Solani 656: Aged Burley Flake - PToM Feb 2016 (Pipe Tobacco of the Month)

[cgraunke]

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656: AGED BURLEY FLAKE
Brand: Solani
Blend Type: Burley
Contents: Burley
Flavoring: None
Cut: Flake
Packaging: 50g Tin
Country: DE

From monjureinternational.com: (US Distributor of Germany's R.L. Will brands, Solani & Reiner)

A skillful mixture of three aged Burley's - dark brown Burley from Kentucky, light Burley from Brazil, and white Burley from Malawi - Southeast Africa. A very natural blend with absolutely no additives or flavors - a true Burley blend.​

Prior PToM reviews can be found HERE

 

[Whtwtrman79]

What a great looking choice


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[thedismaltrade]

Definitely in my top 10 smokes. It's probably the best Burley that's out there stateside or otherwise. Never harsh and has a really nice deep Cocoa on the retrohale. Definitely a great smoke with a light to medium roast coffee. Even though she is the one note Sally from beginning to end it never gets boring.

 

[Doc Sixstring]

I was thrilled to see this month's pick was ABF by Solani. I bought a tin of this blend on a whim about 8 months ago and I have been smoking it constantly ever since. This isn't your run-of-the-mill burley, it truly stands by its label of "premium quality." On first and subsequent lights, I get a powerful taste of cocoa and sweet bread. Throughout the bowl, the cocoa fades but the sweetness remains. Slight nuttiness throughout, as expected from burley, but not a forerunner in this blend. The room note, however, is very nutty and easy on the nose. I often smoke this blend just for the room note, it makes my garage smell incredible for hours afterwards.

The snork is easy with this one, amplifying notes of molasses with a nutty finish. I leave the flakes in-tact for this blend and you will find that they need no help burning cool and dry. Preferring to light with a match to preserve the cool temperature.

Fantastic blend and I hope some of you will take part this month. If you're a burley fan, you won't regret it.

 

[K Williams]

Definitely in my top 10 smokes. It's probably the best Burley that's out there stateside or otherwise. Never harsh and has a really nice deep Cocoa on the retrohale. Definitely a great smoke with a light to medium roast coffee. Even though she is the one note Sally from beginning to end it never gets boring.

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[Xavier Dredo]

So I'm several bowls into the tin and I dig it. I'm still new to the pipe and initially shied away from burly - left a cigar-like after taste that I didn't enjoy. Over time I'm coming to appreciate it more, And this three burly blend is excellent. It's pretty one note, but what a note!
First bowl I smoked was right out of the tin. Burned ok. I've let subsequent bowls dry out a bit after rubbing it out () with much better results. Minimal relights, dry, cool bowl.


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[K Williams]

Copycats... LOL

 

[Doc Sixstring]

Copycats... LOL

I saw this yesterday and it rang true for me. Though he did pick up a LOT more subtleties than I did. His assessment of ABF as one-dimensional is undoubtedly true, but that dimension is really, really good

 

[SmokeRing85]

2nd Favorite pipe Baccy...end of review. I smoke it more often than any other pipe Baccy.


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[K Williams]

2nd Favorite pipe Baccy...end of review. I smoke it more often than any other pipe Baccy.


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What's #1?

 

[SmokeRing85]

JFG Brown Flake


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[BrewinHooligan]

Definitely in my top 10 smokes. It's probably the best Burley that's out there stateside or otherwise. Never harsh and has a really nice deep Cocoa on the retrohale. Definitely a great smoke with a light to medium roast coffee. Even though she is the one note Sally from beginning to end it never gets boring.

And thank you again for sending me some!! I will post up a proper review when I can. Somehow missed this was the ptom. Probably my favorite burley although a recently acquired sample of Semios is right up there.