Dan Tobacco Liberty

(2.33)
A mixture of choice, golden-brown Virginia varietals and each a small portion of Kentucky and dark fired Virginia. The addition of a flavored ready rubbed Virginia flake give its a pleasing aroma. The smooth spice comes from a little whiff of latakia, whose smokiness is always tamed in the back. The cut is rather short, so it offers a slow burn and cool smoke with aromatic-spicy flavors and a wonderful bouquet.
Notes: This blend commemorates the crossing of the Delaware River by George Washington and his troops on that cold December day. It was a brave testimonial to their strong desire for liberty. Naturally bright and sweet Virginia grade tobaccos provide for a wonderful medium bodied smoke.

Details

Brand Dan Tobacco
Series American History Mixtures
Blended By Dan Tobacco
Manufactured By Dan Tobacco
Blend Type Straight Virginia
Contents Kentucky, Latakia, Virginia
Flavoring Other / Misc
Cut Broken Flake
Packaging 50 grams tin
Country Germany
Production Currently available

Profile

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

Average Rating

2.33 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 08, 2014 Mild Strong Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
A heavily cased (though not at all goopy, just heavy in the smell and taste) Virginia Tobacco. Upon opening the tin, I was hit with a massive aroma, of what I'm not quite sure. I passed the tin to my better half (she has a nose that is amazing in picking out aromas) and she immediately said it reminded her of the Catholic incense which she used to smell in church. Not being Catholic, I took her word for it. Upon lighting, it had a very sweet and strong taste of what I equated with blueberries. Halfway through the bowl, this flavoring diminished, and I could detect a nice Virginia hay taste on the palate. She said the room note was quite nice until the last third of the bowl. I suspect this is where the topping completely burned off, as I was getting almost nothing but pure Virginia taste at this point. All in all, not a bad tobacco, and seemed to contain good quality leaf, but certainly not going into my rotation. Mild in nicotine, okay on flavor. It burned very nicely, cool from start to finish, leaving a fine white ash and no dottle whatsoever. A dedicated aromatic smoker would likely give it a higher rating than 2, but this one just couldn't pass the "I love this stuff" test. 2 out of 2 stars here.

And BTW, DAN Tobacco makes some of the finest blends on the planet in my opinion. Old Ironsides, Midnight Ride, Patriot Flake, and Hamborger Veermaster being four of them. This one just didn't do it for me. Sorry DAN, your Liberty offering was almost awful in comparison to the above stellar blends.
Pipe Used: Savinelli 601 Briar
PurchasedFrom: Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked: 1 year
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 20, 2015 Very Mild Mild Medium Very Pleasant
Liberty is, pure and simple, a Lemon Virginia that has been cased with what seemed like berries and nuts. I even got a tinge of what I believe to be Hazelnut, though I could be wrong. Not at all strong in the nicotine department and rather willowy from first light to last puff. Not a pleasant experience for me personally, but I can see where some might like it.

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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 14, 2017 Mild to Medium Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
Dan Tobacco - Liberty (American History Mixtures).

A coarsely cut ribbon, with equal measures of light, medium, and dark, Virginias, due to the spacious tin it's dried a little, and it gives a nose of fruit. Because of the dryness lighting Liberty's easy.

I find this one a bit difficult to rate, it has plusses and minuses. The plusses: the collection of different grades of Virginia form a pleasant flavour. Some sweetness, ripeness, sharp notes, and maybe a few fruity flavours; although this could be from the casing. I can't be sure exactly what this flavouring is, there's slightly caustic, almost bitter note from it. One side I feel more emphatic about is nuts: there seems to have been the definite addition of nuts. Some of the minuses: temperature and speed: hot and fast.

Nicotine: mild to medium. Room-note: pleasant.

I'm torn between two and three, but I'll go with my gut. Two:

Somewhat recommended.

Pipe Used: Peterson Dracula #221
PurchasedFrom: Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 31, 2014 Mild Medium Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
Mottled black and brown ribbon cut with a tin nose of fruit. As it's a synthetic smell, it's hard to tell which fruit. Perhaps cherry. At any rate, I should have consulted TR.com before purchase. But it was quite well aged and it's a good opportunity to see what aging does to an aromatic tobacco blend. Plus I like the tin art on these old Dan blends. And it was cheap. 🙂

The Virginia leaf in this blend appears to be of high quality and there's a definite tobacco taste beneath the flavoring, which incidentally has a sort of Lakeland essence to it as well. But that didn't save it from being disastrous in the taste department. It had the typical cloying, cough syrupy essence of your typical American aromatic but it wasn't as goopy. It smoked very dry. Those U.S pipe companies that make aromatics would do well to study this one as an example of how to make an aromatic that isn't dripping in sauce or PG. In fact, even though this tin was sealed, the tobacco was on the dry side. But to be fair, a lot of the OTC aromatics are pretty well made; it's just that this one used a high quality Virginia as its base instead of burley of dubious quality.

