Tobaccos Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Bullseye Flake (No. 403)

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Perique (163)	2013-02-01		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

An excellent tobacco and a fanastic value, let me start by saying this is nothing at all like Escudo in tin note, taste or aroma. Should not be approached as a bulk substitute for Escudo as, from this perspective, the Escudo smoker will be disappointed. The coins are far more loosely pressed than Escudo coins and some crumbling will occur in bulk packages during shipping. Does not effect the flavor and, if anything, makes the coin easier to rub out. From the first puff I was impressed with this blend. Very smooth-smoking with the sweetness in the background - there just enough to balance out the blend and, as the description reads "round the taste". That description is apt.

The Perique is very mild in this tobacco, the Virginias smooth and non-biting, and there is a subtle sweetness from the Cavendish core. Not an aromatic, by any stretch. Not a true VaPer. Certainly not a Virginia flake. This is a wonderful combination of the best of all three worlds and I would highly recommend this tobacco, destined to become one of my favorite all-day, everyday smokes. Definitely one to stock up on and cellar.

Similar Blends: Davidoff - Flake Medallions.

108 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	JimInks (3025)	2014-11-07		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

The Virginias are a little more grassy than they are earthy and woody, which makes for a nice contrast. They also have some tart and tangy citrus, and light tangy dark fruit and honey, in addition to a mild rough edge, which I attribute to the youth of the tobacco. The perique is spicy with raisin, plum, and fig sweetness as an important second lead. The lightly vanilla-ish black cavendish in the center is small, so its smoothing effect isn’t a consistent one no matter how you prepare the coins. The strength and nic-hit are in the center of mild to medium, while the taste just reaches the medium mark. Won't bite, but fast puffing may result in a harsh note if the tobacco is not aged. The coins are easily rubbed out, and burns at a moderate pace, clean and rather cool with a fairly consistent flavor, except for when you hit a spot where the black cav is. Doesn’t require many relights, and easily burns to ash. Leaves very little moisture in the bowl. Has a short lived, pleasant after taste and room note. It’s fine fresh, but benefits from age, and I recommend you do that if you can.

-JimInks

95 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	RickPiatt (16)	2006-05-19		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

Up front, what you need to know about the reviewer:

I'm a lover of VAs, Burleys, Englishes - this tobacco should be right up my alley.

I'm a very slow smoker - typical bowl takes 1hr45min. I sip my pipes, I don't guzzle the smoke.

I'm a complete nicotine whimp. Yup, when it comes to nicotine, I'm a girly man.

The pipe I tested this in was my oldest. Its not a high priced pipe but its well seasoned with a strong cake buildup and it always smokes like dream. The last tobacco smoked in it was Wessex Burley Slice - there shouldn't be any noticeable cross over after the first few minutes.

I'm typically bad at folding flakes and stuffing them into pipes - takes me too many relights for my liking ...

ok, lets get to it:

Even though I'm bad at folding and stuffing flakes (heck, the coins are big enough to be treated like flakes in this tobacco folks) I took two coins, folded them and stuffed them into my Bjarne Viking Classic Bent Bulldog. The pipe is a good group 4+ size. I rubbed a little of the tobacco out fully to top the bowl with to make lighting easier.

This tobacco is a no nonsense half dollar sized coin of VA with (apparently) a 1/4" spot in the center of uncased Cavendish. It smells of a hay field on a dewy morning - quite inviting to a VA smoker.

Initial char, tamp, and relight: This tobacco is perfect moisture-wise! It lit with ease and there was absolutely NO tongue bite whatsoever. The flavor is kind of bland at initial lite up. The room note seems to be as expected just a pure VA tobacco so it is not likely to be a wife pleaser, but its not bad at all to my senses.

First 1/3 bowl: the tobacco kept up a nice, pleasant, yet unremarkable VA flavor for the first 1/3 of the bowl. Its nothing to write home about so far, but not bad for a VA. I'm sure this is the same VA component used in Luxury Navy Flake so if you like LNF, you're going to love this tobacco as well. There is NO tongue bite at all so far.

2nd 1/3 bowl: the flavors are blossoming nicely now. The VA tobacco is filling out and getting much sweeter than in the beginning. Somewhere in the middle of this third of the bowl something noticeably sweet crossed my palate. I know this sounds weird, but I think the ember just reached one of the Cavendish bullseyes. The flavor lasted for only a minute or so, but it was a wonderful explosion of sweetness that was totally unexpected. There is still no tongue bite at all, this stuff is as smooth as silk but the nicotine levels are rising and my head is starting to spin. I put the pipe aside for about 15 minutes to stop the spinning ... lets see how this tobacco does DGTd (albiet, a short DGT).

Final 1/3 bowl: This tobacco just keeps on delivering. No ashy flavor, just sweet, mellow fields of hay and again, another blast of that something sweet (the 2nd bullseye dot from the 2nd coin????). Its such a surprise when it comes that I absolutely enjoy it. The bowl is starting to need numerous relights - this is my fault! Remember, I told you at the start that I'm not very good at folding and stuffing flakes into a pipe ... but even now, after about 3-4 relights there is no tongue bite at all. Oh, by the way, the room is spinning, my temples are pounding, I'm fairly loopey - the nicotine has made me slow down even slower than my usual, I'm just barely sipping on the pipe now. The flavor is wonderful.

Dottle: Well, I have nothing but a dark grey ash left. Again as I said at the outset, the moisture level was perfect for this tobacco. My pipe never gurgled once and it's a bent pipe!

Overall perceptions: If you're a Stokkebye fan, you're sure to love this tobacco. The appearance is stunning in a DSK kind of way with the bullseye being a different colored tobacco center dot in the middle of the coin. If you're a VA fan, this should hit a home run as well. When it comes to VAs I'm a lakeland fan smoking predominantly Samuel Gawith tobaccos (BBF / FVF) and find the VAs here are tasty but not as sweet and fulfilling as the lakeland tobac. Those little dots of cavendish - if that is what I tasted - are worth a test drive even if you don't like this kind of tobacco. Its probably just a slight bit stronger than "medium" on the nicotine side ... but enough that it made my head swim. Stronger than Wessex Burley Slices, weaker than Escudo if that helps you. Soooo, do I recommend this tobacco? Heck yes. On a scale of 1-10 I'd rate it a good 6 - would have been a 7.5 if the nicotine level were more managable. Will I buy it again? Maybe. I really like my lakeland tobaccos so maybe not. But, I'm sure glad I had the chance to test drive this tobac.

Total smoking time: 2hr15min - minus 15min needed to recover from nicotine overload.

89 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Jaybee (77)	2007-11-21		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

There are several Stokkebye offerings that I enjoy, but none as much as this one. With so many good Va/pers available, I'm a little surprised that I enjoy LBF almost to the exclusion of others. The 1.5 lb box looks like a tray of poker chips. The coins rub out easily and the smoke is sublime...more natural than Luxury Twist Flake, less harsh that Luxury Navy Flake and stronger than the now defunct Luxury Curly Cut. LBF and I have become fast friends........

Addendum: They Stokkebye website recommends rubbing out this flake and packing it lightly in the pipe. I have tried a variety of pipes and packing methods, and I have to agree that their recommendation provides the best result.

45 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-02-19		Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Puff Daddy nailed it for me. Not much to add except to reiterate that the virginias tasted and smoked "youthful". This tobacco has the makings of a very good blend but it needs some aging. I've cellared a couple of pounds and I'm going to sample a bit in a year, two years, 3 years, until I think it's matured.

I did take out a small batch and added a dash of perique, which improved the taste slightly. I honestly think this just needs some time to simmer.

As it is, it's a decent smoke - not objectionable. Reminds me of a somewhat spicier MacBaren's Virginia Flake. Nothing offputting, just no "zing" if that makes any sense. If you like a nice mild VaPer with no bite, try this one. It's "good enough" but I think it might get better with age.

36 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	TallPuffO'Burley (632)	2012-12-27		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is a great blend for a great price to boot. The presentation is wonderful and proves to be a nice conversation piece whenever anyone sees you playing with the discs to prepare to smoke. As for how I smoke it. I simply rub it out and enjoy.

I actually prefer this to Escudo, but I like my tobaccos a little sweet. This is by no means an aromatic, but it is smoother to my tastes than most VaPers.

32 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	musicman (131)	2012-04-25		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I love this stuff, in fact I love most of the Stokkebye VA offerings.

This is the type of stuff that real experienced pipe smokers enjoy. There are no fancy packages here, just great quality at a great price. These little round beauties offer the same quality as their counterparts that come in nice tins, for a greatly reduced price.

I am a Virginia lover at heart and so I really like this blend. It kind of reminds me of Orlik Golden sliced with the high citrus notes toned down a little. There is a nice balance of perique here too, just enough to give a good flavor and a little tingle in the nose. I am not really sure if the black Cavendish adds much to this blend in terms of flavor, but it sure does make those little round coins look very handsome.

One of the real advantages of these Stokkebye blends is their superior agebility. This blend is nice fresh, but it is outstanding with a couple years on it, and the bulk pricing allows you to stock up and wait for the magic to happen. Get some, it is good.

Highly recommended.

32 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2007-06-26		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I almost didn't try this because of the "center of cavendish" -- which isn't my cup of tea. I like the Virginias, the vapers. Serendipitously I ignored my prejudices and ordered 4oz. of this beauty. It gets points just for presentation -- swirled disks that look like, well, yes, bull's-eyes. The cavendish center is exactly enough to give a flavor tint without it becoming a cavendish -- just a slight modulation to the normal vaper taste. What a beauty. Careful -- its light flavor disguises a healthy nicotine kick if you're not ready for it.

I've already developed a working technique for it -- fold a disk in half and rub it into the bowl. Okay, two of them if it's a big bowl. Lights exceptionally well, doesn't require huffing to keep it puffing, and gives a satisfying, tasty, clean, and dry smoke to the bottom. Well done, Mr. Stokkeybye!

30 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	JustinCarcerated (99)	2014-06-16		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I have been looking forward to this blend since I began my pipe dream two years ago, based primarily on your reviews.

So the baggie note is fresh, hayish, and sweet, as in black Cav sweet. Its appearance is more....natural if you will then say Escudo. Rough spun edges, less density in construction. Kind of akin to comparing a machine made Petit Corona to a Backwoods Twist.

These descriptives aren't meant to deter from this review, as the flavor profile correlates to these 'raw' descriptives. What it may lack in refinement LBF more than makes up for in bright, fresh flavor.

The Vas gave absolutely no bite at all, albeit at the expense of the vitamin nicotine.

The perique, which is to me unusually spicy even for a perique, benefits from the smooth interaction of the black cavendish. I tried these coins shredded, but that density of sweet smoothness was lost to me when not stuffed whole.

Cobs and billiards did best for me, nice slow burn. Now take into account the value of LBF, and it makes it that much more desirable.

So for me this is a 4 star blend: I will begin cellaring jars of this, not being concerned that it would overtake Escudo's role, rather it will provide me with a different taste in VaPer coins.

Highly Recommended..to everyone, including aro lovers, as an all day smoke. Wish I would have tried this sooner.

Pipe Used: Billiard, Cobs

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

Similar Blends: Davidoff Flake Medallions, Escudo.....

28 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	H Gillman (39)	2014-07-17		Mild	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This is a very nice blend. I got 16oz of it based on the brethren reviews here. I am glad I did. It came in a large zip lock so the "bag" note is nice. Subtle sweetness and spicy side notes from the perique. The medallions are nice to look at and make portioning a snap. I fold two and lightly stuff into the bowl. Char .....light...tamp...and go.

I found the initial draws to be filled with the blended leaf. I tasted the perique and hints of the cavendish. That wisp of sweetness from the cavendish really goes well with the perique and virginia. From top to bottom bowl, this was a delight to smoke. Roll it around your tongue and exhale through your nose and you will get the depth of the flavour. French inhaling is a joy since this is so mellow and mild.

note I tried several bowls by hand rubbing two medallions then smoking. They smoke beautifully however the flavours blend too much and meld. To truly enjoy each flavour layer try folding and lightly stuffing.

I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good smoke with no bite. I'm glad I bought a pound.

2015-01-28 UPDATE

6 months in a large sealed mason jar aided in the flavour of this tobacco immensely. After 6 months I opened the jar and loved what I smelled. Pinot noir wine with a very sweet yet deep aroma. It is smoother and nicer than when I first tried it. I have enough to be able to do a 6 month updates for a few years to come.

Pipe Used: Several Pete's

Age When Smoked: New - Bulk

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

21 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2007-04-01		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I have tried countless Virginia flake tobaccos, many of which were excellent, in search of a tobacco that might approach the original, noble Escudo. While Luxury Bullseye seems a tad sweeter, probably because it has a little less Perique than Escudo, it fits the bill and, in fact, were the original Escudo still available, I think I would stick with the Bullseye. It is deliciously smooth yet maintains a satisfying fullness throughout the smoke, and never sours toward the end of the bowlful. The more I smoke it, the better I like it although I trade off with Penzance during the smoking day which makes each blend taste better, given the difference. After first trying Luxury Bullseye, I then tried Peter Stokebbye's Luxury Navy Flake, which I liked a lot, but not as much as the Bullseye. I have found my Virginia flake!

20 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Pipestud (1829)	2006-05-25		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

Not sure what is the cause, but this stuff bit the heck out of me and even roasted the roof of my mouth as well as the sidewalls.

The strength was there, the Virginia flavor was semi-sweet and not at all tart or tangy. The tobacco was at a beautiful moisture level and the spun leaf rubbed out easily.

I'll give this one a tepid recomendation. My palate says this is a fine blend for strength and flavor. My body chemistry said NO!

Now then, I'm going to load up a bowl of something more forgiving and spend the next hour puffing slowly and reading the review below mine.

17 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2014-05-24		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I'll try not to be to way over the top with this. This is a meat and potatoes type blend for me. Pretty basic, but it's just complex enough to be interesting. The sweet hay taste of VAs is prevalent and then the little bit of Cavendish adds a little more sweetness for a slightly sweet rather basic, straightforward smoke. Highly affordable. Highly enjoyable.

Pipe Used: Small chambered briar billiards

Age When Smoked: fresh

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars

Similar Blends: Escudo.

14 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Tantric (321)	2016-07-27		Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I very much admire most of Peter Stokkebye's blends, and I especially like Luxury Navy Flake. The type of matured (probably flu cured) Viriginias used are palatable, non-biting, smooth, and elegant. Périque is there but not in an obstrusive way. Rather than overwhelming the other components, it is used sparingly, just to add a piquant touch.

Well, Bullseye Flake is exactly that with the added Cavendish centre. It is not entirely black-sweetened-cavendish (as in Captain Black), but rather a mild, slightly sweet brown cavendish, which indeed "rounds" the taste and makes this flake smoother, creamier and diverse.

Though similar, this flake is not as pungent and sharp as Escudo (which I also love) or Dunhill's De Luxe Navy Rolls. If anything it's closer to Davidoff's Flake Medallions. Equally elegant, savory and smooth....but at half the price!

I highly recommend this tobacco to any VaPer or straight Virginia lover (Périque enthusiasts might be disappointed). It is a very nice smoke, delivering a fine taste. Truly first class

Pipe Used: Hardcastle and Maestro de Paja

Age When Smoked: N/A

Purchased From: Joshua Ward.

Similar Blends: Davidoff's Flake Medallions, PS' Luxury Navy Flake.

13 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Hemlock (65)	2008-02-09		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

Make no mistake, this is a natural blend. The cavendish is non-existent in the taste. This is a VA blend with a dash of perique. The presentation is excellent with its round, mottled medallions and it is worth keeping in the cellar for this alone. It tastes like semi-sweet VA with perique building only when you hit the zone. Smoke this is your VA pipe, not your multi-use or aromatic pipe, and you will be rewarded with a full tobacco taste and no more than a usual virginia nippiness.

You can use a single medallion for a small bowl and it smokes fine. A couple or more medallions in a larger bowl is just as well, and will build wonderfully. It has its share of nicotine, so it satisfies. This is an everyday, all day sort of blend that burns to a grey-white ash with little more than a single light.

Given the lovely presentation and it's level of satisfaction, this is my VaPer for now. All the tins in my cellar remain sealed as I enjoy this superb bulk. I am leaving several ounces to cellar in masons-- I am sure it will properly ripen further.

The recommendation is only for advanced smokers with a penchant for true tobacco flavour and body. Get some and enjoy it. I sure do.

Update 02-08-08

After aging for some time, here's my update. For those that like Escudo or Three Nuns or Capstan, this is comparable after some settling in a jar for a while. Defitinitely an all day VaPer blend with lovely prensentation. Rub the rounds and stuff into the bowl with air-pocket technique for the reward. Yes, it is not a deep VA blend, but most pleasant for those who like brighter, tangy VA flavours-- not hot, but certainly spicy & citrusy. Confirming my 4 star rating.

12 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	StevieB (2076)	2016-07-01		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Bullseye Flake.

I love this blend! In all fairness, I adored Orlik's Bull's Eye and I currently get great pleasure from Paul Olsen's Dark Pearl and Davidoff Flake Medallions; so I expected to enjoy this one too.

As it comes loosely packaged the coins have broken apart slightly, but that presents no problem because they'll get broken whilst filling anyway! The moisture quantity's good, so immediate smoking can commence:

Straight-away, I adore it! I don't find the Perique as low as a few of the other reviewers do; I certainly find it less sharp and spicy as it can often be, but I seem to get quite a prominent dark fruitiness from it; of course, good Virginia can give that sort of flavour, but this one has more depth than just a straight Virginia's fruit quality. As you'd expect, I get the least flavour from the Black Cavendish; but seeing as there's only a Cavendish centre per coin, I only expected a small amount of it! Once this is lit, which in itself is an easy task, it burns splendidly. The only issue, for me, is if I puff too hard: that's when I get a slight bite. But, as it's only subtle, gentle sips remove the problem.

Finally, the room-note's pleasant, and I'd rate the nicotine as being medium.

This is immediately going into my favourites list: four stars.

Highly recommended.

Pipe Used: Rattray's The Cave

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes.com

11 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	King Weed (228)	2014-07-02		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

Its clear in my review of this blend's reviews that the majority of reviewers have not smoked the blend that is most directly in competion with Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake - Davidoff Flake Medallions. If they had, they would not compare LBF to Escudo nor to Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls, as neither has a black cavendish content. I have had the pleasure of smoking all four and, by far, prefer the Davidoff blend to the rest. Don't get me wrong, they are all good. However, my experience is that the Stokkebye blend smokes the roughest of the four.

At the time I acquired a two ounce bag of LBF I also had open a fifty gram tin of FM, making for a natural comparison. Here is how they stack up. There are three things I found different about the two blends. Number one is the very big difference in presentation: FM comes in fifty gram tins and LBF comes only in bulk. When you open a tin of FM you are greeted by a number of uniform spun cut disks beautifully arranged in a spiral. The presentation of LBF in my two ounce bag was very different; a disheveled and raggity conglomeration of whole disks, partial disks, arcs of the virginia/perique outer disk portions and dismembered cavendish cores. Number two difference: I retrieved the whole disks of LBF and laid them out next to the same number of FM disks and compared them. I think the overall size of the disks is the same - it was hard to tell on the LBF disks as they had very ragged edges and appeared bigger than the FM disks. I also noticed a difference in the cavendish cores. On the average, the cores seemed somewhat smaller in the LBF disks and they were different in color and texture. The FM cores were uniformly and solidly black; the LBF cores were varigated in black and various shades of brown with some kind of inclusions in them. Difference number three: although both are cavendish-containing vapers, they smoke somewhat differently. The FM blend smoked smooth and uniformly down the bowl. LBF, on the other hand, was more spicey and tongue-testing. Now, they both have perique in them, so some spiceyness is to be expected and, indeed, was present in both of them. However, I found LBF to be consistently tongue-tingling and, if smoked too hard and fast, would yield tongue bite. I was forced to adjust my smoking rate and style to make up for this characteristic in LBF - something that didn't happen with FM.

So, although I prefer Flake Medallions to Luxurey Bullseye Flake, I still can recommend LBF as a substitute if, and this is a big if, you understand that there is a more refined version of the same type blend out there. The only drawback is that FM costs more, but I think it is worth it.

Pipe Used: Ashton Pebble Grain Dublin

Age When Smoked: new

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

Similar Blends: Davidoff Flake Medallions.

11 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2007-03-14		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This is an excellent tobacco which reminds me of dusky fruits (figs, prunes, raisins, etc.) and of freshly-mown hay. Both flavour and aroma are best described as being warm, fragrant, and substantial without being overwhelming.

It isn't going to replace Escudo Navy Deluxe as my preferred VaPer, but I have nothing but praises for this marvellous addition to the already outstanding selection of tobaccos from Peter Stokkebye.

11 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	balkan_boy (49)	2013-11-10		Medium	Very Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I'll give this tobacco 2 stars, although it's well crafted, and is of good quality. I like VAs a lot, I like Perique also. What I don't like in this blend, it's black Cavendish. Black Cavendish puts some darkness in the smoke, that reminds of the danish style aromatic junk. Especially the artificial flavor in them. Spiciness of the Perique is mitigated and darkened by the Black Cavendish. It's balanced, with the Cavendish, but in a way ruined. Vapers are to be wild and unbalanced, and that's the beauty of them. This one didn't achieve my expectations. About packing and burning quality, it's awesome. Burns perfectly and doesn't require any effort. I've had over a friend who never smoked a pipe in his life, and tried some of this, his first bowl of tobacco ever. He tried a full bowl of this, no relights, no heat at all, he liked it a lot. It was a revelation for him. We drank scotch, and Periquish spicy note really supplemented the drink. I smoke it now with black coffee, (smoked it with tea also) and it fails to astonish, moreover you don't get rid of the artificial cheapness that is present all the way. This is an excellent smoke for beginners, but not my cup of tea. If you are a beginner, this is top recommended. If you are experienced smoker, don't go for it, you'll stay disappointed.

10 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	NEWMAN (305)	2006-07-31		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

These nicely formed discs have the darker cavendish rolled into the center and are easy to fold and pack without rubout. The moisture content is ideal and results in an effortless smoke. I didn't taste much influence from the Perique but a smooth, sweet and cool smoke was enjoyed in multiple bowl sizes and pipe styles. I've been a big Stokkebye fan for years and usually have Luxury Twist Flake on hand. Their consistency and overall quality of tobaccos from lot to lot is outstanding. With this great new addition, Stokkebye has another winner.

10 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Virginia lover (218)	2014-07-06		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

A very natural smelling tobacco that is pleasing to the eye. Not a lot of strength and a mild flavor during the smoke, a light Va/Per with a Black Cavendish Vanilla center. It reminds me of Davidoff Flake Medallions like a twin brother but way cheaper.

After trying four Va/Per coins, my favorite remains Escudo.

Virginia lover

9 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	matthieuduquette (12)	2013-07-10		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Very Pleasant

In the pouch. Luxury Bullseye Flake smells like fresh cut hay that is still green. There is also a slight note reminiscent of bell pepper. At least that is how it translates to my senses. The rounds are a beautiful presentation and the moisture content couldn't be more perfect.

In the pipe. Luxury Bullseye is very light but extremely pleasant. It is so far the only "all day smoke" that I would keep around in the regular rotation. As I tend toward bolder latakia mixtures and aromatics. This blend also has a very special quality to it. At least to my palate. Whereas it is the only tobacco I have had that actually makes my mouth salivate while smoking it. My palate seems to have some subconscious affinity towards this blend which I don't mind one bit. It may be because I occasionally get the impression of an almost salty note while smoking it. Which is another aspect I have not yet found in any other pipe tobacco.

