Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation 1931 Pipe tobacco 50g Tin

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Manufacturer:	Erik Stokkebye
Name:	4th Generation 1931 Erik Peter's Flake
Weight (net):	50g
Packing:	Tin
Tobacco type:	Light aromatic
Strength:	Medium - strong
Tobacco species:	Virginia and Perique
Cut:	Flake
Flavour:	virginia-tobacco with a hint of sour mash
Tongue agreeableness:	Very good
Burning behavior:	Very good
Condensate:	Less
Aroma constancy:	Very good
Cut quality:	Very good
Plugability:	Very good
Humidity:	Good
Light-up:	Very good

Manufacturer Description:
Hot pressed Navy Flake tobacco. A blend of mature Old Belt Flue-Cured Virginia seasoned with Louisiana Perique.

Erik Stokkebye 4Th Generation

1855
The year my great-grandfather Erik Peter Stokkebye was born was the first decade in which he ventured into the tobacco business. He started with a retail store and finally worked his way into manufacturing of various tobacco products, including snuff, pipe tobacco and some cigars.

1882
The year the Stokkebye Tobacco Shop was founded is 1882. The picture shows my great-grandfather's original business license, where he was granted the title of "Tobacco Maker" for a financial investment of 16 Danish Kroner (approximately $3.00 US) on September 27, 1882.

1897
My grandfather Erik Paul Stokkebye's year of birth was 1920. Erik Paul began his tobacco career working for his father and was finally posted to Sumatra as a cigar tobacco manager. Back in the early 1920s, he and my grandmother sailed to the Far East. After an exciting 5 years in Sumatra, they returned to Denmark and my grandfather ultimately took over the management of the factory.

1931
This is the year my father Peter was born. Peter also started in the family business, but later wanted to come to America in the early 1950s and learn more about tobacco leaves. He developed a great affection for the United States, but business in Denmark required his presence and my parents returned there in the mid-1950s. Years later, after developing pipe tobacco for the US, my father decided to return to the US and he became a US citizen in the mid-1980s.

1957
This is my birth year. When I was a child, I took my first “steps” in business by helping my grandfather in the factory on Saturdays (yes, Saturdays were half days back then). Later in life, I also spent a year in the tobacco fields and warehouses in the southern tobacco states learning how to classify tobacco leaves. In the late 1980s, I was excited to rejoin our family business and worked hard to develop new blends for our brands.

Characterisation:
The 4th Generation 1931 Erik Peter's Flake is wrapped square in cardboard, but this was packed in a normal round tin. There are two stacks of wide but thinly cut flakes in the wrapper. The discs are pale brown and golden yellow marbled and show very light speckles and a few dark brown inclusions. The scent is sweet and fruity, piercingly tangy, reminiscent of multivitamin juice. This is particularly typical for some classic tobaccos containing Perique. The flakes are crumbly, but contain enough residual moisture to make them easy to plug.

Plugging:
Flake fans can bring the 4th Generation 1931 Erik Peter's Flake into the pipe, bent and folded in the classic manner. Of course you can crush the tobacco into a ready rubbed, stack pieces or form balls. The pipe shouldn't be too small, as compressed tobacco should be given room to develop.

Light up:
The 4th Generation 1931 Erik Peter's Flake takes the first flame well. If you then smooth the prepared surface again with the tamper and light the fire again, you get a reliable bed of embers. 

Smoking properties:
The 4th Generation 1931 Erik Peter's Flake is immediately powerful from the first puff. It shows the power you would expect from classic English blends. But there are no oriental tobaccos responsible for the grassy, earthy notes here. The Perique is the driving force. Sour aromas combine with smokiness and spice. The Virginia is more of a companion in the 4th Generation 1931 Erik Peter's Flake, adding a harmonizing touch. Peat and some toasted bread round off the tops. You should smoke carefully so as not to be surprised by the profound strength. Otherwise, however, the 4th Generation 1931 Erik Peter's Flake hardly requires any attention. It burns down evenly until only a little light ash and unburned crumbs remain to clean.

Redolency:
In the room, the Perique-content is clearly visible in the smoke. If you don't want to smoke the 4th Generation 1931 Erik Peter's Flake alone, you should make sure that no one feels disturbed.

Conclusion:
The 4th Generation 1931 Erik Peter's Flake is precisely cut, shows very light brown tones and the cold scent already reveals the Perique. This becomes even clearer in the smoke. Aromas of peat, earth and grass with tangy acidity can be found as well as toasted bread and Virginia spice. Completely inexperienced smokers could be overwhelmed by both the nicotine content and the power of this natural tobacco. In any case, you should not smoke the 4th Generation 1931 Erik Peter's Flake on an empty stomach, in the morning or too hastily. But for lovers of Louisiana Perique, this intense tobacco, which makes you think you can taste the Mississippi River Delta, is definitely recommended.

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