Davidoff - Scottish Mixture pipe tobacco reviews

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Xeneize	10/25/2009	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Wonderful mixture of quality tobaccos, being Virginia and Burley the main components, lightly spiced with Orientals and a definite but mild touch of whiskey. Very little tongue bite, great burning qualities and a mellow taste that's neither sweet nor bitter due to a perfect balance. Scotish mixtures are vaguely defined in the world of pipes, but when I think of this category, Davidoff's is the most representative in my mind.
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Cullen	10/14/2009	Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Tolerable
I feel i can't do this tobacco review any justice unless i list out the pros and cons, it is just such a weird blend for me that I do not even know where to start Pros: little to no maintenance, once I had gotten it lit that was pretty much all it needed, the flavor was not so bad a little strong and overbearing at times to me but then again I am kind of new to blends of this nature, cleaning the pipe afterward was not as laborious as after some of the other blends I have tried. Cons: I got the dreaded pipe gurgle at some points,although,this could be attributed to my lack of experience again, my biggest peeve with this blend is that it lost a good portion of flavor towards the end of my bowl, it also smoked quite hot and times. In summation I will finish the tin, but will not purchase this blend again.
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peacepipe	07/29/2009	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Mild	Pleasant
This one started like an old car that had been sitting out in the garage for several months -- with a sputter, a stall, and then...a smooth ride on a fine country road once I found the right pipe/technique. Not overly moist in the tin, in fact my first tin here is very restrained in it's use of humectants (though they seem to be in there). Experimented in different pipes but never got the tongue bite others have mentioned, but then I'm not a hard puffer. I believe pipe baccy is to be sipped and savored, not cooked and burned down faster than you can say, "heel"! OK, humor is not my strong suit...moving on: After trying it in a handful of pipes (all tries pleasant but unremarkable) I found the magic combo: my new Brigham 4-dot rusticated bent, with the Scottish Mixture gently rubbed out--this was the final touch needed for a really smooth, pleasant smoke. Try the rubbing-out; it really opens up the flavor of this blend while helping keep a bowlful lit easily (not a problem in any case but a performance improvement). It's not exceptionally rich or complex (I'm mainly a non-aromatic smoker, leaning toward unflavored VA flake and Oriental mostly). It's just a pleasant, easygoing and pleasant smelling smoke (so I'm told), good for a backyard party or a hike in the woods with friends without a single complaint or sneer from anyone, but rather quite a few compliments about the aroma. The flavor doesn't evolve or develop much from match to dottle but that's ok with me; I was looking for a pleasant spring/summer smoke primarily, meant to be enjoyable for others around me as well, with summer socializing in mind. My man at De La Concha in New York steered me toward this with those criteria in mind and he didn't disappoint. More tins to be stocked.
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orka	04/09/2009	Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
I'm afraid I'm not terribly excited over this blend. Davidoff in my book have some really excellent blends, so I had high hopes for this one when I opened the tin. The tin aroma is awesome, but smoking it is another matter. I hate to say it, but it really is bland, and hot burning. Now, it's not totally hopeless. Its whisky casing does lend it a malty taste, and it can be quite sweet and round. But it does burn terribly hot, and requires too much nursing for it too be worth the effort. It might be a pipe issue, so I'll probably try it in different pipes now and then and adjust the rating if necessary, but for now it lands on "somewhat recommended". Someone said it's similar to Mac Baren's Scottish Mixture, I have to disagree on that, to my tastes they are nothing alike. But maybe that's just me.
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Ismokeadapipe	04/08/2009	Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
This mixture was given to me as a gift, non-tinned. It was of the precise moisture to dryness tobacco that I have tried. Usually blends are a little on the moist side for me, not this one perfect. Strength: To my tastes this is up there in medium range of nicotine strength. You can really tell this one is going to give you a little more than others. Flavoring: Now I tried this blend and noticed something unique about it. It wasn't until I read the description on here that it contained rare scotch whiskey...BAM...that is what I tasted oddly enough. BTW, goes great with Scottish Whiskey. Room Note: Rather nice for me. Taste: Taste was somewhat ashy at the initial 5 min mark, but is excellent during relights. This Blend is recommended. My Notes: While this isn't a " write home to momma " blend, it is something that if I ran out of...I would miss it. All in all a great blend. Nice to smoke one that doesn't have the usual Latakia smokey taste to it.
