Some other down grades. One word? Expensive, even more than usual for imported tins from Davidoff. Two words? Not worthy. Nor the taste, nor the fame, nor even for the original Cavendish and Perique.

I will hold that tin for some years and taste it again in the future. I hope I change my mind about it.

Another pleasant surprise from Davidoff after really getting into Royalty. As mentioned many times here, bears comparison with Dunhill DNR, but with the soothing and smoothing additon of black cav. Very nicely presented discs, with obvious sizable center of the BC, soft and pliable, foldable, stuffable, a really nice, clean vaper with the edges taken off.

The first part of the bowl is nutty, with a nice Perique spice. This holds through the middle of the bowl with the Virginia sweetness starting to come through. The end of the bowl is full of Virginia sweetness, Perique spice and has a good nicotine hit. A great finish that just makes you feel good about having smoked it. I like this stuff a lot.

I'm going to have to ration this stuff, because it isn't cheap and it's a great smoke.

Just got a few more tins of this for my bday from the SO, NICE! So I cracked open a new tin to baptise a new Ser Jacopo Rowlette Poker, I must say again Davidoff FM is FANTASTIC, I rub out for a smoother smoke, but runs hot so you may just want to fold/stuff a coin or two depending on size of bowl and off you go, rich and flavorful smoke.

I love bap'in new pipes, it forces me to smoke with the proper method of slow sips, which in turn gives you the best and most flavors with VAs for not running them too hot, plus you build a nice cake...I guess an excuse for myself to buy more pipes ;-) heheh-hahaha

ENJOY this one, grab a few dozen tins, MMM-mmm-MMM

I find that in FM the virginia is more prominent whereas the balance of virginia to perique in DNR is more balanced - no one tobacco takes precedence - they seem to compliment each other better. FM is a flavourful smoke and there is no doubt that the cavendish comes through the smoke and over time I feel it makes the smoke a little bland and boring, unlike DNR. I suspect that the small amount of cavendish detracts from the smoke for me.

Overall, it is still a very fine smoke and I will rotate, but after two tins I'm looking forward to opening another tin of DNV.

For VA/Per lovers though - a must.

The VaPer flavor is a wonderful change of pace for me and the unsweetened Black Cavendish did exactly what it was intended to do, created a little backbone without interfering with the overall presentation.

If Escudo is a little over the top for your taste buds, this Davidoff knock off will be well received.

A nice, pure aroma of aged VAs. The nicotine can be a bit oin the strong side at times.

I really enjoy it.

And I LOVE it! No, actually I want to hug it and never let go... but I had to.. the tin finished so quick, I couldn't see it coming to an end :( now got to find a new tin ASAP! Ah and some french fries and a napkin. Expensive mexpensive, it's YUM!

Seriously!

This is one of the first tobacco's I bought when I started pipe smoking again last November after a lapse of 30 years. I really liked it straight away, but during the winter I tended to smoke more Oriental and Latakia blends. I surmised that such was my preference in taste. Now warmer weather is coming backish in Holland, I am surprised that I turn more and more often to VaPers and gladly rediscovered my opened tin of Flake Medallions. Apparently my taste in tobacco's is a seasonal thing, although I never experienced seasonal changes of choice in my cigarette smoking days.

Flake Medallions give of a subtle, but complex and endearing taste, very pure and slightly (pleasantly) sweet.

Roomnote is great and it burns easily, both fully rubbed out as well as folded and stuffed. It stays cool and I experienced no tonguebite with this absolutely great tobacco.

The heading "flavoring" still confuses me but I decided that since cavendish is supposed to be sweet as a result of fermentation, I do not rate a sweetish tobacco containing cavendish as flavored unless I detect an added artificial flavor...

A must try before you die :)

This tobacco is a real treat. Opening the tin, you are greeted with very handsome medallions, with a core of Black Cavendish. The smell is a bit on the sour side yet also sweet, and the moisture is perfect for filling your pipe without the need to air it out.

Rubbing this out, from my experience, tends to improve the flavor. Not drastically, but it smokes better and cooler, and becomes more complex. Or, you could just take two medallions (depending on the size of your bowl) put them on top of each other, fold, then stuff it in. Lighting this tobacco and keeping it lit is not a concern.

Mid bowl, the tobacco really develops, and the Virgina taste is absolutely amazing. The Perique is there for sure as well, and adds a nice, soft, peppery touch. Unlike other smokers, I was able to detect the Black Cavendish, though it is pretty far in the background.

Burns cooler than anything I've ever smoked before, and leaves no mess in your pipe.

Absolutely essential. This stuff is class.