Tobaccos W.O. Larsen - Old Fashioned

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	JimInks (3023)	2017-03-24		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

The grassy, tart and tangy citrusy Virginia also sports slight tea and hay notes, and forms the base of the blend. The nutty, earthy, woody, lightly molasses sweet and bready burley plays a support role. The toppings seem to be caramel, hazelnut and butterscotch, and at times, I sense a touch of toffee. They tone down the tobaccos a little, and have no essence of chemicals. The strength and nic-hit are mild. The taste level is a couple of steps past the mild mark. You’ll need to sip it fairly slow to avoid tongue bite, and even then, it will get warm on your tongue. Burns clean at a reasonable pace with a slight inconsistency in flavor. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires slightly more than an average number of relights. Has a routine after taste and room note. Can be an all day smoke. Three stars for flavor, but two stars because of the bite potential.

-JimInks

11 people found this review helpful.

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	Kerpap (14)	2013-04-08		Very Mild	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

W.O. Larson's "Old Fashioned": You'll either love it, or you'll hate it.

POSITIVE:

Old Fashioned blend offers a very nice room note that is sure to please most non-smokers and may get compliments by some. I did like the after taste of subtle creamy butter that lingered for some time.

NEGATIVE:

This tobacco has a nasty bite. after 1 slow bowl I couldn't taste for a day. I felt like I smoked 10 bowls in a row. this tobacco also burned very hot and took on a char taste. The over all flavor is pretty bland and does not live up to it's tin nose. as I smoked the flavors did not develop at all. aside from the above mentioned after taste there was no real tobacco flavor nor was there any hint of flavoring aside from room note. the price is outrageous. where I live it cost $135 for a 100 gram tin. I would consider cutting this blend with another such as Mac Barren's vanilla cream (which in my opinion needs to be cut with something anyways.)

the reviews are mixed. a lot of people love this blend. a lot don't. I lean towards the latter.

Over all, I will not be purchasing this blend again.

11 people found this review helpful.

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	Arkie (129)	2014-02-18		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Pleasant

This stuff has a fantastic fragrance of caramel and butterscotch in the tin. It tastes like a mixture of Virginia and Burley (which it is) with very subtle topping or casing. My wife didn't object to the room note but her approval can be a mixed blessing (normally, the mixtures she likes me to smoke taste like incense smells.) It's mild and behaves very well so it makes a nice relaxing smoke if you are in the mood for an aromatic mixture with a delicate flavor.

Pipe Used: various

Age When Smoked: 8 months (aged in a sealed jar)

Purchased From: e-tailer

Similar Blends: Larsen's Signature, Larsen's Perfect 1864 & Peterson's DeLuxe.

8 people found this review helpful.

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	SopwithCamel (255)	2012-01-03		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This is very representative of the Danish style of aromatic. It is a fat free no calorie dessert tasting of caramel and nuts...

This will make some say "yum", while others will run!

I found it pleasant, but only after messing a bit with it. Here are my tips for this blend:

1. Dry it out a bit. Only experience will teach the proper level for your taste. 2. Be careful packing it. A loose pack will indeed make it burn hot. It is more casing forward to my tastes than it is tobacco forward, and that will make it only a once in a while treat for me.

But it is a good blend, and I would think the fan of well flavored tobaccoes would enjoy it immensely.

Off an old Yale Mixture jar: "May your troubles end in smoke."

8 people found this review helpful.

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	Piepensmöker (17)	2014-02-08		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

This is a top notch aromatic. The tin note is strong on opening, but tones down after a few days. The flavor is caramell, coffee and butter candy and it blends with the tobacco flavor perfectly. It burns very well, a bit fast, to a grey powdery ash.

Some reviewers report about tongue bite. It can bite, if smoked too fast, but this is true for many Virginia based tobaccos. I can easily say, that it belongs to my favorites.

Similar Blends: Larsen No. 50.

6 people found this review helpful.

