Douwe Egberts Amphora Extra Mild Cavendish
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Over two centuries of craftsmanship contribute to the creation of Amphora Extra Mild Cavendish: a blend of over 20 tobaccos, their natural character enhanced by just a whiff of aroma.
This aroma slightly sweetens the blend. The cavendish process weds, under well controlled humidity and temperature, all ingredients to an invisible whole. Amphora Extra Mild Cavendish: a slow burning, extra mild pipe tobacco with a gentle sweet aroma.
Notes: Formerly known as Amphora Mild Aromatic.
Details
| Brand | Douwe Egberts |
| Blended By | Douwe Egberts |
| Manufactured By | Douwe Egberts |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Oriental/Turkish |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ready Rubbed |
| Packaging | 1.75 ounce pouch, 12 ounce tin |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2023 | Mild | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
Again I tell you, I'm not the biggest fan of plain-tasting blends lacking natural sweetness, but I'll try my best. I've got to taste a bowl of nearly 30 years old blend, and I have mixed feelings. For one, burns sweet and light, no relights needed. The smoke is mild, and in any case never gets hot, the taste is extraordinarily pure plain tobacco, the burley's earthy, clean taste gets us to remember how real tobacco does taste. But, in my case, that's also the downfall of the blend. I somewhat miss the sweetness of Cavendish lingering around or the capturing uniquness of Orientals or Latakia as it is. For me, who got to grow up between sweet Stanwells, Petersons and McBs, it is just too plain. Like if I was having some cigarette rolling tobacco in my pipe. But objectivity is the key, so summa summarum: a nice blend, one of those rare few in which burley straightforward dominates the taste, in a very pleasant way.
Pipe Used:
Dr Hardy
PurchasedFrom:
A friend shared a bowlful
Age When Smoked:
ca. 30 years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2023 | Very Mild | Extremely Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Unopened metal tin from probably the mid to late 60s or early 70s per an expert friend of mine. The tobacco was rehydrated using a boveda pack and distilled water. The smell is good. Sweet honey, molasses, hay, wood. Rich dark brown in color. The cut is like the modern Amphora original that comes in the pouch.
The taste is mild. It’s slightly sweet, honey, hay, some cereal grains. If pushed there’s some floral clove honey flavor. The burley is noticeable, wood, vegetative, grains but can be bitter if smoked too fast. I’m hoping further rehydration will bring out more flavors but so far this is a pleasant mild and slightly sweet tobacco flavored experience.
*update* it did. After a few weeks of sitting in the jar it seems to have stabilized and turned into a nice mild natural tobacco flavored smoke.
After all that’s what it’s suppose to be, “Extra Mild” cavendish. It’s easy on my tongue and in my nose. Nic hit is also mild. Not bad at alll.
The taste is mild. It’s slightly sweet, honey, hay, some cereal grains. If pushed there’s some floral clove honey flavor. The burley is noticeable, wood, vegetative, grains but can be bitter if smoked too fast. I’m hoping further rehydration will bring out more flavors but so far this is a pleasant mild and slightly sweet tobacco flavored experience.
*update* it did. After a few weeks of sitting in the jar it seems to have stabilized and turned into a nice mild natural tobacco flavored smoke.
After all that’s what it’s suppose to be, “Extra Mild” cavendish. It’s easy on my tongue and in my nose. Nic hit is also mild. Not bad at alll.
Age When Smoked:
1964-1970s
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2023 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
90's Douwe Egberts - Amphora Mild Aroma (Amphora Blue), package states "It takes first-grade tobaccos, like this selection of Burley, Kentuckey, Oriental and Virginia to compose the gentle blend of Amphora Mild Aroma. But we also added a touch of balm and mint and applied our unique cavendish process to unfold the elegance of this blend: its beautiful light, cool taste, and its slow burning properties. Amphora Mild Aroma. The quality of over two centuries of craftsmanship and experience. Established 1753."
Package note of spices, musty vegetation and sweet ketchup like sauce. Tobacco is a Ready Rubbed of brown and dark brown with a little light brown and tan. Moisture content is ok, some pipe smokers will want to humidify it a bit. Burns fast with few relights. The strength is mild and nic is mild. Flavoring is mild, with notes of mint and balm. Flavors become more evident as the smoke progressed, but never stronger than background flavor. Taste is mild to medium and mostly consistent, with notes of herbal mild mint, fermented sour vegetation, wood, dry bitter cocoa, musty earthy, savory, mild molasses, nuts, spicy, floral, mild lemon grass, orange peel/zest, a balm and semi-sweet hay background note, and a mildly peppery, almost smooth retro. Burley is leading with Kentucky, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia and Flavoring supporting. Cavendish is the process they put all the tobacco through. Room note is pleasant to tolerable, and aftertaste is ok.
Package note of spices, musty vegetation and sweet ketchup like sauce. Tobacco is a Ready Rubbed of brown and dark brown with a little light brown and tan. Moisture content is ok, some pipe smokers will want to humidify it a bit. Burns fast with few relights. The strength is mild and nic is mild. Flavoring is mild, with notes of mint and balm. Flavors become more evident as the smoke progressed, but never stronger than background flavor. Taste is mild to medium and mostly consistent, with notes of herbal mild mint, fermented sour vegetation, wood, dry bitter cocoa, musty earthy, savory, mild molasses, nuts, spicy, floral, mild lemon grass, orange peel/zest, a balm and semi-sweet hay background note, and a mildly peppery, almost smooth retro. Burley is leading with Kentucky, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia and Flavoring supporting. Cavendish is the process they put all the tobacco through. Room note is pleasant to tolerable, and aftertaste is ok.
Pipe Used:
2016 Northern Briars Premier Rox Cut #4 Prince
Age When Smoked:
25+ years
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