Hard to recommend, but that's mostly pointless anyway since this is out of production... and it's not hard to understand why. If aging helped this any, it was pretty awful fresh. 1 star for my personal taste, 2 stars for it's good leaf and restraint on the sauce.
Pipe Used: meerschaum dedicated to aromatics
Age When Smoked: 17 years
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 09, 2010 Mild to Medium Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Pleasant
This was one of those blends that, initially, I was not sure I would be coming back to. I did not like my first bowl or two of Liberty, as it was too strongly cased and a bit soapy. It seems to have mellowed a little with time (2 to 3 months since opening the tin), and is now becoming a very nice, albeit noticeably cased, smoke.

The unique cherry flavoring is quite evident upon opening the tin, and does come through after lighting. But the Virginia certainly presents itself nicely, and it burns well down to the bottom of the bowl, leaving a medium gray ash and very little dottle.

This is definitely not a good choice for regular English-smokers, or anyone looking for a big kick of nicotine (or as my friend Jon says, "Vitamin N"), but it may appeal to an aromatic fan.

I am quite pleased that this has become an enjoyable smoke for me, and I hope that, given the chance, it may become one for you, too.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
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Jan 18, 2009 Mild Extra Strong Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
*Updated 1/09*

Did you ever have a tobacco you liked and then didn't really care for after a couple of years? Liberty falls into that category for me. This isn't bad but either the flavor gets more intense after years in the tin (my tins are 5+ years old) or my tastes have changed. What I used to enjoy was the odd cherry flavor of this blend mixed with va/latakia; Liberty now tastes more like Cherry Nyquil, to me, than anything.

I don't believe this is produced any longer so good luck finding a tin.

Liberty is a virginia and latakia blend with some flavored black cavendish thrown into the mix. I don't know what the flavoring is (my nose tells me that it's some sort of cherry concoction) but regardless, this is different and not bad at all.

One recommendation is that I would dedicate a pipe to this tobacco or try it in one of your "yard" pipes before filling up your favorite hand-made briar with this mixture. The flavoring is strong - and the tobacco actually tastes like it smells.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 12, 2016 Mild Strong Very Full Very Pleasant
As noted in other reviews of this tobacco there is a strong floral scent that comes through in the smoke. The nicotine strength is mild. Dan Tobacco Liberty strikes me as a discount version of a Lakeland blend. Smoked by its self the aroma in the smoke can be overwhelming. The Virginian base tobaccos seem of good quality. I found this tobacco, smoked slowly, on a chilly morning with strong coffee was very pleasing. To punch up the nicotine and tone down the essence I mixed 1 part Liberty with 3 parts Nightcap. The floral note still came through but mutter because of the extra Lat. Will keep 1 tin in cellar as a blender for cold winter nights. Also the tobacco in my 50g tin was a short ribbon cut.
Pipe Used: cob and small meerschaum
PurchasedFrom: ebay
Age When Smoked: 2 years
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 16, 2009 Medium Medium Medium Tolerable
Soapy . . . I will not be seeking more of this blend. I have given it several tries with varying degrees of dryness and I continue to get that soapy taste throughout the smoke. I really wanted to like this as I like Virginias but Liberty is not to my liking.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 02, 2007 Mild Strong Medium Pleasant
This is probably one of the most controversial tobaccos available. It is true that the tobacco has a very strong perfumey scent. The first time I smoked it I thought it was awful, being overwhelmed by the strong perfume taste. Being too cheap to just throw it out I tossed it in the back of a closet, fearing it would kill my plants if I used it as garden mulch.

After several months I found it again, and noticed it had dried out and calmed down considerably, to the point of being tolerably smokable. Gradually I came to find it pleasant, and eventually ended up liking it enough to smoke through the entire tin. I would liken it somewhat to smoking an incense stick, or at least tobacco laced with incense. But it does hit the spot when you are in a mood for something different. It is otherwise rather mild and generally interesting. So don't be afraid to try this stuff, and give it a chance if you do. It is probably unlike any other tobacco you've tried. With that caveat, I do recommend it.

One final note, do dedicate a corn cob or other cheap pipe to this, since I doubt you would ever get the flavor out of any pipe you put this in.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 31, 2005 Medium Extra Strong Medium Very Pleasant
Well, I hate deception, and this is a prime example of it. This is really a cheap marketing ploy that angered me. DAN tobacco discontinued SAM MALLOY"S EXTRA STOUT and guess what? They remarketed it under the name of "LIBERTY". If you want to know what this is read the Sam Malloy's review. Oh, by the way, I gave that 1 star.
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