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	Greekpipesmoker (201)	2017-12-16		Medium	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

It's almost Christmas and to a lot co smokers that means aromatic tobacco °as for me..so far every Larsen's blend i tried hasn't disappointed me as i consider these blends typical good quality danish style tobaccos.I opened a 100 gram tin and the first smell that came out was wonderfull.a nice combination of caramel notes,nuts,sweet whiskey came out and smelled very natural and pleasing.the blend's moisture is perfect,lights easy and several relights are needed through the smoking process.while smoking the flavours are natural and the topping with the tobacco flavours combine well.the virginias are mostly grassy and citrusy mostly, with some bread notes popping up rare.the burleys are in the backround being nutty and sweet.the topping is more tense than the tobaccos most of the times without feeling chemical or boring.burns medium hot to perfect ash with a very pleasant room note.the nicotine level is almost medium and some moisture is being created while burning.the aftertaste is a bit tense.as for the big complains of a lot co smokers for the tongue bite.yes there is some tongue bite if smoked fast in a pipe without filter.it happened to me as well.i smoked it in a 9mm filtered pipe slow and no tongue bite appeared.the flavours came out nicer and i enjoyed it more.in conclusion this is a nice aromatic typical danist style blend that can be an all day smoke and insert you to a nice mood!

Age When Smoked: Straight from the tin

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Dennis Madison (2)	2015-01-26		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

This is a maddening tobacco. Like most people have already said this is one of tobacco that seems it should be great, but the bite is unbearable. I tried this in several briars before I gave up and put it in storage (in a mason jar) hoping that age would mellow it. I just came back to it because I realized I never tried it in a recently purchased corncob (I've never owned one before and thought I should at least give one a try). With other tobaccos I felt the corncob took "something" away from some of my tobaccos (mostly English blends) so I was hoping that it may also take away the bite from this tobacco. Amazingly, the corncob did exactly that. Now a tobacco I found unbearable has become very pleasant! The first half of the bowl tasted just like it smelled - that butterscotch aroma. I would have given this a 1-star in any briar, but in my $10 Missouri Meerschaum Country Gentleman it gets a 3-star rating. This is, possibly, the only tobacco I'll use in it.

Pipe Used: Various Briar and Corncob

Age When Smoked: 2 months

3 people found this review helpful.

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	juvat (36)	2012-03-21		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I normally prefer strong English blends, but I do not dislike aromatics either and I'm always on the look out for a good one. Its with that in mind that I decided to order a tin of Old Fashioned. The tin note has a wonderfully sweet, almost buttery smell to it. Like a golden crispy pastry.

The smoke itself has a slight sweetness to it with hints of that same buttery like taste. Its not overpowering but it isn't lacking either and the tobacco itself wasn't masked, but rather complimented by the topping.

I tend to take large drawn out puffs and many would say that I smoke a bit too fast. Despite this, I never experienced any tongue bite and the goopy wetness in the bottom of the bowl that is often synonymous with aromatics was minimal and consistent with Danish style aromatics.

I highly recommend this blend regardless of your preference. Its a great change of pace and a wonderful intro to Danish style aromatics that could also serve as an all day smoke.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	1/2 (17)	2019-06-27		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

First, I am not a huge fan of aromatic blends. They are good once in a while to mix things up a bit.

The first thing that struck me as I opened the tin was a strong scent of butter scotch. A sweet and almost overpowering scent. I was worried that this scent would be overpowering while smoking too. I was pleasantly surprized to find that this was not the case. Some of that flavour was absolutely there, But not as intense as I feared.

The tobacco burns somewhat hot, and one needs to pack it properly and smoking technique Does play part here. Not recommended for beginners because of the hot burn and risk of tongue bite.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: New from store

Purchased From: Heineman dutyfree Bergen AirPort

2 people found this review helpful.

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	JJ Sir Emmitt (40)	2018-03-03		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

The tin note of this tobacco is absolutely amazing. However for my money that's where the amazing stops. The flavor is decent with notes of hay, carmel, nuts, butterscotch, and cream. With just a subtle hit of spice. Despite these flavors, this blend comes off as extremely bland. As far as performance, the blend burns hot and tends to bite. It's definitely needs some dry time before ligniting up. If you are a fan of sweet mild burley blends you may like this. If you are like me and like kick you in the teeth burley blends, let this one pass you by.

Pipe Used: Cobs

Age When Smoked: 1 Month

Purchased From: Tobaccopipes.com

2 people found this review helpful.

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	BROBS (67)	2017-10-07		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

When packed properly, this can deliver a decently flavorful smoke without bite. It leaves an alright room note, though maybe a little strong to the non-smoker. Honestly I feel the casing is not overpowering and the quality tobaccos come through. It is a little stronger than other lighter aromatics with the nic hit so it's not my favorite, though good for a heartier smoke. Probably won't get any more of this one since my wife bitches about the room note and it's a little stronger than I want. I will recommend it to those who want this type of strength, but ding it one star for the room note that I feel could be better.

