a work by G.L. Pease. In this case, a very well combined mixture of ingredients, the result of the collaboration between John Gawith and Gregory Pease in 2001, relaunched by GL Pease in 2017. The result of this collaboration and the aesthetic and organoleptic qualities of tobacco give it a somewhat exotic.

When you open the tin, the dark flakes appear and a little twisted to fit in their container, with a somewhat frayed appearance that reminds of the typical Samuel Gawith. What is not reminiscent of Uncle Samuel's tobacco is the humidity they bring, very correct to load the pipe immediately (although I am one of those who only dry the tobacco when it is dripping). With a good range of flavors that go from sweet to earthy, fruity, bitter cocoa and very light floral notes, but always keeping a "dark" hue. The supposed coverage is hardly noticeable, given the all-natural appearance of the blend, looking more like the sporadic chocolate notes came from the burley. For example, I can't find a cocoa flavor as strong as Solani's Age Burley Flake.

A mixture to pay attention to it and smoke it relaxed because if not it can become somewhat irregular. Highly recommended.

Pipe Used: Croci Fiammata Argento

Age When Smoked: 1 year

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	Karam (59)	2021-06-15		Very Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild	Tolerable

So after trying and being disappointed by Haddo's and Black Frigate in the same smoking session, having had my expectations dashed twice in a row, I pulled out my last American-bought tin.

I thought if the other two were misses, this one can't be anything but a bullseye. Gawith manufactured VaPer, I reckoned it's hard to not be good.

Yet again was sorely disappointed.

Smells very faintly of cocoa from the tin. Flakes are chunky and thick, typical Gawith, and likely due to the time it had sat before I opened it have a light dusting of plume (whatever it may be).

Taste is again not there as the other two American tobaccos I had that weekend. Neither is strength. It's more like smoking a light cigarette. I don't get anything I know from Virginia, Perique, cocoa, or Lakeland. I don't get much at all to be honest.

Will keep the tin to give it more time than I gave all but two of the other C&D/GLP blends I smoked, only because it's made by Gawith, but know for sure that with the exception of Bayou Morning Flake I am not buying any C&D/GLP again. Their style just doesn't agree with me.

Age When Smoked: 2.5 years

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

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	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	LiterarySmoker (143)	2020-09-27		Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

When you first open your tin you will find semi-broken flakes nicely folded to fit. I think they are way too big and broken up to fold and stuff but they do rub out easily. The tin note is very inviting as with any topped blend, the topping is fairly up front. At first you smell the chocolate, and maybe I'm going a little far here, but it reminds me of milk chocolate I used to have as a kid. Underneath that smell is a nice nuttiness from the Burleys and some of that familiar Virginia sweetness. Lighting this takes a little bit more time than normal and you may end up relighting a little bit more than normal throughout the bowl. I think the flakes come at a good dryness but your mileage may vary. Don't be tempted to pack too much in your bowl as the flakes tend to expand quite a bit.

Now to taste. Upon lighting I do taste the chocolate and I think it has a lingering pleasant taste. It definitely melds with the Burleys and their nuttiness. I am having a harder time tasting the Virginias, but I do get the spiciness of the Perique every now and then which is very enjoyable. There is a tiny amount of that Virginia hay, but I think the sweetness is lost in the topping.

I'm hit or miss when it comes to topped blends as my reviews for Bengal Slices and Orlik's DSK will show, but I think this one is really nice. It's not a daily go-to for me, but definitely would make a nice blend to sit down to with a good book. It burns quite slow which means your experience will take some time, but that's what this is all about. I think the taste is a medium to mild, the nicotine is right in the middle of medium for me.

Pipe Used: Kaywoodie Birkshire Large Billiard

Age When Smoked: 1 year

Purchased From: Pipesandcigars.com

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	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Circle H Brothers (10)	2018-05-01		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

This is for the current version of Stonehenge, not the one released in 2001.

This blend seems to be a "love it or hate it" type of blend. I have enjoyed most of Pease's blends (with the exception of Chelsea Morning of which I am in the minority), so when I was in Alexandria, VA I found a couple of tins of Stonehenge sitting on the shelf of a cool pipe/cigar shop down on King's Street called John Crouch Tobacconist (a very cool place with great people) and decided to give it a whirl.

Let me start out saying that I do not have that much experience with Lakeland-style blends. I do enjoy Samuel Gawith's St James Flake and Full Virginia Flake, but from what I can tell there is not much (if any) "Lakeland Essence" in those blends. So I did not know what to expect from Stonehenge, but I was willing to try it as I was looking for a different type of Va/Per blend to add in to my rotation.

The tin note is very nice. The Virginias give off a nice sweet aroma, and the figiness from the Perique is evident. But the main note coming off of the tin is the cocoa essence that has been added. It smells like a freshly opened box of Cocoa Puffs cereal. Very interesting and not off-putting, just different than what I'm used to because I don't really smoke blends that have a noticeable topping to them. The Lakeland essence that everyone talks about was there, but it was very subdued.

The flakes themselves are fairly uniform, but they can become broken flakes very easily if the tin is shaken up a lot. One flake is just about perfect to fill a medium-sized bowl and offers up about a 45-60 minute smoke depending on the pack and the cadence. I have used the fold-and-stuff method as well as rubbing the flakes out and lightly packing the bowl. I prefer the rubbing out method as I get a better pack and more flavor, but YMMV.

The moisture content is a little wet when the tin is first opened, so I open the tin and leave the flakes in the tin for a couple of weeks and then transfer to a jar when it has reached the moisture level that I like. Otherwise, you'll need to dry the flakes before packing as it can get a little steamy if smoked straight from the tin.

The mechanics of the tobacco are great once the moisture level is right. It takes the charring light very well and lights up very nicely. Only the occasional relight towards the bottom of the bowl is needed for me.

Now, for the important part. How does it taste? I personally love this blend. The tobacco itself is very high quality and is loaded with flavor. It is as balanced as just about any other Va/Per that I have tried and the little touch of Burley adds just the hint of nuttiness and body. The Virginias are nice and sweet and go back and forth between bright high notes and the more rich, stewed flavors. The Perique is there with some spice (pepper) and pruney flavors, but it doesn't hit you over the head. As far as the topping is conerned, the cocoa is extremely subtle and is sometimes nonexistent, and the Lakeland essence is very light for most of the bowl. I will occasionally get to a spot where the Lakeland flavor is much more pronounced and when I do, it is a light floral flavor that is not at all off-putting to me. In fact, I kind of look forward to those instances as it breaks up the flavor of the bowl and has a kind of palate-cleansing effect for me. I can see where some people who are either not used to that flavor, or just down right hate it would find it offensive, but that doesn't seem to be the case for me.

All in all, this has become my go-to Va/Per blend and I smoke it almost daily. I am now on my third tin and I have several more in the cellar. I cannot wait to see how this blend tastes when it has some age on it. If you are hesitant to try it because of the Lakeland flavoring, just know that it is very mild and not off-putting, but if you absolutely abhor that flavor then you might want to look elsewhere. I really enjoy this and see it as a major player in my rotation for years to come.

Happy Puffing!

