Mastro de Paja - Milano pipe tobacco reviews

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John Offerdahl	01/08/2011	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Milano is a Virginia blend with a flavoring added to give it a “ subtle natural woodspice aroma.” The addition gives the tobacco a very pleasant room aroma which brings compliments rather than scorn, and for that reason the blend has promise. The tobacco is a rubbed-out flake of golds and browns with a nice, sweet aroma, and comes at a good moisture level. The charring light is sweet, smooth, and clean. Once lit, the flavor is basically Virginia, and reminds me somehow of cigarettes. It isn’t as sweet as many Virginias, and the flavor seems somehow lower, though stronger, than many. Mid-bowl and later, the flavor increases a bit, but never really goes anywhere special. The woodsy added flavor is somewhat spicy, but can’t really be determined by this smoker. The presence of it doesn’t really add anything. The tobacco stays lit well, isn’t a huge threat for tongue bite, but never really goes anywhere. In the end, I think I’d prefer a pack of Pepperidge Farms Milano cookies. There are a lot of really exceptional Virginia blends on the market, and to me too many to spend much time smoking one that is average, which is how I’d classify this blend.
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jon39	07/03/2008	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant
This is my first review on tobacco reviews but I think I've chosen a great one! What can I say,this is a hit with me as an all day smoke. Mild but flavorful. It won't have your head spinning with nicotine, but won't choke you out while racking the yard either! I like it!!
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A. Morley Jaques	06/13/2007	Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant
By gum, I can't help it. I just plain like this tobacco. While I have most often held that the British and, to a lesser extent, the Americans should be the only ones with a license to produce a Virginia blend, with Milano I have found that the Germans have proven themselves. I have little idea of what was meant by 'woodspice aroma' and, to tell the truth, I was a bit wary. Upon lighting this pale, rubbed out flake however, I was treated to a naturally sweet and bready flavor with a slight hint of nut. It tasted like unto any number of other blonde Virginias I have had and I really could not determine how this supposed casing influenced things at all. The smell was absolutely innocuous as well, so I can't imagine any complaints or even comments while smoking this. I will also say that the Neo-Classical design of label won me over as well.
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NEWMAN	04/07/2003	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
As my evaluation of tobaccos from respected pipe makers continued, I tried this German blend sold under the Mastro name. This is a fully rubbed out blend with a perfect moisture content that results in a effortless, dry smoke. However, to my taste, the claimed 'woodspice' is more than subtle and is present from start to finish with little variation in intensity. Some might enjoy this taste but I prefer a naturally sweeter VA flake for my steady smokes.
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