Bob's Chocolate Flake

[spoonman]

Here's a really stupid question - is Bob's Chocolate Flake supposed to be in flakes in the tin? I recently got a tin from a vendor in the US and when I opened the tin there is a sealed bag of a loose cut style of tobacco. I've never had Bob's Chocolate Flake before so I don't know what it's supposed to look like. I thought that possibly the flake is pre-rubbed out, but that would obviously defeat the purpose of it being called a flake.

The tin was properly sealed when I opened it.

 

[Blade Boy]

It's been a long time since I smoked it but I think mine was in flake form, possible what they call broken flake, somewhat rubbed.

 

[jwhite]

The flake is usually pressed more loosely than some, and falls apart fairly easily. That said you can usually tell where it was a flake when initially cut with some retaining their shape.

 

[joshua1970]

The flake is usually pressed more loosely than some, and falls apart fairly easily. That said you can usually tell where it was a flake when initially cut with some retaining their shape.

+1

I have some old bulk BCF that retained it's flake form well, but I just got a few new tins of it a few weeks ago and opened one to find what looked like a semi-rubbed out flake. I presume it was just a result of being bumped around in shipping. it's still obviously a flake, just not neat flake sheets one would be used to.

James is correct tho - it's not a very hard pressed flake to begin with. One of my favorite daytime tobaccos to boot. YUM!

 

[spoonman]

Thank you for the responses. It seems I have made a rookie error - when I opened the tin it looked like a loose cut tobacco, however after reading this thread I opened the plastic packet inside and can see how it is a loose flake. Thanks again.