The room not of LBF is also very pleasant. Lightly sweet and I get the salty note as well. Smells like hay but this time after it has yellowed.

With Luxury Bullseye Flake, Peter Stokkebye didn't only hit the target dead center. The second arrow split the first in two. This is absolutely one of the best overall valued pipe tobaccos out there. Smokes better than many premium blends. Yet can be purchased for a fraction of the price. Well done!

9 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-02-16		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

May I revisit this review? I just cracked open some LBE that has two years of age on it now. Using a large Ruthenberg billiard, I carefully pressed one coin of LBE down near the bottom, which also curled up around the bottom sides. I tore another coin into several pieces, carefully, and fitted them around, then finally filled the bowl with shreds for combustion. It took a while to light well, but then I settled in for what can only be called a long, cool smoke with no bite whatsoever. Many of my preferred VA's and VaPers have a citrusy note, but this remains decidedly grassy. It isn't off-putting at all, just different. The years in a Mason jar have smoothed the blend and allowed some nice marrying, softening, and maturing. If you take the time to read my original review below, this still isn't Escudo, but it is a lovely, mild, somewhat complex blend, and could easily be an all-day blend for some. Stokkebye's quality leaves are well known, and this is no exception. In bulk, it's reasonable and good quality. I give it 3.25 stars. -----------------------------------------------------------------

The best thing that I can say about Bulls-Eye is that a pound of it is a bargain. It's isn't a bad VaPer at all; it's just not exactly stellar. I feel that the tobaccos are in their infancy in this blend, and having smoked some that has aged for a year or so, there is definitely some improvement with maturation. It can easily be considered an all-day blend; no bite to speak of, easy to pack as coins (in larger bowls) or can be easily rubbed out if desired. Burns well, not overly-hot. This has more Perique than their Luxury Navy flake, and the Black Cav just whispers in and out at times. Very tasty, and very reasonable. Adding a little bit of more matured VA's really picks this blend up, and for Perique lovers, a bit of blending Perique added would definitely raise the flavor profile for you. For every pound of this that I buy, I'll purchase at least ten tins of Escudo to cellar. This is certainly no Escudo or Solani 633, but it's good for every day. Not bad, and the price is definitely a bargain.

9 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Darby (15)	2014-04-04		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Bullseye Flake

As with many who are used to more fulsome offerings like dark fired Kentucky and matured Virginias, it’s easy to see how a silky, peppery and delicately sweet VaPr like this one can seem a bit hollow and monochromatic at first brush ... but with a little patience, and slow sipping, the graceful qualities and inner beauty emerges.

As with a wonderfully prepared meal, a good tobacco blend that perfectly fits your tastes is one that soothes and resonates with pleasant memories. For me, smoking this VaPr reminded me of my home brewing days, and the smell of malted barley ... lightly kilned pilsner and biscuit malts in particular. For those who’ve never had the pleasure of sticking their head into a large pail of freshly cracked brewing malt, the closest I can get you with words is a combination of fresh bales of sun-dried hay, buttermilk biscuits and sweet light malt extract (similar flavor to the interior of a malted milk ball). A good quality VaPr, smoked slowly, can evoke some of those nuances. The perique is a perfect pairing for the Virginias, and gives their delicate grassy sweetness a long and gently malty/peppery/milky finish that lingers, and leaves you wanting more. To me, it’s like mothers milk.

Another thing I found remarkable about this particular VaPr is its outstanding value - as of this writing, PipesandCigars.com is offering the PS-LBF (normally sold in 1.5 lb. bulk) in 1 oz. increments for a mere $2.50, which is an excellent value. Another standout is its easy rubbing qualities, and blendability. The small eye of dark Cavendish in this blend is barely detectable, so anytime I want to add a little nuance of something else, I just rub out a coin or two, add a pinch of something a little stronger, let it stand for a few minutes, and it’s good to go.

Highly recommended (3.5 of 4 stars, rounded up to 4 due to its compactness, easy preparation, blendability, and excellent value).

Pipe Used: Grabow Freehand (Group 4) & Royalton (Group 3)

Age When Smoked: Unknown

Purchased From: PipesandCigars.com

Similar Blends: Escudo.

8 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-01-20		Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I bought this because it looks cool. After the first bowl I was a believer. Smooth flavor. I smoke my pipe while walking our dog in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains..This tobacco is wonderful for walking and reflecting. Has become a favorite. Usually I stick to mild Virginias but this blend smokes great. Not being much of a purist I usually just break one in half and push it into the bowl..well maybe two and push them into the bowl. As has been mentioned, this smokes cool and mellow right down to the bottom of the bowl. No hot aftertaste, and I do not rush right to the sink when I get home to wash the bitterness out of my mouth....An excellent value as even a 4 oz package will last me for a month or so..

"Try it you'l like it..".

Jim in Gold Bar.

8 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Gentleman Zombie (729)	2015-04-09		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

A very nice tasting VaPer. The Virginias are sweet, fruity and obviously well fermented with flavor that is just short of rich. The Perique is lightly applied offering a nice spicy note and a hint of fig. The Black Cav is very light and fades in and out. A pleasant, mild smoke. Better than 3 stars, but not quite 4.

Mild to medium in body and flavor. Rubs out easily and burns very well.

Pipe Used: MM Country Gentleman, MM Diplomat Apple

Age When Smoked: fresh bulk

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

7 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	bigterr (21)	2014-01-17		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I am very satified with this PS offering, especially considering the price. The coins are exceedingly attractive although the bulk packaging does seem to cause them to be a bit roughed up around the edges. Prep: These coins are very much like a flake so I initially tried the fold and stuff approach, next bowl I rubbed out 1 coin completely and used the other folded as the bottom of the bowl portion. The third bowl I rubbed out the little centers of Cavendish into a pile of crumbs which I strategically sprinkled in between layers consisting of 1/2 of each of the VaPer portion of the coins lightly rubbed out. The smoke: Fold and stuff required frequent relights yet the weed was never harsh - drawback was the sweetness of the cavendish was suddenly almost overwhelming while lasting only briefly. I do not reccommend the Fold N Stuff for this reason and also because the majority of the bowl seemed as a straight VaPer. In addition the perique must be very judicisouly applied as it never stung once. The 1/2 rubbed out 1/2 fold and stuff bowl was better tasting for the first 1/2 and much like the 1st bowl for the last 1/2. The rub out completely and strategic sprinkling of the cavendish was the most enjoyable smoke as the sweetness of the cavendish never was intense, never predictable in its appearance and seemed to go very well with the bursts of perique. This will certainly be my preferred preparation for this fine blend. In all methods of preparation the tobacco burned to a dark grey ash, no dottle present at the bottom of the bowl, no gurgling throughout the bowl. I have purposely refrained from making any direct comparisons to those blends I have stated as similar. The list is presented only so that if you know you like one of those you should give this a try as you will probably like it as well. With the money you will save smoking this after you consume 6oz (and especially if you buy a 1/2 or full pound) you can go ahead and essentially get one of the other blends I've listed as a free treat (only of course if you decide you still prefer one of them over PSLBF). THIS ONE IS FOR SURE GOING INTO MY REGULAR ROTATION AND COULD REPLACE MAC'S V#1 AS MY GOTO DAILY PUFF.

Pipe Used: Brigham 2Dot WO Larson 1/4 bent MM cob

Age When Smoked: 2year 3 months

Purchased From: Tobbaco Barn 2oz 9.25

Similar Blends: Solani 633, Dunbar, Royal Jersey, Irish Oak, Escudo.

7 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	fr_tom (393)	2013-09-21		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This was a great smoke. I bought some to try and liked it right away. It has the sweet Virginia with some help from the cavendish. The perique is a spicy thing going on. It is a very pleasant combination of tastes. I rolled and stuffed most of the time. I rubbed it out sometimes too, and I did not notice much difference in the smoking experience. I have smoked about a pound of this so far.

This is a friendly flake for new folks to smoke - sweet, tasty, and not picky about drying or processing the flake. I met another guy smoking it one time who said he went to a tobacconist with a pipe his grandfather gave him, and they sold him LBF. He had never seen the need to look for anything else.

I have had this aged, and found it more mellow and a slightly different smoke. I don't know that it was better aged - just more mellow. I don't smoke this everyday, but I suspect I will always have some around. The price per ounce is very good considering the quality. In terms of rating, I am torn between a 3 and a 4. Everyone should try this at some point, but I don't think it rises to a 4 for me.

7 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-06-07		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

A pleasant Virginia-Perique flake. While less enjoyed than the very similar Twist Flake, Bull's eye flake is also very beautifully presented and enjoyable to smoke. Puffed slowly, the flake will produce a sweet smoke with the subtle piquancy of perique.

7 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	LiterarySmoker (143)	2020-10-22		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Let's get to it. This is the second flake I ever smoked after trying St. Bruno. I was a pretty consistent aromatic smoker when I first started and since I was smoking Stokkebye Highland Whiskey, when my local b&m started carrying this I got about an ounce or two to try and I'm glad I did.

For starters this smoke comes in a round flake that's not intensely pressed, but it does consistently hold its shape. It does look exactly like its name there is a perfect ring of Va/Per with a Bullseye of Cavendish in the center. I prefer to buy a bunch, and then rub it out into a jar. It depends on where you get it either b&m or online, but I have always gotten mine from my b&m at a smokable dryness.

When you open the tin you are greeted with a well matured slightly fermented virginia. It is citrusy, woody, sweet, dark fruity, bready. The smell is mouth watering, and I can get a hint of all the ingredients. You can either take a flake fold and stuff, or you can rub it out. For this one I like to get a really nice full bowl, so I do the latter. Lighting up is relatively easy and I use an average amount of relights. The room note on this one is pleasant, but definitely smells of tobacco to your non-smoking friends in my experience.

I taste a woody, floral and citrusy Virginia, married to some beautiful dark fruity Perique. It depends on my pipe, but in my bent billiard this blend definitely has more woody notes. I taste no topping, but every now and then, you get a wonderful sweet surprise when you hit a Cavendish Bullseye.

I know many people who claim that Escudo is the quintessential VaPer blend, but I think this easily takes that title for me. This is an all day blend that I never fail to have on hand, it's also one of the first tobaccos I recommend when someone is looking to try a VaPer over an aromatic.

Pipe Used: Savinelli Oceano Poker

Age When Smoked: 2 years

Purchased From: B&M

Similar Blends: Escudo, Three Nuns Green, Savinelli Doblone d'oro.

6 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	DeathMetal.org (231)	2017-12-18		Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium	Tolerable

I can see why people like this. In the bag, it smells like a combination of raisins, honey, fruit, and breakfast cereal. It has some form of sweet topping, and is soft like a sugar cookie. When you fire it up, the Virginia floats to the top with a treacle and grain flavor, then the Perique adds a very mild fruitiness, with the Cavendish rising among them to delivery a creamy fullness. It stays this way for the whole bowl, becoming more honey-like as the Virginias caramelize.

On the other hand, it is hard to like this. The Perique has been neutered, coming across mostly as a sugared raisin, and the Virginias have lost most of their taste except the natural light grain and hay flavor. Cavendish, a good friend when used well, might be a bit dominant here, as it looks like a quarter of the leaf by volume. The topping is cloying, with a faint sense of decay to it, and the resulting flavor is alarmingly one-dimensional.

Not surprisingly, people swear by this bulk blend and it is easy to see why. Like other Virginia blends, it is a sweet treat to suck on throughout the day. It is nicely balanced with no jagged edges to make it interesting. It is a great blend with which to practice your slow-smoking technique, and when rubbed out it burns easily. Alas, it is also boring, low in Nicotine, and too sugary for this smoker.

Comparing it to "Escudo" does not quite make sense. This blend softens the Virginias to a more white bread approach, where other blends intensify the grain flavor and have a more acidic feel instead. If we are to compare this to anything, like Orlik "Golden Sliced" or Newminster "Superior Round Slices," it would be breakfast cereal. Sweet, and you can smoke it all day long, but the lack of dimension might clobber you at some point with existential desolation.

Similar Blends: Orlik Tobacco Company A/S - Golden Sliced (Red Tin), Newminster - No. 403 Superior Round Slices.

6 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	beaupipe (102)	2008-11-20		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant to Tolerable

There is no question that this is a lovely looking tobacco--a mottled swirl of golden yellow and brown around a dark chocolate core. It's downright pleasurable to prepare a pipefull of this stuff. But I have to disagree with most of the high ratings this has received. It's pretty, but it's got all the depth of a puddle.

Like the rest of the Stokkebye bulk offerings, this comes in at the right price--far less than familiar VaPer touchstones like Escudo, Solani 633, or St. James Woods. The idea, however, that this might function as a replacement for any of them, or even operate as a close-second-value-alternative, is crazy-talk (I say imperiously). The tobacco is just too youthful, too bland, too unexpressive. It's not a bad tobacco, of course, but I think it's wonderfully modest price has led to immodest praise.

I've been trying to figure out how to make the best of the generous quantity I ordered and I've found that a dash of more mature Virginia and a dash of Blending Perique can lift the mixture to the level of half-decent VaPer. And though this might satisfy my Scottish half, my baccy-loving half is still a little disppointed.

6 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	PuffPuffLive (32)	2018-01-09		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

I’ve smoked a lot of this stuff over the years, and I keep coming back for more.

The jar note is very sweet; bright grassy-citrus Virginia’s which are further sweetened by the cavendish. Not a lot of earthiness compared to other Virginia blends, and very little Perique detected.

The bright Virginia’s lead the way in the smoke, the Perique adding a little spice. I find this combination can get a little harsh and ashy when the tobacco is fresh, but it mellows out considerably when aged a bit. The cavendish is what really sets this blend apart. No matter how you prepare the coins, you always seem to hit a pocket of the stuff when smoking. This cool sweet spot acts as a palette refresher which further enhances the citrus spice notes of the other components.

This is simply a quality blend with a unique presentation and an affordable price. Throw some in the cellar, it’s a four star blend once it rests for a year or two.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: Various

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

5 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Fofo (81)	2007-11-24		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

This stuff is nice. Fair price and high quality. The taste is natural tobacco taste, nice and sweet without being overwheelming. The ratio of each leaf is perfect, you can taste the grassy virginia without being overwheelmed by it, while the perique adds a touch of natural sweetness that reminds me of an aromatic (although it is very clear that this isn't an aromatic). The cavendish is there but barely, it does't make the smoke overly sweet; it only rounds it up.

I highly recomend this blend. If you are new to pipe smoking and are still stuck smoking very sweet aromatic blends then don't try this just yet because you might find it boring. If you are ready to move to more natural tobacco taste then go right ahead, it won't let you down.

5 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2007-08-25		Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

While I love some of Stokkebye's offerings ... this is not one of them. To my palate it is bland, hot, rough and the VA seems to need considerable more maturity. It's almost green to my tastes. At the same time the shape is marvelous ... and I fear this has added to my disappointment. I have tried it freshly acquired ... aged ... and really aged. It fails to please me.

Cheers, VC

5 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	DrAcula (62)	2020-12-01		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

Presentation: N/A -- This is a bulk blend.

Cut: Comes in a standard coin cut. Perfect moisture.

Tin note: Smells of rich creamy cocoa fruity sweetness.

Tasting notes: Upon light, it is tangy, grassy, a tiny bit earthy. A spice quickly comes out to play, as well as a light fruity sweetness.

Mechanics: This blend might bite just a tad.

Extra Remarks: Not the most complex blend but there is some level of complexity here. I consider this to be one of the quintessential VaPer blends, like Escudo, but this one is much grassier while Escudo is more red virginia sweet. A flavorful, well made blend. 3 stars.

Pipe Used: IMP Bent Rhodesian Meer

Age When Smoked: Fresh from tin, 9 months

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Azirish (18)	2020-11-19		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Tin note is all Virginia, hay, new grass, a hint of spice and bread. A really good smoke with the somewhat bright and zesty Virginias up front A little Perique spiciness and mellow mild sweetness. Burns cool with little re-lights needed. Creamy and mellow yet very satisfying. I’ve smoked it from a Carey apple, a Savenelli New Art and a Peterson Churchwarden....all good with this tobacco. After a year of aging in a jar. Tin note has deepened. When smoked a Nice raisin and fig coming forward. Perique has become more noticeable. Virginias have deepened and become sweeter. Midway thru a bowl and smoke blends well with components melding into a very satisfying smoke. After a 2 year aging in jar, Perique has almost equal footing with Virginia. Has become very tangy and spicy. Flavors are all much deeper and robust. An overall great smoke with subtle complexities.

Pipe Used: Various briars

Age When Smoked: Fresh, 1 and 2 years

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Gr8tefuldawg (87)	2019-09-22		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Grassy and hay like Virginia’s play in the front accompanied by the mildly spicy Perique, I usually fold and twist this blend before stuffing it into the bowl, this blend smokes well freshly bought or aged, the cavendish brings about some nice pops of sweetness accompanied by an almost coconut type flavor at times. The is a great beginner blend. Nicotine content is very minimal, and the flavor is enjoyable.

Pipe Used: H.I.S churchwarden

Age When Smoked: 6 months

Purchased From: Liberty tobacco

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	mark81253 (18)	2019-04-14		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

Another Vaper to add to my growing collection of this awesome type of blend. I can't seem to get enough of these Virginia and Perique masterpieces and this one fits the bill. Smooth, steady burning, tobacco flavor infused gorgeous coins of goodness. The addition of the cavendish core just adds to the complexity and enjoyment that is incorporated in these circular confections. Rubs out well. packs nicely and lights well. Very little relights required. This is my type of tobacco. Goes well to provide a nice variation along with my Escudo and Flake Medallions selections. I love exploring different Vapers and this one is a keeper. A must for Vaper connoisseurs.

Pipe Used: Carey's

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Pipes and Cigars

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	S8ntsfan (21)	2018-01-19		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

I attended a tasting at my local B&M and had an opportunity to meet and talk with Erik Stokkebye. In talking with him he ask some of my favorite tobaccos and one of them I named was Three Nuns (old blend) telling him how much of a Perique fan I was. He mentioned their Luxury Bullseye Flake and proceeded to give me a rather nice sampling of it. After he explained the characteristics and history behind it, I was a bit excited. The next day I decided to give it a try, and I've been enjoying it every since (that was in 2014). It really is a nice VaPer blend with just the right amount of Black Cav. I will say this is for the more experienced puffer. This is a tobacco you have to understand to enjoy, and by understand I mean you have to have an awareness of tobacco taste, strength, combinations etc. It has a spicy "hit" to it, and just a little bite, but nothing major. If you're not a regular VaPer person and want to try it, I would encourage you to rub it out and start with half a bowl initially. Btw, I tried it folded and rubbed and I prefer this tobacco folded. Very nice smoke!

Pipe Used: Bjarne Viking Churchwarden, Calabresi Billiard

Age When Smoked: 3 years

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	crapgame1967 (61)	2017-07-04		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild	Very Pleasant

I am starting to expand my tobacco horizons and smoke other blends than my usual Frog blends, the few English blends I have and the stand-by aromatics I stocked up on to smoke when I was still working. Saturday I took a leap and bought some Bulls-Eye Flake and fell in love with it! My first impression from the bag was the aroma..a deep sweet smell...not an in your face sugary sweet smell but something that came to me after a few whiffs and lingered in my nose afterwards. Both my kids wanted to smell the tobacco in the bags and said it smelled like fig newton bars or a box or raisins which I must agree with. First the coins rubbed out with ease and packed nicely in the bowl and after lighting I was treated to billows of wonderful smoke. The tobacco offered a deep sweetness that crept in after the first minute of smoking and stayed throughout the whole smoke. There it was again! That sweet taste of dried fruit...Figs? Prunes? Raisins? I am not sure which one it was or maybe it was all of them that made this such an enjoyable smoke. Not once did it bite my tongue or make my mouth feel like I ate a too hot slice of pizza and the roof of my mouth is melting from hot cheese. I smoked this blend outside in my MM Devil Anse cob while watching fireworks and found it to be a "thoughtful and relaxing" blend,one that should be smoked when I wish to relax while fishing or reading a book. One thing I noticed is the pouch aroma and taste of the tobacco while smoking it were quite the same; Smooth, deeply sweet, quite and refined. I found this tobacco quite nice and will be buying more of it as soon as I place my next order!

Pipe Used: MM Cob

Age When Smoked: Unknown But did have some age on it

Purchased From: Allegheney Smokeworks's Bulk Bar

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	PhillyB (70)	2016-02-11		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I purchased this tobacco in bulk from one of the CI Superstores in PA. Having never tried a medallion flake, I was quite excited given my liking for Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake.

I was not disappointed. The basic flavor profile is much the same as PS LNF, the Cavendish adding its typical sweetness. The main flavors consist of Virginia sweet/citrus/hay and Perique savory/tart notes. The only reason I put any flavoring in the rating is because Black Cavendish is technically speaking a flavored tobacco.

It smokes exactly the same no matter what pipe it's in, or how you pack it. Rub it, fold it, or palm load. Makes no difference. Takes a few lights to get going, but once it's properly lit it stays lit. I will note that it burns a little hot in the bowl, but that doesn't translate to hot/bitey smoke.

Some people say they get a massive kick from it, but having smoked 4 flakes worth in my oversized GBD I just don't get that. I can feel something, but nothing really worth reporting.

Overall, I enjoy this blend. It's a solid VaPer with a pleasant hint of sweetness that I can see myself coming back to.

Pipe Used: GBD "Super Q"

Similar Blends: Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Navy Flake.

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	SmokeDawg (82)	2015-08-30		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

There are two major criteria I judge a blend. One, how quickly it disappears, and two, if I would purchase it again. LBF gets a check on both.

I quickly discovered I had a misinformed opinion of this blend before the first light.. and that was I thought it was going to be a light all day smoke. It surprised me how heavy and strong of a smoke it could be and as I look carefully at the ingredients, Va and Perique, I wonder how did I ever think that. It is an all the time kind of smoke but with a nice little punch. It's not light at all.

This is a great blend. I am confused on how fellow pipers normally take two coins to fill a bowl. With most pipes, one full coin will rub out and fill a nice med sized bowl. This blend is full of flavor and I'm surprised at it's quality for the price. The Va's are full, the Perique adds the spice and the cavendish adds a nice little surprise of a sweet spot when you hit it. You can smoke this moist but I like to sit a coin out or two over night. Oh so good. Highly recommended.

Age When Smoked: from bulk, a month in the humi.

Purchased From: pipesandCIgars.com

Similar Blends: A bit like Mac Baren's dark twist but more flavor less casing and more quality..

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Jacinto Cupboard (209)	2015-06-15		Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable to Strong

The coins are fairly loose and tend to fall apart at the edges. The tobacco is mostly chocolate brown with a smattering of bright leaf throughout. The cavendish core is approx 5mm diameter and can be easily pushed out if desired. The cavendish is neutral in character, having no aroma or taste that I could detect. It is slightly sweet.

This tobacco smokes with a pronounced acidity, reminiscent to me of green apples. As the smoke progresses it develops some plum and pepper flavours along with a distinct harshness. It has a sidestream aroma, and corresponding room note, with all the charm of burning charcoal briquettes.

Not a bad tobacco by any stretch, and certainly great value, but not something I could smoke a lot of.