Pipe Used: Vauen Olaf 4873, Vauen Soeren 673

Age When Smoked: tin opened a month.

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Stefanos (222)	2017-09-20		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Old Fashioned has a nice tin aroma typical Danish in style, sweet like a cake. However it produces such a nasty tongue bite to me that I find it unsmokable.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Pipestud (1829)	2017-05-04		Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

Old Fashioned has been around for decades and I am told that it has always been a Larsen staple due to its popularity. I was selling some of the older, round flat 50g tins on my website a couple of years ago and decided to try it for myself. I don't note it from the other reviews, but I find this one to be sort of a cross between Carter Hall and Prince Albert, only the casing is a little stronger and the strength is less present. A nice, gentle smoke that was tasty, but left me wanting more meat on the bone.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Mudguts (14)	2014-02-01		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Purchased at P.G.C. Hajenias in Amsterdam (you gotta go to this pipe smoking Mecca). Nice toffee-like flavor to it, but this one bites, burns quite hot and typically leaves unburnt tobacco in the last 1/3 of the bowl. I really wanted to like this tobacco as the flavor and quality leaf appealed to me, but the fussiness due to poor smoking performance and too much humectant killed this blend. I went so far as to buy a meaty Stanley Colonial 9mm filter just for this blend in an attempt to kill the dragon, but that briar was not a good match, would not pass the flavor and the dragon reigned on. Really a shame. Great leaf, flavor, but poor smoking performance despite drying sessions and slow sipping. Heck, I left OF to dry for 5 hours and it still left wet dottle!

Pipe Used: Stanley Colonial 9mm billiard, cob

Age When Smoked: 2 months to 2 years

Purchased From: P.G.C. Hajenias

2 people found this review helpful.

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	TotoPipeDreams (44)	2021-04-06		Very Mild	Strong	Mild	Very Pleasant

Don’t bother with this one. While the tin aroma is amazing, it’s the bite I can’t deal with. I wouldn’t recommend this in any way unless you want to be challenged to smoke incredibly slowly and to pack this perfectly in all the right conditions after multiple attempts.

The bite is sour and harsh despite the mild and pleasant taste. There’s no way this is made with the finest tobaccos as touted because you wouldn’t ruin fine tobaccos with such a sugary sweet bite.

I tried it somewhat moist, in long stemmed pipes to avoid bite, I smoked it slowly slowly and still ruined every part of my mouth from the tongue to the roof.

I hate to say it but I don’t know why this tobacco is still around.

Pipe Used: Tsuge 502, Peterson Churchwarden

1 person found this review helpful.

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	TallPuffO'Burley (632)	2021-03-29		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I enjoyed this. It is a very tasty and classy aromatic. It is very Danish in nature in that the virginia leads the way with the burley in more a minor role and it will nip you good if you push it.

The aroma I get from this is nuts and caramel. Somehow snickers came to mind while I smoked it. Three solid stars for this.

Pipe Used: Lee Von Erck Loon

Age When Smoked: 7 yr 1 month

1 person found this review helpful.

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	DenizBeck (323)	2020-04-16		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Little words about one of the big aromatic blends:

Buttery, creamy caramel with chocolate and coffee-ish notes. There's some spice to be found, which pleases my palate. One of the finest aromatics I've enjoyed and one of the few I keep around!

A wonderful aromatic, just in the vein of Larsens Maple Mixture. 4 stars!

1 person found this review helpful.

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	www.keraily.info (2)	2018-06-05		Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

Very pleasent taste, smooth and great room note. Extemely good for beginners and for soft taste lovers. Some kickback in end of the bowl. Low nicotine rate. Strong enough for heavy users.

Pipe Used: Angelo Wessex

1 person found this review helpful.

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	HPFlashman (9)	2014-05-15		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

One of three available pipe tobaccos in the tax-free shop at Gardemoen Airport, Norway. The other two are MacBaren Navy Flake and Scottish Blend.

Opening this box, I found the smell very enticing and bringing back some hazy childhood memories of caramels and grandparents. A somewhat odd comparison but thats what I got.

Happily pursuing the task of loading up a Parker Zulu to partake in the promised goodness. Loading accordingly to Child, woman, mans hand adage and lighting it up, reflecting on the wetness of it.

What horrors, what horrors, it took my tongue straigt out with numbness in the mouth and burns so bad that it made cold water feels blistering as well as ruining the pipe by burning out great chunks of the interior walls. I gave it some time and tried it again, with the same result and another scorched pipe.

