Schürch Mogano 146

I enjoy several cigar leaf blends and I find Mogano to be among the best (along with Cuban Style Cigar Blend from Comptons). As an avid, 20yr cigar smoker prior to my “pipe life,” I don't agree with reviews that compare this to cigars. This is a pipe tobacco in taste and presentation. The ribbons are somewhat thin and can burn a little hot (not biting) if not tended to properly. The pouch scent is very, very similar to many of the Murray's era Dunhill blends. As others have noted, the smoke is creamy and for me it builds in spice as the bowl progresses. Mogano retains a subtle sweetness for the first half of the bowl at which point the spiciness takes over. The proportions of the component tobaccos are in harmony. Mogano is just slightly rough around the edges and I can't wait to see what some aging will do the blend. I continue to be impressed by Hans Schurch's tobaccos. Highly Recommended!

I have been dying to try some of the Schurch blends based on the glowing reviews they consistently get both here and on ASP. Morgano didn't disappoint in the least! It is a "creamy" tasting tobacco, or at least that's the sensation you get when you nose exhale the smoke from this blend. However, it's not sweet cream in an aromatic sense. This is a wonderful blend. Sometimes cigars can be overwhelming or harsh, as can latakia in the wrong blender's hands. What Mogano delivers is the best of the cigar and the best of latakia and wraps it all together in one extremely satisfying and delicious package.

I should say that this is a very full blend, and it doesn't strike me as the classic, "all-day" smoke. However, I wouldn't want to drink rich espresso all day either. This is a very good blend and I give it my top recommendations!

2007 Update: I agree that the room note left by this blend will never be a crowd pleaser, but who cares? Enjoy it on the bad porch. You could find countless cherry glop blends at Walgreens that will doubtless leave a more soothing smell. Smoking Mogano isn't analagous to smoking a fine Cuban cigar, but it has some of the same great qualities. This isn't a light weight blend, nor is a blend for those who aren't sure if complex English blends are for them. For those who aren't sure if they want to have their Mogano around, please contact me and we'll work out a trade!

A very good tobacco, good taste. A Sweet Virginia is the base of this mixture; cigar leaf are perceptible but not intrusive, just give it a good flavour. Some intresting note by burley at the same. I’m surelly going to create a reserve of it.

Two days ago i opened a Mason Jar with Mogano, filled in december 2005.

Only one snif and i was rembered on the Wingate Mixture F&T 20 or 25 years back from now.

what a pleasure.

the description of the old Wingate ( best English + Havana ever )

A powerful blend of Virginia, Havana, Latakia and Perique-tobaccos. For less experienced smokers perhaps a bit too strong diet for connoisseurs, however, who like a strong English tobacco, it is a smoking experience of a special kind

Highly recommended mixture for lovers of cuban tobaccos! No, it is not a fine cigar but it's a medium-cut complex pipe mixture with some strength and velvet havana punch.

Creamy indeed! This is one tasty 'baccy !! I bought a pound (well, ok, 500g) 2 years ago and just opened the first jar last week, and whoa! Even better with age, this is one of my all time favorites! It is quality all the way. Unfortunately, it is a little pricy to have it shipped to the states, but I will save this one for special treats, and keep C&D's Billy Budd around for my every day cigar blend. This one gets my HIGHEST recommendation!

Well, this one from Schurch is quite a pleasant surprise...obtained via Synjeco (unbelievably fast shipping from Switzerland) amid a subtantive order of others I wanted to try. Yes, the cigar leaf is indeed a fair compliment to the Latakia, both playing back and forth. A good depth of flavor in the background at all times. Smooth, never harsh. I'm sure that I can actually detect when each individual Latakia leaf fires up: Foom! Latakia! Then: Cigar note...deep background...Foom! Latakia!...Cigar...deep background...Foom! Latakia! Well, enough of that, you get the idea. It's quite the interplay - and very, very well done. Agreed that it coats the tongue so a beverage is a wise accompaniment. BYO as I haven't found just the right one yet. Very high quality as with all Schurch I have tried. Not a mainstream for me but an 8 1/2 for me, for quality, success in achievement of a specific goal and in overall goodness.

Tin Aroma: Mogano has a unique aroma in that it is a very 'dark' scent, but without the standard Latakia or Turkish overtones to make it so. This is likely the famed Havana leaf in the blend. The scent is vaguely fruity and vegetal, so I will hazard a guess that it is cased with some sort of herbal liquer.

Physical Characteristics: A very fluffy, long-cut ribbon. Mostly dark brown to black pieces, but a few lighter ones here and there. This blend packs easily, though needs some drying out first, for my taste. The burn is even and uncomplicated, leaving no dottle and a dark grey ash.

Notes: As a lover of darker, heavier blends, I am absolutely in love with this blend. I have dedicated my sole Tinsky pipe to it, and manage to smoke it just about every day, which is saying soemthing for a guy who usually keeps two dozen or os blends going at any time. Though the Latakia is not the prominent scent in the aroma, it is definately present in the smoking. That wonderful Latakia aftertaste is complemented very well by the Havana leaf, sort of like smoking a cigar, but not really. There are, however, moments during the bowl where I would swear that the taste is identical to a good Cuban cigar. The Havana and Latakia trade places numerous times during the course of a bowl, dancing back and forth around my tongue. This is a POWERFUL blend, and careless smoking could lead to a head-rush, and perhaps nausea in weak-stomached smokers. I would heartily recommend it to cigar smokers looking for a pipe tobacco with the punch and depth of a Cuban or Honduran cigar, and to anyone who loves deep, dark, powerful tobaccos. Smoke it on a full stomach!

This is one of those blends that, when you try it for the first time, you say "Oh my god!" The flavor really lives up to the description in spades and then some. I have never smoked a blend that so perfectly matched what I was looking for as much as this one. I love a good Cuban cigar and I love a rich Latakia blend, this is the perfect marriage of the two. "Creamy" only begins to describe this stuff. I would also say "rich", "dark", "velvety soft", and "cool smoking". If this describes what you are looking for in a pipe tobacco, Mogano is home base for you. Personally, I can't wait till I have a large stash of this stuff. Nothing short of a pound will do.