Pipe Used: Lepeltier, Missouri Pride

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	ddmholst (23)	2014-08-13		Mild	Very Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable

I haven't had very good luck with Stokkebye offerings. I have tried this blend with differing amounts of age on it and it still just doesn't do it for me.

It smokes very bland from beginning to end. I don't get any tounge bite so it's got that going for it. Overall it just seems young but most of all it's devoid of any flavor. I believe if I smoked one of my wife's cigarette butts it would probably taste better.

I know I'm in the minority here but I would not reccomend it nor would I consider buying it again.

Pipe Used: Neerup

Age When Smoked: New and 2 years

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Mr. Big (321)	2013-10-10		Mild	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

My first Impression was very positive, however, I now find this a "Dark & Bitter" blend. The cut burns fast and can turn even bitterer if pushed. Take some extra time to properly rub out the "Bull's-eye" and disperse into the rest of the tobacco before packing. I find this blend to be very mild and lacking in big flavor and I find myself pushing the bowl to get more flavor. Fast puffing will result in a hot ashy smoke.

I have to agree with reviewers, "DrT999 05/19/2013", & "DK 02/19/2009"

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Capt (339)	2011-12-22		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

A cheaper alternative, but not replacement, to Escudo. I like to carefully pull the cavendish center out and rub the rest out. I will add a bit to the heel of the pipe, and add a whole "cavendisk". Add some more rub, and another "cavendisk" I add the leftover on top and light. I enjoy the sudden sweetness when the cavendisk begins to burn. try this method, you may enjoy it.

Solid 4 stars!

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	SteelCowboy (685)	2010-09-08		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

It's hard not to compare this to Escudo, which I think is the "king of the coins." I am a fan of some Stokkebye blends, but given the competition in this category I think that Bull's Eye simply falls short. It lacks the depth of Escudo and to my surprise, even with the cavendish, I don't think it is as sweet as Escudo. Davidoff's Flake Medallions I also find to be a more well rounded smoke. I find the Virginia's to be much sharper in taste as well. Given the fact that BYF comes in bulk, its not a bad tobacco at its price point and maybe some time in the cellar will smooth out the edges. Somewhat Recommended.

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-04-01		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

My 2 ounce sample came from the bottom of the box. Six or so nice coins with hard black centers, the rest like crushed shredded wheat. Dry in the pouch with a slight smell of virginia and a hint of the vanilla black cavendish. Saved the coins and lit the scrap, to harsh and the dust came up the stem. Tried the coins. Tasted ok but harsh and lacked smoothness, with a cigarette quality to the smoke. Overall, I find most of the Stokkebye blends to be a bit rough with a pronounced sharpness. Not for me either as a virginia or a vaper. It is an interesting presentation but not something I would pay for again.

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-12-01		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Unnoticeable

I'm not sure what everyone gets so excited about with this tobacco. Yes, it's pretty. But it smells and tastes like plain cigarette. No Virginia sweetness, no Cavendish aroma. At least it was inexpensive.

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	haredawg (47)	2009-04-08		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I bought a box, the 24 ounce box, of this stuff right before the SCHIP kicked and certain retailers were trying not to be sitting on inventory. There are a few reasons I bought that much untasted other than price. One is I like the way Peter Stokkebyes treats tobacco, I?m always willing to try a blend from a name I don?t know or haven?t liked past offerings from, but I prefer sticking Brands I know and have respect for. The other is I like that cut of tobacco. My experiences with the cut have been Escudo, of course, and Davidoff Flake Medallions.

Comparing Escudo to LBF seems inevitable, I?m going to say it?s like comparing apples to apples, Granny Smiths to McIntosh, like em both, one?s sweeter, the other tarter. The closer comparison would be Flake Medallions as they both have that Cavendish in the center. Flake medallions taste a bit more refined, I don?t know how to translate flavor into money, but, at least where I shop, the Davidoff is considerably more expensive. For comparison purposes, I can?t imagine anyone enjoying any one of these and not the others. It?s not like the Cavendish is cased, though I can understand someone preferring Escudo for a lack of sweetness.

The presentation in the box of LBF is beautiful, rows of coins lined up like in a large change maker. The coins themselves darker flake spun with some lighter flake and rolled around a black center. Mine came almost at a perfect moisture level, ready to smoke with only a little bit of drying out. I have no idea if this is a fluke or not. It?s stupid to mention this, but you have to like a VA/PER to like this, if you?ve tried other VA/PER?s, good ones, honest ones, and didn?t like them, this fancy coin is not going to change your mind. There?s nothing more complex than good Virginian a nice pinch of perique and a dash of unsweetened Cavendish. I?ve said that twice, unsweetened Cavendish, I?m going by my taste buds, if someone wants to challenge this I?ll defer.

There?s no reason not to recommend this as highly as Flake Medallions or Escudo, it?s a fine, well behaved, good tasting, good looking flake, solid smoke with occasional bursts of a little sweetness and a little pepper. Burns to a fine white ash with no dottle. I?ve had this for a few days, cellared about half, and have smoked it in a very large Castello sea rock, a group three (or single x) Ashton Canadian, a knock about meerschaum, a midsized radices egg, very consistent in all shapes and sizes.

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2006-08-09		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

oooops, isn't this Luxury bulleye flake?? are there two? thought I had seen this reviewed before. . . oh well, blame it on jet-lag

ok I'll give a premature review of this, just because I want to be first. I've only smoked about two ounces of this, bought in bulk from Tinderbox during my recent (got back today) trip to the States. I find this to be a good middle strength blend. At first light it reminds me of Esoterica Dorchester, which I like quite a bit. The Perique is present, but not dominant. Um, i'll update this as I smoke more.. so far it's like Dark twist meets Dorchester. . . . good stuff, good moisture level, lights easily rubbed out or whole, good nic content. try it

4 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Slow Triathlete (62)	2021-12-21		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Very Pleasant

Ahhhhhh…..if you are a VaPer-phile like I am, then you probably cut your teeth on this blend in the beginning. And why not? It’s widely available and pretty cheap to stock up on. Also, it looks like some of the other more expensive VaPers that are out there. Looks are about the only thing that is relative here. A lot of people ask whether this, Escudo, Davidoff Flake Medallions, and Dunhill’s Navy Rolls are cut from the same cloth. They’re not - especially Luxury Bullseye Flake.

For a bulk blend, I think that this coin is great. It also ages extremely well. While smoking this blend fresh for the review, I did dip into some that was 10 years old and it was even better! The jar aroma was incredible.

Out of the above listed blends, I find that LBF is milder and a bit more basic than the others. Both the Virginia and Perique play nicely with each other, and the Cavendish is there to smooth things out. The Virginias in this blend are more grassy and hay-like rather than darker like Escudo. It’s also not as sweet to me as the Flake Medallions and Navy Rolls. However, this blend is also very consistent throughout the bowl. I taste the same stuff at the beginning as at the end.

My typical approach is to take a few coins and rub them out completely taking care to share the cavendish core throughout. Usually this blend comes a bit wet so it needs to be dried out a bit. Then I stuff it and light it. Simple as that. I like this blend as an “every day” smoke but save other blends for my “special” smokes.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	WorkingClassChap (192)	2021-09-29		Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Smoking now:

The coins are thin, compact, and rub apart very nicely. One and a half coins fill a cob, 2 for most of my briar pipes. The smell is a ripe Virginia Perique dream.

The taste is the same. The cavendish I feel does a decent job at slightly mellowing out the blend as it is not as harsh or peppery as other younger bulk va/per blends. Plenty of bright grassy tangy Virginia and a little fruity fermented peppery perique. A sweet hay note or two became more pronounced a year plus later in the jar. No tongue bite for me, retrohale is slightly peppery, very flavorful, grassy, and sweet. Grassy, citrus, vegetative, slightly sweet, hay, and a little bread. I can appreciate the cavendish center.

This is a bulk blend and the price reflects it. It’s a bargain. If you’re a fan of Va/per blends this should be in your cellar for sure. Nothing complex. Nic hit is probably an medium. It’s just done right and for a bargain. 3 star blend however aging this or stoving it probably pops it up to 4 stars.

Pipe Used: Cob

Age When Smoked: Less than a year

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Bushleagueosu (20)	2021-09-17		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

Very good blend. Maybe a touch too much Cavendish but still very good. Tastes a bit immature when fresh but will definitely improve with age. I can't wait to try this in a couple years and I'm guessing it will up my opinion another star.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	J. Ward (69)	2021-09-04		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

When smoked fresh you'll find there's a fair amount of young Virginia hay, a bit of raisiny, peppery perique, all smoothed out by the black Cavendish. With age I find it's vastly improved. The Virginia is richer and sweeter, the perique deepens with plum and raisin, but maintains some nice pepper, and the sweet Cavendish continues to smooth out the experience. 3 stars fresh, 4 stars aged.

Pipe Used: Cobs and briars

Age When Smoked: 1 year

Similar Blends: Hearth & Home - Red Eye (Marquee Series), Comoy's of London - Cask #7 Single Coin Sliced (Comoy's), Dobie's - Dobie's Four Square-Circles (Dobie's Series).

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Big Tom (20)	2021-07-29		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Wonderful blend. I started my VaPer journey with Stokkebye LNF but soon realized that LBF here is where it's really at. These age nicely and they start darkening in only a month or so in the jar and proceed nicely from there. Once they do, the jar note is almost chocolate mocha. The black cavendish bullseye really smooths out the blend.

I take one, two, or three medallions (depending on pipe size) and fold them in half and stuff them into the pipe. I know that some say rubbing them out is better, but I like it this way.

These are pretty smooth and nice on the retrohale.

You can feel the nic hit if you smoke them continuously, but it's not going to knock you off your feet.

These, like LNF, have stoving potential and you can look that up on YT if you are so inclined to artificially age them in that manner.

I have to work in pound purchases of this in order to build out my cellar stock of this "just in case". The word is out on the massive price/performance ratio of this VaPer medallion because it goes out of stock pretty regularly.

Pipe Used: meer, briars, cobs

Age When Smoked: new and with a few months

Purchased From: P&C

Similar Blends: They say these are unaged Davidoff flake medallions....

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	hrhf (38)	2020-12-20		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

I’m an unusual type of pipe smoker. I smoke heartily, almost compulsively, for a little time. Sometimes months, sometimes years. Then I set the pipes and tobaccos aside for a period. Again, sometimes months, sometimes years.

When I initially picked up a pipe, I smoked aromatics. I was particularly fond of straight up black cavendish. From there, I stumbled across English blends. And that was my bread and butter for much of my first period as a pipe smoker.

Eventually; I discovered VaPers, and that’s been my wheelhouse pretty much ever since.

Which brings us to this review of Luxury Bullseye Flake. I’ve purchased this several times over the years. It’s one of those sleeper blends. It seems unremarkable, but as my tastes evolve, it rises higher and higher on my list.

The portion I’m currently smoking was bought in mid 2014, and has been ignored essentially the whole time, as my pipe smoking tendencies went into hibernation again.

LBF, aged over 6 years has a smoothness certainly lacking in the new stock. As I near the halfway point in a bowl, I find myself thinking “where have you been all my life?”

While early portions of the bowl were relatively unremarkable, patience pays a handsome dividend. Things start sweetening up nicely. Puffs become creamier, more indulgent.

Update 12/29/20 I went through the remainder of my oldest LBF stock a few days ago, and have begun to smoke an ounce I picked up in May, 2019 from smokingpipes.com’s B&M establishment. This batch, which has been in my possession a little more than a year and a half, is as dry as the older batch. It’s not so dry it turns to powder when you break it up, but it’s close. Myself, I prefer a little too dry as opposed to a little too moist, so this is pretty much ideal.

Anyway, this slightly younger batch is smoking just as nicely as the other. I haven’t smoked a lot of VaPers (I’m working to rectify this), but LBF is currently my favorite. I can smoke it before or after Escudo, and this is just a more pleasant smoke, to my not so sophisticated palate.

I close this 12/29 update by upgrading from three stars to four.

3/17/21 — Having run out of my meager aged stash of LBF, I ordered half a pound of new stock. I’ve found it borderline unpleasant to smoke when it’s “fresh”. I feel this is a case of one’s body chemistry not agreeing with a blend. This fresh stuff tastes acidic. So I’m going to let this stuff rest up for a year or so.

In the meantime, I’ve discovered some bulk flakes in the same ballpark that are more pleasant and just as flavorful when fresh. Newminster Superior Navy Flake and Sutliff Virginia Slices aren’t exactly the same as LBF. They lack both perique and that great black cav center. But they definitely scratch the same itch, when you’re looking for a sweet Virginia-forward flake. I have no idea whether they age as well as LBF did... but I’m fixing’ to find out.

Un-aged LBF, I’d give 2, 2 1/2 stars tops. But it deserves another star or so for what it becomes.

This review is a work in progress. Stay tuned.

Age When Smoked: 6.5 years, 1.5 years

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Gordo (6)	2020-06-05		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

I’m a once or twice a week pipe smoker and I very much prefer an English blend. I have a stash of this that has been aged nearly two years now, it has definitely improved since the first smoke; however, It doesn’t really excite me. I definitely preferred PS navy flake more than this. I do find it pairs very well with a pint of lager. My English blends I prefer with a tea or coffee or a glass of port.

Pipe Used: Falcon coolway; Stanwell

Age When Smoked: 2 years

Purchased From: 4Noggins

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Tomcat (213)	2020-05-04		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Unnoticeable

I’ve smoked a few bowls of PS Bulls Eye Flake and ready to review. I always smoke a bowl when I am doing my review . I get a lot of hay and grass and citrus from the Virginias. The Perique and or the Virginias are giving a sweet raison note mostly and some red wine hits. I rub the cavendish out all the way to spread it out . It mellows this out I think with some brown sugar and a little vanilla . It takes the edge off the Perique a bit . Makes a good summertime smoke . This blend is mostly a Virginia though . My opened jar has only about 3 months on it . I enjoy this a lot . Was going about 3 stars on this . I don’t judge a blend on price but it is a great bargain . 4/5 I think so on a 1-4 scale I go 4 . I would buy more for cellaring.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	HabaneroHardy (396)	2020-03-10		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Unnoticeable

Somehow this one slipped under the radar for a review. Many years ago, I tried this and loved it. In fact, I bought a whole pound that arrived in a nice square box only to sit collecting dust as I hopped around the tobacco fields in search of another elusive weed. I just assumed I had already reviewed this. A few weeks ago, I bought an ounce at my local brick and mortar. I notice quite a few reviews commented on the nice price point of purchasing this blend. Well let me tell you, not here in California where an ounce costs $7.50 and out of state will run you around $3.79. This is in no way to criticize the retailor as their hands are tied and have to pass on the state/local taxes and I do buy from them as much as I can. Back to the review, the coins are about the diameter of a half-dollar with the black cavendish in the middle. I took a few as they are sliced pretty thin and crumbled them in my hand and loaded them in my Meerschaum. An outstanding smooth VaPer that I enjoyed from start to finish.

Pipe Used: Meerschaum and Cob

Age When Smoked: New

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	canvas (337)	2019-07-05		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

I wasn't expecting much beyond some affordable disc cut Virginia, and the slightly sweet, earthy, barn aroma matched my expectations. I was impressed however with how neat these discs were stacked in my baggie, I had the urge to go do laundry with my new tobacco quarters.

The contents was a bit damp (or fresh) and needed maybe an hour of drying, which I wasn't accustomed to outside of an Aromatic. The lit product was mild, gentle, and unassuming. The taste of hay wasn't as prevalent as I would of guess, so maybe the Cavendish bullseye does neutralize the mix somewhat.

Virginia's are not really my thing, and I would of prefered Escudo Navy De Luxe, but for the price it was a good buy, so VaPer fans take note.

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	HeavyMetalPiper (64)	2018-10-19		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This smells like a moist raisin.

The flavor is somehow simultaneously bold and mild. It is like that of a slightly spicy, sweet fruit. It is enjoyable throughout. There is not much of a difference when you hit the cavendish, but it does serve to keep it interesting.

I don't think I'd have a problem going all day with this one.

You can view my video review of this blend here:

Pipe Used: Missouri Meerschaum Bent Diplomat Apple

Age When Smoked: 7 Months

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars

Similar Blends: Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Navy Flake, Comoy's of London - Cask #7 Single Coin Sliced (Comoy's).

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	cajomu (80)	2018-08-10		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I'm a fan of all the Peter Stokkebye Luxury Flakes. At one time, Twist was my favorite, then Navy and now Bullseye. I think that the progression is a reflection of both my age and smoking habits. The older you get, the less flavor things seem to have, so stronger tasting things are more desirable. Of the three PS Luxury Flakes, Bullseye is definitely the strongest tasting. And then there's the fact that, a few years ago, I started to smoke cigars again after a forty year hiatus. Given its strong flavor, LBF has a cigar-like quality to it, although it doesn't taste like cigar leaf.

What is does taste like is a mature tobacco VaPer. The Virginias have lots of dark fruit and molasses richness, and the Perique is of the raisin-fig-plum type, rather than the spicy type. I don't really taste the cavendish, although it may be part of the reason the tobacco tastes as rich as it does.

If you like VaPers and if your tastes run more to the dark fruit than the grassy Virginias, I think you will like PS LBF.

Pipe Used: African Meerschaum

Age When Smoked: 6 years old

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	1979 (62)	2017-07-09		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Bullseye Flake

An old favorite and a classic of our time. This blend features a healthy fix of the virginia summer grass / hay taste.  The perique adds some depth, not much spice.  The blend overall is more grainy sweet than spicy.  The small cavendish center is flavored with something resembling honey, or sugar water.  This provides a honey - like sweetness that's not over the top, across most of the smoke that I feel works well with the grass / hay thing going on all over the place.

Formerly I would rub the coins out fully but lately I've been using the fold and stuff method.  These coins, although I've never received them wet, do benefit from maybe an hour or two of open air drying before loading.  Too moist or too tightly packed leads to multiple re-lights, which degrades the taste somewhat, not to mention the aggravation factor.  Once you find your technique and get in the groove, these coins are about the ultimate summertime smoke in my opinion.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	steppx (186)	2017-06-26		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

This is a very good blend that resembles Davidoff Flake Medallions. And also the MUCH under appreciated Paul Olson My Blend Dark Pearl that is handled by the Danish Pipe Shop. It also shares a lineage with Dunhill De Lux Navy Rolls and the old Escudo. The Stokkebye has the usual trademark grassy virginias but there is nothing wrong with that.... it is what it is. And the center is mildly vanilla tasting Cavendish. The idea is identical to both the davidoff and the Olson blends in that sense. The Perique is hardly noticeable. And its a very tasty and somewhat uncomplicated smoke. The nic hit is a tad over mild and the taste is medium. Its a suitable all day smoke. Also never bites. I can only give this four stars for the added virtue of being affordable.

Purchased From: 4noggins

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	quantumboy (130)	2016-08-18		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

Been lovin' this stuff for years, and it never disappoints. A few years ago I went on a tobacco buying binge, and now I have lots of 5, 6, and 7 year old tobaccos to enjoy. The jar I'm pulling from tonight is dated 2/24/10, and it's smooth as a baby's bottom. I just roll up about 5 or 6 coins and jam them into a big pipe and light. Moisture is perfect and it burns very well, providing a beautifully balanced flavor profile including mature hay/grass, the perfect tang from the Perique, and the smoothness of the occasional cavendish. A classic.

Age When Smoked: 6 years

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	LannarkGent (145)	2014-12-28		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong

I like blends that taste like tobacco. I smoke primarily English blends or Virginia/Perique blends with some distinction. Luxury Bullseye Flake does not dissappoint. this has become my go to daily blend. The Virgina seems to be enriched by the cavendish center. The room note is pleasant to me, but I do think some women would not like it. To me, it tastes like a very rich aand expensive cigar, rich with a hint of sweetness from the Virginia.

Edit: October 2020: I have a number of jars I have aged out from 1 to 5 years. This blend ages spectacularly well and is a must for any cellar

A great smoke, I recommend this to those who enjoy a distinctive and blended smoke.

Pipe Used: savenilli champagne,Jobey full pot

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	WillBrown (137)	2014-11-04		Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable

This blend was mediocre for me (in every department, taste, sidestream, smokability, etc.). When it comes to flakes, there are a lot of others I'd rather be smoking (such as, Luxury Twist Flake, Yeti Flake, Orlik Golden Slices, Capstan Gold, Full Virginia Flake and others). Luxury Bullseye Flake is a middle of the road blend that I will not be smoking again.

Pipe Used: Viprati bent

Age When Smoked: ?

Purchased From: Pipes&Cigars

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Phonomet (44)	2014-01-26		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I was immediately attracted to the flavor of this one: grassy, sweet with a satisfying medium strength. It isn't a tobacco that sends me into ecstasies or anything, but it's one of those blends that I found myself going to consistently till the jar's empty. A trusty smoke. I have about half a pound aging and I'm looking forward to editing this in a year or so when time does it's magic.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	DrT999 (317)	2013-05-19		Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I was quite surprised to find this to be a very boring smoke for me. For me (and apparenty only me), the Cavendish just dulled the VaPer flavors witout adding anything interesting. Without the Cavendish center, this was a decent VaPer, but there are lots of others out there I enjoy more.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	spidermonkey (11)	2013-01-14		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Tolerable

I love the presentation, smell, and even taste of the tobacco. One extremely large issue... It bites my tongue like a rabid wolverine. Has a wonderful soft sweetness to it that I love on both the pre-light draw, and throughout the smoke. Something about it lights my tongue on fire - and not in a good way. Maybe it is the perique? I have smoked other blends with a "dash" or a "touch" with only a delightful spicy sensation at most. I tried to soften it with some latakia - but to no avail. Maybe it's too wet? I have tried drying for various lengths of time. Maybe it's too young? I won't dump it just yet and will come back to it to see what happens after a while. For now... It is not something that I'll reach for anytime soon.

UPDATE - 4/7/2018 I have revisited this blend with a fresh purchase of 2 ozs from my local brick and mortar. My technique has improved greatly. Turns out I was likely just smoking way too fast and the baccy was way too wet.

Sweet. Spicy. Some grassy notes. Will pick up some bulk for aging and dip into this from time to time. I dig this. Careful, deliberate puffing helps me avoid any bite that may still occur. Nicotine is calming and somewhere in the middle of mild to medium. This doesn't blow me away with complexity, but is enjoyable any time of the day. Burns great when proper moisture is achieved. Upped to 3 stars, with my technique and inexperience being the only reason for 2 stars before

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	albfneto (184)	2012-11-02		Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Tolerable

A good tobacco.

All the components can be scented: The Virginias, Perique and the nucleos of Black Cavendish. Four Stars for People that enjoy pure Virginias and Virginia with Perique blends.

I'm not a specialist in VAPERs or in pure Virginias, but i enjoy this.

Observation: In this Tobacco Reviews Database, this is the same stuff as the blends called: Orlik's "Bull's Eye Flake" and Orlik's Bull's Eye" because it was produced by Orlik's prior.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Indian (14)	2012-11-02		Mild	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Are you kidding me? This tobacco is the value of the century! It has the citrus hay characteristics of Virginia, spice of perique, and is creamy smooth! Ok it's not GLPease or C&D but it is up there and for the price it can't be beat! I smoke this on a regular basis and go to my Fillmore and key largo for a change of pace and a treat. If it was priced like the rest I would only give it 3 stars but because of the value I highly recommend this-4 stars.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Thbg (29)	2012-06-25		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I have been smoking Escudo fairly regularly for the last number of months and wanted to try this. 4 ounces of this cost the same as a tin of Escudo which was appealing to me given my intake.

