Chateau Henri No. 44

Chateau Henri No. 44 is a dark-colored, spicy-structured Virginia-Kentucky flake described by the Peter Heinrichs house. Per the maker's account, the blend is prepared by pressing high-quality Virginia and Kentucky leaves into slices; Virginia carries natural sweetness and a light nutty bouquet while fire-cured Kentucky lays down a smoky, full base layer.

Because of its unflavored structure, the taste comes from the tobacco's own processing: as the slices are rubbed out, Virginia sweetness comes forward first, followed by Kentucky's earth and smoke notes. It is described as sitting above medium in nicotine and as a slow, cool-burning flake. It is a record aimed at smokers interested in unflavored, full-bodied Virginia-Kentucky slices who are used to rubbing out flake.