Navy Flake

Navy Flake is one of the pressed slice tobaccos Samuel Gawith produces in Kendal. Retailer records classify it in the English blend family under flake cut; its foundation is Virginia leaf, with Latakia serving as the smoky component. The "navy" tradition behind its name rests on the practice, during the age of sail, of pressing tobacco into blocks.

On the smoke, Virginia's sweetness proceeds together with Latakia's woody, smoky line; because of pressing, the burn is slow, and crumbling the slices or airing them briefly before packing eases the burn. Nicotine and flavor intensity are medium. Fits flake smokers who don't want the intensity of heavy Latakia blends but seek a smoky line.