This is a quality smoke, not as quality as some, but a fine, fine smoke.

Where the flavors of Escudo are more defined the flavors of LBF are creamier and sweeter. The room note is also not as tough.

I would reccomend this as an everyday smoke. I plan on smoking it everyday. Cheers. Thbg

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2012-06-15		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

If you know your Virginias and VaPers, here's the deal:

Sweet, fruity, ripe and mellow, but with complex undercurrents of cedar and spice. Well behaved, not too fussy. The black cavendish center adds a sweet, smooth bass note that adds a little surprise now and again as you make your way down the bowl.

Overall, this is very high quality tobacco and visually the "bullseye flakes" are cool as all get-out. Highly recommended. If you're comparing this tobacco with Davidoff Flake Medallions, this one is fruitier and a little sweeter (in a Virginia sort of way), and definitely a better deal.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	DavidP (25)	2012-04-15		Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Stewed apples, bread crust with Perique spicing all around. I have better luck with these guys if I rub them out instead of folding and stuffing them. Inexpensive and well worth trying an ounce or two!

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2012-03-19		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I really like this tobacco. The bullseye of Cavendish gives the blend just enough sweetness to complement the Virginia and Perique. It reminds me of a bowl of shell cut oats with some brown sugar mixed into it. For the money, this really cannot be beat. I have smoked rolled flakes like this that cost twice as much that I cannot honestly say tasted any better. It is currently out of stock at my favorite online tobacconist, but when it comes back I am going to order a full 24oz. box of it and cellar it, because I cannot find a reason not to.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2012-01-19		Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I just picked up pipe smoking about 3 months ago. This was my first after reading the review here and I I've loved every bowel of it.

Some times it bites me a little but nothing so bad as to ruin the experience. Burns smooth, even as a total novice I dont have to relight this very much.

I've smoke this out of a short sort of pocket pipe and a long clay tavern pipe. Out of the two I like this in the tavern pipe. It seems to get a little gurgle in the short pipe.

I dont know if its just because of the clay pipe but this smokes cool and very sweet. Compliments a good thick ale or a sip of whiskey perfectly. Great any time of day, loved it in the morning with coffee. Not at all big nic hit.

After trying out filling my pipes several ways I found this works best for me when rubbed out a little. Just to the point where its like ribbon taking extra care to break up that cavendish (which will want to stay in one piece) then loading the pipe by hold the tobacco in the palm of your hand then rolling the bowel in a circle over it then tamping it gently. This keeps it from packing to tight and opens the taste of it up a lot compared to the 3 step method. I used about 2 and a half flakes in my tavern pipe.

* Final Verdict: I will smoke this for the rest of my life.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	BingCrosby (161)	2010-10-31		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Tolerable

If you want to try a va/per and are wondering where to start - this is a solid choice.. First off, it comes at a very reasonable bulk price, it is a nice medallion flake experience, it is fairly mild but has a good classic va/per flavor, and finally the cavendish center offers a little extra sweetness that will take the edge off for the beginning va/per smoker. moreover, the tobacco is of a reasonably high quality.. do not expect an escudo clone.. but a pleasant mildly robust smoke.. smoke slowly and enjoy.

edit.. the more i smoke this the more I notice the cavendish.. and while it is still a 3 star smoke I would have to say that this is far from the ideal va/per smoke.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Kerdy (43)	2010-06-03		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Tin Note: Nice tobacco smell. Clean.

Packing: Coin broke easily. One coin was not enough for my Peterson System 303 and two coins was just a bit too much. Was forced to pack it a little tight.

First Impression: Once I got it charred enough to tamp into the bowl it happily took to the flame. Nice light flavor. Not sure what it is but there an interesting taste here I am not familiar with.

EDIT: I recognize the flavor now. Its a PS thing. I remember it from another blend I tried long ago.

Halfway Through Bowl: Nothing has changed. Still going strong. Wondering when the bite will kick in. Had a couple of relights, but I'm sure its due to the packing.

End of Bowl: Remained consistant throughout the entire bowl. Could be boring if you smoked it a lot, but a good quality smoke in its own right. No goopy dottle at the end in a pipe that is notorious for such a thing.

Room Note: Smells like a good tobacco. Actually put this in a stinky pipe and it almost seems to sanitize the stench.

Likes: Quality tobac. Good taste. Took the foul smell from a horrid pipe. I smoked very slowly and barely had any bite. Happy about that.

Dislikes: Not an English

Additional Edit:

As of now, this is become my regular non-English smoke! When I stray from English (which seems to happen more often than it once did) this is usually the first tobacco I reach for. A good solid smoke!

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Davetopay (43)	2009-12-21		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

As I get to have more and more good tobaccos I find I need to go back through my reviews and alter the curve which pertains to the rating of each blend. This stuff is screwing up ALL the curves.

The pouch aroma is of clean VAs and tangy Perique, but the sweet smell of cavendish is missing. The feel of the coins is firm and the moisture level seems to be just right. I have had no need to dry this before smoking. I tend to be a rubb and fluff guy when it comes to flakes, so bear that in mind. I just hate fighting to get a good even light with the fold and stuff style. This rubs out very easily and packs firmly with just enough spring to let you know when you have it just right. It only took to hits of flame to get it rolling, and minimal attention needed to be given with the tamper. There are so many tastes going on in here it is hard to keep up....butterscotch, vanilla, cocoa, something fruity, something nutty, a little sour raisin....I need to go have more to get it all figured out. It was sweet, and creamy, cool and not too dry or wet. It never steamed me out and only required a single swab of the pipe cleaner at about the halfway point. By the end I could actually feel the nic catching up to me and was ready to be done, but still wanted more. Even at the bottom of the bowl it kept evolving and never got ashy.

As I try different tobaccos, I find those that I go back to buy more of....this is one.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Loboatomy (41)	2009-11-11		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Just a fantastic smoke. Perfectly balanced, no bite at all, but not a "bland" tobacco. Love the cav centers.

Maybe not an "all day" smoke, but could easily be an "every day" smoke for me.

I'm buying a bunch of this in bulk ASAP.

(Enjoying this in a smallish filter prince)

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	strongirish (249)	2009-09-22		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This one just works for me. I have not smoked many of PS blends so I thought I would give this a try and I will be back for more. I liked this from the light up and all the way down. It comes in pinwheel like disks and after drying overnight it was the perfect moisture content. The disks are rather attractive, light to medium colored brown cavendish cut on the outside and coming to a dark black cavendish core. I rolled it up and it broke apart as I did this but it loaded into my pipe quite easily. The pouch aroma is sweet and tangy with a subtle rich sweet smell from the dark core. Upon lighting, and it lit with only two lights, it emitted an very sweet smooth flavor, with a touch of creaminess from the black cavendish. It is very mild, no bite, and it is complex in that the flavors change as you smoke it down the bowl. I is mostly a sweet VA flavor with the perique in the background but not dominating. It never gets hot, it never gets boring. I have never had black cavendish mixed in with a VaPer before and was a little worried it would ruin the flavor but it does not, it adds to the experience. This blend smoked all the way down to a fine dark grey ash and left no dottle or moisture in my pipe. For what you get with this fine blend, the price is very reasonable and I know it will become part of my have to have blends. I highly recommend this blend for a cool great tasting smoke.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-07-21		Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild	Medium	Tolerable

Pouch aroma of these beautifully fabricated coins is sweet and light with little distinctiveness.

At light up, a slightly sweetish topping is evident. The red VAs are exceptionally mild and very clean tasting. The perique content is quite light but noticeable while the intermittent clods of black cavendish add a bit of fullness.

Soft and ingratiating, Bullseye Flake is a flavorsome and well-priced VA/Per. Its mildness makes it a good choice for all-day puffing. This goes best in narrow gauge chambers.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Pipe4ever (204)	2009-03-03		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This is definitely one of the best offering in the "luxury" series of Peter Stokkebye, the tobacco disks are amazingly well crafted and the smoke is delicious, Virginia, Perique and Cavendish are presents and noticeable, the perique is carefully added so it will just refresh the palate.

This is a very good Virginia/perique indeed, it does not bite at all if it is smoked properly, the flavor is natural and delicious.

I am very pleased with this tobacco and I will be ordering some more, I would recommend it to anyone.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	zulujerk (146)	2008-08-28		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

When I smoke a bowl of this blend, I often wonder exactly what Stokkebye hoped to accomplish when putting it together.

I imagine it was created in some alternate universe, where Escudo really managed to go out of production. The factory was shut down, the presses carted away. Nostalgia brought fans of the deceased together to demand a worthy copy of that legendary blend.

One manufacturer hastily put out a Vaper in loose cut form, proudly proclaiming an exact match. Tins were churned out fast to meet an insatiable demand. Yet the fans balked at this opportunism and so arranged a boycott to register their dissatisfaction. Another blender decided that a long and wide, single wrapped flake, with a bit of Latakia, would satisfy the rank and file, and win converts as a slight crossover blend. But the people would have none of it.

Peter Stokkebye, sensing opportunity, rose to the occasion, releasing this alternative. It was just like Escudo, but different in minor details...a tribute to the former, but original in its own right.

Instead of the hard, compacted coins, Luxury Bullseye Flake offered a spin slightly less wound up, looser around the edges. The chosen Virginias sweet, the Perique in similar proportion to the vaunted prototype. Only, in filtering the words of the crowd, they decided to tone the strength down just a little. Someone suggested a sweet center to top it off, and so the Cavendish bullseye was added as a mark of novelty. Curious now, fans debated whether one could actually discern this new addition in a blind test, even before the new product could find its way into a shop.

In remembering this, a man remarked to his son that the people rejoiced, and thanked Peter Stokkebye for their effort--an homage to a great blend, gone but not forgotten.

"In celebration of their new treat," he said, "smokers gathered together on the interwebs, the popular slogan they repeated, "An unparalleled smoking experience.""

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-07-08		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This blend is so well balanced - everything blends together harmoniously. I has become one of my favorite summertime tobaccos. Highly recommended if you are looking to try a new VAPER - it's downright delicious!

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	krg1000 (183)	2008-02-05		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

This is my first foray into the Va/Per arena and I am very impressed with this blend. The taste is great with more of a definite nicotine presence than I am used to. I have been smoking aromatics almost entirely since getting into this money-sucking habit. I smoke outside at home and work, so the room note being marked as "pleasant" is from smoking this blend outside only at this point. I haven't been anywhere inside with this one yet.The coins are very impressive to look at and smell great in the bag. I can honestly say that I have tried, but can't get this blend to even come close to any form of tongue biting. I can see myself getting lots more of this fine PS blend in the days ahead.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Jaybee (77)	2008-01-13		Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

There are several Stokkebye offerings that I enjoy, but none as much as this one. With so many good Va/pers available, I'm a little surprised that I enjoy LBF almost to the exclusion of others. The 1.5 lb box looks like a tray of poker chips. The coins rub out easily and the smoke is sublime...more natural than Luxury Twist Flake, less harsh that Luxury Navy Flake and stronger than the now defunct Luxury Curly Cut. LBF and I have become fast friends........

Addendum: They Stokkebye website recommends rubbing out this flake and packing it lightly in the pipe. I have tried a variety of pipes and packing methods, and I have to agree that their recommendation provides the best result. As some have alluded to; this tobacco really hits it's stride about 1/3 down the bowl.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-01-05		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Tolerable

I'm a fan of Stokkebye because of their outstanding Balkan Supreme. So, I decided to try this tobacco and Mike at Mars Cigars sent along 2 OZ for me. I've been smoking the tobacco a few days now and ,overall, find it a pleasant enough blend even though I don't like perique.The presentation is very nice, moisture in my sample right on and an easy rub out into the pipe. I use a smallish bowl pipe and one little circle of Bullseye fills it just right. Charring light provides a pretty strong taste which settles down somewhat after the second light. The toppings or casings , if there are any, seem to be so mild as to be overwhelmed by the tobaccos. It isn't, to me, a very complicated tobacco blend since both the VA leaf and perique are softened by the cavendish. You get a smokable item but as for enjoyment, there isn't much to be said. I think I'll buy a little more just to mason jar it up and leave for a couple of years. There are much better VA/PER/CAV blends out there.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Satc001 (67)	2006-12-28		Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Pleasant

This tobacco leaves me with mixed emotions. It is so attractive and beautiful in its flake form. It packs easily and has a very nice, although extremely mild flavor of Virginia and Perique tobaccos, intermingled with that Danish honey casing. However, at the same time, it is rather bitey and can be a bit harsh at times, the flavor is really mild especially considering that the tongue bite will stop you from getting the flavor.

Overall, this is a decent product and may, with some aging, become much easier on the tongue and throat. Really this, for me, is right at 2 and a half stars but I will rate is as two, because it sister blend Luxury Twist Flake is a bit better. Also, while this is an okay blend a very comparable blend, MacBaren's Dark Twist, is without a doubt superior in every way. This blend is worth a try, but I recommend the two blends mentioned above before this one.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2006-05-19		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

It looks as though the folks at Stokkebye have a hit on their hands. These coins provide one of the most flavorful smoking experiences that I've had the pleasure of enjoying. Whether you fold the coins or rub them out, the blend smokes cool and doesn't bite. It provides a naturally sweet smoke with the perique staying in the background and not becoming overwhelming. The combination is truly magnificent. In smoking this blend, I usually use three coins in a group 6 size bowl. The first two coins are gently folded while I rub out the third coin for the top. This method seems to work well with this particular flake.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Pacific Captain (17)	2022-12-31		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

A beautiful presentation and instantly recognizable LBF is a must try for all pipers. It’s quality through and through. I love the little center of cavendish and really think more va/pers need to include it. It just smooths down the perique to be really pleasant. This is definitely a little sweeter and less musty than other vapers but that’s great on my book. The flakes rub up really nice and smoke great. Never bites me. Also it comes in bulk which is the best imho. Get some coins today!

Pipe Used: MM patriot and rob roy

Age When Smoked: 1-4 years

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	willie b (37)	2022-09-05		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

can't say much that hasn't been said. this one is really good with some age or fresh. six months in a mason jar it is great. the note is just wonderful. a must try. great price and hard to beat. raisin bread at its best.

Pipe Used: various briars mostly Peterson systems.

Age When Smoked: fresh and aged.

Purchased From: tobacco pipes

Similar Blends: many vapers. But unique in its smoothness and note..

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Honest&Simple (25)	2021-12-16		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Really good.

Im not going to complicate this review.

It smells great dried fruit, packs and smokes great.

Hay and grass and sweetness.

I cant wait to try the rest in a few years.

Buy some its fantastic.

Pipe Used: Briar

Age When Smoked: Fresh to 6months

Purchased From: Mars cigars

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Poodlejuice (51)	2021-06-01		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Needs a very short dry time, however if your cadence is more disciplined than mine you can probably smoke them immediately. I like to pull the Cavendish out and crumble it up finely, then loosely rub out the rest, but it smokes easy no matter how you pack it.

First third of the bowl is pretty un-remarkable. Hot air, hay, & a bit of toasty grain. Eventually it picks up some raisins/stewed fruit, citrus, pepper, & savory notes. The Perique in this one is on the light side & doesn't start to show up till the last half of the bowl. Not a whole lot of sweetness here either, even with the cavandish, which is a nice addition but comes and goes and isn't a constant player. Overall though a very pleasant smoke that gets better every puff. Low nicotine content, burns slower than a ribbon cut but not by a whole lot. Can bite a bit if your not careful.

I have already stocked a pound or so of this in my Celler so I look forward to returning to this in 5-10 years. Pretty solid little VA and just like the rest of the Stokkebye line the price is right.

Pipe Used: Cobs, various briar

Age When Smoked: Fresh & Cellered

Purchased From: 4 noggins

Similar Blends: Davidoff Flake Medallions, Orlik Golden sliced.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Boatdock (36)	2020-10-12		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Probably my favorite tobacco. Smooth Virgina with just the right amount of perique. The fermented black cavendish center smooths out the blend and adds a subtle natural sweetness. No bite and just delicious flavor throughout the bowl. I recommend not rubbing it out as you'll ruin the intended experience.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	ultrahenry (7)	2020-10-03		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Delicate balance between viginia and perique, with a light dip of cavendish. It is a comfort substitute to Luxury Navy Flake. Easy to light up, don't bother to re-lit during the smoking process. After cellaring for 1 years, the coin diffuse a molasses tin note. Smooth and soothing smoke throughout 1 hour process. Highly recommand, added to my rotation.

Pipe Used: Rossi 320

Age When Smoked: 1.5 years

Purchased From: Smokingpipes

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

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	doc pipes (108)	2020-06-25		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

To those in the market for a solid middle of the road VaPer, I would suggest giving this a chance. The coins are cut a bit more messily than the tidy examples of escudo that I have seen over the years (though to be fair a bulk offering is going to get transferred a number of times, is unprotected by a tin...).

The pouch aroma is that of fresh black tea leaves. The Perique is mild and stands in the shadows. The Va leaf is bready, earthy, and sweet. Some fresh mown hay notes are evident as is some Fleeting bitter orange. The nicotine is fairly mild, but the smoke is medium in body. I never did try the fold and stuff method with this blend. Being that the black Cavendish center is fairly firm, it’s hard to imagine getting an even mix of constituent leaf as opposed to a dense pocket of black cav in the middle of the session. I rub this one into a near shag and have been rewarded with an easy light followed by largely cool and dry smoking.

If nothing else is to be said, the price is right. These coins probably contain equal or higher quality leaf than some some much more expensive blends on the current market.

Age When Smoked: Fresh and aged 6 years

Purchased From: P&C

Similar Blends: Escudo.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Desertislandtoolworks (18)	2020-06-18		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The bag note on this blend is incredibly hay like, if I was blindfolded the only thing distinguishing it from a hay barn would be the sweetness that underlies the hay. Smoking starts off as a light virgina flavor with grass and hay flavors dominating. As the bowl warms up the raisin and spice of the perique becomes more noticable. I also get a but of a light cigar flavor from time to time. The cavendish adds a creamyness to the smoke and something about the overall blend reminds me a bit of toasted marshmallow. After a failed atempt at stuffing the coins I switched to rubbing them out and had no problem keeping this burning nicely. For a future bowl I think I'll retry the stuff method and see how that impacts the flavors. I haven't decied between three and four stars but rounded it up for now as I very much enjoy smoking this blend.

Pipe Used: Weber Shellbrooke

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Ohlone Cigar Lounge

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Novaki (41)	2020-04-05		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

This tastes so good, but unfortunately, I just can't stomach perique. I can't manage to make it through a bowl before having a pretty negative reaction to the stuff, even if it's in measured doses. I think the mild sweetness here makes that reaction a bit worse for me. I really love the flavor, and this is probably an excellent blend for most people, but alas I have to pass. Still recommended though because I know most people probably won't have such a strong reaction to the perique.

Pipe Used: Cobs

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: P&C

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Old Shrink (21)	2019-11-16		Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Luxury Bullseye Flake

A most enjoyable & harmonious smoking experience - mellow & mild ... The medallions can be folded & stuffed as I load them, or rubbed out. I smoked about an hour with friends around a campfire & all seemed to enjoy this blend - even the aromatic fans. The VA is mild & sweet; the Perique plays a spicy but supportive role, the cavendish a rather intriguing & curious part - I really don’t know how to classify this ... it is but a quality & substantial experience... a most congenial & harmonious smoke... a Curly Cut! It has a most attractive price point as well. It is not hard to recommend this to you ... as one who fancies the Gwaith Hogarth Lakeland offerings I find it most satisfying.

Pipe Used: Briars: Blatters, Ashton’s, Dunhill

Age When Smoked: 2-5 yrs.

Purchased From: UK Tobacconist, SmokingPipes

Similar Blends: Escudo, Cabbies Mixture, Bothie Flake, Three Nuns.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Peterson314 (40)	2019-10-30		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

First Take:

This blend tastes nothing like it smells. This is one of my favorite tobaccos to just open the jar and breathe in. I feel like if "Plum Pudding" wasn't already taken, it would be a good name. It smells like plums or other dark fruit, aged and made into a jam, and mixed with molasses. Plus, the coins look cool.

I crumbled up 2 coins and loaded my Peterson 314 System Standard. First puff and I was surprised that it tasted nothing like it smelled. Smoking slow, it was very, very mild. I'm usually a slow, slow, s l o w smoker, but this blend let me rip to get to the flavor. So, with a lot of heat, flavor came with huge clouds, so I found myself puffing on this one more aggressively than I normally do. I think it tastes a little grassy, with overtones of cinnamon and cloves. I am not an all-day smoker, but this tobacco could easily be an all-day blend. Didn't overpower me, didn't bite, and it stayed interesting through the whole bowl.

Pipe Used: Peterson 314

Age When Smoked: 2 months

Purchased From: Puff n' Stuff - Atlanta

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	jedibastard (36)	2019-09-11		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Man oh man. This is stuff is great! Spicy and sweet. The cavendish adds a subtle balance of sweetness to the perique. But not aromatic sweetness by any means. I don't get any sort of nic buzz, which is pretty ok with me. Not everything needs it. Dubinthedam said it best....its got a mustiness to it....to me...the aroma is intoxicating!

Pipe Used: Freddy Prieto

Purchased From: Cargo hold. Poulsbo WA.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Eddie (11)	2019-08-18		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Very Mild	Tolerable

I'm exploring VaPers, and I think this is the family of tobacco for me. I hate ruining someone's reputation and business by giving them a bad review knowing that my one time temper tantrum will have lasting negative effect on a business, that is incredibly selfish, and foul. That being said:

within this family, this one so far has been the least interesting for me, but still good. This is a VaPer you smoke if you have such a highly developed palate that you can pick up on the slightest of tastes common to VaPers in general such as citrus, hay, sweet, plum, etc. I however, have a dulled palate due to cigarettes, and strong Englishes. The only VaPers I enjoy for now are those with more pronounced flavors like orlik, medallion, Escudo . This is also why I am on a hunt for sweeter VaPers, yet I have had no luck. This tobacco is great, its price is one of the best, it had all the traditional flavors of Virginia, some perique spice, and it is good-to-go for thousands. I respect it. So, I give it 3 stars and move on to the next VaPer in search of sweetness.

Pipe Used: Luca vanetty

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Pipes&cigars

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Spinkle (16)	2019-06-22		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Peter Stokkebye – Luxury Bullseye Flake

This was the first bulk blend that I’ve purchased and I did so based on the reviews here on TobaccoReviews.com. Ordered online from the USA, took a whiff and poured it all into a bail-top jar until recently.

The scent reminds me of baked bread and grass, so very similar to others who have reviewed previously.

Originally the tobacco was quite golden when I first got it in. After about nine months of aging in the jar, it is quite a bit darker though still noticeably more brown than the cavendish centre.

The Virginia tobacco is nice and savory/sweet and is out in front. The Perique is very noticeable and tastes acrid and coppery to me. Almost like licking a penny. Not my favourite flavour to be sure. The coins seem to smoke down well stuffed in whole or rubbed out.

