Mac Baren Gold of Denmark

(2.62)
Gold of Denmark is a blend of matured burley, Virginia and cavendish tobaccos, selected to create a smooth, mild and gently golden taste. A truly pleasing and satisfying smoke for anyone who appreciates a good pipe of tobacco.
Notes: Introduced in 1995. Discontinued in 2014.

Details

Brand Mac Baren
Blended By Mac Baren
Manufactured By Mac Baren
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Burley, Cavendish, Virginia
Flavoring Honey
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 100 grams tin
Country Denmark
Production No longer in production

Profile

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

Average Rating

2.62 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 01, 2006 Mild to Medium Extremely Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
Gold of Denmark, I am told, is a staple Mac Baren's blend that is one of their best sellers in both the USA and overseas. I was fortunate to be gifted a dozen Mac Baren's tobaccos recently and couldn't resist popping the lid on this one before all others. I guess the name, "Gold of Denmark," had me hooked.

No trouble to pop from the tin and load, Gold of Denmark offers a mellow, smooth and light smoking experience. It is somewhat rough at first, but settles into a quite enjoyable smoke. It is an aromatic that should crossover well. If you are a fan of Virginia leaf, Gold of Denmark may not deliver what you want - it certainly had more of a Burley taste to me.

I did not find this blend to be a hot burner at all and it did not goop up the pipe I reserve for aromatics. But then, most Mac Baren blends are cased to some extent and I've never had one of their offerings foul one of my pipes.

I now understand why Gold of Denmark is a hit among Mac Baren fans... It is certainly one of their best offerings.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 01, 2013 Medium Mild Medium to Full Very Pleasant
I must admit that when I was given this blend, I expected your typical sweet Danish blend but I was pleasantly surprised. First, I have to say that I am a big MacBaren's fan, I have loved and smoked them for years but for some reason had never tried this one. I do not get the "bite" that many complain about with MacBaren tobaccos, I find them to be full, tasty, well balanced blends overall. This one is no exception. I really do think that those who complain that MB blends bite could smoke this one without an issue. Of course, smoke it too fast and you might get a bite, but I think that applies to most tobaccos.

This blend first of all, is a mix of dark to light ribbon cut tobaccos with a mix of cavendish, burley, and virginia. It has a lightly sweet pouch aroma, sweet but not overly so. It comes at a pretty good moisture content to just smoke without dryuing, but a little drying out and it becomes perfect. Now, to my surprise the burley gives this a little more full bodied smoke with the virginia adding some natural sweetness and the cavendish adding a slight aromatic almost honey like with a touch of vanilla flavor to it but not at all overwhelming or too sweet. It really is quite peasant to smoke and smoking a whole bowl runs through a gamut of flavors making it simple but also a little complex. Not a boring blend at all. It burns quite well requiring little relights, and it burns down to a steely colored ash without much if any residue in the bottom of the bowl. It does not gunk up your pipe, it smokes very clean. The room note on this one is very pleasant, and I found that while this blend is medium in stregnth and favor, it is very gentle on the tongue smoked in a normal cadence. I actually found this blend to be a pleasure to smoke and would make a great all day blend. After smoking it, I went and bought a good deal of it to cellar and have on hand. It has enough nicotime to satisfy but not enough to that it would spin your head or give anyone any problems. So, I give this blend overall the full 4 stars as I really find I enjoy smoking it and could not find anything to detract form it in any way. I highly recommend it and I think it will surprise many people.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 03, 2009 Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant
It's a typical Danish confectionery product, but not overly sweet. Several grades of Virginia, rubbed out burley, black cavendish. Sort of halfway between Mixture, Golden Ambrosia and Black Ambrosia, both in appearance and taste.

Flavoring is sweet, candy-like, almost buttery, but not overwhelming: it still smells rather natural and it's not a sticky-goopy aromatic. A typically "average-tasting" product, made with good care, balance and quality leaf.

Personally I prefer this one to both Ambrosia blends: less cloying, more elegant. Usually it smokes great, very fragrant and biscuity, with good balance between the cavendish sweetness, the casing and the earthy notes of Burley. The smell is very "pipey". At times, though, it may turn out to be a little flat and watery, empty. Probably it depends on the pipe: it smokes best in medium bowls, not too large neither too small. Burning qualities are good: no tonguebite, a rather cool smoke, and a regular burning rate with little need for relights. It's only medium-light bodied, but still rather tasty.

I can't say I am raving about this blend, but it's enjoyable. Probably a touch less black cavendish and it would have been more suited to my taste. Pleasant blend: I won't buy another tin soon, but there's no reason why I shouldn't do it in future.

