Dobie's Four Square London (Green)

My all-time favourite of moderate English mixtures! An all-day smoke, moderate in strength, nevertheless develops the entire aroma of an outstanding English mixture. For my evening smokes I turn to heavier stuff though.

Now, for Christmas time, I have just opened my last tin, probably the last for ever, since it had been taken out of production a long time ago. What a shame.

Dobie green label is a sensational Virginia/Oriental blend. Light on the Orientals, but certainly detectable with the tingling glow of spice. Also in the traditional Danish fashion, the blend is moderate on the flavor and strength meter, offering the smoker an exception smoke without a slap to the face.

A unique thing about this blend was the unusual spice flavor I detected, particularly during the first part of the bowl. Once I reached the bottom half, it was gone.

If you want a palate pleaser with a bit of flavor and no bite, get yourself a tin!

This tobacco has a nice aroma, smooth cool draw and leaves a pleasant aftertaste. What is also nice about it is that you get a little bit of sweetness here and there and no bite. For this reason, when I want to puff like a locomotive, I fill it in a big thick bowl and go to town. This one works both heavy puffing or sipping.

This review is taken from a tin I'd estimate to be between 15-20 years old.

Orientals are the first thing you notice, with the flavor starting out slightly tart but not bitter. After just the first few minutes, the Latakia becomes more pronounced, developing the wine like characteristics you'd find in a good Syrian Latakia (sweet, creamy & chewy).

At the bottom half of the bowl, the flavor deepens even more and takes on a nice spiciness. All the flavors & characteristics come into play as you near the bottom of the bowl, alternating between spicy, deep, tart and chewy.

Overall, it?s a smooth and cool smoke throughout, with no hint of bitterness, heat or mustiness sometimes found in Oriental mixtures.

The aroma is slightly malty, deep, spicy & woodsy, becoming more pungent and deep towards the bottom half of the bowl.

Tins of Dobie's London Mixture show up occasionally on e-bay and usually go for a reasonable price; I'd recommend you pick up a tin if you have the chance.

I have recently been smoking a tin of Dobie's London Mixture that was put up in 1998. As the blend is no longer available, and I have never smoked a newer vintage, I have no idea how this blend would taste fresh out of the tin.

The tobacco I smoked reminded me very much of a deeper and fuller Pease Mephisto or a less sweet and fuller McClelland Bombay Court. It has become a favorite morning tobacco and smokes well in all kinds and sizes of pipes, including meerschaums. The taste is lightly sweet, rich, and deep, and at about the halfway point often becomes completely delicious. If this blend were still available, I'd buy more, but as it is, I'll hold my one remaining tin for a special occasion. Well worth trying if you run across some and are a bit open-minded about the "Danish English" experience. Unlike some Danish blends with Latakia that I have tried, this one never bites and renders the full amplitude of the English tobacco experience well.

Although the taste is a bit "aromatic," the aroma is decidedly not, in the opinion of my long-suffering wife.

This is no Nightcap, or ever anything close, but it is one of the best renderings of the "crossover English" blend that I have run across.

To the best of my knowledge, this blend, along with the rest of the Dobie's line, is no longer produced, so perhaps this review will only be of historical significance, but here it is anyway.

London Mixture is a "rich blend of Virginia and other choice tobaccos". Those other choice tobaccos are likely Basma and Ynedidje, perhaps with a bit of Syrian Latakia thrown into the mix.

The predominant flavors of this blend are really the orientals and the smokiness of the latakia. The virginias do kind of sit in the back for the first half of the bowl and build up a nice spiciness in the background, which intensifies throughout the bowl.

This is a nice change of pace from the normal 'london mixture' available today, but alas, it is no longer made, and may be hard to find. If you do find a tin though, give it a try.

At least 10 years old this blend has mature well and I was extremely lucky to get my hands on some tins . I remember this one originally as being a little on the harsh side and not being one of my favourite latakia blends. It has become a lot smoother and richer tasting as the latakia has become less prominent without loosing the sense of being an English Mixture .As I get further down the tin the more it seems to improve . This happy acquisition has convinced me that cellaring is something that I should concentrate on ,as if aging a blend that I did not really like has the effect of making it one that I love ,what will it do to one I really love .

A blast from the past. The tin is emerald green and golden, made in Great Britain. The Latakia is definitely there but very subdued due to the aging. The Virginias and Orientals are more pronounced. The tobacco is pleasant, smooth and I consider myself lucky to be smoking an original English mixture.

Virginia lover

Again, a shame that Four Square is not available anymore...

The contents section in the description is wrong. This tobacco contained Latakia, and a good proportion.

This was my first English mixture ever. And it was love at first smell!

A bit overwhelming in taste but this is when I realized that unaltered tobaccos were a lot better than cased tobaccos.

A blend that uses spicy in the description. Well it's a fair mixture with some interest, but, spicy. I beg to differ . To a Dane used to aromatics maybe. It's O.k but this would not be my first choice. Worth a try if you can find it, as once again I have a feeling this ones history in the UK at least.