Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Skandinavik Full Aroma Cavendish
(2.73)
Mature Virginia and toasted burley tobaccos flavored with full and sweet notes that enhance this typical Danish flavor.
Details
| Brand | Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) |
| Blended By | Peter Stokkebye |
| Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Other / Misc |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.73 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 20 of 56 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 24, 2012 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Unnoticeable |
My grandfather smoked a pipe. It left a strong impression on me. I liked the room note whenever I went to his home. It was strong yet sweet. The last time I smelled it was about 25 years ago. I got into pipe smoking about 4 years ago and started sampling all different types of higher end tobacco. It never occured to me to look for my grandfather's brand because I figured it was probably an OTC brand (I know, shame on me). But recently I asked around just out of curiosity. My mother, who used to purchase tobacco for my grandfather, told me it was Skandinavik Cherry blend in a canister. I tried looking for it, but it no longer exists (or I'm just not looking in the right places). So I figured I would try another blend from Skandinavik that might resemble the cherry flavor. Unfortunately, all I could find from the five or six major online retailers was Regular and Full Aromatic. I bought them both. I opened this blend and the smell from the pouch was not pleasant. It was a strong, processed tobacco smell. It didn't smell good like a good cigar, like other aromatics, heck, like even a good cigarette. It was moist to the touch and clumpy. I tried rubbing it out, but it did not alleviate the moisture. That first smoke was horrible. It couldn't stay lit, it was hot, caused tongue bite, left a nasty room note, and it tasted awful. Strike 1. I put it in an airtight jar for a few days, then let a small amount dry outside for a few hours before I smoked it. The second smoke was better, but only slightly. It went from really bad to just kinda bad. Strike 2. I left it out to dry for 5 days and rubbed it a bit more. When I smoked it again it was much better, but just not good enough. It stayed lit with just 1 light and did not cause tongue bite. The taste and room note were non-descript, and it still smoked a bit hot. Strike 3. It's out. This is definitely NOT my grandfather's tobacco. For a Full Aromatic, it lacks flavor and good room note qualities. I won't buy it again and I don't recommend it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 01, 2010 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Review based on a sampler I received from a friend - perhaps an ounce and perhaps too little to make an honest assessment. However....
This is where bias takes a left turn. With a name like "Full Aroma Cavendish" and my bias against such things, having been "gooped out" by a lot of American-style aromatics, I expected this one to be less to my taste than their Regular Cavendish. I was pleasantly surprised. This is a very good tasting Danish style cavendish that just happens to have a room note that others will appreciate. The virginia base here as opposed to the burley base in "Regular" seems to be the difference maker, although I enjoy burley as well. Nice long cut partially rubbed flake burns well and the taste is smooth and not overprocessed with artificialities. This is one I'll buy again. Recommended to those who don't want to sacrifice true tobacco taste for a pleasant room note. Smoke this and get both!
