You can count me in the camp of really enjoying your reviews when you are really excited. As an aside, best part of my trip to the UK in 2019; having access to blends that are hard to come by in the states. Worst part of my trip to the UK in 2019; paying the exhorbitant costs that people have to pay for tobacco in the UK.

Since you've emptied two tins in quick succession before making a video of the contents (Samuel Gawith Hansom Flake and now Germain's Brown Flake) it might be advisable to make a new rule for yourself on opening a tin: OPEN TIN, FILM CONTENTS!

The band aid smell you're referring to are phenols, or more specifically TCP (tri-chloro-phenols) that have that 'medicinal' smell and taste. A lot of the heavily peated scotches, from Islay especially, have this in their flavor profile. Some people hate it but some of us absolutely love it! You really should try sometime if you get a chance.

Dude, it's a special treat even in the UK! I maybe find it in stock once a year, if that. Don't know about plasters!?! but I think it has a new world cigar 'barnyard' aroma.

Castello filled with Germain. Congratz on your Bar Mitzvah.

Band-aids are iodine and iodine is “peaty”. Many Scotches and even pipe tobacco are peaty. Like you, I describe that essence as Band-aids😀

Yep, I feel you Bradley. This is my favourite Virginia flake that I can't get. Next time I'm back in the UK, I'll be buying a 250g pack. Rich Dark Flake and Special Latakia Flake are some I'm sure you'd enjoy.

I've seen a review from a fella who emailed Germain and got a response. They say it is 100% Virginia leaf. And since it's air-cured VA, it'll definitely feel like some burley in there, despite there not being any. I haven't had this blend yet, but there's some other blends with air cured VAs and they're dark and heavy. Stuff like GH Brown Bogie and Dark Flake Unscented (some of that may be dark fired VAs but there's air cured VA as well). One of these days I'll track down a tin. I love the dark VAs.

When you say tin note has mushroom, and that it gives a bit of spice when smoking/retrohale makes me think of Semois.

A cracking blend and one of my top 3. It's not easy to get here in the UK, it goes as it arrives. Special Latakia flake and Rich Dark Flake is also. All the best. Adrian.

I dont even smoke, but here i am.

Maybe when we can travel again a trip to Jersey is in order! Great review sir!

my favorite blend of all time. with age this gets a lot better. Wessex brown flake is also really good its my second favorite.

As soon as you said Bandaids, I immediately recalled that distinctive smell as if I just took a deep whiff of it. Very bizarre and interesting way of describing that odor, but obviously extremely effective given my comment and others!

Things change but one thing that should NEVER change is the SaT theme song. It takes me back to when I first strated looking up tobacco reviews.

Bradley whenever I think of Dr Pepper I think almonds

You should try Gawith & Hoggarth's "Brown Flake unscented" - A flavorful medium-strength Virginia-Burley flake that has become a personal favorite.

Hey Brad, I know EXACTLY what you mean when you say “Band-Aid” smell/taste. I get that every time I smoke Penzance. Maybe it’s a Germain thing. Idk, but I dig it!

Good stuff! I lucked out a while back and got a tin from P&C. Great review, as usual!

Do Americans just never buy tobacco from overseas? Maybe it’s because here in australia it’s either impossible or prohibitively expensive to get much pipe tobacco locally so I buy practically every tin I have from either the US, UK or Germany and ship it here. Germains is pretty easy to get in the UK. It sells out but you won’t be waiting longer than a few weeks at most to find it again and when it’s there, it isn’t selling out in 3 hours like it does in the US so you don’t have to be Johnny on the spot. Brown flake, rich dark flake and special Latakia flake are my favourites from the germains line - they’re all outstanding.

Excellent review Bradley. Thanks a lot. Have a great week.

Glad you're still going strong Brad.

Thanks once again for the review Bradley, I get bandaid flavor from scotch sometimes but I have never noticed it with brown flake. Although I didn’t vote, I am really looking forward to the Stonehaven review, I offered to send you some years ago and you declined. I am hopeful that you love it as much as I do. I assume if you like brown flake you will enjoy Stonehaven. Cheers.

Now I didn’t hear you say anything about a Lakeland essence but I just wanted to check and see if there was any Lakeland essence? Thanks

I hate being on the hype train too, but sometimes crowds DO have wisdom

Nice review! Have you ever reviewed St Bruno flake I feel like you would like that!

in my humble opinion, Bradley is the very Best Reviewer over the whole YT, morover,when possible, I'd be interested to hear your take' on Erinmore flake and St Bruno, Best Greets from across the pond, Paul

Great video. One day the tobacco will come back. ::Question now for Sunday Stuff and Things:: I smoke on my lunch break at work. Are you able to smoke on your lunch break at work, and or do you smoke while driving? I've had some of the best smokes just going some where, was wondering if you have experienced the same.

I usually have to sit through a Cannabis gummy vid before I can watch pretty much anything on KZfaq, but pipe smoking is no-bueno. The world has gone crazy.

Bradley, regarding the composition of the blend...I would say there is Burley in it. So, why do they say it's all Virginia? Not at all trying to be coy about it, but Burley IS a Virginia tobacco, southwestern Virginia, down near the Tennessee border. The tobacco houses in England referred to all tobacco grown in North America as "Virginia" for many years. Great review!

It's almost impossible to get any germains in the uk

Sounds like it is pretty close to Freiburg & Treyer Vintage Flake

Have you considered dipping into the world of snuff?

Maybe you should start doing the shoot for the cut display BEFORE you run out. Like when you hit halfway through the tin, be like, "Shit, I better shoot the cut."

I agree👏

Dr. Pepper and band aids? Shut up and take my money! Sold!

Your not doing enough tobacco reviews Bradley.

No it is not easily obtainable in the UK that i can assure you .Sometimes you can find in the most exclusive tobacconist like JJFox (this was/is the tobacconist of Curchill /King Edward VII,Napoleon III RD etc)Once a week i visit this tobaccconist to check if there is any good news but since months nothing .By the way the Germains are so secretive they dont even employ anyone outside their family .

"Latex" is the smell you detect in the box of Band-Aids.

lol...tissue or plastic(band-aid)???...lol...Cheers!!!...RAL...