Virginia Flake Tobacco

Virginia Flake is a Virginia-forward blend in Pfeifen Huber's flake line. The leaves are pressed and cut into thin slices, a structure that helps the tobacco retain moisture and burn slowly. The blend carries no heavy flavoring; its sweetness comes largely from the Virginia leaf's own sugars and from the pressing process.

On the palate there is a honey-and-dry-hay sweetness with a light floral edge behind it; the body sits between light and medium. Rubbing out the flake and letting it air briefly before smoking improves the burn. It suits those wanting to get to know pressed Virginia tobacco and those after slow, long smokes.