This is where bias takes a left turn. With a name like "Full Aroma Cavendish" and my bias against such things, having been "gooped out" by a lot of American-style aromatics, I expected this one to be less to my taste than their Regular Cavendish. I was pleasantly surprised. This is a very good tasting Danish style cavendish that just happens to have a room note that others will appreciate. The virginia base here as opposed to the burley base in "Regular" seems to be the difference maker, although I enjoy burley as well. Nice long cut partially rubbed flake burns well and the taste is smooth and not overprocessed with artificialities. This is one I'll buy again. Recommended to those who don't want to sacrifice true tobacco taste for a pleasant room note. Smoke this and get both!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 07, 2009 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
To begin, let me say that my tobacco preference tends to be on the stronger side. I picked up this pouch at my local cigar shop and it was pretty fresh. When you open the pouch, there is a sweet tobacco smell that is not unpleasant. It won't draw flies like some aromatics, but it is definitely sweet. The stuff packs nicely and takes a light pretty well. The first thing that you'll notice is the incredible mildness of the tobacco. There is sweetness and there is absolutely no tongue-bite. As you get going, however, there is also a lack of taste. There is a nice tobacco taste, but it is mild to a fault. The flavor is very similar to Sail Green, but a bit stronger. The casing on the leaves tends to blend in with, and not over-power, the smoke. Imagine Sail Green with a slight cherry liquor topping. The tobacco seems of decent quality for the price. I mean, come on, my pouch actually announced that I was getting 18% more free. And that's where the tobacco finds its saving grace. I found it online for $9.95 for a 9 ounce tin. By the way, that's post S-Chip. It's cheaper than Sail Green and delivers a little more taste. The room aroma reminds me of an Eastern Orthodox professor with whom I'd discuss Medieval Philosophy. He smoked exclusively Amphora Red. That is the only comparison between that tobacco and this. It takes a re-light well. The end of the smoke can be a little ashy, but your almost done anyway. A regular sized cob will smoke for about 45 minutes fully packed. I don't think I'll buy this again, but I'm not sorry I bought it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 06, 2018 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
This is one of those lost treasure blends, which I used to smoke quite a bit of. It came in both a pouch, and a lidded tin like a paint can.
It was a broken flake which was black and brown in color, and was topped with a chocolate berry taste.
This was a biter unless smoked in a well broken in pipe, and slow, or a dry meer. The taste was full, and the aroma quite pleasant. I wish this was back in production. It was a wonderful warm weather smoke.
It was a broken flake which was black and brown in color, and was topped with a chocolate berry taste.
This was a biter unless smoked in a well broken in pipe, and slow, or a dry meer. The taste was full, and the aroma quite pleasant. I wish this was back in production. It was a wonderful warm weather smoke.
Pipe Used:
Cobs and meers.
PurchasedFrom:
Smokeys
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 17, 2018 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Found a pouch of this hanging out in the back of my cellar...
Appearance: Popped the pouch open to find a fairly dry tobacco consisting of fairly dark ribbons. Now this pouch was unopened and still was pretty dried out so there can't be much in the way of humectants here. I didn't find any flake chunks just ribbons. Pouch smelled of sweet fruits with alcohol notes.
Packing/Smoking: Being that the tobacco was pretty dry I took caution getting a decent pack to avoid too fast/hot burning. I found Full Aroma to be a nice lightly sweetened smoke. Neither of its component parts really dominated at any one time. Hint of nutty Burley here touch of sweet grassy VA there with that steady light sweet toppping. While I smelled it in the pouch I didn't detect any fruity flavors in my experience just that typical "Danish sweetness" and a hint of an alcohol topping. The sweetness seemed to hang around to the bottom until a slightly bitter/ashy taste arrived signaling the end of the smoke. The burn rate seemed fast but I'll chock that up to the dryness of my sample. For a 'baccy labeled "Full Aroma" I doubt you'll be winning anyone over with the room note here..
Verdict: Other then a tendency to nip if overheated (again could be due to dryness) I found nothing offensive here just a typical slightly sweet VaBur smoke. Full Aroma is out-of-print now and I'm guessing few are lamenting its loss. That said, if you see a pouch it may be worth grabbing if your seeking the Danish flavor profile out..
Appearance: Popped the pouch open to find a fairly dry tobacco consisting of fairly dark ribbons. Now this pouch was unopened and still was pretty dried out so there can't be much in the way of humectants here. I didn't find any flake chunks just ribbons. Pouch smelled of sweet fruits with alcohol notes.
Packing/Smoking: Being that the tobacco was pretty dry I took caution getting a decent pack to avoid too fast/hot burning. I found Full Aroma to be a nice lightly sweetened smoke. Neither of its component parts really dominated at any one time. Hint of nutty Burley here touch of sweet grassy VA there with that steady light sweet toppping. While I smelled it in the pouch I didn't detect any fruity flavors in my experience just that typical "Danish sweetness" and a hint of an alcohol topping. The sweetness seemed to hang around to the bottom until a slightly bitter/ashy taste arrived signaling the end of the smoke. The burn rate seemed fast but I'll chock that up to the dryness of my sample. For a 'baccy labeled "Full Aroma" I doubt you'll be winning anyone over with the room note here..
