Dan Tobacco - Devil's Holiday pipe tobacco reviews

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JSand	01/06/2009	Strong	Extra Strong	Overwhelming	Overwhelming
One of only two tobacco's I've thrown away.
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Gran Grifón	01/05/2009	Very Mild	Very Strong	Mild	Very Pleasant
Just for aromatic tobacco fans. I am. I would describe it like the tin I would like to have, always. Not bitting and after a pipe you want more. It´s extraflavored and it tastes like creamy strawberry bubble gum. Great! Not for Va and Latakia lovers. They get a nice balance of Black Cavendish and a little Va. The tobacco you are looking for when you start pipesmoking
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Thoth	01/03/2009	Mild to Medium	Very Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
This is one of the few aromatics that I have come across that taste exactly like they smell. When you open the tin you are greated with the scent of berries. There is little to no tobacco flavor from this blend all you get the flavor of berries. With the strong berry flavor comes the issue of it it ghosting. I suggest dedicating a pipe to it (or fruity aromatics) becasuse after a couple of bowl fulls you pipe will smell and taste of it. Also If you are not careful this blend will bite. Once you open a tin of this you probably should smoke it within a couple of months because the flavor/scent fades and all you are left with is some bland tobacco.
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Mvardjan	01/03/2009	Medium	Strong	Full	Pleasant
Have received many compliments on the aroma of this tin. It is very fruity and dark. The flavor is well balanced and enjoyable. I carry this when I want a good compromise between something I like to smoke and something others will like to smell. The name and tin art also add to conversation with the "unenlightened" (that being non-pipe smokers)
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Than	12/03/2008	Mild to Medium	Strong	Mild	Pleasant
This is an exceedingly sweet berry flavored cavendish blend. The flavouring is very strong, but you can catch the taste of the tobacco in the background. It would not bite me, and I was all but daring it to. The one downside I have found with this blend is that it leaves a ghost that Pac-Man would be afraid of (Glad I tried it in a Grabow). If you are looking for a fruity aromatic that is actually of good quality give it a try.
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Schwetty	08/25/2008	Mild	Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
This blend is like dessert in a pipe! It is the best aromatic that I have tasted to date. Finally, an aromatic that tastes as good as it smells in the tin. The intense flavor is that of berries, vanilla and spice. The aftertaste is just as pleasant. Similar to Blue Note, but has more depth in flavor. The room note will bring compliments from everyone with its creamy white smoke. This is obviously high quality leaf, in that it burns grey without the wet, gloop at the bottom of the bowl. I generally like blends with latakia in them for depth, but this is a nice change into the aromatics. I plan to keep some of this around for a change of pace. Top shelf for aromatic lovers, and a nice sweet diversion for the english guys.
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rhapsodyofmetal	08/13/2008	Mild	Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant
Just another fantastic offering from Dan Tobacco. A little different from Blue Note or Da Vinci but it certainly holds its own. Fantastic flavor/smell/quality.
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Vandaahl	08/11/2008	Mild	Medium to Strong	Full	Very Pleasant
For aromatic lovers, this is a must try! It's one of my favorites. High quality tobacco and a very nice sweet forest berries smell! And indeed the wife loves it as well! Go buy a tin!
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jankoez	08/05/2008	Mild to Medium	Strong	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
When preparing stuff for my vacation I bought this blend just because of its name. And I was not disappointed - this tobacco is just right for smoking pipe in hot Summer day at sea. Mixture is on my surprise very welcomed by other people and it still posses enough body to be interesting. Highly recommended for people who enjoy aromatic tobaccos.
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Glorfindel	05/21/2008	Mild	Very Strong	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Very Pleasant
I noticed the composite score for this one is 2 stars. That is right on the money in my opinion. I will smoke up what I have and doubt I will buy more, unless....... it grows on me which has happened before so I won't write this blend off out of hand. Tin Aroma: Wonderful berry essence, aromatic fans will love it. Aroma burns off quite a bit by 1/2 bowl. Dry smell, if that is possible. Taste: Very mild but surprisingly, a bit harsh and dry in flavor. Tastes like Cavendish that has been desiccated somehow. Once in a puff I get a slight bitterness, very odd and not to my liking. Dry. The mix is visually appealing with mostly black cav. with a few blond VA strands mixed in. Dry. The smoke is without the creamy roundness present in many other cavendish mixtures I have enjoyed. A little vanilla would have made this one a knock out. As it is, the berry essence is a little "Thin Tasting" and "Hollow" for me. Dry. Did I mention it has a dry taste? ;) I am going to mix this with a little McClelland Vanilla Black Cavendish and see what happens, I may mix them and press it for a few weeks with a little white rum to marry the flavors. I think that will be either a stunning success or a disastrous failure, no in between. We'll see :) 2 stars ()-() Good Draw to You, Cheers, Glorfindel
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parris001	04/23/2008	Mild	Very Strong	Medium	Pleasant
I guess I fell easy. At my tobacconist I found the aroma to be very pleasing and actually bought 2 ounces in bulk. I got it home and pulled some out to dry and while the moisture seemed to achieve the right content it remained pretty sticky. Loads of topping I'm going to bet. Between the sticky texture and the coarse flakes I had trouble getting this stuff to pack to my liking. Anybody remember Hawken? Similar cut and texture. I ended up dumping the bowl and cutting the tobacco up to a finer consistency. This stuff was HARD, I mean HARD to keep lit. And it didn't take long for my pipe to start with the gurgles. The flavor was very fruity and was obviously married to a pretty quality tobacco. But talk about bite....... OUCH! Maybe it was just me. I did enjoy the flavor to an extent but it was just to much, quite a hassle to keep lit, and left me wondering if I was smoking from the wrong end of the pipe. Anyone want to trade what's left of two ounces? What do you have to trade?
