Dan Tobacco - Da Vinci pipe tobacco reviews

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BowHunter	04/06/2010	Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Very Pleasant
A quality tobacco, but perhaps not my cup of tea. I still don't undestand if it has a taste -and in that case tastes good- or not. Too mild, it's good for me most after breakfast. Later I feel it becoming tasteless and I prefer something with more (english) taste. A must try if you like aromatics.
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puffcloud	01/28/2010	Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
Read some positive reviews so thought I’d give this one a try. The package: quality leaf looks with the proper moisture content (as far as my preferences go). Design of the 50g bag so,so, but then again I’ll move it to a proper jar. The experience: Opening the pack reveals a somewhat pleasant smell, but I kinda missed the really pipe-tobacco-straight-out-of-tin-smell; wine? Nope – not detected. I doesn’t have the could-just-eat-it kinda smell. First few puffs and a bit of disappointment; yes it is an aromatic, and it does have something there, but it just ain’t fully flavored. The aroma is somehow there, but I do get the sense of comparing coke light to coke regular – know what I mean? Burns well till the very last bit, no bite. Audience verdict: “stinky, but you don’t have to leave the room. yet” The afterthoughts: not sure I would buy this again; it is kinda flat in the taste, kinda diet, low cal.
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Mr. Buckeye	01/14/2010	Mild	Medium to Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant
This blend is highly recommended to those who enjoy aromatics. The Tuscan wine taste is distinct but not overpowering. The packaging is very cool with the Mona Lisa image. Have received many compliments on the aroma even from militant anti-smokers. This blend is not to be confused with Cornell and Diehl's DaVinci which is a powerful English blend, that packs a pleasant punch when one is in the mood for Latakia.
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mrlindeman	12/05/2009	Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant
One of my favorites so far. This I believe may be something I keep around for a long time in stock. Tin note is great. Almost a subtle spicy wood smell. That same aroma greets you apon first light. Sip slow because this one can sour if pulled to hard. A very mild smoke that I have found is great for mid to afternoon smoke. A little to subtle for after dinner though.
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gazpacho	11/15/2009	Mild	Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
There is nothing wrong with this tobacco. But in my opinion, there is very little going right with it either. Da Vinci was the first tin of tobacco I ever bought. The tin aroma was sweet, with the chianti standing out. It packed okay, lit okay and smoked okay, but nothing stood out and grabbed me. So I set it aside and sampled other better and worse tobaccos. I cam back to this tin, wondering if my slightly more experienced palatte might appreciate it now. Nope. It's just as boring as I remember it. No flaws, no virtures, no hits, no runs, no errors. Perhaps my single star rating is a bit harsh. After all, truly bad tobaccos earn their bad ratings. But I honestly can't "somewhat recommend" this tobacco either.
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bayro	11/04/2009	Mild to Medium	Medium	Overwhelming	Very Pleasant
I did not do this start your writing with "Da Vinci Dan Tobacco" , since the same name tobacco products and Cornell & Diehl. One of my friends it was during his visit to Zagreb offered this tobacco and I liked the room note - he was rich, aromatic, but not tiring. Later, I tried another pipe from s friend and I was even better ... No, not no longer, the last time in Graz, I bought a bag of tobacco and kept on the table. I smoked latiakias and so I looked at the bag, and bag me ... Before about a week when I was already fed up of all possible latakias and bald hadeded teachers, I decided, and opened it ... First - the smell, something between bourbon, light Cavendish and something sour, but pleasantly sour ... more on that later. Tobacco magnificently large cut, see a golden Virginia, Burley and Cavendish ... Thus, tobacco smoke is a great, genuine, mature aromatic dessert, but right now that out loud, not too strong aromatic, aromatic, but let's say that goes well with an afternoon tea ... Of course it is in the tobacco and artificial flavors, but very mild and tolerable, so that even the biggest opponents aromatic tobaccos not have to lay pipe after this tobacco. Otherwise it sour note that I previously mentioned, really gives "retrogusto" chianti and this feeling all the time smoking on the palate and tongue with a slight but noticeable aroma of good whiskey. However I doubt that the tobacco served with the Chianti "Colli Senesi" as suggested by the inscription on the bag before it was Denmark alchemy, but very discreet and tasteful ... Otherwise, this tobacco would recommend our offspring Heather (when clean pipe) as an excellent "second echelon tobacco" - after the Original Choice ... Tobacco burns well and developed a great cold smoke ... As a curiosity - our Herr Dreier in Graz selling it as "mein Tobak" in bags of 100 grams for 14 euros, and the original bag of 50 grams is 8 euros. Recommendation - Prepare before smoking another pipe, because you will attract - yet, yet. Rating - the best among aromatic I smoked the last ten years. For each recommendation ... Only the price - but can not always have everything!