Having pondered the problem, I gave it another go, sipping v-e-r-y slowly and the tobacco gave in, and released a rather good smoking experience with many tasting nuances developing throughout the bowl. Another bowl and the impression was furtherly enhanced, then being somewhat enthusiastic, mouthblaster and pipe burning again.

At this point I more or less gave up on it, but revisited after about a fortnight, primarily due to tobacco prices in Norway. The Old Fashioned had dried out considerably in that time and was somewhat easier controllable.

I loaded another pipe with it, that I did not get to smoke in two days and marvellous things had happened with it, a mellow and truly satisfying bowl was experienced. This bowl was the reason for me to keep working with it.

Then I did some work as to drying it out and to me it seems like the Old Fashioned need some serious drying out, before it comes into its own.

I have kept it in its pouch, but leaving the pouch top opened and ruffle the content every now and again, for a fortnight seems to leave it at its best.

Smoking it in a large bowl Falcon seems to take away the excessive amounts of moisture this tobacco contains, as the Falcon have the humidity trap thing in its construction and smokes dry.

The WØ Larsen Old Fashioned tobacco is quite nice, if you have the patience to go through the hoops, but as it comes from the factory, I would say that it is more of a raw product than a finished one, but if you have the time and patience to tame the beast, it will give good results.

My experience is based on two 100 gram tins. The 2 star grade is based on the wetness, if you hit the spot, drying it out, Old Fashioned is easily worth a 4 star ranking. Personally, I would like a tobacco to be good to go from the shop, not needing to be treated like a toddler to deliver what I have paid for, a good smoking experience.

Pipe Used: Diverse briars, Falcon, Alco with meer bowl

Age When Smoked: Fresh from shop

Purchased From: Tax-free shop, Gardermoen Airport

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2012-04-27		Very Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant

This is a well executed aromatic with a nice tin presentation and the tobaccos used are top notch. My main problem with this tobacco is not how it smokes or tastes, it is that this is extremely close to Lane 1-Q.

Old Traditional is just better executed, and not by much. But that still does not make up for the price difference. If you're thinking of trying this save your money try Lane first if you do not like it you are only out a few dollars. Save the rest or stock up on one of your regular smokes.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-12-07		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I so wanted this tobacco to work for me. I brought back a 100mg tin from Europe at the Duty Free shop. The aroma is great: vanilla toffee, but the bite is almost unbearable, even for the seasoned smoker. There is also little body or strength to justify this being for the sophomore and not the beginner. To be fair, I tried drying it out to give a second and third chance, advancing it in my rotation to the second or third bowl of the day, alternating pipes: all for naught. It's not a bad tobacco, just not a great tobacco.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-11-13		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant

Upon opening the wonderfully illustrated 100g tin of W.O. Larsen Old Fashioned I was treated to a pleasing bouquet which warmed my senses with nostalgia. It threw me back to a simpler time. As a child we would visit my Nanny and Popa's two or three times a year. After the hugs, pinched cheeks and remarks of " oh my how you've grown " I would make a mad dash to the dinning room. Across from the dark Hienztman upright piano stood a walnut stained maple table setting hutch. The far left cupboard of the hutch housed a bounty of tongue tantalizing treats. Nestled among the scotch mints, rosebuds and all-sorts were tins of butterscotch hard candy. These were the sort which required a quick prying with Popa's pocket knife to open the paint can style lid before revealing the powdered sugar dusted drops of delectable delights contained therein. Among the sweets was a smoky pressed glass dish which held my Popa's somewhat sour and stale stash of peanuts. The butterscotch, poorly aged peanuts and a hint of old funiture maple wood from the hutch combined form a poweful nostalgic cocktail. The tin waft has a very natural subtelty to it rather than the overwhelming synth - perfume smell of some aromatics which will remain anonymous.................To remain fair I will take another kick at the can....or tin rather, in hopes of being captivated by the elusive taste match to the lovely scent. I am committed to giving every tobacco time to develope on my palate and my reviews shall be updated to reflect this.

UPDATE I have revisted this blend several times to no avail. I'm afraid I must remain true to my og claims. Tongue bite is practically unbearable and certainly inescapable. I have great news though. If one mixes Smoker's Pride BC @ 3pts BC to 2 pts WOL Old Fashioned (or 60/40) all I can say is WOW.

