Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Skandinavik Full Aroma Cavendish

Not a bad tobacco. I like the broken flake, as opposed to a ribbon cut. The flavoring is rather mild, and some won't see this as an aromatic, at least not when compared to tradition American aros. If you're in a pinch and want to smoke a lightly flavored tobacco, with a lot of natural leaf flavors coming through, you could do much worse.

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.

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..

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.

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.

I received this as a free sample from STG Lane and I kind of wish I went with something else. I found this blend to be pretty bland; though, at times when I put my pipe down, it tastes as if I was drinking coffee even though I hadn't. The smell from the package was fruity, kind of like plums or figs. When I asked my family what they thought of the smell, they didn't really care for it. It didn't smell sweet or anything. I don't really know what to say about this blend other than that's it not all that great. I had to mix in some vanilla cavendish I bought a couple years ago just to give it some flavour, which has definitely made it more smokable. It just tastes a little too much like cigarettes for me and I even smell like I've been smoking them when I'm finished with my pipe. One nice thing though with this blend when I received it was the moisture was perfect and it stays lit really well.

All in all, personally I'd give it a one star but I'm giving it two because I'm not fond of burley and someone else may be.

Oh! Also, NEVER retro-hale with this. It has some kind of ammoniated smell to it and really did a number on my nasal passage.

Picked this up in an over the counter drug store. As far as Drug store brands, this is one of the better ones. Lights and smokes without bite and is dry. I was expecting a heavy casted cloying vanilla blend, but this was just decent tobacco flavor and sent. The taste is very sweet maple/caramel but there is a bitter background aftertaste, even with a slow sip . I am surprised this is called "Full Aroma" , I don't get that? The tobacco doesn't develope, except for the bitterness.I would not go out of my way to buy this again , but in a pinch , maybe.

This blend doesn't have much to offer. The tobacco is so mild there isn't much flavor. The room note is not unpleasant but it isn't much better than cigarettes. There is no reason for it to be labeled as aromatic. On the positive side, it burns cool & dry and stays lit with very little bite. Obviously, quality tobacco is used and it would be an outstanding blend if it were not so bland. It looks and tastes like a milder version of Amphora Brown. I would likely keep some of it on hand for the times I don't want a robust blend but I can find a "house blend" at my local tobacco shop that tastes better and costs less.

A four and a half ounce tin of Skandinavik Full Aroma was gifted to me some two years ago. I do not know how long it would have waited to be smoked in normal circumstances, but a couple of weeks ago I noticed that the inner foil sealing of the paint tin type of packing had swollen enough to eject the outer top. This was unique in my experience. Upon piercing the foil lining there was an escape of gas. The aroma of the tobacco was heavy and winish - somewhat like that of Momoyama.

In a week's time the odour of fermentation was gone, leaving behind a nice light aroma of fruit, predominantly cherry. I have been smoking it for more than a week now. As aromatics go, Full Aroma goes reasonably well. The casing is mildly applied, and the tobacco burns dry and - for an aromatic - fairly cool. But for all these virtues the tobacco itself is not of very high quality. Amphora scores over it in this regard.

In all fairness I must add that I do not know exactly what I am reviewing: does fermentation in the tin substantially alter the character of the tobacco, and if so, for better or for worse?