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Flavortone	04/14/2008	Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant
Dan makes some good tobacco and I highly respect them. this tobacco was definatley not bad! its not for me personally but its a good tobacco. i tried a tin and came close to finishing it. th only problem i have with it was it left one hell of a ghost in one of my briars and one of my meerschaum (my only meerschaum at the time i have since bought another because my 1st one still smells like this tobacco) i had to ream the entire cake out of my briar to get rid of the ghost. now that i have said my complaint i can talk about the actual tobacco. the tin note is extremley strong. it smells great but dont be alarmed by the powerful smell its not that intensley flavored. it smokes a bit hot but good. a good amount of smoke, ot to wet and stays lit preety well. all in all a great tobacco just smoke it in a corncob before choosing if its for you or not id hate for you to have to ream you briar like i did.
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Big bad Jon	12/06/2007	Very Mild	Very Strong	Medium	Pleasant
This tobacco sounded so good when it was described to me. But to be honest it is just a very strong berry flavored aromatic. The worst part of it is that my wife keeps asking when I will be smoking it again. The room note is that good. I hate to brake it to her, it will be a cold day in hell before that will happen again.
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Pipestud	10/25/2007	Mild	Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant
A previous reviewer claims this is a "shallow tobacco for shallow people."..... Okay, call me Pipeshallowstud then because I liked this blend. Another member here offered a more legitimate review and really nailed it when he said this was similar to G&H Firedance Flake. While Firedance Flake has more strength, this offering has more flavoring. Devil's Holiday reeks of quality leaf and a natural, fruit taste which certainly makes its presence known. It was moist right out of the tin, but after spreading some out on a paper towel and letting it sit for a couple of hours, I found it dried more quickly than I had anticipated. I do think this helped a great deal as more of a tobacco taste was noted. My first bowl was straight from the freshly opened tin and I was overwhelmed by the topping. If you enjoy cased blends made with really quality leaf, then Devil's Holiday may take you for a ride to Heaven.
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augiegus	10/24/2007	Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Strong
I sorta like this stuff. It is a dark cased tobacco which is mainly black with flecks of brown. It is a berry scent without any other flavors as far as I can taste. Upon lighting you taste the berries but to me it seemed to get a bit floral as in lakeland floral but maybe this was the bitter taste a few others decribed, or maybe it was a residual scent in my pipes. I kinda doubt the latter for I tried this in three different pipes. It was a great room scent but yeah the flavor stayed pretty much the same all the way down. Anyway I prefer Bluenote but if that is too sweet for you this would be a bit of a step down though not too much.
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john doe	10/18/2007	Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Strong
shallow tobacco for shallow people.
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afranks	09/18/2007	Mild	Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant
The flavor of this blend changes as the tobacco dries out. When fresh, the flavor and room note are strong with the smell of berries. I found that as I got to the bottom of the tin that the flavor was becoming less powerful. You'll still taste it, but not at all like when the tin is first opened. This will burn hot, but I still need to find a slower cadence for my pipes. Recommended for anyone looking to please a roomful of people.
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renaissance man	05/30/2007	Mild to Medium	Extra Strong	Overwhelming	Tolerable
Unfortunately I was very disappointed when the tins of this arrived at the tobacco shop. The folks there were kind enough to order this in just because I requested it. I find this tobacco tasting and smelling extremely synthetic and quite bitter. I really thought Dan Tobacco would have done a better job with this flavoring by their description. It's kind of odd that I didn't like this since I really like fruity tobacco's but this has "fake flavoring" screaming from my pipe with every draw.
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SApipe	04/29/2007	Mild	Medium to Strong	Full	Pleasant
If you like the taste of berries, you will like this tobacco! The flavor is very authentic blackberry, not artificial. I like this even better than Samuel Gawith Firedance Flake. This is high quality tobacco with right amount of moisture. It burns to white ash with almost no dottle left at the end. Not much kick in the nicotine department. Fills the room with the aroma of forest berries....very nice! It is monochromatic in flavor, but it holds the flavor throughout the smoke. The tin is pretty cool too! I give it 4-star rating, because I like the berry flavor.
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Russell	02/14/2007	Extremely Mild	Strong	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
This is a good aromatic. I picked this up in bulk at the local tinderbox, on the day it came out. It smells like cherries, raspberries, and blackberries. It's a little too sweet for me, but makes a great change of pace when I want something fruity. The smoke smells good to some and is sickly sweet to others. My father says this smells and tastes exactly like the tobacco he smoked in the 40's. Very one-dimensional, but I'll definitely keep tins of this in cabinet for when I want an aromatic. This will certainly become a lucrative bestseller for Dan Tobacco.
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