Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Special Dublin Danish Mixture

(2.36)
This Irish mixture contains only the finest tobaccos which, when blended together by our Irish expert, give a mild, sweet and satisfying smoke. Flavoured with Irish whiskey.
Notes: Now sold as Special Dublin due to the new EU laws.

Details

Brand Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)
Blended By Orlik Tobacco Company A S
Manufactured By Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Black Cavendish, Virginia
Flavoring Apricot, Honey
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 50 grams pouch, 100 grams tin 250 grams tin
Country Denmark
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

2.36 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 15, 2014 Mild Mild Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
The quintessential Danish aromatic. The tin note is fruity, although slightly artificial, but this is not detectable in the taste, where it takes a step back and rounds off the tobacco taste. It does not remind me of Whiskey, neither Irish, nor otherwise. This is a great tobacco to smoke besides other activities. It burns well and easily, without much complexity, but therefore does not distract or need any concentration. I would not call it my favorite blend, but still I smoke quite a lot of it. It is just there and satisfies.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 09, 2016 Very Mild Medium to Strong Mild Pleasant
Sweet Dublin.

I wasn't too sure how I'd get along with this. I tried its lighter cousin the other day (Sweet Dublin Light), and to be honest I found it rather boring. This on the other hand, is much better.

The mixture includes a higher proportion of Virginia in comparison to the Black Cavendish. Even though it's marked as being a ribbon, there's some almost Broken Flake pieces in there. The moisture's good, as is the aroma: I can easily identify the whiskey in it.

I don't think everybody would like Sweet Dublin's smoke: it's very sticky and really sweet. Although it says there's apricot included, I don't get any: the added flavour I get is 50/50 split between the whiskey and the honey/sugar; it's a blend for those who like their sticky smokes! The nicotine's really mild in this, an ideal beginners strength. The room-note's good as it's flavoursome, yet the room doesn't become filled with smoke.

I wasn't a fan of Sweet Dublin Light: I only gave it two stars. This one though, It's not that good it deserves a full house, but still, it easily scores three.

Recommended.
Pipe Used: Cob
PurchasedFrom: The Danish Pipe Shop
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 03, 2019 Mild Strong Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
Ok. I admit it. You framed me. Being a Samuel Gawith natural tobacco addicted, I thought this one would have never seen my living room, but, as JB says, Never say never! While browsing my tobacconist, a customer came in asking for this Sweet Dublin. He called it Sweet, not special, and it was burning in his pipe. The smell was so good, the price so low, I had to give it a try. Pouch aroma is rather pleasant, sweet, the whisky aroma is there but not so overwhelming, Virginias can still be detected, but also a nut and choco note of Burley reminds me of the good old FLying Dutchman, or something like that... Well, I use to smell this aroma in the good old 80's. Black cavendish scatters taste and color here and there. Filling is easy, very easy, it can be smoked out of the pouch not being so wet. But I think I'll have it sit in my jar with a stone for a week. Smoke is not so creamy as a SG Celtic or Ennerdale, but tastes good. In italy the price is 8,80 Euros and I think it's the perfect price for this tobacco, offering fresh and sweet whisky flavoured smoking with some chocolate on the background. No tongue bite, no water floating in the bowl I recommend to use filters for this kind of tobacco.
Pipe Used: Brebbia 9mm filter
Age When Smoked: fresh from the pouch
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 05, 2019 Mild to Medium Medium Medium Pleasant
A delicious uncompromising Danish Mixture. Golden Virginia leaves mixed with some black cavendish. The aroma in the pouch is similar to my taste (but not as pronounced) to Macbaren Mixture - in a way that it smells of honey for me. I cannot detect any whisky smell for that matter...The cut is fine ribbon cut and fills the pipe easily. Lights well, burns evenly and leaves only ashes without goop... has a great taste and aroma, I can really taste the tobacco here - sweet virginias and the topping contributes to the overall flavour profile. It does not bite at all and it is light in nicotine. A keeper for me. Well done again STG.
Pipe Used: Vauen, Stanwell, Brebbia, Savinelli, Gigi
PurchasedFrom: Duty free shop in Sweden
Age When Smoked: Fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 17, 2015 Mild Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
Seen from a European point of view it is rather useless to write a review about this blend since this is a true need to know tobacco and most smokers over here actually do know it. It is most commonly used as a tobacco for pipe smoking competitions and in that regard it is hard to be beat.