Verdict: Other then a tendency to nip if overheated (again could be due to dryness) I found nothing offensive here just a typical slightly sweet VaBur smoke. Full Aroma is out-of-print now and I'm guessing few are lamenting its loss. That said, if you see a pouch it may be worth grabbing if your seeking the Danish flavor profile out..
Pipe Used:
Misc briars & cobs
PurchasedFrom:
P&C
Age When Smoked:
4 years or so
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 26, 2016 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I can't smoke this blend by itself, something in it irritates my throat and for me it burns hot though I don't rush anything I smoke. Instead, ive been blending this with burley and black cav to smooth it out. The taste, which I like, still comes through, just sweetened up a hair and so much cooler.
Pipe Used:
Various
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 09, 2016 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Unnoticeable |
Decided to try the full aroma because I like the regular so much. Was a nice little brick in the pouch. When I opened it up, the pouch note had a fruity wine type of smell that I couldn't nail down. Took one light after the char and burned smooth and clean to a fine white ash. The flavor of the smoke was very mild compared to the regular. More of a light Virginia flavor with a very subtle sweetness to it. It didn't bite at all, even when puffed hard. I thought it was a pleasant smoke. Not a daily one for me, but one I'll be keeping around for when the mood strikes me.
Pipe Used:
Dr. Grabow, Kaywoodie
PurchasedFrom:
pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked:
Fresh out of pouch.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 27, 2015 | Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
I have seen this tobacco get some less than favorable press; and am not certain why. It's a nice broken flake in the Danish style, and has a smell that, to me, is of wine and cherry when opening the tin. I actually like it quite a bit! I will say that I am not certain why they named it "Full Aroma", as if find the flavor and scent, while pleasant and faintly sweet, to be quite mild. It does burn a little warm, but not overly so. All in all a good tobacco in my honest opinion and one I plan to keep a stock of.
Pipe Used:
Macqueen Ranger
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and Cigars
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 03, 2014 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Easily my favorite low-price danish blend. Easy but complex, approachable but a bit sophisticated, bright and zesty but with a dark backbone. The broken flake allows you to adjust your texture and, for me at least, makes for a cooler, smoother smoke in general. The topping (as one should expect from a danish blend) is minimal and designed to complement the natural tobacco flavors rather than cover or alter them.
This is a legit, danish cavendish and I am definitely a fan.
This is a legit, danish cavendish and I am definitely a fan.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 16, 2014 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
I liked this tobacco. It's been a couple of months since I smoked it but I'll give a review a go. Good burn without relights. No bite. Decent nicotine effect at the end of the bowl, maybe a little light for my tastes. I don't remember any topping flavor. I'll smoke this again.
Update 2/25/16--Since it looks like Skandinavik is going to be discontinued I went to the cellar for a puff to decide if I wanted some stocked. I don't. This weed is pretty flat and bland. It can also bite if you aren't paying attention and this blend doesn't bring anything to pay attention to. Goodbye, Skandinavik, don't let the door hit you on the way out. I'll mix what I have left with some Prince Albert and puff it into the history books.
Update 2/25/16--Since it looks like Skandinavik is going to be discontinued I went to the cellar for a puff to decide if I wanted some stocked. I don't. This weed is pretty flat and bland. It can also bite if you aren't paying attention and this blend doesn't bring anything to pay attention to. Goodbye, Skandinavik, don't let the door hit you on the way out. I'll mix what I have left with some Prince Albert and puff it into the history books.
Pipe Used:
Dr Grabow (royal duke)?
PurchasedFrom:
local smoke shop (not tobacconist)
Age When Smoked:
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