Pipe Used: Various Briars

Age When Smoked: New from Tin

Purchased From: John Crouch & Smokingpipes.com

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	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	grimstuff (14)	2017-09-16		Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

Wow! Sweaty gym socks, dried in the sun, then burned in a fire. That's what this smells and tastes like. Has a full mouthfeel, stays lit fine, all the usual technical things are fine. But man, does it have a nasty smell and taste to me.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	APCook (1)	2017-09-04		Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I have been self conscious about posting reviews, so have not created any until now. Here it goes..... I have to post a review on the new release of Stonehenge Flake because I find this to be a lovely tobacco, certainly a new favorite. As an appreciator of VaPer, it meets the needs of that category. As someone who enjoys good aged burley, I get a nice bit of that. The tin note has a touch of dark cocoa powder, but not enough for me to say it will be a chocolatey smoke. I get a nice note of nut and stewed fruit. I do not smell any Lakeland upon opening. It breaks up and packs easily with only a few minutes of added dry time. Once lit, I understand where the Lakeland comments come from. However, it is very light and adds a certain "antique" quality to the smoke, and accentuates the quality Virginia and Burley. I do not think it is overwhelming, and it has not ghosted my pipes (though I have smoked other blends between each bowl). I am not a fan of aromatics, and I do not consider this to be one. I did find that in a wider bowl, the note of Lakeland was less perceptible (nearly nonexistent). The burn is nice when rubbed out completely (I will try some fold and stuff on my next tin). It leaves no moisture or residue in my pipes when smoked slowly, and grey ash is all that remains. The strength starts to pick up in the second half of the bowl, so don't take its light start for granted. I thoroughly enjoy this blend, and find myself smiling throughout the entire experience. I will be stocking up, and am ever more enthused to track down an original tin if I can afford to. I can't wait to taste it aged.

Age When Smoked: 2 months

Purchased From: SmokingPipes.com

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	steppx (186)	2017-07-25		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

A somewhat disappointing blend I have to say. I never had the original but the new release is a semi aromatic (reminds me of Hyde Park, that Gawith Hoggarth makes for peterson). The cocoa is not all that mild. In fact it obscures a lot of the Virginia taste so what you have, really, is a very good and stronger version of Carter Hall. That said, its very tasty and the nic hit is almost medium. Its just that it isnt really as good as what Gawith does when they add casings. Let alone the G&H lakeland flakes and plugs. If you go this route why not smoke Rum Flake or Bosun Cut Plug. 2 and a half stars.

Purchased From: 4noggins

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	Capt (339)	2017-06-27		Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I've smoked a few bowls of this since it arrived. As many have said, this is almost identical to Louisiana Perique Flake. However, it's the other was around. If you do some research, you will see that Stonehenge came out BEFORE Louisiana Flake. So consider LF to be a copy of Stonehenge. It also reminds me somewhat of Bob's Chocolate flake, minus the 8% Latakia. It has that BCF chocolate flake aroma when opening the tin. Either way, there is no doubt that this is a G&H blend by the aroma As long as this blend is dried a bit, and sipped slowly, it is a wonderful blend indeed! This blend burns well, stays consistent throughout the entire bowl. Towards the end, the Perique is a bit more evident, but doesn't overpower by any means. This is going to be a great morning blend with coffee and cream, and will probably take the place of my morning cigar.

Age When Smoked: 10 days old

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: G&H Louisiana Perique flake.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Mike660 (5)	2017-06-26		Medium	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

(2017 re-release smoked four days after release) Grassy sweet Virginia, spiced perique, and a hint of nutty burley make up this blend. This is a slow burning tobacco. My bet is it would cause bite if puffed to hard. Just grab a tin, and sit back and relax.

Pipe Used: Clay

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-11-09		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

Review revised November, 2002. I was the recipient of a generous 3-pipe sample of this very-limited-edition tobacco at a pipe show, and was entranced by the idea of a GLP/Gawith combo, with Perique. After an uncharacteristic one bowl and a boatload of preconceptions, I declared this tobacco to be heaven-sent.

A few months later, I read that some ASPers don't think this stuff is so great. Impossible! So, I smoked another bowl, then my last bowl. Darn it, they're right. Stonehenge tastes like a subdued, slightly flat, GH Brown Flake. Nothing bad about it, just less good in most respects than BF. The Perique doesn't seem to work well either. Now, I'm obviously no Greg Pease, but this tendency of two good things creating one diminished thing is the usual result when I try to blend two tobaccos that I like (aromatic with McClelland VA, or FVF with Bright CR Flake, or so many other haphazard experiments).

The attempt was noble, but I don't begrudge the impermanence of this tobacco on the regular market. Each mfr has many finer blends that I prefer.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-01-31		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant

A delicious flake , with a little perique and an interesting topping . The flavoring is very light and craftily blended in with the other aromas . My biggest surprise was the first puff and the light soapy aroma common to the "lakeland" tobacco's . This quietly retreated to the background after the first few puffs .

3 people found this review helpful.

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	willie b (37)	2022-09-01		Medium	Mild	Medium	Tolerable

now folks, this is a keeper. like a lot of folks, I started out on aromatics back when the best you could get came from the tinder box at the mall, if you had access to a mall. wow how we have evolved. a blend like this was out of reach for most. the Virginia and perique are just wonderful. and that topping is the crown jewel. I don't get a lot of the burley and that's ok. not much of a burley guy. being a lifelong resident of Virginia, you can guess where my taste is. yep, this is an English, sort of. very smooth and well balanced. I do find myself breaking up the flakes before I pack a bowl. without that wonderful topping it's a VA/per of the highest quality. finding it harder to get and I don't want this one to go away. i am quite fond of English and Balkan mixtures of different blenders. my favorite being the one I'm puffing at the time. if this came in bulk, I might not have jars of everything else sitting around. try it while you can.

Pipe Used: Peterson

Age When Smoked: over a year

Purchased From: smoking pipes

Similar Blends: maybe some Gawith Hogarth blend that I haven't had the pleasure of puffing..

2 people found this review helpful.

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	UncleAl (17)	2022-08-16		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

G.L. Pease Stonehenge Flake is something else. I’m blown away! Like SteelCowboy opined, I find ‘Pease blends very “hit or miss”’, but sweet, creamy Stonehenge Flake is just superlative. I love the high notes and settling strength. I can’t taste any topping, but who cares? This is luxurious. Order a few tins and let it sit. One of the world’s great tobaccos. Don’t hesitate. Buy it!

Pipe Used: Tsunge Topper, Peterson Baker Street & ors.

Age When Smoked: From the tin

Purchased From: 4Noggins

Similar Blends: C&D Sunday Picnic.

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	Bushleagueosu (20)	2021-09-17		Strong	Very Mild	Very Full	Tolerable

Great blend! Rich, complex and full flavored. Full bodied so beware. The burley and perique really shine. Deep dark fruit flavors with chocolate are the base. Some bready sweetness from the virgina are in the background. The lakeland essence adds a nice subtle floral quality that really compliments the rest of the flavors. Its definitely noticeable but not super strong and doesn't take over or cover up the tobacco. A true accent. If you don't usually like lakeland tobaccos I would still recommend trying this. I am not a fan of them but love this tobacco. This also ages extremely well and really builds in complexity even after just a year or two.

Similar Blends: Reiner #71, Rattrays Hal O' The Wynd, G.L. Pease Jack Knife Plug,, Gawith Hoggarth Louisiana Flake, Solani Siler 660.

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	TallPuffO'Burley (632)	2021-09-14		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Tolerable

I just finished up my first tin of the four I purchased when this was reintroduced in 2017 and I am very happy that I bought four. This is a great American Lakeland blend and will remind one of a few Gawith blends.