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gourmet	03/03/2009	Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
It easily gets hot, is kind of groopey and does not have anything to do with the brands wonderful flake medaillons
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Garrett	03/02/2009	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
My third pipe tobacco review. Upon opening the tin i got a smell of something fig like, not something that i enjoy I found this tobacco to get quite hot but very enjoyable none the less, it can bite if not puffed gently, a very mild taste but not any of scotch, the tobacco did not need any drying out for me anyway. I would buy it again and recommend it to others.
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Top D	02/09/2009	Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Although I know some smokers may cringe, I prefer this blend in a corncob and with a Guinness Extra Stout. It claims to have a taist of Scotch, but as a single malt lover, I beg to differ. The flavering is by no means unpleasent, but a far cry from resembling scotch. The ribbon cut is easy to pack and lite, and doesn't need airing/drying before shuving in and stricking your flint! It burns cool with no bite. I have been smoking this blend out on the lake in windy conditions with no stove cover, and hasn't burned through. You'd think ribbon would burn hotter, but not here. I've used two tins, but have two more aging in my stash.
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Pipestud	12/23/2008	Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant
A little bland in flavor without much strength pretty much describes this Davidoff offering (IMO, of course). I have struggled with Whiskey blends over the years. They just seem to burn a little warm to me and this one was no different. I smoked a couple of bowls and then gave the tin away.
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Michigander	10/13/2008	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Very Pleasant
I first ran across Davidoff Scottish Mixture on a trip to Dublin in 2001. I did not bring any pipes or tobacco because one of the first items on the list was to go to the Peterson store across from the University and buy a new Peterson. I have always loved their pipes, owned several, and thought it would be a real treat to buy one at the Peterson shop. I had a great time and ended up buying two new Petersons, a Strand and a Deerstalker which is to this day the favorite of my 35 pipes. The salesman asked if I needed tobacco and I asked what he recommended and without hesitation he pointed out the Davidoff Scottish Mixture and told me that this was his favorite pipe tobacco. Well, since they carried the entire line of Peterson's tobacco and he was recommending this one instead, I figured I would try it. I also knew Davidoff Cigars and find them quite good. This is my favorite tobacco. It has a very pleasant taste and the best room note ever. It is not an over powering aromatic. Not saccarine sweet nor woodsy. Hard to describe. But even hours and days later, when most room note has degenerated to "ashtray" smell, this one smells just as pleasant. It is the only tobacco I smoke indoors. I have a seven day rotation of my pipes and dedicate pipes to specific tobaccos. I rotate through a number of different tobaccos which I enjoy. This is the only tobacco with seven dedicated pipes (the seven best of my 15 Peterson's). I smoke it daily.
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Pipe4ever	10/05/2008	Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
This is a good blend with hi quality tobacco, nice flavor and elegant room note. For those who like to smoke Scottish blend without tongue bite this would be a good choice. If you want to try a better version of this one, try Mac Baren Mixture Scottish blend (my top favorite ), it is far superior, but require the Mac baren smoking technique to avoid tongue bite.
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augustin	08/22/2008	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
I accidentally acquired 5 tins of this stuff so I'm ageing 3 of them. When I began smoking it, I thought it had a mild and not so interesting flavor, but it has grown on me and I get cravings for it every so often. Most of the time, I am too excited to smoke through my virginia collection, so I don't get around to this one that often. The flavor is light and satisfying.
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Piperpan	07/17/2008	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Tolerable
This tobacco doesn't suggest nothing special to me. Nothing evocates to my taste. I consider it as no bad no good. Nothing special. Somewhat recommended but not too much...
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smoking-rob	03/27/2008	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
This Scottish Mixture by Davidoff has been on the market for some time because I first bought it 30 years ago. I remember it then said on the tin: "Made in Holland"(where I live as well) so it could have been made by Niemeyer. Who produces it now I cannot tell. The mixture is about the same as then (although all tobacco's were rather better in the old days) with the same whisky and chocolate/coffee notes, and very tasty for that matter. Indeed, the cut does resemble Plumcake but from there on, the two are worlds apart. This is much smoother on the palate and burns rather better, whereas Plumcake is a biter if you're not careful. I do recommend this fine mixture to lovers of a quality aromatic. Rob.
