Dunhill - Standard Mixture Mild pipe tobacco reviews

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Spike	01/14/2005	Mild to Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
For the smoker who is tired of great blasts of Latakia. The Orientals lead the way with just enough Latakia to lend a certain richness. I only wish a pipefull lasted longer. I smoke this in medium and smaller bowls.
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romaso	01/10/2005	Extremely Mild	None detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable
I'm an aromatics smoker who likes a change every now and then. I picked up a tin of this looking for a light English and didn't find it here! This had no flavor at all. If I hadn't seen the smoke coming out of my pipe I would have thought it had gone out.
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davidaf	11/08/2004	Mild	None detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
As a new pipe smoker (long time cigar smoker) I?ve had difficulty with some of the sweeter tobaccos (Virginia blends) I?ve tried. As I?ve also had some difficulty with the stronger English blends as they tend to be more complex than even the strongest or darkest cigars (VSG, ISOM, etc...). This tobacco is the first to become a regular smoke. A light English without an overpowering Latakia and none of the Virginia sweetness. Who knows as my pallet adjusts to the complexities of pipe tobacco i may just find this a little soft, but for now it's almost perfect.
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howie	09/30/2004	Mild	None detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Appearance: Typical Dunhill cut, similar to EMP and 965: a nice ribbon cut that is not overly thin. Fairly light in appearance in comparison to the heavier Dunhill blends with respect to latakia. Tin Aroma: Upon opening, this has an aroma that I associate with all Dunhill blends when first opened. It is pungent, and slightly sour smelling. This retreats fairly quickly. I have obtained this same aroma in my own blending experiments by steaming in a sealed container..I have always wondered if Dunhill steams in the can, or transfers recently steamed tobacco to the tin before it has a chance to air. Flavor: This is a flavorful blend to my taste. I would see how this would seem tasteless to someone attempting it immediately upon opening, or if they preferred blends with a higher proportion of Latakia. The flavor is primarily Turkish to me, with enough Virginia sweetness to play a nice contrast, akin to the solo instrument in a Baroque concerto (borrowing some of GLP?s musical figurative language here). Smoking characteristics are very good, without excessive moisture and comfortable on the mouth. This is not a full flavored smoke, but is more delicate. Anyone approaching this with an eye toward evaluating it on it?s own merits, rather than in comparison to a full flavored latakia, will be well rewarded for the effort. September 2004
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Beer	08/31/2004	Medium	None detected	Mild	Tolerable to Strong
Similar in cut and composition to the Medium version, with a strong (and to me rather unplesant) sweet/pungent tin aroma: a clear hint of the domination of the red toasted Virginias and of the spicy orientals. Luckily this strong smell (which reminds somewhat of CAO's Midnight Ride) disappears after a couple of days after opening the tin. The main difference between this and Medium is that here there's very little Latakia! Burning qualities are excellent as usual with Dunhill, but I really don't like this tobacco: in truth, it has a bit more taste than most other light English mixtures, but it is very "empty" in body and ultimately unsatisfactory. When you first open the tin, it is sharp and pungent and taste, spicy like the tin aroma, but it leaves the mouth dry: a very unpleasant feeling. As soon as the tin aroma vanishes (1-2 days), also the taste becomes blander: luckily also the mouth drying effect disappears. Pipestud was right in saying that it is almost like smoking cardboard: I often disagree with his reviews, but this time he may have been right (this tobacco has more taste than other light english mixtures, but it is a very grey and unpleasant taste). Really, Standard Mixture Medium is MUCH superior, with a full spicy sweetness that isn't found in this lighter brother! Overall, it's Dunhill's EM that I enjoy less, and the only one I will never try again: all their other offerings are good (even if I consider EMP a bit too mild and I don't appreciate too much Durbar's harshness, but they are good tobaccos anyway), but this one lacks distinction. It isn't completely bad (there are lots of worse EMs out there), but it isn't worthy of the Dunhill name. If I wanted a light, smooth English mixture for the whole day, I'd pick Frog Morton instead.
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Chessnut	06/18/2004	Very Mild	None detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable
I love many of the Dunhill blends so I gave this a try as a change of pace. For me I was not pleased at all. In short I found what little flavor there was to be very harsh and the mixture burned very hot. A disappointment for me.
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Dulcimerman	12/15/2002	Mild	None detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable to Strong
A dissapointment for me. This blend had no flavor whatsoever and a severe bite if smoked too fast. In fact, this one bit my entire mouth - not just me tongue. I could not taste the latakia. Overall, it was simply bland and unchanging throughout the bowl. The room note was on he low end of tolerable. This is the only blend so far that my wife objects to the smell. Unlike Early Morning Pipe and other tasty Dunhill blends, I do not recommend this one. I do not plan on trying it again.
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Pipestud	04/21/2002	Extremely Mild	None detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable
No doubt the worst of the Dunhill blends. I can see where neophyte pipe smokers might like this blend because it is almost flavorless. I thought I was smoking cardboard. The leaf itself is stringy, and was not an easy pack. I needed several relights to keep it going. Like a trooper, I smoked the entire bowl before screaming hip, hip hurray! I must say that life is too short to smoke this stuff again.
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B.S	03/02/2002	Medium	Mild	Medium	Tolerable
I tried this tobacco shortly after finishing an 8 oz package of 965 and was pleasantly surprised by how tasty it was in comparison. Standard mix mild seems to contain a lot less latakia and more on the turkish and orientals which subdue the smokiness and bring out the spicyness. One of the things I like about this and most Dunhill blends are the ability to smoke with few re-lites and also the fine grey/white ash left over. I can't help feeling satisfied knowing I'm smoking some of the finest tobacco made on a middle class income!
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Noorrmm	02/10/2002	Mild to Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
Appearance: A medium width ribbon cut, mostly light and medium colors. Ribbons are quite uniform, typical Dunhill attention to detail. Aroma: Lots of Virginia base, with a fair amount of Turkish and just a little Latakia The aroma leads you to believe that the Va is the star. Packing: Packs easily in most pipes, group 3 and up. Lighting: Lights easily, more easily than most Dunhill blends..Probably because of the narrower cut. Initial flavor: The Va comes across first, but not too assertively. The Turkish adds its flavor soon after, and the Latakia stays discreetly in the background. Mid-bowl: A classic Mild English/Oriental blend. I would classify it as considerably milder than medium (3 or 3.5 on a scale of 10,), but a gentle beguiling flavor. No gurgles noted. The Va, Turkish and Latakia continue to be the key players. Finish: Well behaved right to the end, leaves a gray ash and nothing else. Summary: Reminds me of my dearly beloved John Cotton #1 Mild, only a bit ligher in the Latakia. I think it?s the best English blend for warm weather, and an excellent waker-upper.
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