I normally don't like a chocolate topped blend, but I find that with any of the Lakeland scented blends, what I normally like, means nothing, as the toppings seldom taste as I am accustomed; the flowery perfume scents (or soap to some) just morphs the toppings into something else. Sometimes this works for me; other times, not so much. In this case, it does. The topping is pretty dominant but does allow some underlying tobacco taste to emerge; particularly after you pass the half bowl mark.

This is also a smooth smoking blend. Much like Gawith blends, this should not bite the smoker, even with mindless puffing. I won't go too much into the component tobaccos as they do not stand out so much. The Virginia leaf does seem to stand out above the rest as that sugar sweetness is there in spades.

This was great and I look forward to trying the other tins I purchased as they get some more age on them.

Age When Smoked: 4 yrs 1 mth

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	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	BrokenRecord (124)	2021-08-23		Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

A Full-Flavored VA/Per

The Virginia varietals are incredibly earthy and tangy with a solid base of sweetness. There seems to be more perique in Stonehenge than in the other Pease VA/Pers, which I enjoy. The burley tobacco adds more earthiness and volume to the smoke.

The flavors change drastically throughout a bowl. In the first half, the mild coco topping comes through and pairs well with the sweet earthiness of the tobaccos. In the last half of a bowl, the very mild Lakeland essence comes to the forefront.

Stonehenge is rich and flavorful. It is a blend I like to smoke after dinner, but not something I would want to smoke every day.

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	Stah (139)	2021-07-22		Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

It's as if this tobacco was created on the principle, "I'll take the best of it all at once...". No wonder, that first issue (just 1500 tins in 2001) has been sold rapidly, like hot cakes. But, at last, it returns.

True, they forgot to mention the light flavoring in the annotation. But, jumping ahead, I would like to note that it turned out just right.

So, the joint creation of the titans of blending. The tin, as usual, is vacuum-packed and has a production date of August 26, 2019. Upon opening it, I smelled a complex aroma of different varieties of Virginia - fresh hay, green tea, and a little bit of rye mash, as if from a mug of kvass. Perique gave off a raisin-ginger note and a spice of allspice. Burley added a touch of walnut. But there was a note of cocoa and cloves somewhere in the distance. Apparently, Gavith managed to do his Lakeland trick, but he did it without anyone noticing. I can say, it all combined to produce a striking blend in flavor.

The tobacco was very well sliced, while still not completely dry, and arranged in an arc around the circumference of the tin in an even stack of reddish-brown pine chaff-colored plates. One website says that the maker of the tobacco is Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. The blend may have been produced there, but it was obviously sliced and packaged at G.L. Pease. It's enough to see the packaging and the quality of the slicing to know that this is the case. The tobacco breaks up into fibers easily and is packed into the pipe very easily. One plate is just enough for a medium sized pipe. The tobacco is lighted quickly an just like that.

The taste of the tobacco is quite complex. There is the freshness of bread pulp, and the sweetness of baked apples, and a bit of raisins, apricots, prunes, and a slight astringency of walnuts, and the peppery note of perique, and a little cocoa. The clove note of Lakeland turned out to be quite weak and quickly evaporated. Except for a slight spice at the beginning, I can't say that the taste stands out on any note. Everything is harmonious and in its place. The tobacco smokes slowly, burns cool and even, but gives some moisture in the pipe. The strength is medium, with a nicotine hit that passed me by. The ash is light gray, with a barely noticeable brownish hue.

The smoke is light, with the same bouquet as the tobacco - a pleasant enough smell, hangs in the room for a long time, but not a dense carpet, but a light canopy.

In the end: the tandem has a very interesting product. I can only note that I would prefer a blend without burley, and a little sweeter (say, Cabbie's Mixture). But this tobacco is great. I'll be sure to pick up another tin or two - what if they stop making it again?

Pipe Used: Peterson Mark Twain

Age When Smoked: 2019

Purchased From: Online

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	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Fletch (11)	2021-06-14		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

This is a fantastic flake. Huges hints of chocolate in the tin note. Gentle smoke. Sipped it for an hour. No tongue bite. Started strong and sweet and mellowed as I pushed into the mid part of the bowl, which was my favorite part of the smoke. Finished to a light ash.

Pipe Used: Billiard

Age When Smoked: 1 Year

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

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	Tomcat (212)	2021-06-14		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Unnoticeable

GL Pease Stonehenge Flake - Virginia, Perique and Burley blend with added Cocoa and Lakeland Essence! Tangy dark fruit . Hay and citrus . A little nuttiness and a little spice . The Cocoa is is always there but the Lakeland is light and flashes off fairly quick usually . It is an aromatic of course . It is similar to Louisiana Flake but w/ more chocolate and the Virginias are darker tasting and less grassy . Similar to brown flake scented also but different flavorings and Perique. I like all 3 and will smoke them all with great pleasure . This blend is a great introduction to lakelands I think and usually available Great Flake made in England by Gawith Hoggarth. Thanks to GL Pease for the collaboration. Long live the Lakeland tradition ! This should suffice if you run out of Louisiana flake and it’s sold out . 4 stars

Pipe Used: Cobs

Age When Smoked: Fresh tin

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	MangoLegs (72)	2021-03-11		Medium	Mild	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Preparation & Burn: 6/10 A bit moist. The flakes are fairly pliable though. Burns fairly cool, not much bite. A few more re-lights than I prefer.

Taste: 12/20 This is a decent blend, although a bit strong in taste. Has a floral essence. Nothing amazing compared to all the G&H Lakelands.

Mildness: 7/10 My idea of a good smoke is a relaxing, low nicotine session. Therefore, the milder the better. Not much nicotine.

Total: 25/40

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	Middle Earth (3)	2020-12-11		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Got some of the re-release and it did have the new to me Lakeland essence. But not much to my taste. Decided to let the balance of the tins age. At that time, a couple few years back it was a four star, as good as it gets blend gets for me. I ordered some more in 2020, and cracked a new tin. To my surprise, zero Lakeland. Fine by me, and even better tasting. Will order a few more tins to stash away. Either way, This is a fantastic blend for me. If you are in pursuit of greatness, my opinion, try it. You may agree with my assessment.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: Both 2017 and 2020 tins

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

Similar Blends: Unique VAPER, ST. James Flake plus.

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	Gerry P (39)	2020-08-07		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

The tin note: Raisinetes, on account of the cocoa and perique.

I get flavors of cocoa, raisins, spice, some other kind of fruit (lemon maybe, but not much), and a kind of dark, earthy note which gives it a deep flavor. A little bit of Lakeland shows up occasionally, which is a nice surprise when I notice it.

The first time I tried this was a couple years ago. I prepared it by rubbing it out into fine strands, as I've typically done with flakes. While I liked it OK, I found it to be a little temperamental in terms of consistency and staying lit. I had expected more, and was a bit disappointed.

Recently I decided to give it another try, but this time I didn't rub it out as much. I wish I had thought of that sooner, because after preparing it that way it behaved and tasted much, much better. Outstanding, in fact.

I'm glad I held off on doing a review until the 2nd tin.

Pipe Used: Peterson System 302

Age When Smoked: 2 years

Purchased From: 4 Noggins

Similar Blends: S.G. Mayor's Chocolate Flake, if it had perique instead of latakia..

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	troyniss (38)	2019-11-19		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Presentation: A grainy flake in terms of texture. Uniform slices throughout the tin with a few broken. Light to medium/dark brown layered upon each other. Tin art is a plus.

