Navy Flake Tobacco. I don't recall ever seeing a latakia flake referred to as a navy flake, yet the cut is the same as any navy flake, so i believe a navy flake has come to mean a simpler, lightly. When navy flake was developed in 1965, much work went into the composition of the raw tobaccos.
I think navy flake is principally a marketing term, to associate the product with maritime endeavors. When navy flake was developed in 1965, much work went into the composition of the raw tobaccos. I've had one mac baren navy flake last over for 2 hours before.