The pouch aroma is sweet with a to be expected alcoholic note and luckily enough tobacco to look forward to the actual smoke.

Packing is easy and burn properties are very good bordering to the excellent.

Taste is sweet, spicy, pleasant to the taste and with a very nice whiskey flavour. All throughout the smoke the tobaccos have enough room to shine through. The overall taste is very delectable and to many a smoker this is *the* blend. It is very easy to obtain and within a budget.

Aftertaste is a memory of the flavouring and the room note is just plain good.

So, do i recommend this blend? I very much do so. Even tho i am not a fan of this blend myself it *is* a need to know tobacco and in my opinion rightfully so. I also want to recommend this blend as a beginners blend as there are no rough edges or any potential for hassle.
Pipe Used: It went trough rotation.
Age When Smoked: They don't print production dates on it.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 23, 2002 Mild Medium Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
I purchased a tin of this from the Dan Tobacco catelog a few years ago because I wanted the tin. I also enjoy tobacco with a bit of whiskey flavoring every now and then, and this was a nice change of pace blend for me.

My only complaint is that despite the quality of the virginia, the cavandish was overly sweetened. I couldn't handle more than one bowl before I went running for my Royal Yacht.

The casing is of top quality by the way, because the pipe came up mostly dry after the smoke.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 12, 2020 Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Unnoticeable
There's quite a selection of Sweet Dublin in here, presumably as it kept changing it's name/look. Here, I'm reviewing something called Special Dublin which is, I assume, the same blend renamed due to public outcry.

Another blend, neatly side-stepped and shunned by good British tobacconists everywhere, which Dan Tobacco sell for half the price of any British equivalent and it's a proper 50g too, not your scabby 40g that manufacturers are so cunningly hiding in their over-priced packets over here.

I can't say I've ever had the pleasure of an Irish Whiskey so this is a relatively new taste to me. I suppose it's natural to compare this to other Whisky blends such as Peterson's Irish Dew or Player's Blenders Highland and this doesn't resemble either of those two. No this is much sweeter, far less malty than those other two.

This sweet alcoholic aroma stays in the smoking, until you get down to the last third of the bowl, when it just becomes any other blend that has lost it's flavour. It's a superb smoke, subtly flavoured rather than drowned. It's predominantly sweet, yet with a slightly sour edge than is intriguing. A refreshing change if you're bored with aromatics per se.

It's a light aromatic, well worth trying if you like alcoholic flavoured tobaccos, and certainly - until it's novelty has worn off after daily use - one I would order again.
Pipe Used: Briars
PurchasedFrom: Dan Pipe, Germany
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 13, 2012 Very Mild Very Mild Extremely Mild (Flat) Unnoticeable
I received some of this and just on the name was excited...the pouch note is ok and very sweet smelling but upon smoking it I found it kind of flat. Not only is there nothing in the room note but zero taste. I'm going to put this away and revisit. If it gets better I will adjust my review.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 09, 2011 Very Mild Mild Very Mild Pleasant
If you want an aromatic with a good nicotine note, this isn't the one. Upon opening the pouch you can smell some fruity notes, but when you light it up, it vanishes. The only thing I can taste is ash. For the nicotine, well I can just say it's toooooo mild for me. The only positive note is that it burns well and down to the bottom leaving no goopy stuff in the pipe. It's true, you can find Sweet Dublin nearly anywhere, but if I can find only that, I'll just prefer not to smoke.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 25, 2010 Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
As he says, Daniel Andersen in its review, the grandfather smoked and bought it for that reason. Your grandfather has become real big smoke. I started with this blend, was truly Irish whiskey! That is not your grandfather who smoked the same as you smoke now. I assure you, 100% Today..........Not to buy
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