Palate: Smells of a light chocolate with bread. Think pain au chocolat. Sweet and flaky bread with a center of sweet chocolate. The burleys add to the cocoa essence, along with a dry wood and nutty component. The virginias add to the sweetness and compliment the burleys to give it more profile. The perique is detectable but you have to concentrate to let it interfere with the burley and Virginia forward taste. It does add a nice dimension to the smoke and tickles your nostrils every once in a while. This blend has some Lakeland applied to it, but it is so lightly applied that if it weren't mentioned in the numerous reviews I wouldn't have even known.

Performance: Burns at a reasonable rate and requires one or two relights. Because of the flake form, you could either fold and stuff or rub it out, in which the latter I prefer due to its slight moisture out of the tin. I let it dry for about 10 minutes and it seems to do the trick. Nicotine is mild. Not quite an all day blend, but some might make it a repeatable pleasure.

Conclusion: I would consider this a mild aromatic, somewhere in the genre of MacBaren Scottish Mixture or Navy Flake. The topping is present but doesn't make the base components of the blend concede to it . It reminds me of Bobs Chocolate Flake with a pinch of perique added. I fell in love with BCF but it's damn near hard to find these days unless purchasing from overseas. I'm glad I tried Stonehenge as I prefer this blend and the availability of it. One of my favorites and is a nice change from the heavier burley/Virginia blends.

Pipe Used: Morgan Bones Thick Bulldog

Age When Smoked: 1 year

Purchased From: SP

Similar Blends: Bobs Chocolate Flake.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2019-11-18		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is my initial review after smoking my first bowl. So starting off I was unsure which direction my palate would go with this blend. I am VA, VA/Per smoker. I tend to turn my nose up at anything with latakia in it, and I typically un-enjoy any type of added flavoring or toping that is added with any intention other than to help enhance a particular characteristic of a component tobacco.

Upon opening the tin it was met with the smell of baked bread and coco powder, almost a creamy-ness to the tin note. If I tried really hard I think I could detect the lakeland essence, but never having experienced this added component prior I wasn't sure what all was going on there. All and all I was a bit concerned with the coco-powder sent occupying my olfactory glands.

Flakes were well presented a medium thickness slightly moist flake. Soft to the touch and easily rubbed out. I gave it some extra time for drying as I enjoy my tobaccos and the drier side of dry, and my climate requires some extra dry time in and of its self.

Tobacco packs easily , took to the flame as expected and stayed lit quite well. A few relights towards the bottom of the bowl but again that is expected. On the the meat and potatoes of this reviews. So the lakeland essence is there, I noticed it almost immediately after charring light was completed and I was "off to the races" sort of say. It hit me as old lady's perfume. Its no obnoxious or even offensive. Id go as far as to say it was done tastefully? I can understand why some hate it, and if the lakeland essence had been added anymore than what is there, I could see myself being quite turned off by it. But all and all it made the smoke quite interesting. I found myself the entire time trying to tease out those red virginia's. I felt the coco-powder flavoring muted the reds. Able to sense the natural sweetness beneath the added flavorings, but I don't feel I was able to enjoy the sweet natural tobaccos unmolested until the last 1/4 of the bowl and even that was just for a moment. The chocolate/ coco flavoring is there neck and neck with the lakeland I feel. I also found this creamy "mutedness" to the smoke. Caused by the coco taming the sour/sweet smoke coming from the virginia, All and all I need more time to throughly investigate this blend as Ive only enjoyed 1 bowl of it so far. As of now it is not a everyday smoke, but I could see myself reaching for it on a certain occasion where I have a craving for something just a little different than what's my usual.

Would i recommend it. Absolutely, if you've never tried a lakeland blend. Id say start with this one and see where you go from there. I can say I will choose not to venture any further into that territory, but again I quite enjoyed the experience. All and all an Interesting smoking that is definitely worth investigating further.

1 caveat Id like to add to consider while enjoying this blend. Pairing this blend with the proper beverage is paramount to its full enjoyment. Shy away from things such as black coffees with a floral note to them (ie. Petes holiday blend). I was pairing these 2 together this morning and found myself overwhelmed with all the floral notes from the lakeland and the coffee. I felt as something darker and smokey-er would have been more appropriate. Something bitter to break up the blends lakeland essence. Perhaps a Pellegrino, or simply a more stout dark roast. Or perhaps some tea if you're into that kind of thing.

Age When Smoked: 7 months

Purchased From: smokingpipes

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	Stefanos (222)	2019-08-19		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The flakes are quite thick and I prefer to rub out rather than fold. Their colour is brown with some bright parts and they have started to acquire a white coating, what some people call 'sugars'. Tin note is of a mild G&H Lakeland aroma, sweet, floral and yes, there seems to be a note of cocoa present as well.

Upon loading and lighting Stonehenge tastes like a veritable G&H product though mildly scented. It's more spicy than sweet and there is a white pepper note - probably due to the perique. Cocoa comes out as well but only faintly. It is a little sharp but overall well balanced.

I do not know what G.L. Pease's contribution to the creation of this flake tobacco is, the addition of cocoa and perique to make it more friendly? Yet it seems to me to be essentially an G&H style tobacco with measured Lakeland essence. So it is a good tobacco to serve as an initiation to the headier G&H style of aromatic flakes.

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	Beer (345)	2019-03-24		Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable

I had never tried the original release, so my experience is based on a 2018 tin. Well, it's much more Gawith & Hoggarth than Pease in style, which is fine for me since I absolutely adore Greg's Latakia mixtures but I have never warmed up too much (with a couple of notable exceptions) to his Virginia/VaPer blends.

This one comes a bit moist when the tin is opened, and really benefits from some drying to show its flavours (otherwise it may taste a bit weak and watery). Overall, it's a typical very dense English flake with the typical darkish Virginia base (not exceedingly sweet) and a healthy dose of Perique sourness, plus the right amount of Burley earthiness. I don't find the Lakeland flavouring intrusive at all: here it's very much on the light side, which again is the way I like it.

Overall, it's a robust but not knock-your-socks-off strong blend. I like to rub out the flakes a bit, otherwise it may be a bit hard to keep lit. Plenty of flavour, a bit mouth drying, but very creamy and satisfying. A small to medium bowl is IMHO better than a large one, it keeps the flavours ore concentrated.

While there are other VaPer flakes that I like even better, this is very fine tobacco indeed.

Pipe Used: Dunhill, Castello, Mastro De Paja, Ashton, Anatra

Age When Smoked: 1 year

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	LannarkGent (145)	2018-09-27		Medium	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This review is based on a tin from the June 2017 release. The Virginia tobacco from the tobacco review notes are from Zimbabwe and other African countries. The Perique is superb and adds the right amount of spice. The Burley is just there. Add chocolate, steam, press, and cut into ribbons and one ends up a flake tobacco like this. The red and other Virginia's are well aged, and lay a fine foundation. Generally I am not a big chocolate fan, but the mellow and playful nature of its presence is quite satisfying. The sonorous nature of the blend flavor-wise, is something akin to a large church pipe organ when all of its ranks and pipes are in use. The flavor combinations are delightful, leaving one completely in awe of the wonderful cornucopia they convey to the smoker. To my palate, it is like eating ribs that have both Cajun and Kansas city sauces, with a light chocolate flavor, all the while featuring a perfect combination of sweet, spicy, meaty, and dare I say, dessert flavors. This blend is a masterwork, with a superb room note and a deeply satisfying smoke that is perfect for retiring to one's study after a fine meal, solely to complemplate life's wonders. Bravo!! I would give 10 stars if I could, I guess I will have to settle for four.

