Davidoff: FLAKE MEDALLIONS 50g

Out of everything ive ever tried, this is my #1 fav!

Brilliant selection and service from 4N!

As I've said elsewhere, Davidoff's Flake Medallions aren't exactly hiding any depth, but they *are* as advertised: a Va/Per with a candy center of Cavendish. And no aeration required! Just rub out those coins, dry it out a bit, stuff & puff. Easy. Reliable. Decent price. Better presentation than Escudo... better flavour, too! I'm looking forward to comparing these to Stokkebye's Bulls Eye Flakes, but I have to wait until next year to do so; the Stokkebye line has a reputation for rushing their tobaccos out the door without allowing them to mature first, so once they've aged properly I'll do the comparison.

Until then, Davidoff's hits the bullseye themselves as a right-now pipe tobacco, the way it should be when you pop a tin.

One of the first tobaccos I tried when I began smoking a pipe and to this day it remains a firm favourite. Easy to pack, stays lit well and smokes down to a fine white ash every time. It is easily my favourite Vinginia/perique blend and the cavendish adds something very special that other blends don't have. It is sweet, mellow and very relaxing and I think is a great beginning point for anyone delving into flakes for the first time.

Beautifully looking, tidily arranged, large Curly Cut coins in the tin. The black centre of each coin is Black Cavendish. Surrounding the black eye we find bright Virginia and darker Perique. Delicious tin nose, being that well known of Virginia and Perique. Fantastic blend, impeccable tobacco. Perfect moisture. I fold the medallions and stuff them in my pipe, without braking or rubbing. Superb balance of Virginia and Perique. The Black Cavendish rounds up the blend, adds softness, and some sweetness to the natural sweetness of the Perique and Virginia. The body of this mixture is tangy Virginia, which never covers up the delightful Perique. In the first half of the bowl the Perique shows more its fruity aromas and only a little pepper. In the second half of the bowl it’s the opposite. Pleasant after-taste. A Rolls-Royce mixture on the sweeter side for all Va/Per aficionados.