I really tried to like this blend as it seems like it would be right up my alley, however I think that I’m coming to the conclusion that I just don’t like Perique tobacco very much. Whether this is a function of my inexperience or not I’m unsure. I will continue to smoke this periodically to see if I develop a taste for it as my smoking career develops.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: Nine Months Aged from Purchase

Purchased From: SmokingPipes.com

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	TheSnobbypiper (1)	2019-06-02		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Full	Very Pleasant

This is a bull you will want to grab by the horns...lol Its bready, its the right amount of sweetness with a well behaved dose of perique. The bulleye "black cavendish" compliments the aged virginias to deliver that bready fermented tobacco taste which sometimes I forget its a virginia and feels as if im piping on a aromatic. I suggest you light ly rub it out and pack it real nice. On a scale from 1 to 10 its a 11 if you smoke cigars and youve had a Liga Privada #9 and you love Liga go buy 8oz of this and thank me later😉

Pipe Used: Dr. Grabow Cardinal and Dagner Cob

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Tobaccopipes.com

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	fmjiii (18)	2019-05-06		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake is one of the very best, medium strength, value for money, quality blends of deeply satisfying Virginia and Perique tobaccos. I have enjoyed this folded and stuffed as well as rubbed out. Both methods have produced a great smoke. Supremely balanced VaPer, with surprise hits of Cavendish sweetness, what more could you ask for? I love my Virginia's Flakes but even more so when they have a very subtle touch of flavor added. That said, it is NOT an aromatic flake in any way! You can't go wrong if you want a sweet VA flake at an unbeatable price.

Age When Smoked: Fresh, 6 months in my cellar

Purchased From: SmokingPipes.com and B&M

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Gerry P (39)	2019-04-04		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Nice looking coins that rub out to a shag that packs and lights easily. I bought it at a local B&M and it was a little dry, so I left on of those little aluminum disk thingies in the bag for about a week and I think the little bit of extra moisture smoothed it out, removing most of the sharp edge.

It's been about 18 years since I've smoked Escudo. I remember enjoying it, but the only memory I have (and it's a questionable one) is that Escudo was on the sweeter side while this one's more on the earthy spicy side. The bag aroma was mostly grass/hay and raisins. At first I mostly taste grass, earth, and peppery spice. After the bowl gets going, a light sweetness emerges that compliments the other flavors nicely. I can't tell how much of this sweetness comes from the cavendish center...I imagine asking the owl on the branch "How many puffs does it take to get to the black cavendish center?" The answer seems to be somewhere between the first quarter and first third of the bowl, if my suspicion is incorrect and the black center isn't just there for looks.

I'm smoking this in my Pete system pipe and it does its job as advertised, meaning that it tends to be pretty forgiving towards blends that have some harshness or bite. Again though, I believe this blend smoked better when it was a little more hydrated. I'm curious to see what 6 months of aging will do as well.

At under 5 bucks an ounce at my b&m, Luxury Bullseye Flake is an outstanding value. This just barely bumps it up to 4 stars.

Edit, 9/3/19: After getting my hands on a can of Dunhill Navy Rolls, I'm lowering this to 3 stars. To me, the Dunhill's components blend together better, making this a more refined blend but with plenty of flavor. Bullseye flake is rough around the edges compared to the Dunhill, and it can be a little bitey even after at least 5 months of aging.

Edit: 10/08/21: Decided to try this one again. The dark Cavendish center looks bigger than the ones in the previous ones I bought. As you'd expect, the blend tasted sweeter than the other. It also smokes a bit cooler and doesn't seem to have as much tendency to bite. Leaving it at 3 stars for now, but I might raise it if the next batch is as good as this one .

Pipe Used: Peterson System 302, MM Country Gentleman.

Age When Smoked: Unknown, purchased in bulk form 1 week ago

Purchased From: Mayan Import Co., New Orleans LA

Similar Blends: Dunhill Elizabethan (latest version), minus the rubbing, Dunhill Navy Rolls..

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Falliver (42)	2019-03-21		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Pouch aroma is fruity and mellow aged at 4 weeks, more fruity than I remember from first buying it, then being more grassy. As I prefer fruity and spicy notes, I’d prefer the, though only slightly, aged tobacco.

The aging also contributed to its spiciness, giving it a peppery and dry mouthfeel. The fruitiness is still present, but not as much so in the aroma, with notes of figs and red fruits in the background of grassy spices. Being a rather newcomer to tobacco, I think the cavendish rounds this blend and contribute to the mellow pouch aroma.

Be warned, if not careful it may nibble, and the nic hit is slightly more than medium and might need a relight or two.

The smoke is no more than medium bodied, leaving me not too satisfied with the blend, but still delivers a good tasting smoke.

Pipe Used: Stanwell Royal Danish 03

Age When Smoked: 4 weeks

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Ismail M Taher (5)	2019-03-11		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

So, my first Virginia blend was Orlik Golden Sliced, and I absolutely loved it, the citrus and freshly baked notes were fantastic. A couple months ago I wanted to try a Virginia/Perique mixture or a 'Va/Per', and see if I'll like it. After some recommendations and the nice price point, I ordered a couple Oz of Peter stockbye luxury bullseye flake.

So, my first smoke was a disaster, a complete turnoff. All I was getting was tongue bite, it was a nightmare to fill the pipe with, it clogged the whole bowl chamber and draft hole, never wanted to light or stay lit at all. I wasn't getting ANY flavor whatsoever.

So, I experienced with this blend a little bit. Once I tried the fold N Stuff method and it epically failed. The other time I tried to 'lightly' rub the coins out, and the results were similar. Never wanting to light, or stay lit and giving me tremendous tongue scorching. I said well damn it, maybe the stuff isn't for me. I left the tobacco in a jar that has been sitting probably a couple of months.

So tonight, and after I ran out from my favorite burley, I was in the mood for something different. I thought, I might try something a little different with Luxury bullseye flake. After all, it's coming from one of my favorite tobacco blenders, Peter stockbye, whose turkish no.84 and black Coffee are some of my favorites.

So, I grabbed out the jar, opened it, and it really smelled way stronger than before. Dried fruit/pungent citrus kind of note, along with a subtle note of black tea (if you've ever sniffed a loose black tea pouch you'll get the point).

So wanting to try something different, I grabbed a couple coins, and gently rubbed them out till they've become basically thick ribbons. Instead of using the three pinch method, I dropped a couple strands at a time into the pipe and let gravity do its work, and only SLIGHTLY tamped it down. Checked the draw, all great, sounds promising.

I let the pipe up, I admit it took a while to get evenly lit, but it was way easier than before. And as the true light got going, I immediately got an explosion of clean, natural and deep Virginia taste, along with a little sweetness and a touch of spice. I was intrigued and excited, tamped extremely gently, and sat back and puffed.

Oh my! The way I treated this blend definitely made a huge difference! After tasting nothing but hot air and tongue bite through my earlier attempts, I was getting almost a bite free, smooth, tasty Virginia taste and could actually pick up the distinguishing sweetness from the Cavendish. I'm definitely enjoying it right now!

It stayed lit pretty well, no clogging up or any hassle. Just a medium bodied slightly complex and quality tobacco.

The main flavors you're getting are some dark citrus, a hint of a baked bread, and a touch of black tea. Sip this slow, and you'll get a very interesting fruit note, probably a natural element of the perique. The room note has a lot of natural sweetness.

Highly recommended.

Pipe Used: Savenilli Roma

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Voyaging (80)	2019-03-09		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is a bulk blend. I've only ever seen it in bulk. The coins are neatly presented. You may get some that are broken apart. The bag note or jar note is kind of syrupy sweet, and I detect maybe a fruit topping. I don't smell much musty sourness from the Perique. There is a hint of a grassy smell, some dried fruit musty smell, but the topping, or maybe the Cavendish, is hiding most of the natural aromas.

Moisture in the tobacco will vary depending on whom you purchased it from. Mine is quite moist. I rub out the coins and give maybe 10 minutes of drying time and that's suitable for me. I do not like my Virginias dry. I have not tried a fold method with this blend.

Taste-wise, I don't believe in comparing this tobacco to Escudo Navy Deluxe and Dunhill Navy Rolls. The Cavendish and flavoring change the character of the blend enough to say that it is more like Davidoff Flake Medallions or Dan Tobacco's Roper's Roundels (I have not smoked Roper's Roundels).

The bowl starts off sweet and citrusy, somewhat grassy. It's pretty sweet from the bright Virginias, and what I assume is the Cavendish helping. I get a key lime pie kind of note. It's like the sweetness from a lemon or lime combined with a sugary, bready, pastry flavor. I like it.

At about the halfway point the smoke gets more interesting. The Virginias get stoved and the Perique shines. Here is where the flavor profile begins to resemble that of Escudo with a deep, fermented, honied sort of cereal note, and sometimes a touch of cinnamon. It's sweeter than that though sometimes, in a saccharine kind of way, like dessert. The flavor becomes rich, honied notes, and fermented fruit and pie-like, maybe even like Danish shortbread cookies. There is some pepperiness and raisin notes here and there, and a red wine tannic quality that comes from the Perique. Occasionally there are really sweet spots, but it's just some basic sugary sweetness I find boring. It's like vague, sweet smoke. The bottom of the bowl is mostly more of the same. Sometimes you can get the earthy, sometimes nutty, musty taste from the Perique, which I like. There is usually some moisture in the bottom of the bowl, but that's expected.

The strength starts off mild, and builds to medium. I do notice the nicotine but it doesn't overwhelm me. I do not ever smoke on an empty stomach. Also, my pipes are not large ones. I like classical shapes with bowl depths under 1.5 inches. I found it tasted best in pipes with narrower bowls with straight sides.

This is a widely available blend you can purchase in bulk for a great price. The value for money is great, maybe unmatched. I recommend this for someone who likes sweet blends, sweeter Virginia Perique blends, or just the Virginia lover. These are quality tobaccos, made with quality. Aging really improves this blend, and I find it develops some prune notes and that fermented fruit note is augmented. However, I do not recommend this as a substitute for Escudo or Navy Rolls. The only thing I can negatively say about the blend is that the topping seems unnecessary and it over-sweetens things. There is some good tobacco flavor. Just my opinion.

I have purchased this blend more than once. I also want to see how well it ages, and so far it has aged well.

Pipe Used: Billiard,bent brandy,Canadian,bent apple,bent pot

Age When Smoked: Fresh, aged 7 months

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Davidoff Flake Medallions.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	ATW (110)	2018-09-19		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I first tried this about 4 years ago. I purchased 1 oz from Elliston Pipe Shop in Nashville. That sample was great. I remember the bag smelling sweet and had a almost raisin scent. The smoke was a nice almost caramel sweetness with some citrus. I even got a decent buzz with this Flake. When I got down to my last 2 flakes I ordered 8 ozs.

This is one of those deals that I ran into were my first experience can never be relived. That 8 oz order is nothing like my first sample. I get no citrus, no caramel sweetness. It's just like I'm smoking hot steam and grain.

I experimented with 4 oz of it with a total failure so it's gone. I am still sitting on my last 4 oz. after almost 4 years. I found that age did not change this blend at all. Maybe in 10 years it will be better. But I'm not getting my hopes up.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Big Guy Piper (1)	2018-08-03		Mild	None Detected	Very Mild	Pleasant

Obviously a quality product but it wasn’t for me. This tobacco hit all the high notes : Citrus, hay, green grass, green apple. Unfortunately, I’m not a big fan of those high notes in a Virginia. I’m more of a fan of the Virginia bass notes. Got little to no sweetness and not much depth. The Virginias used seem very young and tart. A very uninteresting smoke IMO. I stoved some of this a while back and it really brought out more sweetness and malt flavors. I think I’ll stove this batch too.

Pipe Used: Meerschaum

Age When Smoked: 6 months

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Pip (80)	2018-05-21		Mild	None Detected	Very Mild	Tolerable

The flakes look great and tobacco is of good quality. Only problem is that it is way to young. This needs some age on it for a proper review. Same with Luxury Navy Flake. LBF was moist and needs some drying time otherwise it's hard to hold a flame. It's also a bit bitey. The tin note is of fresh cut grass. Not the fermented tang and died fruits that you expect from a VaPer. As for the cavendish, it serves its purpose. I find that the smoke tastes a bit flat and rough around the edges. It's hard for me to get the true bready, cereal, figgy flavors. I hardly taste the perique at all. There is a lot of steam in the smoke. The cavendish tries to smooth it out but, at the end of the day only some time and age will deliver what this tobacco is supposed to be. Cellar it for 5-10 yrs and I’m sure it will be much better. The best comp for this tobacco is Davidoff Flake Medallions. Which I thought was a bit better than LBF. I don’t get the comp to Escudo at all except for the coin cut.

Pipe Used: Peterson 69

Age When Smoked: Fresh

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Adam Z (18)	2018-05-11		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

After smelling this in the jar, I expected this to be sweeter tasting than it actually is, so I found the first smoke to be a bit jarring. Once I got over my preconceived ideas, I really started to enjoy LBF over the next several smokes. It did well to dry for 15-20 minutes (YMMV), and strangely enough it burned hot and slow. I'm no perique freak, and I find the perique level here to be pleasing - noticeable, but it's not the star of the show.

The fold & stuff packing method doesn't work so well here - unlike Escudo (to which LBF is often compared) the coins tend to break apart in the process. This doesn't bother me though, as I prefer to rub this one out anyway.

There's a certain sourness that I sometimes taste when I hold the smoke in my mouth for several seconds before releasing. It kind gives me that slightly sour pucker feeling in the glands in the lower corners of my mouth, but it's a PLEASANT kind of sour, not the gross "sour pipe" kind of sour.

There were a couple times recently when I'd try another blend that I found to be too mild tasting, and I'd find myself wishing I'd packed a pipe with LBF instead.

The ounce purchased is now all gone (so sad), but I've recently jarred another 4 ounces of this stuff that I want to age for at least 6 months, so I hope to update at the end of 2018 or early 2019 with some slightly aged tasting notes.

8/6/18 EDIT: Downgrading to 2-stars. I've bought this a couple times since writing the original review, and I must update it. I'm finding this blend to be INCONSISTENT. My review was written after smoking an ounce of this blend, and it was my first purchase of it. Since then, I've bought a little bit from a couple other brick and mortar tobacconists in my travels, and it's been to varied results. If it always tasted like that first ounce I smoked, it's easily a 4-star blend. What I got recently from Havana Connection (WIlliamsburg, Virginia) exhibited subdued flavors from the Virginias, and the perique pops out in front a lot more - more than is to my liking (hence the downgrade). I'm starting to think this blend is a roll of the dice. When it's good, it's great - otherwise it's disappointing. This makes me hesitant to buy LBF in large quantities.

Pipe Used: Peterson 68, Savinelli 601, MM Legend

Age When Smoked: unknown

Purchased From: The Pipe and Pint (Greensboro, NC), PipesAndCigars.com, Havana Connection (Williamsburg, VA)

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	BlueTomorrow (15)	2018-05-02		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

PS Luxury Bullseye flake is a thoroughly enjoyable smoke from packing to the first light and beyond. Packing the bowl is as easy as can be--just fold two or three coins into quarters and stuff them one by one into your pipe. I tried rubbing this one out but I find that I prefer the layered flavors I get from folding and stuffing the flakes.

The flavor of Virginia tobacco dominates the first third of the bowl with a pleasant hay-like aroma. Further down the bowl the spicy, rich, and slightly fruity Perique begins to shine through. Oddly enough, the Perique seems to contribute most to the room note, but I'm certainly not complaining. The black cavendish in the center of the coins adds just a touch of sweetness to round out the smoke.

There's a little nicotine kick to be had with the Luxury Bullseye Flake--it won't knock a more experienced smoker off their feet, but you'll feel it. I'm still a newbie and I got a fairly strong buzz from smoking this.

My one major complaint with this tobacco is the body--I find the mouthfeel a little bit lacking and at times "steamy," presumably from the cavendish in the blend. That said, I wouldn't call this a tobacco that's particularly prone to biting. As long as you take your time, your tongue will be just fine. You'll probably need to relight just a few times but it's nothing out of the ordinary in my experience.

Overall, this is a very nice tobacco and it's no wonder why it's one of the top-selling bulk blends at present. It's a great value and I think most smokers will enjoy their time with it.

Pipe Used: MM cob

Age When Smoked: new

Purchased From: SmokingPipes.com

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	OhioTony76 (59)	2018-03-14		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I smoked about two ounces of this over a years time, coming back to it here and there. The tobacco has a substantial mouth feel. The perique lets you know its there more in body than in flavor. I would call it a prickly smoke. One year might have helped the blend slightly mellow but the tobacco still tastes a bit young. In my opinion this isn't the highest grade leaf, so aging might improve it, but not as much as you might hope. Also, If I remember right, I experienced a bit of bite with this blend when smoked fresh. After a year or so not so much. All in all, not a bad bulk blend and I can see why it has it's fans. EDIT 11/19 Revisiting this blend was interesting. The bowl started out with a definite flavor profile of raisin bread. Not the store bought, artificially sweetened variety, but the homemade from scratch good stuff. Fresh yeast and a subdued fermented sweetness in the first half of the bowl lead into a more monotone and savory second half. I broke up and dried the tobacco for about 30 min, and made it though the bowl with only a couple relights. This tobacco needs dried right before you smoke it, but don't let it get too dry in storage. It will turn into a hot air smoke. Careful buying at your B&M from those big jars. EDIT 2/21 I can’t stress enough how mild this flake is. I was pretty shocked. I will stop short of calling this boring. Only because I think there IS a target audience for a blend like this. There are pipers who want a mild, readily available, reasonably priced pipe tobacco. Something a bit higher quality than a drug store blend. This fits the bill. Also, I’d like to add this has a pretty mild and enjoyable room note. A positive if your smoking around others. It’s definitely not my cup of tea, but it could be yours.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Jorge Soler (202)	2018-01-30		Mild	Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

I really don't understand the small premium you pay for this tobacco just because of the addition of cavendish. The virginia leaf is somewhat zestier and sweater than in Luxury Navy Flake, but that is pretty much about it. I do appreciate the fact Luxury Bullseye Flake seems to have less of a Danish touch to it as the casing is less noticeable, but the cavendish tobacco therewith ruins it. Also, the last quarter of your bowl seems to flat out loosing flavour and strength. And yet I want to give it another go and see how it would perform without any cavendish. As it all stands now a rating of 2 stars and a half seems appropriate.

Edit 5 Feb 2018

I have been smoking this tobacco without the cavendish core and it does not seem to be any better than Peter Stokkebye's Luxury Navy Flakes. Like I said before, I cannot understand the small premium you pay for this tobacco.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Theologia14 (24)	2018-01-28		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I truly do love this tobacco. I have had Escudo and it is similar, but I find Luxury Bullseye to be a little sweeter and just a touch less spicy. Otherwise it is pretty similar to Escudo. However, what really sets this blend apart for me, is that you can buy it in bulk. I love tins, I love Escudo from the tin, but tins simply add to the price of most tobaccos. So when I can find a bulk tobacco that is this good you can guarantee it will be added to my favorite list.

The tin note is pretty sweet. I can detect the grassy Virginia in it, maybe just a bit of the perique comes out in a fig like smell, but its the Cavendish center that I think I smell more of. There may be some flavor added to that Cavendish, some say vanilla, but its almost undetectable to me. I think it just flows into the Virginia.

On the first light, rich, sweet, hay comes out intermingled with a spicy fruit flavor. Not sure exactly which fruit, fig? dark cherry? The cavendish is detectible once hit in the bowl, the bad part is that its such a little amount that it doesn't mix into the blend, you just happen upon it. It's there and gone, just when you find it. It makes you pause, slow down, and enjoy that little moment. Some may find this annoying, I find it to be a treat. If you fold and stuff, it's much more predictable when you'll hit the Cavendish so keep that in mind. I prefer to rub it out and enjoy. Two flakes will normally fill my Savinelli 122, three for deeper bowls. The virginia really shines through the whole bowl. The perique is spicy, but it's more in the mouth feel than in the flavor for me. In this regard it's a pretty predictable blend.

It can bite if you really puff, but it's rare and that can happen with any VaPer in my experience. Other than that, it smokes straight down to the bottom to a nice white ash. I almost never need to relight this blend and I smoke a bowl or two a day. For me, it's a perfect blend for almost any time of the day. I just really enjoy this VaPer and have some in the cellar as well as in my rotation.

Pipe Used: Savinelli Oscar Lucite 122, Briar Works Billiard

Age When Smoked: New Bulk

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Escudo.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	J.R. Patton (106)	2017-12-10		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

I will agree with some other reviewers that the blend is fairly "youthful" at purchase...age really transforms LBF. I bought a 1.5lb box a couple years ago and was unimpressed at first smoke. The flavor just wasn't there and seemed sort of a hot air smoke. With just 2 years of age, it's a total different animal.

Virginias are of the grassy type, with hints of lemon/citrus. The perique is earthier and fruitier, rather than the peppery spiciness you'd find in Escudo. This is not comparable to Escudo in any sense, other than the fact they're both coin cut flakes. The Cavendish core really does just add a touch of smoothness and barely perceptible sweetness.

I bought this originally as a possible cheaper substitute for Escudo. 1.5 lbs is attractive when you only get about 5 smokes in a 50g tin of Escudo that'll cost you around $12US at this writing. It is not a substitute for the "king of vapers", but it is pleasant in it's own right. And affordable. It burns well, and only gets bitey when you get to puffing like a maniac. A solid 3 stars from me and one I'll keep around.

Pipe Used: Meerschaum

Age When Smoked: 2+ years

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	DenizBeck (323)	2017-08-25		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

As I liked Dan Pipe's (DTM's) "Roper's Roundels", I wanted to give it's twin-brother Luxury Bullseye Flake (or triplet, if you also take Davidoffs Flake Medallions into account) a try. I got lucky a fellow pipe smoker got ahold of 1oz of it and send me a sample, as it's not available here in Germany.

The Coins look exactly the same as the ones from Roper's Roundels, and even the tin note is almost identical. Very inconspicius and mild scent of refreshing citrus, little grassiness and a touch of honey-ish sweetness.

Roper's Roundels was rather mild, both in strenght as well as in flavors, but it's a neat little All-Day suitable Va/Per with the intriguing Cavendish core. Luxury Bullseye Flake is very similar to it, also in terms of flavors/taste. A mild Va/Per with decent grassiness, little earth and some dark-stoved fruitiness to it contributed by the Virginias. Mild honey-ish sweetness is grooving in the back. The Perique offers mild fruity notes of figs and plums, as well as a decent share of peppery spice, that keeps this blend from getting too mild (for my personal preference) and making it interesting and satisfying. Black Cavendish plays only a minor role, as it's only the core of the Coins and it enhances the tasting experience by a toastiness and it may well be responsible for the honey-sweetness and also has a whiff of vanilla to it.

Mild in strenght, medium in flavors, but satisfying and diversified enough to keep one interested, this is very All-Day suitable Va/Per, which comes in a lovely Coin Cut with the neat little Cavendish core to it.

Just as good as DTMs Roper's Roundels and very, very similar also in the flavor department.

Pipe Used: Clay Pipes / Various Briars

Similar Blends: Dan Tobacco - Roper's Roundels.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	MarkTheLad (46)	2017-07-17		Mild	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

This is a go-to blend for me and a good, solid smoke every time. This tobacco never fails to deliver! I like to smoke this while I am thinking or writing, because it is a pleasurable and tasty smoke, that doesn't require a lot of attention. I like to gently rub it out and let it dry for about a 1/2 hour. It is very well balanced, the amount of perique is perfectly done, I get a nice, sweet, hay-like flavor from the Virginia's and that little core of Black Cavendish provides a nice sweet note. It burns effortlessly and requires few relights, never gets harsh or bites and always seems to hit the spot.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: 1 month

Purchased From: PipesandCigars.com

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Erman (9)	2017-07-11		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

I bought this tobacco as bulk. It is an Va/Per/Cav blend.