Pipe Used: Cayuga bent rusticated

Age When Smoked: 1 year 3 months

Purchased From: Indian River Tobacco Traders Grand Rapids Michigan

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	Pryhosm (248)	2017-11-19		Mild	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Stonehenge Flake is a very interesting take on a VA/Per. I am all over the map with the addition of "essence" to my tobacco's, and any flavoring for that matter. Let's just call it highly discriminating. It took me awhile to weigh in on this one. The tin note is, well, Cocoa Puffs (US chocolate kids breakfast cereal). I do get some grass and hay notes but once my memory rung cocoa puff's that is all I can smell. I like it, but it is odd from a mason jar bull of loosely packed flakes of tobacco. This tobacco needs some drying time and I have experimented with damp to dry (not cripy), and dry seems to be the best for me. I also find that it is best with an air pocket pack but does well with the 3 pinch method if I use the breath method of smoking. It can get hot and tend to bite if you puff too fast. For a VA/Per blend this is a bit light on Perique for me or maybe the added essence masks the flavors for me, even the trademark sting on the retrohale is barely noticeable. The flavor profile is very interesting. There is always the hint of chocolate, but almost barely noticeable. I found coffee to be the best beverage with this and it helps me taste the bready and slightly grassy Virginia's. Toasty burley comes out in this (and I have a hard time tasting burley in general in a blend). There is a citrusy flavor, subtle, that goes from lemony to grapefruit and back again. I also get a leathery, earthy flavor that is hard to pin down but I like very much. Due to the temperamental nature of the blend and my desire for more perique, I give it 2.5 stars, but I could see this ranked higher by others. A very enjoyable smoke.

Pipe Used: Briar, meerschaum and cobs

Age When Smoked: <1year

Purchased From: B&M

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	CarlosGardel (15)	2017-11-06		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

As a regular, almost daily, consumer of GH Louisiana Flake, I am quite surprised that some consider it interchangeable with Stonehenge. To my tasting they are not even similar. Louisiana Flake: round, sweet, chocolatey, spicy. Stonehenge: complex, less sweet, only slightly chocolatey, dominant notes of hay or of fermenting leaves in Autumn. Also, the Lakeland notes in Stonehenge are very light. I wonder wether in a blind test many would be able to identify them. That being said, this blend is a masterpiece. I have been given a 2017 tin by a friend a week ago and I have been smoking nothing else, apart from Louisiana Flake and Sixpence for the sake of comparing them. I have little experience with GLP blends, and I am surprised with their complexity and balance.

Pipe Used: Many Capt. Warren and Calabash.

Age When Smoked: Weeks.

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	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Grumpy (5)	2017-08-30		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I got a tin of Stonehenge just to see what all the hype was about. I find it to be a very nice tobacco. But not one I'd have on my reorder list. I prefer another similar flake, GH&Co. Louisiana Perique flake, it being a bit stronger in flavor to me. Unfortunately I didn't know about it in 2001. I don't 'Cellar" tobacco, I smoke it now while I can. :P

Pipe Used: Peterson Silver Mounted Army (01) Fishtail

Age When Smoked: new

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Gawith Hoggarth & Co.: Louisiana Perique Flake.

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	Stan (178)	2017-08-15		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Very nice, very nice indeed.

Thin flakes easy to rub out. I did not find it too moist from the get-go. Nice chocolate smell in tin.

No bite, stayed lit o.k., but needed some re-lights too. Not gunky.

Flavor is heavier and more noticeable than GH's Louisiana Perique Flake, though obviously based on a similar formula. Not the same though, as latter is lighter or blander but cheaper in bulk.

Slow burning of course. Now for the taste.

Some added body (the burley? Some 6%+ perique?) with a mild chocolate or cocoa after taste. Pleasant. I did not notice much, if any Lakeland perfume or flowers, but batches may differ. Many differ. I think psychology may play a factor here, but I do enjoy some of the lighter ones. This blend is not that to me.

Overall, not the golden fleece, but a very nice, dependable flake, with tasty and high quality G&H aged leaf. Repeatable in the day. Most satisfying. I'm glad I bought a reasonable batch of tins. One tin down now.

Pipe Used: older Ashton XX (cutty) and XXX (bulldog)

Age When Smoked: new tin

Purchased From: smokingpipes

Similar Blends: G&H Louisiana Perique Flake but not so much Bob's; SG Mayor's Chocolate Flake.

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	JohnnyMcPiperson (119)	2017-07-21		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Tin Note- brown sugar, dried fruit, and black tea

Packs well, I used a partially rubbed out twist method

First Light- paper, almond, and a hint of cocoa

Mid bowl- cedar and a hint of maple

Perique is present, but the VAs are the star attraction.

Bottom half- more and more citrus, a hint of spice, cinnamon gradually morphing to pepper and a hint of stewed peaches.

Overall a delightful smoke!

Pipe Used: Zastruga Nosewarmer from Nate King

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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	DrT999 (317)	2017-07-16		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

For me, the way to think of this is not just in relation to GH's Louisiana Flake but also with their Scotch Flake. For Louisiana Flake, add a bit more cacao flavoring and the earthy Burley; for Scotch Flake, subtract most if not all the Vanilla and a bit of the cacao and add the Perique. If you don't like either, you will likely not enjoy this. If you like both, this may be a great smoke for you. It currently is for me; it will be interesting to see how it develops (the tin this review was based on was dated less than a month before I opened it).

Pipe Used: briars, cobs, and meers

Age When Smoked: 1 month after release

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

Similar Blends: midway between GH's Louisiana Flake & Scotch Flake.

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	riobrew (80)	2017-07-04		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

I'm not going to repeat what has been said. But what I will add is the is a strong smoke that if not respected will sneak up on you. So very well blended that you do not notice until it's there. Well done Mr Pease, very well done.

Pipe Used: Peterson

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smokingpipes

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	Smoking_Strider (21)	2016-10-24		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

I got this for a pretty penny, but worth wild giving up that penny was. Upon opening the tin I could feel the air that was trapped for 15 years burst out and hit my hand. After taking a big whiff I was assured that this was going to be worth the hype and then some. The tin note is nothing short of the smell of heaven. A very earthy chocolate, a strong fruit note, very nutty and a hint of cocoa. If you ever get the privilege to try this, ALWAYS rub it out. I found it had a perfect moisture level upon opening. It was hard to get that first initial light but was really smooth sailing after that! When I smoke this its kind of hard to really pinpoint a specific taste. What really comes into mind to me is "Sunflowers" not really sure why, but my god is this sweet! One of the sweetest blends I have ever smoked. That would be the fermented sugar crystals that formed all over the tobacco. Shine a flashlight at it and watch it light up and sparkle like the sun beaming down on fresh snow. Though that is its one down side, smoking this slowly with restraint or your bowl might catch fire! Before I tried this I heard from a lot of people saying this is very similar to Old dark fired, and after trying the two I really have to agree, with Stonehenge obviously being much sweeter.

Age When Smoked: 15 years exact

Similar Blends: Old Dark Fired.

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	cargohold (14)	2019-12-14		Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Normally I am not a big fan of Lakeland laced tobaccos but Greg Pease has balanced this one so perfectly that I have it as a regular in my rotation. I never tried the original limited edition years ago but this new stuff is a perfectly balanced combination of Virginia, Perique, a touch of burley and just a whisper of Lakeland essence. Burns cool, benefits from some drying time before smoking ( I usually dry out a bowlful for about 30 minutes under a 60 watt light bulb) and smokes dry and tasty right to the dottle. Great stuff.