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DrY11	11/15/2007	Mild	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
UPDATE: NOV15 2007 I did imply that I will give an update - so here it is. I find myself reaching more and more often for this. I cannot say that I always have the luxury of truly relaxing while I smoke this - bit it is OK. I also notice that people around me do not seem to complain all that much about it - it is not really discreet but the scent has a certain agreeable quality. Overall, I like it. Perhaps not as much as some other blends but I do. I will buy it again - if I come across it - but I will not go looking for it... INITIAL: OCT31 2007 Well, I am just smoking my first bowl. The open tin smell does remind me of McB Plumcake. The tobaco itself, Texture-wise also reminds me of McB Plumcake. It did pack quite well and it took to light immediately. Right now, I am holding the pipe in my hand and I am taking gentle puffs withdrawing the pipe as I am savoring the taste in my mouth. This way, it is quite good. But if you just keep holding the pipe with your mouth throughout the process, when your hands are "tied up", then it is too light and all complexity is lost. This should be good for breath smoking. I think it can make a very good companion for moments of relaxation. I just think that it tends to burn hot - if not puffed really gently - and this makes it hard to really enjoy.
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dogsplayinpoker	06/28/2007	Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant
An aromatic minus the tonue bite and over-powering casing. I enjoy this blend when I get a hankerin' for something that will smell nice to others and smoke well for me. There is something to Scottish Mixture that puts it above regular aromatics. Perhaps it is the whiskey, though I do not detect it. Most likely it is the quality leaf that Davidoff uses. I am always in the minority when recommending this blend to other smokers but that is fine by me. More for me to shelve for later!
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Nick O'Teen	06/24/2007	Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Although I've smoked a few tins of this over the years, this one is very hard to describe. It has a taste all its own. One might say it is somewhat like an aromatic that Mac Baren might produce, but it doesn't burn hot or bite to the degree of a Mac Baren aromatic. Mac Baren Mixture Scottish Blend is somewhat like this one, but that's a stretch. The room note is quite pleasant. If you're an aromatic smoker looking for something different, you might want to give this one-of-a-kinder a try. I don't enjoy this as much as I used to, but can give Davidoff Scottish Mixture a mild recommendation. **1/2
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A. Morley Jaques	04/21/2006	Medium to Strong	Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
Something must be wrong here. For you see, I seem to be smoking something quite different from the tobacco others have reviewed here, or even the one described on the tin this came in. I detect no Orientals and perhaps only a hint of Burley. The majority of the stuff seems to be made up of bright Virginia in a broken flake form. What really astounds me is how anybody could say that this tobacco has anything, in the least, to do with whiskey, with the exception of what is printed on the tin. If one must make comparison between this leaf and some sort of potable, I would have to hearken back the sorts of punch that were drunk by the likes of Dr. Johnson, with their citrus undertones with the overall essence of perfumes and flowers. To me every shred of this tobacco seems an attempt by a Continental concern to produce the sort of Virginia based aromatic of the English Lakeland tradition. I happen to like such mixtures and, as a result, found Scottish Mixture to be quite palatable. Not at all Scottish, though, and certainly not in the way of whiskey. Regards, A. Morley Jaques
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Pipepundit	01/29/2006	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
I like this best when someone else is smoking it.
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poupehan	11/24/2004	Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
Typical davidoff presentation of quality tobacco, ribbon cut. I recently tried Mac Baren Plumcake, which has rum in it ? this one is supposed to have whisky in it, and now I understand more what the liquor does to a tobacco. The two are somewhat similar in taste and aroma. It tastes good, but I can?t have it too often (you can?t eat mussels or rabbit, or liver everyday, twice, three times a year is enough ? but it IS very tasy). My wife REALY likes this one and wonders why I don?t smoke it more often. All in all more like a Danish cavendish with a touch of whisky than a real Scottish mixture, but a good change of pace anyway.
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