First Impressions: You can see bright and dark leaf rolled around a solid black cavendish core. The look of the coins always arouse my appetite. Tin smell is pleasant, mostly dark fruits, Virginia hay and earthy notes. The coins are a little bit moist but a short drying time will be adequate before filling your pipe and begin smoking.

The taste; you mostly feel sweet, earthy, tangy Virginia. The perique is blended sparingly, adds some plum and fig notes but not much spiciness. Black cavendish gives a little bit earthiness, light vanilla taste and depth. I think this blend has a very light artificial fruit/citrus topping which leaves a slightly unpleasant after taste. I aged this tobacco in glass jars, although aging improves Virginias, it also makes the blend even more subtle.

The tobacco burns easy and cool. No tongue bite here.

Verdict: When i was a beginner this was my favourite blend. But now i think it is is too subtle. Virginias are not very nuanced and Perique is not enough to make things interesting. I don't care for the topping as well. Yet, this one is perfect as a beginner's blend or an affordable daily blend.

Also, this one is very similar (or same) with Davidoff Flake Medallions, so if you are a fan of Flake Medallions (like i was) you may consider this as an affordable alternative.

Pipe Used: Several briars.

Age When Smoked: Fresh, 1 year aged, 2 year aged.

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Davidoff - Flake Medallions.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	DC MacBean (32)	2017-04-25		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Raisins, sultanas, figs from the Perique. The Virginias are reminiscent of mowed hay. The Cavendish is elusive but makes its presence known. The nicotine is at the upper limit of the medium spectrum. It's not an all day smoke for me because of the nicotine hit but it's the best smoke of the day; the one to look forward to. Stays lit throughout whether it is rubbed out or folded and stuffed. Burns cool with no chance of a bite. This is my favorite tobacco blend.

Pipe Used: Corn Cob, Briarwood, Pear wood, Cherry wood

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Cup O Joe's

Similar Blends: Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Escudo Navy De Luxe.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	michaelc (40)	2016-11-27		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I was not too impressed with this tobacco when I first received it in the mail, but with a little age it has grown on me. I enjoy the way the flavor changes as I smoke. It gets a sweetness towards the bottom of the bowl which for me is a bonus. It smokes cool and lights easily. I will admit to having to relight my pipe occasionally, but this may just be how I am smoking that causes me to do this. I have smoked this blend in several of my briars and it has always given me a satisfying experience. I like this tobacco second to Comoy's Cask #7 for this type of flake. It is good with a cup of coffee on a fall afternoon. (11/08/2017) I smoked a bowl of this blend tonight and my opinion of this blend has changed markedly. I have dropped it to two stars. I am smoking some that I jarred up 18 months ago and I find it to be just a blah smoke. All I could really taste was the peppery taste of some Perique. The Virginias were tasteless. It was a big disappointment. I have found several VaPers that are much better and LBF will not be in my stache as time goes on. I will not be purchasing any of this blend in the future.

Pipe Used: Various briars

Age When Smoked: 3 months

Purchased From: P&C

Similar Blends: Comoy's Cask #7.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2016-08-16		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

This handsome, curly-cut flake is a bestseller for good reason. It's affordable, especially when compared to similar blends in this genre (Davidoff Flake Medallions, etc.). It's also delicious. Especially, especially, especially with age.

Let's talk about age for a second. Luxury Bullseye Flake seems to be packaged and sold "young," or "green," or whichever word you prefer. The point is, its flavor profile will be somewhat muted and prone to the occasional sour note when you smoke it fresh. But give it six months in a sealed mason jar, and it pops out an entirely different animal. Suddenly the light Virginias sing and zing in your pipe. The perique adds just a touch of piquancy. And the Cavendish rounds the whole thing out with added sweetness and creamy mouthfeel.

Rarely have I seen age work such wonders on a blend in such a short amount of time. I've only ever smoked LBF as old as two years, and it was magnificent. I can only imagine what a few more years will do.

My one critique is the nicotine content, which is deceptively high for what you might expect here. It's a solid Medium, but it's a sneaky Medium. It's all too easy to fold and stuff two or three of these flakes into your bowl, and if you're a nicotine lightweight (as I am), you'll be in for a head rush. Especially with young flake.

But that's a minor quibble in the grand scheme of things. This stuff rocks.

Four stars.

Purchased From: Pipesandcigars.com

Similar Blends: Davidoff - Flake Medallions.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	YaM (4)	2016-07-22		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

Luxury Bullseye Flake is a cute cut. This flake is truly beautiful to the eye. This and Cask No.7 look the same. But, this tobaccos are blended in about the proper proportions. It's a great value and quality tobacco even in bulk.

Similar Blends: Comoy's of London - Cask #7 Single Coin Sliced (Comoy's).

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Saint Del (5)	2016-06-21		Mild	None Detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable

I love the looks and concept of this tobacco, and rashly purchased a rather large amount of it after smoking a couple of bowls. Quite soon, though, I had to admit that this blend doesn't have the horsepower needed to keep my interest. The smoke is thin, the flavor - what flavor? I finally resorted to mixing some Granger of all things into each bowl of this to at least give it some body and salvage my investment in both this blend and Granger, my other rash purchase, neither of which I would otherwise smoke on their own. I give it a somewhat recommended rating since so many seem to savor it and who am I to say their wrong?

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: 6 months

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Naeewena (5)	2016-06-18		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

One wonderfull tobacco, sweet creamy with a nice taste with the correct nicotine is not real strong no less. Perfect coins ready to full a pipe , is one tobacco do not need to wait him dry , is ready to smoke him from the first moment . Is sweet creamy , with a peppery in the back, nice complexity , salty and figs notes comes in the second part of the bowl . An all day tobacco for me .

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	fdcl50 (9)	2016-01-09		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

This flake is truly beautiful to the eye. Nice colors from dark chocolate to bright golden. The flakes are circular and have just the right amount of moisture. The tin note is delicious and has a sweet Carmel/raisin aroma that is very pleasant. I just finished a bowl which I filled using the fold and stuff method. I used one flake which filled the bowl approx 3/4. I have come to prefer this method over rubbing out the flake. I find that as I tamp and re- light I get a satisfying burn. The tobacco burns beautifully. You immediately taste the peppery hit of perique in he blend. It is probably the most perique laden vapor I have smoked. The blend smokes well from the initial light to the bottom of the bowl. I was amazed at how long one flake continued to provide a nice cool dry smoke. As I tamped and re-lit the draw just got better and the mixture of perique and Virginias continues to impress. The nicotine level is moderate and increases as the bowl progresses. A very pleasant vapor that I will continue to enjoy.

8-30-16 After sitting in the jar for 7 months the blend has improved and the perique has smoothed out. The virginias are still sweet and the small amount of cavendish has melted into the flavor profile of this vaper. More age will only improve this tobacco. Wish I had jarred more of it!

Pipe Used: Stanwell vario billiard

Age When Smoked: 3 months

Purchased From: Cigars international

Similar Blends: Luxury twist flake, navy flake.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	WmZiggy (81)	2015-11-29		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Pleasant

I just love good VA/Per blends and this is one of them. I also love Navy Flakes or spun tobacco cut into coins. No "shoe string" company can make these - it takes a huge investment in equipment and "know how" to spin tobacco and make a good Navy Flake. It's called "Navy" because for centuries sailors have rolled their allotment of tobacco on ship into huge cigars and cut off coins with a knife as they used it.

I'm smoking from a bulk supply that has been aged in a glass jar for at least 5 years. Moisture content is perfect. Rubbed out lightly. Lights easily, and after several tamps and relights a wonderful sweet/spice of Va/Per entertains the tongue and mouth.The Black Cavendish plays it's role too, balancing the VA with some deeper notes; a complex blend. Cool burning to a dry white ash.

Paired it this evening with a nice scotch whisky. I Highly recommend this to lovers of Virginia/Perique Flakes.

Pipe Used: Cellini hand made, GBD, and Charatan.

Age When Smoked: 5+

Purchased From: PipesandCigars

Similar Blends: Comoy's #7.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	TwelveAMnTX (28)	2015-11-05		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

PS Luxury Bullseye Flake does like the name says ... it hits the "bullseye" ... well for me at least. I have been trying a couple different Va/Per tobaccos after starting with aromatics & I really like the difference in this one. The tobacco presentation is really cool, I like the way it looks, makes me wanna play darts & aim for the bullseye.

The aroma in the jar is unmistakably tobacco, although nothing really jumps out to make it's individual presence known. It kinda reminds me of a smoky sweet barbecue smell with a light spice to it. The coins are easy to prepare, I rub them out fully & usually mix in the black cavendish last. I usually let it air for 10-15 minutes after mixing it up & load it loosely into the pipe, it seems to expand under fire. I usually have a couple relights, but I tend to smoke it slowly, sometimes too slow I guess. The flavor is well rounded, just enough of every component to make a real good taste experience. It's not heavy on perique, the Virginia is just the right amount of sweet & the fermented black cavendish seems to bring it all together. They all seem to just get along nicely in the bowl and not overshadow each other when mixed well.

I look forward to trying some after it's aged a bit. I really enjoy the taste the way it is right now & will have to buy more for the cellar to age. I haven't tried a heavy Va/Per yet, but the mild ones like LBF are doing pretty good for right now.

Pipe Used: MM cobs

Age When Smoked: fresh to 2 weeks in a jar

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Old German puffer (106)	2015-08-15		Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

This is a tobbaco that I buy by the pound. I throw it in jars and let it sit for a very long time. Smoke when new and you get an ok smoke. Wait a year or two and it becomes impressive. I always smoke it in a large bowl. I like to break it up and drop it in. At lighting you really get a very earthy grass smell. After that it is a very slow smoke of sweet Virginia flavor. No fast puffing...please. take it slow...sip and enjoy.

Pipe Used: Dutch, Comoy, Peterson

Age When Smoked: bulk in jars 1 to 2 years.

Purchased From: WASH. DC

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	CornCob (94)	2015-07-10		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is a tough one to review for me, it falls short in a few aspects but it's not without it's redeeming qualities either. I've bought pounds of this over the last couple years and I find each batch or lot can vary and tends to lack consistency, it also requires an obscene amount of time to dry out (at least to the moisture level I like it at anyway). I found if you buy it in the 1.5lb box, remove the plastic inside and leave the coins unwrapped in the cardboard for 3-4 days and it's ideal for smoking. Escuado this is not, but as far as price is concerned it's worth the money and can be rubbed out and used as a fine base for home blends.

Pipe Used: capri sandblast billiard

Age When Smoked: current production

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: If I had to choose a blend I'd say Davidoff Flake Medallions but I prefer the latter..

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2015-06-19		Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Well, after my original discrimination against Luxury Navy Flake, which was proved totally wrong after trying it, I stand completely corrected with Luxury Bullseye Flake! This is a high quality tobacco, very well balanced. The medallions are pleasant to the eye and the palate. Where as I found the Périque was rather condimental in Navy Flake, it is definitively present in Bullseye Flake. Despite the core of Black Cavendish, this VA/PER is really not sweet at all. It actually reminds me a lot of Davidoff's Flake Medallions, but the flavours and the nicotine are a bit less intense. Smoked at an appropriate cadence, it does not bite. It smokes nice and dry. The nicotine input makes me very happy. I rated it "Medium to Strong" but it's closer to medium than strong. And my wife told me the room note is very pleasant. What more can I want??? What can I say besides I love this stuff? Not only would I rebuy some; I have already bought some more! Bullseye Flake will become part of my regular rotation. I wouldn't be surprised it will make it into my Top 10 shortly.

Pipe Used: Ashton Pebble Grain XX; Stanwell; Luciano

Similar Blends: Davidoff Flake Medallions.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	gunner525 (66)	2015-02-12		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I greatly enjoy this blend. It's a top notch VaPer with a hint of Cavendish.

I've noticed the flavor changes depending on how you load it. If you fold and stuff with the Cavendish on the bottom the Perique is more to the front and spicy/peppery in flavor. If you rub it out the Virginias take center stage and the Perique is more raisiny and sweet with some fig and hay flavors from the Virginias.

It comes at ideal moisture level and loads wonderfully. I fold and stuff it because I enjoy the Perique to be more pronounced and on the spicy/peppery side. It usually takes two char lights and then a true light. After that it burns even to a white ash. It doesn't bite at all. It is a bit stronger as far as nicotine. I'd suggest not giving this a go on an empty stomach.

The room note is pleasant-tolerable. I've been told it has an earthy raisin like scent to it.

If you're looking to get into VaPers this blend is a must. It's a light sweet version that burns well and being a bulk blend you can sample it at an ideal price.

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Tobacco Leaf

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Sveinn Kevinson (3)	2014-12-10		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

I Liked this enough to buy a pound. Great consistency, easy to get a good bowl. I have taken to rubbing this out more regularly if for no other reason than I prefer loading it that way. Note, however, that the flavor becomes MUCH more uniform when rubbed out. it loses something in the complexity thats hard to place, and the sweet flood when the Cav lights largely disappers.

I recommend this blend, get an ounce.

Pipe Used: Bjarne Viking Churchwarden, MM Cobs

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Pipesandcigars.com

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	arpie55 (77)	2014-10-05		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I know that no one will notice but I am revising my review on this blend because my first attempt at it was totally wrong. This is a very good Va/Per, it is very mild and sweet due to the natural VA. and the adding of the cavendish bullseye, the Perique adds just a touch of spice and the smoke volume and room note are right on. However!!! There must be some PH imbalance to this blend for me because every time I smoke it I get tongue bite. I smoke many VA. and VA/Per blends and from a flavor profile I would say this is a must try, I just wish I could enjoy it without the bite.

Pipe Used: Briar- Radice and Savinelli and Ascorti

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	SpeedyPete (29)	2014-02-27		Very Mild	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Received my first 4oz today, immediately ordered another 16oz! Need I say more? This is the VaPer I've been looking for. Sweet, sweet virginia with just the right amount of perique to balance the virginias. I'm in smoker's heaven!

Pipe Used: Brebbia Golden Extra

Age When Smoked: Unknown

Purchased From: 4noggins

Similar Blends: Reminds me of Orlik Golden Sliced but with more flavour.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-11-11		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

I have been smoking Escudo and Davidoff's Flake Medallions for years. I thought I would try this blend and although it is not like the above mentioned two it is a great smoke and I will order it again. I purchased a 16oz. supply and so far it burns well and it does bite if smoked too quickly.however,it is a very enjoyable smoke. It is not at all like the Davidoff's or Escudo but it has its own character.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	JohnnyMcPiperson (119)	2011-01-28		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

I discovered this blend shortly after Mac Baren's Dark Twist and for me it was a perfect follow up for such a nice smoke as DT. I really like this blend, it has entered my top ten list I think. I can smoke it almost any time, and enjoy it just the same, but for me it really brings back memories of the Fall of 09 sitting next to the open sliding glass door in my old apartment and smelling the fresh fall air as it came into the room on a breeze, the taste of LBF and the smell of fall mingled so well for me during that time. The dryer this blend got the better it tasted to me, it was a pity I only had a small baggie of it. It is smooth and satisfying and stands all on it's own, but also goes great with a hoppy IPA or a nice cold lager IMO. So nice how the VA's are softened by the cavendish and then you get that occasional peak of perique lapping at your tongue, just enough to keep you interested, but not present through the entire blend. For such a good price it is an extremely well constructed smoke. Sip this one, not because it will bite, but because that's how it should be enjoyed!

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	TK Pipe (101)	2010-12-06		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

P.S. Bullseye Flake.. This tobacco has what it takes to be very satisfying. Just a tad over mild in strength and flavor, with a pleasant aroma. Normally I can do without Perique, but its fits here, and is subdued to a tolerable level. My bulk pack needed only minor drying, and rubbed out nicely. No bite and only a slight Perique tongue tingle. Not my all day smoke, but there are days I will smoke it a lot more than once. Personal rating 3 out of 5

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	WillardFan (90)	2010-12-05		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Of all the Luxury Blends by P.S. this one is my go-to all day smoke. I buy this in bulk, and it never lets me down. Love this stuff with strong coffee, or a good whiskey. Burns clean leaving very little dottle. I pinch off small pieces of the rings, and pack them a bit loose. The bulk I buy is always a bit moist, and the loosely packed bowl seems to burn better, with fewer relights. I put the little cavendish piece about halfway inside the bowl, then cover it up with the remainder of the outer ring. It's a parfait thing, I guess. Over all, if you're not a fan of perique, this one might change your mind, as the perique is very subtle in this blend.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-11-21		Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

You can't seem to go wrong with the PS blends and this one is excellent. Lovely aroma when you pop the box open. The flakes rub out well or fold and stuff easily. I buy this a full box at a time.At the price I don't think it can be beat.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-07-12		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is a great VaPer. No, it isn't Escudo or any other blend that I have smoked...... which is fine by me because I was looking for something a little different. This is "a little different" and a very tasty smoke.

Try this in a meerschaum. It really is impressive. I don't find it boring at all. Smokes great to the end of the bowl and, for those who might care, seems to go well with the palate after eating a pork or fish dish for supper. It actually seems to compliment the meal. This is definitely a keeper in my personal rotation.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-04-06		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Pleasant

How many reviews does this tobacco blend need? Does it need one more from me? Nope. But here goes anyway.It'll be a short one for me,anyway.

Probably one of the best Virginia-Perique blends ever. Escudo? Nope but just as good as the past(1973- till when it was discontinued temporarily) and the present incarnation.

Simply put it does everything that a Virginia-Perique blend can do and then a little more.As good or better than anything else out there including the Kendal tobaccos and any other.

Get some---you'll see.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-04-02		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The description of this blend is spot on. The virginias are light and bright, the perique adds some depth, and the cavendish mellows the whole blend out quite a bit. I folded and stuffed two discs in a medium pipe and smoked it earlier today, outdoors, in terrible smoking conditions, and was very surprised at how pleasant and mellow the smoke was. The blend had been jarred just a bit less than two years ago, and the time probably helped smooth the rough edges. I think this is an incredible value. There are definitely blends out there I like more, but they also cost more. This seems like a really great alternative to many of the cheaper bulk blends as it's nearly the same price, and much better.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-03-31		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Perfect! By far the best Perique blend I've ever smoked. Naturally sweet and pungent, with a little bit of spice. Perfect balance and very satisfying. Two coins, rubbed out gently, are perfect for the pipe.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-03-14		Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

This has to be one of the best looking tobaccos on the market, with the little bullseye of Cavendish highlighting the sliced coins of tobacco. Naturally, it's smoking qualities are more important but I thought I should mention it here. I tried LBF in several pipes, including a Peterson apple and two Penguin briars. It smoked about the same in all of them.

Lighting and burn are a little problematic for me with LBF. I tried stuffing the coins and rubbing them out with the same result: several relights throughout the smoke. Once lit, LBF has a delightful VA flavor, slightly sweet with the pepperiness of the Perique constantly present. Even more sweetness appears when you hit the little Cavendish bullseye. It's a nice surprise in a pleasant smoke.

Prices on LBF are reasonable, considering the expense it must taka to manufacture those coins. I get mine from Mars Cigars but there are many good vendors out there.

Scores for LBF: taste- 17 of 20; lighting and burn- 6 of 10; value; 8 of 10. 31 points equals a high * score for LBF.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-03-12		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

Discs are regular and moisture is perfect...There is periuqe but its not dominate...I like packed rubout...Its easy pack and lit...Nicotine level is good for me...

Better than Flake Medallions...But its competition Orlik Bulls Eye...

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-01-09		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

this is a wonderful presentation that puts me in mind of macbaren dark twist. only more user friendly, flavorful, pleasant to look at and less expensive. rubs out nicely, keeps a light fairly well and provides a nice volume of richly layered smoke. not pungent like 2015 or quite as sweet. a good example of the type and a very nice smoke.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-12-12		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Smoked a few cigars, but new to pipe smoking. First review. Gotta start somewhere.

In the package I get a scent of hay, backed up with tomato paste/italian spice (perique?) with undercurrent of maybe apricot. The flakes are moister than the ribbon cuts I'm use too so far.

Rubbed out a couple to fill a new missouri pride cob. They lit up easily and smoked smooth to the bottom with maybe a couple of relights. That's good for me. Dense smoke when the draw was right. Nice.

The taste to me sweeter and fruitier but less cloying in each aspect than the Carter Hall I have. VaPer vs Aromatic I guess. No tongue bite during the smoking, but a little tender afterwards. I like it, and a nice complement to the Balkan Supreme I have in my limited stash.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-11-26		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

I like this tobacco a lot..packs and lights beautifully, burns well, and is a joy to taste. I'm geetting to be a big VaPer fan...and this one is a regular for me! Try it...you may find a friend for life!

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	sirchud68 (60)	2009-11-23		Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild	Mild	Pleasant

This was the first flake I ever tried. A few years ago Eric Stokkebye was promoting his fathers memoirs at our local shop. Turns out I was smoking Stokkebye products (Norwegian shag rolling tobacco) long before I started smoking pipes. I picked up a couple of different Stokkebye flakes that day and though I enjoyed all of them I enjoyed bullseye the best. Beautifully put together.

15 Jan 15 Update: I feel I've come a long way since my early days of picking up the pipe. I've smoked a lot of tobaccos, some good and some great. I love Davidoff's Flake Medallions, which is very similar to Bullseye. As an affordable go-to, Bulls Eye is always in my cellar. I've ordered my first pound of pipe tobacco and Stokkebye Luxury Bulls Eye Flake wins that honor. Still good stuff!

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-11-05		Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant

This is some top notch tobacco! I'm thinking this may be my very favorite, it's a close tie between this and Anniversary Kake. Anniv. Kake is a bit more harsh when you smoke it, (I assume that's probably the extra perique?) and it also has less nicotine which is just about right on for me. This stuff almost has a bit too much nicotine, it's right at the top for me. I have to put it down half way through a bowl to recover but can pick it right up again. It's great tasting too, I can hardly bring myself to dump the last of a bowl if I have to smoke and go. I take a flake and break it apart and when loaded at a point where it seems a bit too moist, it still keeps burning away. This stuff really packs a punch, perhaps not as much as Night Train, and is some of the best tasting tobacco I've ever had in my pipe. I had a cigarette smoker take a quick puff on my pipe when they were smoking cigs and they said they caught a buzz, for sure it's strong in the nico dept., maybe its a bit over the top for a new pipe smoker. However, it's great for taking a quick smoke break with the pipe. One disk completly fills my medium sized Savinelli semi-churchwarden. Great stuff, get some!

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-10-01		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

The discs are very elegant. I adore the Virginia-Perique mixture's color and the dark cavendish bulls eye at the middle.

It packs nicely, without rubbing it out. At the first light I've understand that something nice will be going on my palate and tongue. It bites with the Perique's strongth while sweetening my tongue and my nose is nicely tickled. An extraordinary pleasure for my tastes.

It has a full taste of long lasting, dry and cool smoke. After the half of the bowl I catch the necessary strength for my needs and it makes a great finish which satisfies my all smoking needs.