Update =Eureka=

I found it. I've had this tin for a couple of months now and I loaded up my Pete's Ebony Sherlock - Watson XL. 6 full pinch packs and absolutely rammed the last 2 of the 6 and dropped a hole. I put more than an 8th of oz in there. I smoked for about 35 minutes before the sweet 'n' buttery flavour came out. I didn't even get a nip on the tongue. I'm still smoking it now and it's very tasty. I swear somebody switched it. Give it a whirl.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	the_german (309)	2011-10-15		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Frustrated in my attempt to get a refill of Burley London Blend or Golden Blend and not having the time to go to yet another tobacconist, I picked up a tin of this blend.

Nice tin; knowing that a design tin puts between 3 and 5 US$ on top of the price of the tobacco I guess the rather high price is OK for tin collectors. Opening it and the tinfoil inside, there is a strong whiff of nuts and caramel. The leaf is a mixed affair with bright and dark ribbons and some ready rubbed flake in there -- Burley and VA, with some BC.

Easy to stuff and light, the room note is also strong on the caramel and possibly a touch of vanilla. The taste is very sweet, and after smoking half a pipe of this in my car, I noticed that the aroma clung to me as I got out and took quite some time to dissipate. I tried Old Fashioned in briars, corn cobs and Falcons; in all it was the same, mild affair with a tendency to smoke hot and bite. Puffed slowly, there is little development throughout the bowl; maybe a touch more sweetness towards the end.

I probably won't buy this blend again, but that is not because of any failings of the tobacco as such; it's one of the best aromatics I have ever had the pleasure to smoke. Accordingly, highly recommended to the aromatics crowd.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-09-23		Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Mild	Pleasant

I was given this tobacco by “Perris”, confirming my opinion that W.O. Larsen tobaccos are overestimated. A flat smoke containing Virginia, Burley and a light taste of caramel. It causes tongue bite. One of its positive elements is that it leaves a nice room note. For me, this tobacco is classified in one of the last positions of aromatic mixtures

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-04-01		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

I'm a bit confused by some of the previous reviews. This is far from an English. There isn't any Balkan, oriental, or latakia. And this is certainly far from any cigarette tobacco! Ignorant Rubbish! This is simply well-aged Virginia/Burley cut into beautiful ribbons, with a truly sublime creamy topping. This is one of the few aromatics that taste as creamy as they smell. I agree with one reviewer that the smell reminds me of butterscotch.

I will say this, however: I compared Larson Old Fashioned with Captain Black Gold and found that CBG was not only a bit tastier, but cheaper by the ounce.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Billy777 (18)	2010-03-28		Mild	Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable

Ugh! What's the point of this blend? It burns hot and has no taste at all. No matter how gently I puffed all I got was tongue bite.

Yet many other reviewers like it, so I think it's an example of different strokes for different folks. Although its definitely not for me: awful. Another tobacco that I will give to my wife to use as potpourri.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-02-13		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

Another W.O. Larsen fine smoke. Tin aroma is great. Room note is great. Packaging is beatiful, with a gold foil pouch inside. Burned quite nicely. Seems to have a bit more nicotine than other Larsen tins. Smoke it slow or get some bite.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Sinister Topiary (84)	2009-11-01		Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

Nice tin.

Otherwise, 100 grams of mediocre leaf cased with flavorless chemicals that smokes hot.

I feel tricked by all the positive reviews for this one.

Nice tin, though.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-10-18		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

A nice, buttery caramel flavor! This is one of the 3 or 4 finest "true" aromatics I've ever smoked. I let it dry out to the point where I felt no moisture at all in the tobacco. That did tend to make it burn a little hotter than straight from the tin but that is how it performed at its best. Too wet, and the tobacco became steamy and the pipe gurgled. Dried out, this smoked almost like a straight virginia with just a hint of that caramel taste.

As others have mentioned, once you become enchanted with unflavored tobaccos, it's hard to spend a lot of time with aromatics, even one as well developed as this one. This one, as good as it is, still strives more towards the flavor of caramel than the flavor of tobacco (indeed, my definition of true aromatic is a tobacco that tastes more like its flavoring than like tobacco). However, this is one that is reasonably satisfying and can serve well as a special occasion or "dessert" tobacco... something for those times you just crave something extra-sweet! If you like aromatics, you cannot afford to pass this one by.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-09-19		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

What a wonderful aromatic. Sweet, but not too sweet, just enough flavoring to let you know it's there and not overwhelm the senses. I only smoke a couple of aromatics and this is one of them for just that reason. If you haven't tried Old Fashioned, you're really missing out.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Room Note Professor (44)	2009-08-16		Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

After the first bowl I thought I'd give this tobacco only one star. But, like an inquisitive tongue repeatedly revisiting a sore tooth, I kept on reaching for it, bowl after bowl, in an attempt to discover its mysteries.