Rating should actually be two stars and a half, but there are no half stars ratings here...
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 30, 2015 Medium Mild Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
I bought a pouch of this blend after reading on here that it had been discontinued. My online tobacconist had it listed, so I decided to get it, thinking it might be one of my last opportunities to try it.

Opening the pouch, it has the typical "fruit cake" kind of smell a lot of aromatics have. The tobacco felt pretty dry and rough to the touch. But not in a "stale" kind of way.

I'm on my 3rd bowl now, and so far it's always taken me two matches to get it lit. The starting flavor is light and pleasant.

The room note is OK, nothing remarkably good or bad.

I puff a lot and my tongue has suffered a little with this blend. It burns down to a grey-white ash without needing relights.

My first two bowls gave me a bit of a vitamin N buzz. (3rd one now too) It develops a chemical taste the further through the bowl I get. Gets a bit gurgly halfway through.

I like it, but it's not one I'd add to my regular rotation.

Pipe Used: Stanwell Bjarne Nielsen, corncob
PurchasedFrom: tobaccoblends.com.au
Age When Smoked: 1 year?
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 22, 2014 Mild to Medium Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
I would agree with everything Strong Irish wrote in his review. This mixture would make an excellent all-day blend. It is slightly sweet but it has a natural tobacco taste so it seems to have a minimum of additives. It smokes down to a dry gray ash with no bite. It isn't complex but it does have some subtle shifts in flavor as toward the end of the smoke. It's not one of my favorites but I'll likely keep a tin or two of it in my cellar.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 14, 2010 Mild to Medium Mild Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
This is a pleasant mixture. Burley, some VA and black CA marry well together in an aromatic, high quality smoke.

The casing reminds me of maple syrup or something similar. People always compliment me on the room note.

Easy to fill and easy to smoke, the taste will remind consistent throughout the bowl-slightly aromatic taste- that do not prevent the true tobacco taste to emerge all along.

With Honey and Chocolate, GOD remains my favorite aromatic smoke.

This easy going mixture is part of my regular rotation.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 20, 2009 Mild to Medium Mild Medium Very Pleasant
Gold of Denmark is a high quality tobacco topped with aromas of dried fruits and what reminds me of French toast with some maple syrup.

The tin I opened was marked "June 08" and revealed a loose cut mixture composed of various leaves ranging from golden to dark brown completed with some black cavendish.

Filling the pipe was quite easy as well as the lighting up. The tobacco burned consistently well and taste included also some pure tobacco taste and nuttiness from the Burleys. My tongue was only sparsely tickled throughout the bowl. The tobacco burned dry until the last bit.

I find this mixture to offer more nicotine than Larsen's 1864 and Stanwell's vanilla which is an advantage for my liking.

As with every McBaren's offering, taking your time and filling in the bowl properly - i.e. well packed- will ensure a pleasant venture and relaxing moment.

My adorable wife loved the room aroma and never asked me to take a break from smoking.

Gold of Denmark is ideal for whomever would like to try a high quality light aromatic mixture that does not sacrifice the tobacco taste and also includes a minimal level of nicotine to make it a very satisfying smoke.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 18, 2009 Mild to Medium Mild Medium Pleasant
Upon opening a tin of Gold of Denmark, I was pleasantly surprised by the smell of fruits, nuts, and honey. A very sweet smelling blend overall. When I smoked it, I did not encounter much tongue bite, but the bowl does tend to get a bit hot. Drying out the tobacco prior to smoking would certainly take care of the problem, or just settle for a very slow smoke.

However, what made me fall in love with this delicious smelling blend, was the aftertaste. There was no distasteful aftertaste, if you will. My mouth tasted like a very mellow nutty flavor for the rest of the evening, and I did not mind one bit. Furthermore, the blend was delicious to taste when smoked. I highly recommend it to anyone who does not mind taking the time to either dry out the tobacco prior to smoking, or who would rather smoke very carefully and slowly. Delicious!
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 30, 2007 Mild Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant
This tobacco was a Christmas gift. I don't usually purchase Danish blends as I have come to find them very much alike. This was no different.It started out mild with a pleasant taste and good room note. The nicotine strength was average and the flavor was like sweet raisins-actually quite pleasant.It burned evenly but about half way through it started to bite and the flavor began to disappear. Perhaps I was smoking it too fast. Whatever,this is a nice tobacco-somewhat ho hum but that has been my experience with any Danish I have tried. Nonetheless,I would recommend it for a change of pace.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 28, 2006 Mild to Medium Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant
Tongue bite, tongue bite, tongue bite! Too much flavoring in this tobacco, right from the start, it bit my tongue.

Too bad, this tobacco was darker than Plum Cake or Scottish Mixture, with a great aroma, but boy! did my tongue ever get it!
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