This is a great pipe tobacco.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Kilmarnock Piper (250)	2009-08-24		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

This remains the only tobacco I've managed to go through a pound and a half of, and I have another box on (long) backorder, which must mean a lot of other folks like Bullseye as well. None of the internet stores seem to have it in stock these days. This was the first Virginia I tried, after a bad first experience with McCranie's Old Master, which one of the boys (I used to live in Charlotte) recommended for a beginning pipe smoker, for what reason I can not comprehend. My next attempt was McCranie's Murdoch's Pipe, and the Latakia did not strike my fancy-I threw the can away, which I regret, because I smoke the occasional English now, and would probably appreciate the blend if I smoked some today. (Edit 1/11/11: I have and I do!) One thing that might not have helped is that at McCranie's, they presented me with the camel s___ story as if it were true. I next went down the road to the South Park Mall Tinder Box, and talked to a genial, gray-bearded gentleman who had used to work for McCranies (Don't think by this that I have anything against McCranie's, though I have to say the only one of their tobaccos I really, really liked was the Red Flake "blended" by McClellands). As a Tolkien afficionado, I was interested in the Kentucky cured I had once read about Tolkien having favoured. For some reason, the fellow pointed me to Bullseye-I know what Kentucky cured is now and it ain't Bullseye, but maybe he was thinking of the cavendish center. From the moment I got home and admired the pretty little coins and smoked this wonderful product for the first time, I was hooked. Since then, I have tried many other great Virginias, but have to say this is still my desert island tobacco. I never get tired of it, and when I have a supply I have to force myself to put it away for a while and smoke something else. However, I can do without it just fine-haven't been able to get any for months and am surviving quite well, but I miss it. When my order finally comes in, I'm going to stuff four or five coins in my largest pipe and smoke for an hour. I can't pin down what it is about the blend that makes me like it so much-sorry I can't come up with any specific descriptions of the flavor, I just know it hits the bullseye for me!

1-23-10 When you get this, put it in a mason jar immediately. A few months aging does wonders! I like to try lots of tobaccos, but sometimes wonder why I need anything else (of course we all need variety). But this stuff is so good, and is only $2 an ounce! Man, was that last pipe good!

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-06-19		Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant

As the description says, this is 'an unparalleled smoking experience'. Sweet, cool, would have to be pushed VERY hard to bite. This isn't a copy of Escudo, but an improvement on it. If you only had room for one tobacco, this would be a very good choice.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-05-25		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable

I have been wanting to try this for a long time and today picked some up from my local tobacconist in Tampa. (Edwards pipe and tobacco.)

I am so glad I found this. As a self proclaimed va/per junkie this little coin flake really hits the spot in a big, big way.

I have smoked 3 bowls from 2 different pipes and I am very impressed with the presentation, smoking characteristics and value. This is a great tobacco that could easily be an all day smoke for me.

I will be buying by the pound very soon!

2 coins will do ya!

Maboman

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Bluenoser (34)	2009-02-11		Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This wonderful blend has such a delicate delightful taste it forces you to smoke slow and deliberate. Taking your time with this tobacco allows your taste buds the opportunity to absorb and truly appreciate all that it has to offer. The Virginia is tantalizingly alive, spring like, and refreshing. The perique adds to this blend that fig and raisin like taste without formal invitation. The creamy smoke builds effortlessly then meanders in and around both mouth and nose. No bite, no bitterness, just white soft creamy clouds inviting your senses always to enter and explore the world of Luxury Bullseye Flake. Superb

Feb 11, 2009 Addition Folks to make this tobacco shine even more try cooking a small sample(20 gms=12 discs) in a crockpot for 30 minutes in high. Remove the hot tobacco and place it in a tobacco jar with a clamped top and add 5%(1 gm) blending perique. Let the mixture cool completely before smoking. The hot dry discs will naturally absorbe juices from the added perique and the cooking seems to remove any hay/straw like tastes that some of you seem to experience. The final mixture will be dry and crumble in your hands but boy does it ever taste so very good.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-11-22		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

A wonderful VaPer that I enjoy best in a larger (form 4+) pipe. The virginia is nicely balanced by the background of the perique. The cavendish ghosts in the blend, just hinting of it's presence. I prefer it rubbed out and dried before smoking. I will not be without this blend (over 2# on hand and more on order).

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-11-13		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

My go-to blend. It's smooth, full, has nicotine. Brown VAs with some perique and UNFLAVORED cavendish. Don't read "cavendish" and write this off as an aromatic, it's not. It isn't Escudo. But it's a great VA/Per. Possibly the best next to Escudo.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-10-29		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Tolerable

Luxury Bullseye Flake has replaced my former favorite Vapers when I'm looking for a traditional blend without a great deal of complexity.

Sweet, spicy and very flavorful all the way down to the bottom of the bowl without a trace of bite. This is one of the easiest flakes to pack which only adds to its attractiveness.

LBF is probably the best of the lot compared to everything else I've tried in a Vaper.

Smokes as good, if not better, than similar blends costing twice as much.

A must try for anyone who enjoys Virginia's or Vapers.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-10-26		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

Very good quality tobaccos. Pouch aroma is very mild and pleasant. It burns well not requiring relights. Has a slight sweetness and doesn't bite. The room note is sweet and the wives liked it as well.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Max1a (38)	2008-07-19		Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is an excellent tobacco. It is best if the medallions are simply folded into a large bowl. When rubbed out, these flakes take on a different character completely. Stokkebye make some of the best tobacco to be had anywhere from some of the best leaf available.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Xeneize (275)	2008-04-29		Medium	Very Mild	Mild	Tolerable

This flake is the one where stuffing and rubbing out makes the biggest difference. I used to fold the medallions and came to the wrong conclusion that it was a cheap cased Virginia. Now that I rub out and air for some time before packing, it's a new smoke that I can enjoy every time I want a mild VaPer.

Slow puffing is a must to avoid tongue bite and to catch the nuances of mild Virginias. These are not top quality and sort of citrus-cased, but still enjoyable through breath smoking. Also, perique is way in the background (I would like a bit more).

Somewhere between two and three stars.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Dubinthedam (133)	2008-04-13		Medium	Medium	Full	Very Pleasant

I find myself shifting more to VAper's for my virginia fix, I love flakes and Navy Cuts. This is a winner, just ordered 3lbs. I love the mustiness to this blend, a very earthy flavor on top of a Danish sweet navy style. It can bite a little, it isn't super high in nicotine, it can be a little too candy sweet sometimes, but really, this can still join Marlin Flake, Solani 633 and Escudo's as another great VAper flake.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	SmokeKing David (134)	2007-07-11		Very Mild	None Detected	Mild	Very Pleasant

I concur with the positive reviews about this tobak. Aside from being interesting in appearance, this smoke is mild with sweet grassy Virginia taste. It also has a hint of nuts. Won't bite, no matter how hard you provoke it. A quality all-day smoke.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2006-07-30		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable

This is great stuff. Reminds me of Escudo, but the Black Cavandish Bullseye in the middle not only looks appealing, but is like hitting a sweet spot when you smoke. I smoke in a bent rhodesian and its perfect for the following: Pop the bullseye out and cover the draft hole, then fold the original and another on top and go to town. Spicey and rich till you hit the top eye.....Sweet change...Then spicey to the bottom and sweet finish... Stuff is great. Local B&M carries in bulk...So $1.99 an ounce? The bomb!

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	mainspring (27)	2006-05-31		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I was surprised that I like LBF as much as I do. It has a classic "Danish tobacco" taste. I like it more than other Stokkebye tobaccos. It does pack a bit of a nicotine punch but is nowhere near other blends such as GLP Haddo's Delight. It has lite natural sweetness all the way thru until the very bottom of the bowl and remained cool for me as long as I didn't puff hard and fast. It can scorch ya if you're not careful. Perhaps some aging will calm this down a bit.

It's a real treat to the eyes and rubs out easily if one prefers to do so. It smokes clean and dry with very little aftertaste and burns well. This is obviously a quality Virginia used here. The perique - well it's good but I seriously doubt it's genuine Louisiana perique. There just isn't enough of it grown any more and it's very difficult if not impossible to find some that isn't mixed with Kentucky Green River Burley. Most people won't taste the difference but for those that have had the real thing and know its flavor - the difference is there.

I am going to smoke more of this and might update it to 4 stars in the future. I would recommend it to anyone that likes other Stokkebye tobaccos such as Luxury Navy Flake.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Stan (178)	2006-05-19		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

This is a darker cousin to Luxury Navy Flake, except it has darker leaf and is sliced in large coins. Despite the cavendish it does not seem very sweet. I suspect this is European Perique, as it is not noticeable in the air. Still a good coin/flake. Not as sweet as Escudo nor as the sweet McBarens coins. A natural virginia, that has moderate trength and is relatively cool. For the straight virginia smoker who likes a bit darker flavor.

2 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	SSJOH (17)	2023-03-15		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Very Pleasant

I didn't expect to like a Va/Per so much. This blend changed my mind. At the outset, the Virginias and Perique blend with a surprisingly complex combination of the flavors of whole-grain bread and new-mown hay, with floral and honey notes around the periphery. Every once in a while, a blast of sweet Black Cavendish signals that the coal has reached one of the dark "bulls-eyes" for which the blend is named, further intensifying the honey and floral flavors. A delightful experience, full of delicious surprises. Highly recommended.

Pipe Used: Nording Freehand

Purchased From: Gift from a friend

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Pie Eyed Piper (22)	2022-11-19		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Lemon, sugar, hay, dough, brown sugar, honey, sweet pepper, spice notes and flavors. Smokes cool if you go at an easy pace. My favorite bullseye flake.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: New and up to 2 years old.

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

Similar Blends: Many are similar to it, this to none. It's balanced and not overdone..

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Deckard Cain (37)	2022-09-05		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

This is not the greatest vapor out there. I don't really know what category this falls into. But I gave it four stars. Why would I do that? Because it's fantastic and every time I smoke it, it makes me very happy. The perique is relatively minor. Not even sure that I notice it. The Virginia flavor is excellent, very sweet. Little bit like freshly cut hay, little bit like iced tea, a little bit like raisins... Just really good Virginia flavor. The Cavendish in the center of the roll adds wonderful richness, and smooths everything out. I have smoked this for many years now. It is absolutely one of my go- to tobaccos. This tobacco is unoffensive to non-smokers and will not chase people from the room. Years ago my prep time for this was a little elaborate, I would tear the coins apart carefully making sure that I put the center of the bullseye in the middle of the bowl, to make sure it had a wonderful sweet spot. Not anymore. Now I just grabbed two coins fold them over on each other and stuff them down in the bowl, a little bit of pressure from my index finger and I'm done.

More than any other tobacco that I smoked, luxury bullseye flag has a perfect sweet spot. It doesn't matter how you pack it or whatever. You will hit the sweet spot every time. This tobacco is as close to foolproof as possible. Stuffed in a bowl, light it on fire, and be happy. In 5 minutes or so of puffing everything will mellow out and homogenize into a smooth, somewhat savory, very sweet, and above all mellow smoking experience. It locks right in. And it stays good for the rest of the bowl.

This tobacco produces some moisture. If you don't like a gurgly pipe take appropriate measures.

For the money, this tobacco simply cannot be beat. It's level of quality is up there with the best. It is easy to handle. Mostly forgiving when puffed at a reasonable rate. Has a wonderful room note. And for such a mellow virginia, it's got a little bit of Nic.

Pipe Used: Cobs

Age When Smoked: New, new and old

Purchased From: Pipes and cigars

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Nathaniel (35)	2022-09-04		Mild	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Another one of those blends that’s always around. Every one of my local tobacconists always has it in stock, and usually it’s among the one or two non-aromatic blends they sell in bulk. My particular stash has been sitting in a mason jar, with a purchase date of 5/18. So a little age on this morning’s smoke.

I’ve smoked this before, but here’s the review. It’s a darker flake than Escudo, more unicolor than Davidoff Flake Medallions. Attractive, the way all curly cuts are to me. Maybe it’s the age on it, but the perique strands are very nearly the same color as the black cavendish centers. Scent is quite faint after all this time, though I remember it being stronger when I bought it. What smell there is is of vinegar and a very faint hint of dried grass.

Fold up two rounds and screw the plug into my Tinderbox 1990 Christmas pipe, a thick-walled lovat that’s been dedicated to vaper blends since I got it. Takes a light fairly well, despite being pretty moist for its age. Wispy, sparse smoke, with a fairly mild flavor. But good flavors. I make it mostly brown sugar, dried grass and a little fruit. The cavendish is quite spicy, and this was the blend that taught me to differentiate between the spice of cavendish and the spice of perique. Perique always has that fruitiness and the spice is more sour and tangy to me. The cavendish here is sweet but the spice is more of a straight zing. Sugar and pepper.

This blend, for me, also demands a certain smoking technique. “Breath smoking”, I think they call it online. Taking in smoke with only the force used for breathing, circulating the retrohale gently out your nose. Anything more aggressive wakes up the spice and stings.

I could see myself tiring of this smoke if it’s all I had. It’s a lot of spice, and it sometimes overwhelms the gentler, subtler sweetness of the Virginia. But that sweetness is really good. As is quite common with me, I think I’d favor a straight Virginia version, but then I’m quite picky when it comes to perique.

I’m not complaining though. This is a quality blend, almost tailor-made to be a morning smoke. Perked me right up with a cup of French press. Even so, I’m not feeling much of a nicotine hit, just a little extra pep. I know there are a lot of smokers out there who like perique more than I do. I can’t see that they would have a single thing to complain about with Stokkebye LBF. Especially with a little age on it.

Pipe Used: Tinderbox 1990 Christmas lovat

Age When Smoked: 5 years

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Pip'n'Piper (51)	2022-05-22		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Simplest way to put it to ya, this stuff is sublime. Mainly tastes of hay, but there's also dough, toast, brown sugar, honey, prunes and the odd citrus and cocao notes. The virginias are sweet and savoury. The cavendish is sugary. The perique is deep, peppery with plenty of stewed fruit. It's like drinking a wheat ale while sitting in the hayloft and chewing a piece of sweetgrass on a breezy summer day, having just mown the lawn. Near perfect. There's a little harshness, but it's negligible. Burns exquisitely; no fuss, no relights and no bite. The flakes look neato. Boy, I see why it's so popular and it more than lives up to the hype. As others have stated, it only gets better with age. Good price. Great smoke. You'd be hard pressed to find an easier 4 stars. HIGHLY recommend.

Update: tuh bull with 4 stars, it's a 5 starrer. This stuff is so good, I can not recommend it more. So, so, so very good. Sublime.

Pipe Used: Stanwell 140

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	krog (20)	2022-02-19		Medium	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Look: After 13 years, baccy turned black

Tin/Jar Smell: Very intensive Dark grassy, sugary, sweet, VERY FLOWERY Virginia with a touch of spice and fig coming from Perique and thats it, no citruses, no bread, no hay, at least i dont feel it.

Moisture: pretty moist, ready to smoke

Smoke flavour; When it comes to the flavour the notes from the tin/jar strongly correlate with the taste of the smoke. As I said, Dark, sugary, grassy, very very very flowery Virginia that reminded me of Samuel Gawith's Full Virginia Flake/Plug. The closer to the end of the bowl you are, the more piquant, zesty and tangy flavours you get. I did not really notice Black Cavendish, I guess that BC just boosts sweetness in that blend. This product smokes like a champ, maybe a litte too fast although no relights are needed.

Is the PS LBF multidimensional? I dont think so, I'd rather say that it is pretty straightforward, nevertheless that blend is incredibly tasty as long as you smoke reservedly and dont overheat it.

Aftertaste: pleasant

If you are a flowery Virginias lover just like me then this blend is right for you. Cheers! Highly recommended.

Pipe Used: R.Filar 237 briar

Age When Smoked: 13 years

Similar Blends: Virginia in the blend tastes pretty close to FVF.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	PaulMcCoy (78)	2021-12-18		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

The Virginia’s are forward, young, bright, grassy, and hay like. It has just the right amount of Perique, adding notes of dark fruit, pepper, and earth. I like to rub it out, and place the small Cavendish piece about a third of the way down the bowl. I like the burst of sweetness it gives at the end. The retrohale is nice, and isn’t overpowering. It has some ruff edges, and can bite a little at the beginning, but is easily controlled with a slower cadence. I found that feeling to disappear after the first third. I recommend aging some of this. Great blend, and a great price.

Pipe Used: Camoy’s Everyman

Age When Smoked: Fresh to 5+ years

Purchased From: Pipesandcigars.com

Similar Blends: Davidoff - Flake Medallions.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	MaritimePiper (4)	2021-05-31		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

I'll be the first to confess that I lack the descriptive talent some people possess, and my palate is not the most refined. But I know what I like and what I don't. This I like! Which, honestly surprised me. I'm not much for black cavendish... but this I enjoyed. I found the tobacco perfect in moisture. It has a sweetness to it. So if that's not your thing, perhaps move along. It's not overbearing, just pleasant.

Pipe Used: Stanwell Bulldog (32)

Age When Smoked: 2 to 3 years

Purchased From: 4Noggins

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Maduro (19)	2021-02-26		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Stokkebye's description is right on point. pleasantly light smoke with gently sweet Virginia, decorated by hints of Perique and rounded up with black Cavendish.

PREP! The bulk product's humidity is perfect. A mossy Perique, the sweet hay from the Virginia, and a touch of earthy smokiness from the black Cavendish round up a strong but not overwhelming aroma. The medallions are readily foldable and, with a touch more force, crumble in medium to small pieces, making it easy to pack as you like. On my first bowl I went for the "fold twice, plug in" method. On my second bowl, I broke and tore apart a couple of disks, making sure that the Cavendish center split into at least three or four pieces. The second approach gave me a more satisfactory smoke but results may vary according to your pipe and puffing prowess.

BURNDOWN... Using a single-torch I had to relight only a couple of times to get a steady flow. A bright grassy note hits first and is quickly followed by the Perique's earthy spiciness. There's a mild sweetness from the Virginias at the end of each draw. The blend burns well and generously, so only a steady pace is required. Longer draws are rather light and airy, leaning towards dryness. Retrohale enhances the Perique effect and the Virginia brightens up along with it. The umami is very present and medium to high. The aftertaste is sweet and a touch grassy, but doesn't linger too long. The lower third of the bowl gets a bit humid and will need a few lightings to finish it. In retrospect, the blend is dense, so a looser packing touch would probably work better.

Pipe Used: Savinelli 313, small; Venini briar, medium

Age When Smoked: 6 months

Purchased From: Ligero Tobacco House, Buford, GA

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Antonius Blok (190)	2021-02-17		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This blend is presented in pretty medallions made up of Virginia and Perique, with a Black Cavendish core. I can be wrong, but like some user of this page, I also think that these are the same components (virginia and perique) used in Luxury Navy Flake, to which they have added the Black Cavendish, which softens the mixture and provides a very light sweetness. My way of loading two of these medallions is by previously separating the two Cavendish cores, rubbing the rest of the tobacco and introducing these whole cores, one in the middle of the load and the other in the upper part.

It is a tobacco with a rich but very smooth flavor, I would say too much for me, where the fruity perique makes itself felt very subtly.

As it seems that it forms a triad with Luxury Navy Flake and Luxury Twist Flake, from the same brand, I will say that the one I liked the most is LNF, although I rate them all with the same number of stars (three).

I think that it cannot be said that it is a tobacco that bites, but like the other two tobaccos mentioned, it is not totally aseptic to the mouth, since it heats the pipe and can cause a slight itch on the tongue if it is smoked too quickly.

This review is based on a 1oz sample.

Age When Smoked: young

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Leon (82)	2020-06-15		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Excellent everyday blend. Tin note of sweet dry fruit from the Virginia.

At first light, again we taste sweet dry fruit with a bit of pepper from the Perique, which comes out a bit more after about a third of the smoke. As the description says, the Black Cavendish does come in as a softener and for rounding-up the blend as a whole.

The overall character of the Virginia is somewhere between citrus and bread of some other blends. While it's sometimes compared with Escudo, for me it's pretty different in that sense (let alone the Black Cavendish). But if I had to compare them, Escudo's bread aroma and flavor are far better.

Some people like to stuff the whole thing in the pipe, others like to crumble it and then stuff it in. I found that for me to enjoy this the most, I crumble it in the tin and then pack it straight away when I want to smoke it. That makes it mechanically easy to pack and smoke. Doesn't require relights.

Again, I don't think that this should be compared with Escudo. This one stands alone with pride. Although Escudo is much more preferable to me, I still rate this one the highest (3.5 if the option existed). On top of that, the dollar amount on this wins big time and means that this is going to be a regular guest in my tobacco cabinet.

Pipe Used: Stanwell 242

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: 4noggins.com

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	atomicbuster (79)	2020-03-09		Very Mild	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Strong

Luxury Bulls Eye Flake. Ahh yes. Nothing says luxury like your tobacco arriving in a baggy with a label printed with your order on it, and the label is wider than the baggy so the edges are sticking out. At least these rolls do look like bulls eye targets. I don't find this to be particularly impressive. If you like VaPer blends, you may enjoy this. It does have that slightly peppery taste that some people seem to enjoy. By peppery, I mean like tabasco sauce. It's all in the mouth at the front. I simply call that chemical tongue bite. Thankfully this blend has very little of it, and I don't puff slow. I prefer to let my tobaccos dry a bit. Once dry this blend is easily broken up and packed. It smokes very well and burns to fine ash, maybe just a tad wet. I haven't noticed any clumpy dottle yet. The VaPer flavor is minimal and not really pleasant, the cavendish is merely a suggestion for a second. I must say the room note is awful. Overall, it's uneventful and forgettable. I only somewhat recommend it because you can smoke it without hassle.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Hawkeyeted (16)	2019-12-08		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

I'm a big fan of VaPers, and really wanted to love this, but it was a bit disappointed. Perhaps I had set my expectations too high. I never smoked other bullseye blends, so that may be a contributing factor too.

I usually enjoy Virginia/Perique contrast, but I found it hard to find it in this. The Virginia's were a bit more grassy than sweet, but that may be because the Black Cavendish "bullseye" was the main contributor to the blend's sweetness. The nicotine hit on this is a solid medium.

That said, it's not bad and I would recommend anyone who likes VaPers to try it. I just don't think it impressed me enough to say it's a keeper.

7/4/2020 Update: I revisited this, and what a difference six months makes. Virginias are mellowed and sweet the Perique adds a nice spice to the blend, and the Cavendish bullseye medallion occasionally peeks it's head out. This is how I expected this blend to work and am glad it did. Lesson learned; give this tobacco a little time to mature in your cellar.

Pipe Used: Stanwell

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Liberty Tobacco

Similar Blends: Comoy's of London - Cask #7 Single Coin Sliced (Comoy's), Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Escudo Navy De Luxe.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Mexican Piper (6)	2019-03-07		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Strong

I can´t pretend to write about figgy notes, leathery notes or nutty nuances. This blend is spicy, sweet and warm. I really like smoking these coins. I rarely rub them out, mostly crumple them in a ball and stuff them. The first third of the bowl is not the best this smoke can deliver, it is mostly spicy due to the perique but still lets some sweetness shine through. This blends really shines starting at the second third until the end of the bowl; sweet, sweet and warm tobacco, spicy but well behaved.

It burns down to white ash and leaves no moisture at the bottom of the bowl. I really like this blend and age in it makes it just wonderful.

I suggest you smoke it in a cob, the taste is just so much better than when smoking it in briar.

Pipe Used: Corn Cobs and Savinelli's

Age When Smoked: 5 years

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Escudo, DeLuxe Navy Rolls.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	PiedPiper1010 (16)	2018-10-11		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Nothing like re-writing a review because your piece of $H!T MS Surface went to a whole other website without me wanting to do so. Anyway, now that I am thoroughly pissed off because the review was exactly how I wanted to be and was just about complete, this will be the abridged version.

