Paul Olsen Dark Flake

Dark Flake is the classic flake tobacco of the Copenhagen-based My Own Blend line. Its body is built from matured dark Virginia leaves, joined by fire-cured Kentucky and a share of cavendish, then pressed and sliced. The Kentucky share gives the blend an earthy, lightly smoky depth, while Virginia provides a bready, dried-fruit-like natural sweetness. Rubbed between the fingers before lighting, the slices burn slowly and coolly. The brand descends from the personal-blending tradition Paul Olsen began at his Copenhagen shop in 1939, and the blends are now offered through The Danish Pipe Shop in Copenhagen.