Former Private Flake

Private Flake is a plug-cut blend in the aromatic wing of the line named after Danish pipe maker Former. It combines various Virginia leaves of US, African, and Indian origin with burley; records indicate the sauce is made from fig, tamarind, hazelnut, truffle, and apple syrup extracts as a top aroma. The topping is kept at a level that adds a fruity base to the leaf's own taste rather than masking it, so the blend behaves less like a classic heavy aromatic and more like a lightly sauced Virginia-burley plug.