Let me start by saying that the reviewer 'Perique' hit the nail on the head by saying that this is not a true VaPar. When I think of a true VaPar; and please correct me if you think otherwise-I think of H&H Viprati. This by no means is takes a backseat to that blend and by that I mean, this tobacco in terms of flavor, quality of tobacco and smoking characteristics is a wonderfully flavored, mellow all day smoke that tastes of hay and warm bread and a sweetness that comes in and out, along with a subtle spice from the perique. I left three coins out to dry for two days and still had some moisture in the bowl. Now, this seems to be an ongoing issue of mine probably because I don't smoke at a pace that I typically should. I don't think I puff like a freight train because I don't rip through a bowl in 10 mins. Anyhoo, I highly recommend this blend, it is a mellow flavorful, medium strength tobacco that should suit the Va lover and the VaPar lover alike, who is looking for a not so strong VaPar. If you keep in mind that the bullseye is the extent of the perique, then you will understand why the perique does not jump out at you, as it does in Viprati. The price is right, the taste and flavor profile is there, something perfect with your morning coffee or a mid-to all day smoke. Highly recommended.

Pipe Used: Peterson Shannon

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Mars cigars and tobacco

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Lord M (4)	2018-09-04		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

the more interesting Escudo. Luxury Bullseye Flake is a high quality vaper, with a center of earthy black cavendish, it is excellent. There are some, who dont understand the difference between 'flavored tobacco' and 'mechanically ripened tobacco'. Black Cavendish, is mechanically ripened tobacco, it imparts a mild earthy flavor. Fully ripe tobacco, such as black cavendish, accepts flavoring agents better than its less ripe counterparts, so it is regularly the only tobacco in aromatics, it is not soaked in some gloopy flavored humectant as part of the ripening process.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Rustedrailsmokes (293)	2018-08-19		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

2020 - Update:

I have started to smoke through the LBF that I cellared in 2018 after receiving that sample described below.

After two years, the jars had a nice loud POP when they were opened. The moisture content was perfect for stuffing or shredding (I'm a stuffer usually) and the flavors have married to a much better level. The little bit of sweetness in the black cav is now appreciated and LBF is one of the tobaccos which always remain in my rotation. I continue to stock up when it goes on sale adding to my cellar knowing that new jars will only get better with age.

----------------------------------------------------- I received a sample of the LBF at the Raleigh Show from the "This Pipe Life"/Lane tobacco booth.

This was my first real exposure to a "coin" style flake

Pros: Price Point - the LBF is a great value especially if you can catch it on sale. I bought a pound quickly after trying to jar and cellar Presentation - the coin style allows for a variety of smoking options from fold and stuff to shred to somewhere in between or combo (coin in bottom with shreds on top) Flavor - I picked up on the grassy Virginians. I don't get much from the Black Cav in the middle. Nice consistent flavor through the bowl.

Cons: Not the best coin - I tried some Escudo after trying this and the Escudo seems to marry the flavors better in the much more compressed flakes. BUT Escudo is much higher priced. Moisture - the sample I got was pretty moist to my liking (I prefer my tobacco on the dry side) and did require a few relights when folded and stuffed

After trying the sample, I ordered a pound to jar and cellar. I'm expecting it to only get better with age.

Pipe Used: cobs to meerschaum to brairs

Age When Smoked: 2 years+

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Greekpipesmoker (201)	2018-07-11		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant

A very appealing combination of tobacco types and cut can be a short description of this blend.the blend aroma is a combination af vinegar notes,grass and sour notes.the moisture is proper,rubs easy except the middle cavendish spot which needs futher rubbing.lights with some effort and several relights are needed.while smoking the flavours combine very well each other in a very natural way.virginias are the main player being grassy and earthy mostly.some citrus and dark fruit flavours often come up.perique is strong but not overwhelming being sour,vinegary with some plum notes.the cavendish provide some vanilla and cocoa flavours offering some sweet notes in a very descret way.generally the flavours combine very well each other allowing every compoment to reveal its flavours in a pleasant way.burns slow and medium hot to total ash with enough moisture being created at the end of the bowl.the nicotine level is almost medium and the room note pleasant.no chance of tongue bite.an all day smoke ideal to start your day and a great after a meal blend.

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Similar Blends: I found several common spots with Davidoff Flake Medallions though they are sweeted and milder.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	ErikC (2)	2018-06-27		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Absolutely delicious! Got this in a sample from a starter kit and saw it was highly reviewed so gave it a go. Very smooth smoke. Needed to dry a bit before smoking as was just a tad too moist. Crumbled up 2 flakes out of the 5 in the sample and next thing I knpw I was 3 bowls down and completely out. Definitely going to order some more of this ASAP.

Certainly not an aromatic but has a great room note. I picked up tones of plum and raisin in this - probably die to the cavendish. Not a sweet blend, and the perique is noticeable but the burley and cav even it out just enough to make it a very well rounded tobacco.

Pipe Used: Country Squire Wall Pipe

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Sample

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	SmokingHawk (54)	2018-05-21		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

A good looking Bulls Eye! I ordered to smoke it in Summer time and I'm really enjoying it. Coins comes in little too moist fold and pack method also work you have to be careful and gently fold it. I do in three folds and it don't break apart in the process. Lightly rubbing and letting letting it dry for few minutes a also works well. That Parique occasional pinch is there and the tobacco itself is very good quality and all in all a very enjoyable mid strength smoke.

Pipe Used: Special Edition magic inch

Age When Smoked: 6 months

Purchased From: Cup O Joes

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Tiedemann (13)	2018-04-03		Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

These coins are really good-looking, and are easily handled. Only light rubbing is necessary, but the little Cavendish dot in the centre is impossible to distribute evenly. The bag smell is deep and sweet, notes of fermented hay, raisins and other dried fruits along with some maltiness.

The taste is similar. This is all about the Virginias, which are lighter, younger and less sugary than expected, but still has depth and sweetness. The Perique is always there in the background, spicing things up, but the black Cavendish is only occasionally noticed. Some faint vanilla flavouring, but not enough to destroy the good taste of tobacco.

Enough nicotine for most addicts. The tobacco burns easily, but leaves some moisture in the bowl.

Pipe Used: Various briars and cobs

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Cup O'Joes

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Adam T Valleau (21)	2018-03-28		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Wow! I am really pleased and surprised at how good this bulk blend is! It’s really delicious. My favorite blends these days are Va/Pers and straight Virginias (although I like many burley blends, too). These bulleye coins present very well, and they are easy to load into the bowl. As with regular flake tobacco, these bullseye flakes can be prepped several ways for loading: “fold & stuff”, rubbed out, maybe even chopped up. Different methods do affect how the tobacco smokes and even how it tastes. I prefer a type of fold & stuff method where I roll up the coin into a semi-loose ball then stuff the ball into the bowl. Keep in mind that these coins each have a core of black cavendish, which provides a sweet touch to the smoke. If you fully rub out the coins, or chop them up, the cavendish will be more evenly distributed throughout the bowl of tobacco and the sweet flavor it imparts will also be more even. If you use a fold & stuff method, as I do, the sweetness from the cavendish will sort of “pop” in the mix from time to time, unexpectedly, as the bits of cavendish are encountered irregularly. I like these sweet surprises! No matter how I prepared this blend, it lit easily, had a consistent burn with few re-lights, and smoked pretty well no matter what pipe I used. However, it smoked best in my Rattray’s “Judge” poker. It has a deep, narrow bowl, which seems well-suited for flakes. The longest continuous smoke I think I’ve ever had in nearly 40 years of pipe smoking was with this blend in my large “tulip” meerschaum by H. Ege. This is my largest pipe with a very deep, relatively narrow bowl. The bowl is at least 2 inches deep, if not a bit more. I used a little over 4 coins, packed fairly firmly. The smoke lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes! I timed it. And this blend seemed to get better and better as the bowl progressed. The only problem I encountered was a little difficulty getting the tobacco to burn throughly at the very bottom of my meerschaum’s bowl. I don’t usually have such problems with this pipe. And this wasn’t a problem at all in the Judge. It may that this tobacco is a bit more moist than it seems. I filled the meerschaum before I went to bed and smoked the bowlful the next morning and there was no problem. So, this blend may need a little drying time. Even so, and especially given the price point, I don’t see how you can go wrong with this blend. By the way, I’ve cellared about 3 ounces of this to age it as long as I can (IF I can keep my hands off of it!). I’ll let you know how it ages - eventually. Very highly recommended!

Pipe Used: Rattray's "Judge", "Tulip" meerschaum

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars, Bethlehem, PA

Similar Blends: Escudo, Orlick Golden Slices..

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Cochon74 (29)	2018-01-29		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

I’m not a huuuuuge VaPer smoker, but I do enjoy them every so often for that stewed fruit/peppery goodness. Although, what I often find most noticeable in LBF is the immediate sweetness of the Va’s. I’d almost say there was a light casing put on this tobacco... or a spray of sugar water. I’m not a big fan of Cavendish either, so the little “bullseye” which punctuates the rubbed out bowl of tobacco is a pleasant surprise as a bowl progresses. The Perique is a little subdued compared to other VAPer blends I’ve smoked - such as Escudo and Haddos Delight - but it brings a zest to the smoke which I appreciate. It’s very smokable - packing and lighting easily. And for the price, you can’t beat it. Certainly not one of the “greats,” but a fine tobacco and one that would be a great introduction to VaPers or something for the Perique “tourist” as opposed to “enthusiast.”

Pipe Used: GBD pot, Stanwell dublin, Moonshine Devil Dog

Age When Smoked: 6 months

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes.com

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	RoundTwo (38)	2017-09-24		Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

The first bowl is good then it is all downhill from there, as with most Stockebye's I have tried the flavor becomes more annoying with time, should be called barking dog that won't stop, buy Comoy's #7 instead.

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Iwan Ries

Similar Blends: Comoy's Cask #7 Single Coin Slice.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Pegado (3)	2017-09-07		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Unnoticeable

Like many reviews wrote, it is very hard not compare this brand with STG Escudo Deluxe. The obvious difference it is the presence of Black Cavendish in this mixture. And that is not a disvantage. Au contraire!

The PS Bullseye it is a cheap VaPer choice, with cost/benefict rate very interesting! Many good website's stores sell lot of bulk of Escudo's tin cost, and the quality is very good. Only you need is make the moisture perfect in indicate jars for this purpose. Or you will get a not to good tobacco, who'll let you a poor smoking experience.

Doubts? Buy some coins and make a try! You will not regret!

Pipe Used: butz-choquin jura

Similar Blends: Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Escudo Navy De Luxe.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	StogieBear (20)	2017-04-19		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

A really excellent, very flavorful blend. The fruity, citrus, spicy VaPer tang is enhanced by the added sweetness of the black cavendish. The thin cut coins are easy to work with and to dose (my Savinelli 122 takes 3 coins). The burn is consistent and cool. Sooner or later I'll buy the 24oz box, which is a steal.

Pipe Used: Savinelli 122

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	dbl-bbl (45)	2017-03-10		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

While on vacation in the Smokey Mountains this past year, I decided to try some Luxury Bullseye Flake from the Gatlinburlier. Although primarily interested in sampling some of their renown house blends, I also opted to pick up some LBF too. As the number of brick & mortar shops have dwindled significantly over the years ... I often try to frequent these establishments when nearby and spread some wealth! The Gatlinburlier and the fine gents there did not disappoint. If and when you're ever in the area, I highly recommend that you stop by and pay them a visit. The LBF that I purchased there was in bulk form (not tinned) and a tad dry. I suspect it may not be a big seller there as compared to the many other fine house blends available. Nonetheless, this VaPer was actually my second "go" at a VaPer (my first being Anniversary Kake from P&C). For me, I enjoyed LBF more than the AK ... in my mind the Black Cavendish-centered coin does wonders to mellow out that peppery Perique and transform the smoke into a quite tasteful experience. Since that time though I've come to appreciate Escudo & Dunhill Navy Flake just a bit more than LBF, but she's still a very good VaPer ... and the one I credit with pointing me toward the VaPer genre (with Black Cavendish). Quite simply delightful.

Pipe Used: Briars, Meerschaums & Cobs

Age When Smoked: Fresh & Aged Several Months

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	PipesofSteele (3)	2017-01-16		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Very rich and creamy smoke. Subtle sweet fruity notes with undertones of earth and pepper. Gives a little zing on the tongue, but not much on retrohale. Packs well and stays lit, and not bitey for me, only when I puff like crazy. Very good blend! Loved it best in my Country Gentleman. Highly recommended.

Pipe Used: Briar pipes, Missouri Meerschaum Country Gentleman

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2016-12-17		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I like Virginia tobaccos so much that I married a Virginia. These coins are a true treat for anyone who enjoys good Virginia and Perique. The center bullseye of ( think lane BCA) is noticeable only when the fire hits it,and gives a sweet change. Right out of the pipe shop this is very good,but as others have noted, age will bring this into greatness. A very satisfying, tangy, and mellow Virginia Perique blend. Five stars!

Pipe Used: Charatan

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Col. Stuffinpuff (14)	2016-10-07		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Quite sweet for a Virginia/Perique blend. After putting away several pounds of Bayou Morning, this might just be not really doing it for me, as I like my blends to be a little more present with the Perique. Imagine less spicy Elizabethan, but with more sweetness as a result of the Cavendish.

Side note: I smoked this in my truck one evening, and thoroughly enjoy the "just lit a chocolate bar on fire" smell it left in there, but alas, come the morrow, it was no more.

Pipe Used: MM

Age When Smoked: 1-6 months

Purchased From: Smokingpipes

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	FDC L50 (5)	2016-08-31		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant

I have been trying to find that perfect blend like all of us have. Ditched the aromatics a while ago. Really love the English and Balkans - nightcap, margate, 965, emp, proper English, and some other fine Latakia laced blends. But there is something about a good vaper that keeps calling me back. LBF is just that - a good vaper!

The rolls are beautiful and after a few months in the jar they rub out nicely and have just the right moisture level. The tin note is yummy with hints of raisin and hay. The rubbed out flakes pack well and burn evenly and long. The taste is pure Virginia with a nice bite of perique. The black cavendish "bullseye" is unobtrusive but nevertheless adds to to complexity of the flavor especially on the retro hale. As I said the blend burns slow and you can really slow it down and relax to a cool dry session with rewarding flavor and little tongue bite!

Get yourself a couple of ounces and give this blend a smoke you will be glad you did!

Pipe Used: Savinelli alligator bent Dublin

Age When Smoked: 6 months

Purchased From: Cigars international

Similar Blends: Orlick golden sliced. Luxury navy flake.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	mightysmurf8201 (28)	2016-08-28		Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant

One of the first flake type tobaccos and non aros I tried when first started exploring things other than aros. My first impression was positive. I was pretty inexperienced at the time, but I remember smelling grassy and sweet aromas, which I know now were the wonderful Virginias used by PS. For having very little experience with flakes, my first smoke was successful as it was easy to pack, light, and keep lit. I really enjoyed that first smoke, and have been smoking this regularly for the past 5 yrs. I still have a jar from that first purchase of this. This stuff is great brand new, but exceptional with some years on it. The quality Virginias take center stage, while the perique adds a subtle compliment of earthiness. The cavendish rounds it out by adding a pleasant figgy sweetness to the whole thing. Both rubbing out and fold and stuff work great, but I find it a bit sweeter when rubbed out, but I'll do both depending on my mood. For the price, it's worth buying in bulk and cellaring away in jars.

Pipe Used: cob, briar, meerschaum

Age When Smoked: new-5 yrs

Purchased From: Pipes and Cigars

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	OllieH (1)	2016-07-23		Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

This is a good tobacco and to consider the price that moves it into great tobacco category. I remember this being ok when I first tried it but now after having a bit of age on it I could smoke this much more often now. There is nothing remarkable about it than it being a good, solid VaPer.

It really is amazing what age can do for some Virginia blends. I have a few other jars of this from 2012 that I want to save and if it is better than this that will definitely be a treat.

Pipe Used: MM Morgan

Age When Smoked: 4 years

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	William H. Hardy (95)	2016-04-25		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

This is one of the greats in terms of VaPers. Everything is there: The sweet, grassy Virginias, the fruity and peppery Perique, and a little extra sweetness from the unflavored black Cavendish. Is it as good as Escudo? In my opinion, no. However, its price point and availability in bulk are two big considerations in its favor.

The coins are very easy to rub out, but to be honest, I usually just ball a couple rounds up and throw them in a pipe. LBF usually comes dry enough to smoke right out of the bag, while Escudo is usually a bit damp when I open the tin. I usually prefer my tobacco on the drier side and LBF is usually perfect. I just have to open the bag and toss it in a mason jar. It's ready to go at a moment's notice. LBF has a pretty decent nic hit and has a lot of flavor for such a simple blend.

Luxury Bullseye Flake is a very solid tobacco and stands on its own as a top notch VaPer. Some have said that LBF is not a true VaPer because of the inclusion of the black cavendish in the center. I think that this is just splitting hairs. It behaves like a VaPer and tastes like a VaPer. I'm gonna call it like I see it: Great tobacco.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	hiltanzil (7)	2016-04-16		Mild	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

Well i just receive this tobacco at this afternoon, a little bit disapointed not because the blend but i think my custom just robe me a half of my tobacco,, damn people!

Ok about the tobacco it self when i open the bag i just smell a nice VaPer smell,, very hay-ist and a little bit citrus note, very pleasant. The tobacco has a loose form, i can judge it by the crumb inside the bag.

I put 1-2 coin and bent it half and put into my pipe, and light it.

The first note that i notice is hay, and earthy, but it has a nice medium nic kick.

It is easy to light and wont go off easly. I puff it very gently a hint of thin citrus came out,, nice!!

After half of a bowl i think, i still cannot smell the difference but then it wont be long, after a half an hour i think i just hit the cavendish eye. In my opinion i cannot taste the sweetness but i smell a hint of perfumary, but i can't tell what it is, just such a good smell.

This is very good tobacco, i just keep lighten my bowl until i reach the 3rd fill the bowl in no time. And it still gave me an excellent note till the end.

After a couple of bowl. I taste a small tongue bite. I am pretty sure that it is not because the blend but i think it is because i pull the puff to much, really! 3 bowl in 2 hours,,, i'm that excited!

I would cellar it by the next purchasement. Good tobacco recomeded!!

Pipe Used: savinelli primo fumo 626

Age When Smoked: ?

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Pipesmoking101 (63)	2016-04-07		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

The review here is a copy of my review for Orlik Bull's Eye, with slight amendments where needed, as I couldn't tell the difference really. I have also rated it at 3 stars instead of 4 because this particular blend is not available over here, and that annoys me.

The pouch note I got from this (received it as a sample from a friend) was a strong stewed fruit/fig/raisin aroma, hints of red wine, with something a little more savoury in the background. Very pleasant indeed, and gave me great hopes for the smoke that was to come.

I rubbed out these disks, they seemed to be a little brittle, and when I tried to fold them, they could be folded, but didn't burn very well. No matter, they rubbed out very easily & packed well. The tobacco took the light with absolutely no problem when well rubbed, and maintained it well, requiring few relights.

The taste of the tobacco didn't disappoint, fruity, wine like - also with hints of chocolate on the retrohale. There was the slight peppery element from the Perique, but not enough to impinge the sweetness of the Virginias. The taste is non-complex, and doesn't evolve much (the Perique's influence increases somewhat towards the end of the bowl), but nonetheless is pleasant and engaging, producing a lot of creamy thick smoke. The Cavendish rounds it all off very well, with a dark sweetness.

In terms of size, the rolls seem to be too small for a pipefull, whereas two are too much, as such, I tend to cut one in half & have one & a half rolls in a pipe at a time.

The nicotine content is between mild & medium, but this doesn't detract from the quality of the experience for me.

The room note is fairly pleasant, and carries with it some of the qualities of the smoke itself, a pleasant fruitiness and sweetness combined.

Overall, a great smoke, not a world away from Dunhill DNR, and fairly identical to Orlik Bull's Eye It is, however, not available in the UK.

Pairs well with a dry red wine, or with a light Scotch. Can also be enjoyed with a very hoppy IPA.

Pipe Used: Aeroshpere, GBD Bulldog

Age When Smoked: Unsure (but fairly new, I think)

Purchased From: Sample from a friend

Similar Blends: Orlik Tobacco Company A/S - Bull's Eye, Dunhill - De Luxe Navy Rolls.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Theosprey247 (73)	2016-02-28		Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Tolerable

Needs to be dried for about 15 minutes or so otherwise it's difficult to keep lit. Nice flavor with an occasional sweetness. Nice coins. I fold and stuffed one or two (depending on the pipe) and rub one out on top to aid in lighting.

Pipe Used: Peterson cobs

Age When Smoked: New bulk

Purchased From: Smoking pipes.com

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2015-11-18		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The cavendish in here sands off any rough edges from the Virginia and Perique. Of all the Stokkebye Luxury blends this is the one I'll smoke youngest, but I also don't cellar as much of it. In my mind, Luxury Twist and Luxury Navy have better long-term prospects, and Luxury Bullseye is better in the short term.

Age When Smoked: 1 year

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30125)	2015-10-14		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

For the last several years, this has been my go-to tobacco. Earning a living outdoors, in all weather, this has been a regular companion to my Falcon pipe. The two got along quite well. If it wasn't this, it was Stokkebye's Cube Cut in a corn cob providing similar solace.

The requirements of the steady, daily smoker, the man who smokes to smoke, I have come to understand as being different, almost opposed, to the requirements of one who smokes to "have an experience." With Bullseye Flake, I find that there is enough going on with the blend to always be satisfying, when I give it thought, but not so much happening that I would be overwhelmed when I couldn't pay full attention. And I have generally preferred a flake, twist, or plug, so I could match the tobacco to the conditions.

All things come to an end. After twenty-five years, it's time for me to move on. The cube cut I'll smoke once in a while, as fuel for reminiscence; the bullseye flake I'll keep smoking and hoarding away. This tobacco is one of the best deals out there: I keep wondering why the price is so low given how good this is!

Pipe Used: Falcon, amongst others...

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Houndstooth (34)	2015-09-10		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

After all these years, I thought it was about time to try this. How is this a Navy Flake if it has Black Cavendish in it? And I've yet to find a Navy Flake that I actually like, but it seems even some of the marketing has it that this is Navy... Whatever it might be, it's good, and its far from a Virginia powerhouse.

The perique is here, but its far from overwhelming. This is a relatively mellow smoke, and good in the morning with coffee. It does require some drying time. Rubbed out, one coin fits just right in a Morgan cob.

It is the Black Cavendish which makes this tobacco palatable to so many; and if it was a true Navy, people such as myself might not like it so much.

Funny, the arguments about complexity. It's not monochrome, but it ain't the kitchen sink either! A big selling point many have made is the price, and I'm with them.

I'm keeping the bulk of mine in a Kerr jar. I'm hoping to have some left by the time it ages!

Pipe Used: MM Morgan, Royalton Silver Crown etc.

Age When Smoked: new/fresh

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars

Similar Blends: Newminster Superior Round Slices.

1 person found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Wes70 (2)	2015-07-04		Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant

Good and Full; Round Flake; Hint of sweet but for the most part it was a bold virginia/perique; spicy; definitely one of my favorites. The small portion of cavendish gives it a sweet touch in the middle of the smoke. It does this without losing the character of the Virginia.

Pipe Used: Northern briar

Purchased From: Pipesandcigars.com

Similar Blends: Solina silver flake 660.

1 person found this review helpful.