Oh, I don't know. A steady diet of Condor, University Flake, Reunion Flake, Irish Mixture, Red Mixture, Scottish Flake, Hyde Park, Royal Yacht, and assorted Lakelands, should provide a good level of sustenance.
I rarely smoke Cavendish aromatics, so anything with a detectable added non-tobacco flavour goes in either the aromatic or Lakeland pipes, depending on whether it's strictly "food and drink" or floral. Or the mixed use pipes that I'll smoke anything in.
Like Firedance. Brown Flake with blackberry brandy and... Then it is wonderful. And aromatic. Not goopy and doesn't taste like sugar but everyone loves the smell of it and I enjoy the taste of it.
As to the appearance on broken flake, i can usually manage a long smoke out of of it over ribbon or shag cut. Which is also how I came to enjoy many blends. They were my driving to work bowl and I either finished it on the way home or sat our back and finished it on the stoop.
If you like Orientals, it's a great smoke. The Virginia in this is a carrier for the little leaves. As far as flakes go, I still prefer ribbon. But not by enough to make any kind of difference.
More like i have too many open tins.
Sutliff Balkan II is a good one.
Je suis désolé, Chef! I just saw this. As a driving to work smoke, I was all about Oriental Silk. There was something wonderful how the orientals played with a cup of coffee with cream and sugar. They each highlighted each other.