Pipe Used: Sasieni pembroke, Dunhill bruyere small billiard

Age When Smoked: 2018

Purchased From: Cargohold

Similar Blends: Gawith and Hoggarth Best Brown #2.

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	SmokingHawk (54)	2019-11-27		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Stonehenge was the sought after blend for me due to its resemblance with the Bob's Chocolate which is my favorite. But Stonehenge is the Unenglish version of BC due to addition of Burleys and perique. I received the tin about a month back and upon opening the tin I could only smell bread I smoked a bowl it just went bland for me so I jarred it after a month so went by and I opened the jar now there's a smell of chocolate in it I think further jarring would mature the tobacco and topping will be more prominent. At this stage I can get the taste of chocolate till quarter bowl and after that it's more Coco and nuttiness of Burleys takes over perique pinch is just a mild upon retrohale. Overall Tobacco quality is very good it's just need few months of jar time.

Pipe Used: Smooth finished billiard

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: TobaccoPipes.com

Similar Blends: Slight resemblance to Bob's chocolate..

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	joeljcj2 (13)	2019-11-18		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant

in my inability to buy Samuel Gawith st James flake I tried a tin of gl peae Stonehenge. (new issue) I believe I actually prefer the Stonehenge. I am a touch sensitive to the chocolate. it certainly is more smoothed out by burley. there is an overtone of the Lakeland flavor. the perique addition is perfect. it is pricey. for my last pipe of the eve I have for some years generally gone to a va-per and this might well become the one.

Pipe Used: barling estate pipe bought 10+yrs ago

Age When Smoked: --bought this year

Purchased From: pipes and tobacco

Similar Blends: st james flake.

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	Planet Scott (66)	2019-05-03		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I've learned to not judge/review blends after the first several bowls. For some reason, the blends grow on me and Stonehenge Flake is no exception. Medium to full smoke with just enough sweetness to make it interesting. Virginias up front with a pinch i perique. I'm not a fan of Burley, but the addition here with the chocolate works well.

Purchased From: Puff N Stuff

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2019-03-07		Medium	Mild	Medium	Tolerable

NOTE: Review of Stonehenge Flake's 2017 re-release in the last paragraph. I was fortunate enough to obtain one of these rare (1 of 1,500 two ounce tins, manufactured in 2001) from Pipestud's Consignment Shop. This tastes/smokes nothing like you'd expect from the tin aroma. Shades of Lakeland style flavoring that seems to compliment & enhance the sweetness of the mixture. This stuff really starts producing a good flavor after a fourth of it has burned off when the initial harshness begins to fade into a fairly strong savory blend that smokes mildly.

Easily rubbed out or folded, it smokes cool either way. Plenty of rich, creamy smoke with respectable strength. I loved the chocolate/cocoa flavor but it did not overtake the rich tobacco taste. I've never tasted anything like this before or since. I didn't notice the soapy flavor so much that some have mentioned but I surely noticed an alluring flavor from the smoke. This blend reminded me a little of vintage St. Bruno Flake, only not as strong. The combination of top shelf leaf is expertly blended, smells good, burns great, smokes mild & sweet, requires minor maintenance & produces minimal moisture.

The flavor remains throughout the bowl and doesn't get harsh or bitter toward the end. Drying it out pretty good will provide a better smoke and doing so won't diminish the flavor. One of the best of this genre that I've ever smoked. This blend kept me coming back for more. I suggest airing this out until the sharpness from the aroma subsides...as should be done with any tobacco that has been enclosed for a long period. Be careful because the thin flakes dry out quickly if the tin is left open too long.

This stuff commands a premium & has already become legendary. So, try to reward yourself with at least one tin. Truly remarkable. Therefore, IMHO, SF easily obtains a four star rating for an expertly crafted masterpiece. Sampled in a size two Dunny Shell Briar & a size 2 Stanwell... NOTE my comments on the newer SF below...

October, 2018 AD... Anno Domini, the year of our Lord. About the re-released Stonehenge Flake: First of all, there's nothing much to be noted from the tin aroma. This review is based on a second bowl I've sampled in a clean Meerschaum to be sure I was getting the truest, purest flavor from this blend. I lit up and took several good puffs & at that point, didn't really notice much other than a regular tobacco taste/flavor. Then, I let the pipe sit & cool for about twenty minutes, tamped & then relit. I always use this DGT method regardless of what tobacco I'm sampling. Upon relighting & after a few more tokes, I started noticing a little more sweetness & then the cocoa flavor came bursting through, although very slight, it complimented the smoking experience considerably & this mix started tasting so good, I just wanted to jet-stream this stuff but maintained my composure & continued sipping this wonderful concoction.

The flavoring seemed to have more of a chocolate flavor that I didn't notice so much in the 2001 version but could be due to the age difference. However, I noticed the flavor becoming more pronounced after about one third of the way through & at the halfway point, tasted even better as the mixture melded into a delicious flavor & remained until the finish &... FWIW, more of the cocoa flavor & sweetness was obtained from my Meerschaum than my briar. It fired back up again with a few tokes after being left unattended for a while. I'm rating this newest edition with four stars & have acquired a few more tins for the cellar... It's amazing how a few years of age can react on this tasty treat. This is another one of those excellent blends that demonstrates the finest procurement & blending process of experienced professionals in their craft. Great job!

NOTE: Be on the lookout for molded tobacco tins of Stonehenge Flake... the molded flakes tend to have a light grayish, green, grainy coating on the flakes which may seem normal but later, after receiving a credit on my account w/Smoking Pipes, I opened another tin with a "normal," non molded preparation & noted a significant difference in color & taste. Did I feel like a fool for smoking half of the molded preparation? Yep!

Pipe Used: Dunhill 2S, MM, GBD Virgin Apple

Age When Smoked: One 2001 & One April, 2018 Tin

Purchased From: Pipestud's Consignment Shop & Smoking Pipes

Similar Blends: The older Stonehenge version... a unique mixture..

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	SiriusAmory (25)	2019-02-08		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Direct from the tin, Stonehenge Flake has a light aroma of hard cider that I've noticed is a typical trait of Virginia based blends. The flakes hold together well and were a little too moist to be smoked with out a bit of drying time.

I get a slightly sweet aroma and the initial flavor is on the milder side. There are notes of earth, floral sweetness, a slight grassiness, and toast. There is also a pleasant hint of orange zest present on the retrohale.

Overall, Stonehenge Flake is a good, medium-bodied blend that could be smoked pretty much any time of day. It did require a fair number of relights, but not too many where it became a nuisance.

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	ScottR99 (14)	2019-01-25		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Just received some from Smoking Pipes. Love it! IMO this is even better than Escudo because the natural sweetness is throughout, whereas with Escudo (at least for me) it's in the 2nd half of the bowl. So now this and Peretti's London Flake are now my two favorite VaPers! BTW the Perique in this is more of a softer 'white pepper' tingle as opposed to a harsher 'black pepper' bite. I hope no one minds the analogy!

Pipe Used: GBD Tanzanian Meerschaum

Age When Smoked: A few months (tin date)

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

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	Bruche (17)	2019-01-20		Mild to Medium	Strong	Medium	Tolerable

I'm a big fan of Pease tobaccos, but this one isn't among them.

The cocoa and Lakeland " flavorings" dominate and really detract from the actual tobaccos; Burley, Perique and Virginia. A very definite floral aroma is present, and when combined with the noticeable cocoa aroma, produces an odd and confusing smoking experience.

