Marlin Flake Hold onto your pipes because Rattray's Marlin Flake is about to reel you in like a fisherman with a flair for flavour. A heady blend of tangy, sweet fruit Dark Virginia, the stoved Black Cavendish provides a sugary fermented ripe fruitiness and a pinch of Perique gives it almost spicy undertones of raisins, plums and fig, it has then been fermented under pressure into a cake before being sliced into flakes ready for rubbing to the smoker's preference. Even un-smoked the aroma given from a freshly opened tin is wonderful and gives great insight into the smoking characteristics. A companion to Old Gowrie. A shade darker, greater strength, different aroma, but otherwise a tobacco in the same tradition. So, grab your pipe and set sail with Rattray's Marlin Flake, the tobacco blend that's as refreshing as a dip in the deep blue sea and as bold as a sailor's tall tale. It's the flake that'll have you hooked, puff after puff, and leave you wondering why all tobacco can't be this amusingly nautical!