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Sirveaux	10/21/2009	Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Tolerable
This is the first tinned aromatic I've tried. First impressions on opening the tin are of a very sweeeeet vanilla candy. I get nothing of the advertised wine beyond a vaguely fruity scent. The aroma carries through well to the smoke. I was hoping it'd be a little more subdued. Very sweet, without much tobacco flavor. Too much flavoring, too little backbone to this one, and the room-note makes my girlfriend nauseous after a little while. Not completely without redeeming factors, I smoke this for a change of pace (out of a cob) but I won't be buying any more.
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Edgrs	07/20/2009	Medium to Strong	Strong	Very Full	Very Pleasant
I can't believe that someone wouldn't like this
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leethaxoor	07/15/2009	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
Opening the tin this tobacco smells like a strong mixture of vanilla, with a hint of honey. Smoking at first is unsatisfying, burns a bit hot too. Room note is a hint of vanilla, but not exactly pleasant. After caking the bowl with this, the bitterness leaves a bit. If you can manage to smoke this entire tin, the reward comes in the last 5-10 bowls.
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HotSoup	07/13/2009	Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant
It's a nice sweet smoke, I was very able to detect the wine flavoring; it in my opinion it becomes very prominant and sweet the last 1/3 bowl, it's a bit to sweet for me a lot of the time. The room note is top notch. I only gave it 3 stars because I reach a limit on how much I want of it.
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The German	05/03/2009	Extremely Mild	Strong	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable
Being a friend of the Aromatics, I had ordered this blend from Dan Pipe together with a few others on the strength of previous reviews. So far, Dan Tobacco had not let me down. Unfortunately, however, they did so this time around. The tobacco comes in nice, wide ribbons, with VA and Black Cavendish being foremost. I bought a pouch, and the aroma after breaking the seal was absolutely delicious. So I stuffed a pipe and let the adventure begin. Not much of an adventure there, though. The much-advertised wine is noticeable and gives the smoke a nice, dry note. Right after lighting, it seems overwhelming for a few puffs, then gives way to a winey, dry taste and aroma. The 'baccy burns down gently and nicely as delivered. The bad news is that I'm not certain that I was smoking tobacco. It could have been flavoured hay or maybe coloured paper. There is almost no taste (except for that nice winey note), and the room aroma vanishes almost before it develops. The entire thing absolutely lacks any punch; at times I felt like I was sucking hot air instead of tobacco smoke. It's mild. It's mellow. If you crave that in an Aromatic, go for it. Me, I'm decidedly underwhelmed and won't buy this blend again.
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Big Nick	04/08/2009	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I must admit, I never would have selected an aromatic blend enhanced with wine. I do enjoy Rum blends, some Brandy and Whiskey blends but never thought a wine and tobacco combination would be appealing. That being said, after a long conversation with my local tobacconist one day he suggested I give this blend a try. Well, the man knows his bussiness ! I found Da Vinci to be smooth, sweet and delicious. The hint of Tuscan wine is mild and fleeting both in the pouch and in the smoke creating an excellent dimension. The blend has an overall honeyed sweetness that when combined with the mild and musty red wine flavors creates a truley unique and one of a kind smoking experiance. Da Vinci is a "MUST TRY" for the fan of aromatic blends. Support your local tobacconist !
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pufdragn63	12/22/2008	Mild	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
The pouch aroma is sweet and reminds me of fruit and caramel with a background hint of vanilla. Although the blend is infused with Tuscan red wine, I failed to detect it in the pouch. The tobacco lights easily and initially burns cool, providing a sweet smoke with caramel and fruit flavors coming to the foreground. As the smoke progressed hints of wine and spice also came through and I began to detect a flavor not unlike the Green River Black Cavendish tobaccos used in blends like Benjamin Hartwell's Evening Stroll and Backwood's Black and Gold. Like many aromatics Da Vinci has a tendency to get hot and damp toward the end of the bowl and despite slow smoking I did experience a small amount of tongue bite.