I agree with some of the review points below by Ehrling and drbarryk. I'll stick with Pease Union Square and Fillmore, and with Haddo's Delight if I want a VA with some sort of enhancement from its Cavendish component.

Update April 2019. Much more acceptable after letting an open tin rest for 8 weeks. It's grown on me, so I upped the star rating. The Lakeland impression has diminished and the cocoa too. I can now enjoy it, but it's certainly not in my top end rotation.

Pipe Used: Becker Dublin

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: 4 noggins

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	J. Ward (69)	2019-01-17		Medium	Mild	Medium	Tolerable

This first thing I noticed is how this flake is VERY reminiscent of Gawith flakes, and of course this has everything to do with the fact that it was a product of a collaboration with John Gawith and even pressed on Gawith machinery. The flakes are thick and moist like Gawith flakes, and the light Lakeland essence is there too. I've found that I enjoy this blend most in a cube cut (as is true for me with all Gawith Flakes), and I'd strongly recommend the same. Stonehenge Flake is rich, yet medium in body and flavor. There are subtle notes of bread/oats, nuts and earth, but I mostly get stewed fruits, raisin and plum. These flavors are masterfully supported and complimented by notes of cocoa/chocolate, and as I mentioned, a light Lakeland essence. It's a great smoke, with consistent flavor from start to finish. Personally, I don't find it to have the makings of a favorite, but based on the impeccable quality of this flake, it easily achieves 4 stars.

Pipe Used: Missouri Meerschaum Washington

Age When Smoked: fresh

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

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	Swiss-smoker (87)	2018-04-17		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

A quite flavourful, dark mixture, tangy at times. I generally dislike artificially flavoured pipe tobaccos. This one is supposed to contain cocoa and chocolate, but I cannot find it. There is definitely abundant artificial flavour around, but I cannot identify it. I find, it covers up a lot of the natural tobacco flavours. Not my cup of tea. If you like Aromatics it might me for you.

Purchased From: Synjecco's Pipe Smoker's Haven, Brissago/Switzerland

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	FreePancakesForAll (10)	2018-04-01		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

Original Release: 4 Stars Current Release: 3 Stars (for now...)

The tin note was perfect for my tastes. Essentially like a bag of Brown Flake Unscented (my personal favorite) but with a touch more cocoa. What's not to like about that? Natural tobacco + cocoa = something good. Like all GH&Co manufactured flakes, this rubs out, packs, and smokes great. A very traditional Gawith flake.

Lakeland: I'm not getting much of it, if any. About the same amount as the Unscented or Best Brown. The best way to describe it is the cliche "there's enough in the blend to know it's made in the Gawith factory". But I'm not picking up the soapy Kendal at all.

How does it compare to the original release? Its young. I'm fortunate to have a few tins of the early 2000's release on hand and could compare. The original has been aging for 15 years so it's not exactly a fair fight. It's kind of a different fight altogether if you ask me. The original run has more stewed dark fruits and is incredibly smooth. The new blend is cocoa forward and has the stewed fruit as a very minor note that has to be pulled out in the retrohale along with a bit of peppery spice.

Overall I'm very happy. Not going to be a regular or all day for me. That'll remain the Brown Flake Unscented for now or Kendal Plug. But I'm incredibly excited to see how this smokes in 5 years.

Pipe Used: Dunhill Cumberland

Age When Smoked: 6 months

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Brown Flake Unscented.

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	natibo (169)	2018-03-11		Strong	Very Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

I will agree with most of the good reviews before me. This is a wonderful flake tobacco. I am not a big fan of straight Virginia flakes. This is nice in that it has a little burley in it. I cannot taste much of the topping, there should be more in my opinion. My only con is I think it burns a little hot.

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	KrzysD (24)	2017-12-06		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is an interesting blend. Stonehenge is my first experience with a Lakeland style tobacco, I pick up what I can only describe as a lite wild flower potpourri which traditional of a Lakeland but then you get the coca that I think is the spin he put on it. Over all I like it and think I might have to explore further into the genre

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	Exiled Michigander (26)	2022-12-18		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Full Disclosure: With a handful of exceptions, I am generally not a fan of straight Virginias, perique in general, or VaPers.

That being said, I would still give Stonehenge a solid 3 stars.

This is definitely a quality tobacco that has been blended with great thought and care. The chocolate-Lakeland flavor is very subdued, but quite enjoyable. For me the biggest drawbacks are: a) the perique adds more peppery spiciness than I like, and b) it burns relatively hot ( below "tongue bite" level to be sure, but still much hotter than the English blends I prefer). Because of those reasons, I had to force myself to finish the 2 oz. can. A fine tobacco, but one that I personally don't get a great deal of overall satisfaction from.

Edit, 2-17-2023: After smoking this more and upon reflection, I can confirm the rating. I get a very pleasant chocolatey, Lakeland flavor for about the first 1/3 of the bowl, after that I start picking up the pepperiness and Virginia flavors more and more and don't enjoy it as much.

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	JaWiBr (437)	2022-10-28		Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Tin note ripe fruit, Rasin and vinegar. Tobacco flakes are brown and dense, cubes nicely and/or rubs out with a little effort. Tobacco maybe a little sticky, no drying out needed. Burns nicely and slow with average amount of relights. The strength is med and nic is mild-med. Floral flavor is consistent throughout, though no coca was detected. Tobacco taste sweet, floral and mildly spice. Virginias leads with perique supporting. Burleys peek through in the background. Room note got a compliment from the wife, and aftertaste was great too.

Pipe Used: Wally Frank Limited White Bar Sandblast 128

Age When Smoked: 5 years

Purchased From: Cup O' Joes

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2019-04-19		Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

NOTE: Review of Stonehenge Flake's 2017 re-release in the last paragraphs. I was fortunate enough to obtain one of these rare (1 of 1,500 two ounce tins, manufactured in 2001) from Pipestud's Consignment Shop. This tastes/smokes nothing like you'd expect from the tin aroma. Shades of Lakeland style flavoring that seems to compliment & enhance the sweetness of the mixture. This stuff really starts producing a good flavor after a fourth of it has burned off when the initial harshness begins to fade into a fairly strong savory blend that smokes mildly.

Easily rubbed out or folded, it smokes cool either way. Plenty of rich, creamy smoke with respectable strength. I loved the chocolate/cocoa flavor but it did not overtake the rich tobacco taste. I've never tasted anything like this before or since. I didn't notice the soapy flavor so much that some have mentioned but I surely noticed an alluring flavor from the smoke. This blend reminded me a little of vintage St. Bruno Flake, only not as strong. The combination of top shelf leaf is expertly blended, smells good, burns great, smokes mild & sweet, requires minor maintenance & produces minimal moisture.

The flavor remains throughout the bowl and doesn't get harsh or bitter toward the end. Drying it out pretty good will provide a better smoke and doing so won't diminish the flavor. One of the best of this genre that I've ever smoked. This blend kept me coming back for more. I suggest airing this out until the sharpness from the aroma subsides...as should be done with any tobacco that has been enclosed for a long period. Be careful because the thin flakes dry out quickly if the tin is left open too long.

This stuff commands a premium & has already become legendary. So, try to reward yourself with at least one tin. Truly remarkable. Therefore, IMHO, SF easily obtains a four star rating for an expertly crafted masterpiece. Sampled in a size two Dunny Shell Briar & a size 2 Stanwell... NOTE my comments on the newer SF below...

