My “desert island” blend. Fantastic stuff.

One of my favorites. Never bite here.

Marlin Flake is my favorite blend.

@aiarch

3 ай бұрын

I have high hopes for it let's see how it turns out

Something I feel like I should put on my list!

I love Marlin Flake. Went the 500g route after a few tins. Definitely a biter. I find that drying it out to almost brittle really makes it a dark-flake profile and significantly kills the bite. Unfortunately that route takes away most, not all of the sweetness that I actually enjoy but may be more up your ally Bradly. Once in a blue moon I nail drying it, right in the middle, with balanced sweetness yet no bite and dark flake characteristics. I also find this stuff really shines in a cob as well.

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

It's that Cavendish! Temperamental stuff.

Thanks for the review Bradley , feels criminal to break up those beautiful flakes. I really enjoy this blend. Cheers! ~Scottem

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Who said MF is like Old Gowrie? No, they’re not alike. The Rattray’s selections that are alike, sort of, are Hal O’ the Wynd, Old Gowrie, and Brown Clunee. The have the same three ingredients in different proportions.

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

I've had several people tell me that they found them similar. I thought the addition of Cavendish made this one have a pretty different character.

@scottthomas7876

3 ай бұрын

@@stuffandthingsyoutube The cavendish for sure, and the fact that OG has Kentucky, and a different casing. I just don’t understand how anyone could think the two blends similar. I like them both, yet I think you won’t be adding MF to your rotation. 😉

My buddy had some older marlin flake --pretty good with some age.

I have some aged Marlin Flake in my cardboard box (i.e., cellar), and your present review has spurred me to indulge in a bowl thereof. My recollection of the blend is that it is quite enjoyable and, as Virginia/Perique flakes go, sophisticated. My experience indicates that the flakes benefit from occasional rehydration even when cellared in tightly-closed glass jars. I look forward to your full review of "Marlin Flake." Cheers!

Awwww- I was hoping for a picture of a Marlin on the tin- no such luck.

Marlin flake is named proper considering that catching a batch is just like catching a real Marlin. You either catch one or dont. No spoilers but it does hit the spot when reeled in low n slow. Only thing to make it over the top would be hooking a real Marlin while enjoying this blend miles away from land. One could only hope! Cheers!

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

Cheers!

I have my first tin of this blend out for delivery today. Then I see this video. Weird coincidence!

Yep, I was freaked out when I discovered it is one giant roll.

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

Haha. I just assumed it would be broken flakes!

Black cavendish is an excellent blending component. It adds sweetness and burns cool n slow. It can really help tame a hot blend

@Dwightpower88

3 ай бұрын

I agree, people freak out over it. They think of the glycol glop stuff, in reality it's steamed Virginia. Peter Stokkebye Natural Cavendish is a great blender and evenly good on its own

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

To each their own!

Good Evening 😊 Thanks for your first impression and sharing your thoughts on the blend 👍🏼 Have a wonderful day and Happy smoking 🌬💨💨 Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Bradley, you're gonna enjoy Rattrays Hal O the Wynd

I'm getting a piny sort of flavor from marlin flake and love that about it! Kind of weird to see this look into the past - good luck with everything!

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

Cheers!

This was the first non-aromatic blend I ever had and it blew my mind as to what pipe smoking should be lol. So a bit special place in my heart. It can tend to bite if you get aggressive at all unfortunately. But the base flavor profile is delicious IMO. Love the new video background. Thanks for all your content, Bradley 👍

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

Ah, it's "that blend" for you? Mine was Orlik Golden Sliced. :-)

I opened a 30 yr old 100g tin of Brown Clunee and it’s pretty good. I wish it was Marlin flake though that was aged.

as a new pipe smoker, I have tried 3 tobaccos so far. Mac baren Mixture, HH pure virginia and marlin flake I love the weat like taste of the marlin flake

@Dwightpower88

3 ай бұрын

Virginia's a tough for a new smoker, you need a certain cadence. I recommend trying some Englishes and burleys, they're less finicky. Plus you might love them

Virginia, Perique and Black Cavendish? That's Bullseye Luxury Flake territory, right?

@samuellefischer9596

3 ай бұрын

They don’t say it on the tin but I’m positive there’s quite of bit of Kentucky in it and no one can convince me otherwise. It’s very different from bullseye in my opinion. It’s much sweeter and tangy. It’s actually kind of similar to Old Dark Fired with a little less BBQ

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this is the second time that I have ordered a blend and your review came on the same day 👽👻

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

Meant to be!

@aiarch

3 ай бұрын

@@stuffandthingsyoutube keep the good vibes going. btw I ordered it for the first time along with my favorite Hal O Wind :)

A little off topic, but whatever happened to those Gerbils you had?

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

They're still going strong!

That was my impressions too. Biggest problem I have is it was too mild of flavor until about the last half. I would overheat it to try to get much out of it. I do like that it comes in a ‘belt’, just wish it was a bit more flavor.

Hey Bradley did you ever review rattray's hal o' the wynd ? I'd love to hear your take on it😊

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

Not yet!

@viviencharrier1984

3 ай бұрын

I have just cracked a 2018 tin open and ...son of a gun ! This is so yummy 😂

I like Gowrie better thanks to the Red Virginia and Kentucky combo,yet because it is ready rubbed And no Black Cavendish added there

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

I prefer Gowrie too!

Since K&K took over the Rattray's name, they've added all sorts of blends and slapped the Rattray's label on them. This is one I probably would never try, simply because it's a Virginia. Although the original Rattray's Black Virginia was perhaps the most amazing tobacco I ever smoked. I go all the way back to when the labels read "Blended by Charles Rattray at Perth, Scotland." i.e. the real thing. Great show today!

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

Cheers! I've only had three or four Rattray's blends, all from the K&K era. I've been reasonably impressed, but not blown away.

tried once, don't think i'll buy it again

Hi

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

Hello

Black Cavendish (or any Cavendish) always gives me tongue bite! Thanks for taking one for the team, normally I like all K&K blends but this will be a hard pass!

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

You're not the only one!

tongue tingle is probably the moisture in the tobacco. The sweetness is from the virginias and perique, and the fact that its flake is also to blame. The tobacco has been under pressure for a long time and so the flavors and oils have mixed properly, at the same time there has also been a chemical (nature chemical) aging process due to this.

wanted to like Marlin Flake...just not there

First

I read somewhere that black cavendish in Rattray’s blends is made with a different leaf than what American black cavendishes are made from. I too don’t like black cavendish EXCEPT for the black cavendish that Rattray’s uses.

@stuffandthingsyoutube

3 ай бұрын

In most cases, European black cavendish will be different than American. It's basically steamed Virginia. American cavendish often uses burley, and the cheap stuff is filled with the stereotypical "gloop" we associate with highly flavored, cheap aromatics. I prefer British/European style black cavendish, but I still don't usually love it in a blend.