Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Troost Aromatic Cavendish

A surprising blend. I could see how this blend would be automatically slumped with those other danish blends, and written off, but I feel that is selling it short. The name "aromatic cavandish" is misleading. I would categorize this as a cased Virginia/golden cavendish/Dutch-style cavendish.The tobacco comes in the pouch in kind of a ready rub (reminds me of Mac Baren Virginia #1). The pouch note is dried fruit, and virginia tobacco. It can bite, but it is perfectly manageable. Flavor-wise, its a pleasant, fruity taste, with a hint of nuttiness and mid-range sweetness. At times, it can taste a bit hollow, but thats to be expected from an OTC. The flavor reminds me of something midway between Lane MV-1000 and Dunhill Flake...

I have to agree with recent positive reviews. which seem to be spot on. Due to some silly person slapping on an erectile dysfunction smoking warning label right over the packet it wasn't until I purchased the pouch and peeled the label off I was horrified - as a lover of natural flavoured tobaccos - to see it described as 'Aromatic Cavendish'. My money was spent so I might as well have a smoke even though I know I won't like it I thought to myself. I got a surprise. If you like aromatics then this one will disappoint you. If you're a lover of English blends then I suspect you will also be disappointed. If you fall in between both camps and have got this tobacco at a reasonable price you might well be pleasantly surprised. To summarise it's definitely more natural tasting and smelling than aromatic which made me feel my money wasn't wasted. Definitely worth a try I would say....if the price is right or no alternatives are available.

As Troost Special Cavendish is one of my top favorites, I was happy to see that a few on line dealers were now supplying Troost Aromatic Cavendish. I smoked the aromatic version many years ago and was anxious to try it again.

The pouch appearance is quite the same as the Special. I notice the presence of the licorice in the pouch aroma, but I do not detect the presence of any chocolate as I do in the Special Cavendish. What is also noticeable in the aromatic that is not present in the Special is the mild presence of butterscotch. Packing and lighting is as easy as with the Special. There is that nice spicy tang in the mouth with the pleasant combination of Virginia and Burley, however, Special is a bit fuller in the mouth as its tobacco taste is much more prominent. The butterscotch in the Aromatic does translate in the smoke and its presence not overbearing in the least. It is similar in taste to Dan Tobacco's Milonga but Troost's butterscotch flavoring is not nearly as prominant. A bit of moisture is noticed by mid bowl, never really becoming a problem. As with Special, Aromatic doesn't bite or smoke hot. A medium gray ash is what remains at the bowl's end, and no dottle. I might add that I have never experienced any chemical taste whatsoever with the Special or Aromatic, nor did any of the casings taste artificial. I suspect more Kentucky in the Special version, perhaps accounting for the fuller tobacco presense that is lacking in the Aromatic version.

Overall, a very pleasant smoke. Troost Special is truly a 4 star smoke for me, as I favor the fuller tobacco taste. However, Troost Aromatic is "special" in its own way - especially if you like butterscotch! As such, it rates a solid 3 stars.

Excellent aromatic tobacco. This is one of the best golden cavendish you can find. And it is cheaper than many others. It is an aromatic golden cavendish and if you look for a non-aromatic you have to orient yourself towards Amphora original Blend. But if you like an aromatic golden cavendish this is really ok, quite perfect. It is lightly flavored, with natural substances (and not chemical). But not a lot, just a little bit. The taste is yummy, very good and pleasant. In my personal rating (from 1 to 10) my score is 8 and three stars.

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Van Rossems - Troost Aromatic Cavendish.

It couldn't be much further than the current cut label of Shag. It's a broken flake. The tobaccos are all brown and golden Cavendish's, I see no black. Moisture's good.

The smoke lacks any alcoholic piquancy, as per description. The flavour's constituents are sweet: honey, butterscotch, and luxurious Cavendish's. The Cavendish's seem to have been well processed as I get hardly any natural nuances, grass, etc. The Cavendish procedure seems to have vanquished the flavour of the leaf and replaced it with sweetness. I find no issue with the burn and get zero tongue bite.

Nicotine: mild to medium. Room-note: pleasant.

Obviously I've deleted my previous, impetuous, review because it's not that bad! Recommended:

Three stars.

I re-started smoking pipes after some 27 years. During those hectic years I went through the cigarette, cigars and the occasional shisha. Coming back to the 90's, Troost (the Aromatic Cavendish) was my favorite and the same tobacco played a major role in me re-activating the pipe collection. I found some on an European website, ordered it and... it's unchanged for all those years - such a joy! It never happened to have dry tobacco in a pouch - it's quite moist and needs some drying that I'm not performing, stubborn guy eh? But I have to say I ALWAYS smoke it in combination with a dryer, less tasty, unflavored tobacco and maybe that's why it works so great for me. My mother used to ask me to go in her bedroom and have a few puffs so what's more to say? Very pleasant taste and smell, a wonderful (and by no means hidden) flavor, a little on the wet-smoking side (but try it in combination with a dryer tobacco, it's great); it burns well, not too hot, an all around great experience - I'm ordering a new batch one of these days. Take care of you and your loved ones.

This is a good substitute for Amphora green. It's slightly of better quality than Amphora. It has a nutty taste and a balmy sweet aroma. Relatively a cool smoke. Like all Dutch blends it has good nicotine punch.