October, 2018 AD... Anno Domini, the year of our Lord. About the re-released Stonehenge Flake: First of all, there's nothing much to be noted from the tin aroma… maybe a slight hint of cocoa. This review is based on a second bowl I've sampled in a clean Meerschaum to be sure I was getting the truest, purest flavor from this blend. I lit up and took several good puffs & at that point, didn't really notice much other than a regular tobacco taste/flavor. Then, I let the pipe sit & cool for about twenty minutes, tamped & then relit. It has an excellent burn rate & can be smoked with very little drying time if desired. I always use the DGT method regardless of what tobacco I'm sampling. Upon relighting & after a few more tokes, I started noticing a little more sweetness & then the cocoa flavor came bursting through, although very slight, it complimented the smoking experience considerably & this mix started tasting so good, I just wanted to jet-stream this stuff but maintained my composure & continued sipping this wonderful concoction.

The flavoring seemed to have more cocao that I didn't notice so much in the 2001 version but could be due to the age difference. However, I noticed the flavor becoming more pronounced after about one third of the way through & at the halfway point, tasted even better as the mixture melded into a delicious flavor & remained until the finish &... FWIW, more of the cocoa flavor & sweetness was obtained from my Meerschaum than my briar. It fired back up again with a few tokes after being left unattended for a while. I'm rating this newest edition with four stars & have acquired a few more tins for the cellar... It's amazing how a few years of age can react on this tasty treat.

This is another one of those excellent blends that demonstrates the finest procurement & blending process of experienced professionals in their craft. Great job! NOTE: Be on the lookout for molded tobacco tins of Stonehenge Flake... the molded flakes tend to have a light grayish, green, grainy coating on the flakes which may seem normal but later, after receiving a credit on my account w/Smoking Pipes, I opened another tin with a "normal," non molded preparation & noted a significant difference in color & taste. Did I feel like a fool for smoking half of the molded preparation? Yep!

Pipe Used: Dunhill 2S, Meerschaum, GBD Virgin Applel

Age When Smoked: One 2001 & One April, 2018 Tin

Purchased From: Pipestud's Consigment Shop & Smoking Pipes

Similar Blends: Similar to the older 2001 Stonehenge Version...

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

NOTE: Review of Stonehenge Flake's 2017 re-release in the last two paragraphs. Back about ten years ago, I was fortunate enough to obtain one of these rare (1 of 1,500 two ounce tins, manufactured in 2001) from Pipestud's Consignment Shop. This tastes/smokes nothing like you'd expect from the tin aroma. Shades of Lakeland style flavoring that seemed to compliment & enhance the sweetness of the mixture. This stuff really starts producing a good flavor after a fourth of it has burned off when the initial harshness begins to fade into a fairly strong savory blend that smokes mildly.

Easily rubbed out or folded, it smokes cool either way. Plenty of rich, creamy smoke with respectable strength. I loved the chocolate/cocoa flavor but it did not overtake the rich tobacco taste. I've never tasted anything like this before or since. I didn't notice the soapy flavor so much that some have mentioned but I surely noticed an alluring flavor from the smoke. The combination of top shelf leaf is expertly blended, smells good, burns great, smokes mild & sweet, requires minor maintenance & produces minimal moisture. The flavor remains throughout the bowl and doesn't get harsh or bitter toward the end. Drying it out pretty good will provide a better smoke and doing so won't diminish the flavor. One of the best of this genre that I've ever smoked. This blend kept me coming back for more. I suggest airing this out until the sharpness from the aroma subsides a little. Be careful because the thin flakes dry out quickly if the tin is left open too long.

This stuff commands a premium & has already become legendary. So, try to reward yourself with at least one tin if possible. Truly remarkable. Therefore, IMHO, SF easily obtains a four star rating for an expertly crafted masterpiece. Sampled in a size two Dunny Shell Briar & a size 2 Stanwell... NOTE my comments on the newer SF below...

October, 2018 AD... Anno Domini, the year of our Lord. About the re-released Stonehenge Flake: Tin note is of a very slight aroma of cocoa & of course, the smell of tobacco. This review is based on a second bowl I've sampled in a clean Meerschaum to be sure I was getting the truest, purest flavor from this blend. I lit up and took several good puffs & at that point, didn't really notice much other than a regular tobacco taste/flavor. Then, I let the pipe sit & cool for about twenty minutes, tamped & then relit. I usually employ this DGT method regardless of what tobacco I'm sampling, with the exception of the straight Burley stuff. Upon relighting & after a few more tokes, I started noticing a little more sweetness, pepper & fruit from the Perique & then the cocoa flavor came to the forefront, although very slight, it complimented the smoking experience considerably & this mix started tasting so good, I just wanted to jet-stream this stuff but maintained my composure & continued sipping this wonderful concoction.

It seemed to me that the Burley is the dominant player in this game as the VA sweetness subsides somewhat toward the finish & the Perique also seems to tone down a bit but is always noticeable. The flavoring seemed to be more "chocolaty" than I'd noticed in the 2001 version but could be due to the age difference. However, it is so very slight & hardly noticeable. I noticed the flavor becoming more pronounced after about one third of the way through & at the halfway point, tasted even better as the varietals melded into a good flavor & the Perique in this blend lent itself to compliment the cocoa flavor & remained until the finish. SF is fairly mild tasting but has a pretty good nicotine hit, will not bite but the peppery effect of the Perique might make it feel like it does. It can be left unattended for a fairly good while & will fire back up again with a few puffs... really good stuff!

I'm sure that a bit of aging will bring forth a little more sweetness from the VA & should present a even tastier treat. This is another one of those excellent blends that demonstrates the finer procurement & blending process of experienced professionals in their craft. Great job!

Pipe Used: Dunhill 2S, Meerschaum, GBD Virgin Apple

Age When Smoked: One 2001 & One April, 2018 Tin

Purchased From: Pipestud's Consignment Shop & Smoking Pipes

Similar Blends: Can't help you there. Unable to opine on anything that emulates Stonehenge Flake...

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2017-12-20		Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I agree with the reviewers that affirm that Stonehenge Flake does not have much in common with G & H's Louisiana Flake. This is simply because the addition of Burley makes SF a very different beast. Thank God for that; as where Louisiana Flake left me indifferent by its blandness, SF does not. The typical Kendal scent being very subtle, this G & H co-creation will be accessible to those who fear it. The chocolate topping, while being also subtle, remarkably completes and enhances the tobacco. As I work my way through every pipeful, the chocolate becomes a tad more noticeable, making the smoking experience creamier and creamier. SF is quite an achievement for all Virginia/Burley fans.

Age When Smoked: 6 months

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-01-21		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Stonehaven is a beautiful dark broken flake with scatterings of lighter birdseye. It seems to have no particular scent in the tin. On lighting, I taste Virginia sweetness plus an almost Latakia-like chocolate top note. These tastes seem very distinct and aren't mingled at all. As the bowl progresses, I taste Virginia sharpness and sometimes the soapy/floral undertone of the traditional Lakeland flake. In this case, the soapy undertone is muted enough not to put me off. (Reminds me of Fox Squire's mixture in that regard.) Although this flake can be sharp, it is never really a tongue-biter in the class of certain American flakes we all know and love. Excellent smoking characteristics and a very slow, cool burner. Near the end of the bowl, a certain not unpleasant bitter element comes to the fore, a fifth dimension to the uncoiling flavor of this complex blend. Stoenhaven smokes to a fine white ash and, oddly enough, my wife says she doesn't mind the room note. (Note that my sample was a very early release version of this blend; I am quite interested to see how this blend behaves with some age on it.)

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