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tonalsmoker	10/01/2008	Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
This blend is a wonderful aromatic,this blend is for those who bear a sweet tooth but not sickeningly sweet!I personally would recommend Davinci because it's a delightfully tasty aromatic blend in both taste and smell.My tin doesn't have alot of moisture which was a good sign,it can take 2 lights to get it fully ignited and well puffed... I expected this from a black cavendish.Now the black cavendish is a real treat as well,goes very nice with the chianti I feel there was no need for the virginia as this blend is a very dark and mysterious aromatic.This is definitely a top 10 in the aromatics dept. and for Black Cavendish it's in my top 5.Not recommended for smokers of 'simple' aromatics.
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gorealestate	06/05/2008	Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
A very smooth, luxurious smoke with the famous ?Blue Note? touch in the background. The Tuscan red wine has just the right touch to make this blend very tasty. Bold yet not overpowering. Dan Tobacco has never let me down and the room note is awesome. This blend did not bite but left a velvet-like taste on the tongue. ?Elegantly tasty? describes this blend well. You won?t be disappointed in my opinion. One of my favorites!
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Fofo	05/19/2008	Very Mild	Extra Strong	Overwhelming	Tolerable to Strong
Flavor: Disgusting. Not like smoking tobacco at all. Tastes like rotten fruit with sour milk. The casing is too much, so disgustingly sweet it actually gave me a headache. After smoking a bowl I felt like I had just eaten 2 Lbs. of fudge. Aroma: Think pixie sticks with fruit melange air freshner. Tin Aroma: Its only saving grace. Interesting and, although overly sweet, pleasant. Room note: Fruit melange air freshner. Burning characteristics: burned HOT HOT HOT no matter how I smoked it. It didn't bite much but after a few puffs I had to stop because the pipe was super hot. Left penty of nasty residue at the bottom of the bowl. Overall: An unpleasant experience. I tried a few bowls and gave the tin away. I don't mind sweet now and then but this stuff was just too sweet. If I was a hookah smoker and wanted to experience flavors other than tobacco I'd probably like this stuff. I'd recommend this to a hookah smoker or people with an extremely high tolerance for pounds of sugar. Not for a more serious pipe smoker.
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rhapsodyofmetal	03/30/2008	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant
Dan Tobacco has yet to let me down. I love...well....like McClelland and other aromatic brands but I have yet to find a brand like CAO Dan Tobacco where I can pick up a tin of any of their offerings and be 100% satisfied. I bought this Da Vinci last week and never thought twice of what I might think. Great casing, great flavor.If I could give it 6 out of 5 stars, I would.
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josht88	03/08/2008	Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
I got this tobacco to smoke with my Cavicchi pipes. I liked the sound of casing this tobacco with Chianti. This tobacco is a little wet out of the tin, but has a great nose. When lighting this up you need to let it sit for a minute to let it dry out. One you light it up though this tobacco burns cool and sweet. I get hints of cinnamon and cherries. This is good especially after a more potent tobacco like an English blend, which brings out the sweetness and makes it almost dessert like. btw.. Burning hot is usually a sign of the smoker not the tobacco. I have never had this tobacco burn hot and I have had multiple tins.
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theThinker	12/28/2007	Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant
I had almost put the pipe down altoghether, and then I found this wonderful blend. In a word "Awesome". The Tuscan Cianti fusion creates a magical aroma with a taste to match. Added bonus - the wife absolutely loves the aroma. Everywhere I go, I usually get at least one "Oh my Gosh! What is that?". The taste is a wonderfully smooth red wine overtone with little to no tongue bite. I have found none better, however, I have yet to try Milango (yet to find it). Now, here's the rub: CAO was bought by Dan Tobacco last January. Dan has decided to discontinue production of the CAO pipe tobacco blends. Supplies are dwindling fast. What is the future of these wonderful blends? Nothing official as of yet. The CAO rep said there wasn't any mention of it at their last sales conference. The word on the street is that Dan sold the formula to one of their manufacturing companies in Sweden, who will rebrand and redistribute the blends in the future. theThinker
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PfeifenRaucher	10/26/2007	Mild	Strong	Medium	Pleasant
I like this a lot better than Blue Note, actually and have given it one higher star than its cousin. Its tastes like Blue Note + a red wine topping - think of it as port-flavored pipe tobacco. Da Vinci also has a slight spice-note to it that I like a lot. All the flavor is from casing, though, so do not expect too much true-tobacco taste. That said, it makes a nice dessert smoke and makes the room smell fabulous. Because it is so heavily cased, smoke this in a cob pipe with a small bowl. In a side note, I found that stored under the same conditions as Blue Note for full year, this blend keeps its casing flavor far better and does not go stale as fast - another plus with me since I don't go through aromatics very quickly.
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