After some time, I began appreciating the very thing that had originally put me off: its understatement. Old Fashioned is an extremely mild tasting and mild smelling tobacco. The pouch aroma is of extra-light raisins. When lit, the taste is of tea-like Virginia and the slightest hints of caramel, hazelnut and apricot. This is a tobacco for when you are in the mood for something light - for when your senses are so sharp that you don't need a slap in the face to appreciate that you are alive. It's akin to looking at a tiny, wimpy organism under a microscope and discovering its complexity. A pleasant surprise is the fullness of taste in the second half of the bowl: it changes from tea to coffee.

Throughout, nothing about this tobacco is overbearing. The taste is subtle, the room note is delicate - it smells of light Virginia, tea and caramel - and the aroma does not cling to the room. The volume of smoke tends to be small, which makes it a polite and gentlemanly tobacco to enjoy in the presence of non-smokers.

Not a regular smoke for me, but quite enjoyable on the rare occasions I find myself in the non-animal realm. Two stars because that doesn't happen often. Old Fashioned gets two stars too.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	babysinister (55)	2009-07-25		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

I've smoked several bowls of this tobacco, all in different pipes, in the last couple of days. Caramel, coffee and butterscotch layered smoothly - not sprayed over - an expert blending of a fine selection of Virginia leaf and of burley. Join the church of Larsen's Old Fashioned. To me, this aromatic stoved caramel and butterscotch pastry of a blend (or is it that the finest brewed Viennese coffee that I'm getting?) is an addictive and wondrously pleasant smoke. It tastes to me just like it smells in the bag. What's not to love: easy to pack, smoke flows freely, burns well, etc. No bite, although a bit warm, which is probably due to the taste stimulating more frequent puffing on my part. But you have to train yourself to smoke it slow, as it should be. It also benefits from some drying out time. I started in a "testing cob" and then in a meer. This rich, luxurious blend deserves a large bowled pipe. Let it be known that I do not like heavily cased aromatics. The aromatics that I do like are very few (McB's Navy Flake for one). OF has just become one of those few. YMMV.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-07-25		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I think I have found the one weed I can't live without. I can smoke it all day and still crave for the taste of another bowl. Of course it would be an expensive tobacco and not available in bulk.......what to do.....what to do? Any type of review form me will certainly be biased. To me it's that good. For me, the thing about this weed is the buttery/caramel taste and effect that I get from it. It's almost like I have eaten a very fine dessert, but it is not really sweet. More what I'd call full tobacco flavor. Old Fashioned just gives me the feeling of satisfaction and that something really good happened to my pallet. I have noticed this to a much lesser extent in a few other tobaccos just not to this degree. W.O. Larsen Old Fashioned is obviously a very high quality weed. I get a fine tobacco taste, a wonderful oral sensation and a satisfaction from it that I have found nowhere else. I don't know what it is that oozes through the smoke the last half of a bowl but it's the Holy Grail for me. It has taken me only a little over a week to smoke nearly all of a 100g tin of this manna. I'll be out before any more can arrive. I hate going through withdrawal, it's going to be spiders everywhere in a few days.

The nic level must not be too high due to the fact I don't feel "over smoked" after repeated bowls, no prickly mouth or floppy brain. Well no more floppy than normal for me. Remember I said that I was biased in regards to this blend so keep that in mind should you undertake this adventure. I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I do. I don't think you will feel that it is money wasted even if you don't get the E ticket ride that I enjoy.

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	Moçambicano (13)	2009-01-13		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant

What an aromatic ? it seems that this genre of tobacco doesn't get much better than this! Its aroma and its flavour, although full, are never overwhelming and never show a "darker side" of cheap artificial additives, like so many others do. Its taste is very much its own ? somewhere in between Earl Grey tea and very sweet Virginia tobacco. Room note harmless for non-smokers, delicious for smokers!

The only fault I find with it is truly irrelevant: the beautiful tin that holds it is not airtight...

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-09-25		Mild	Medium	Medium	Unnoticeable

I have to admit,like alot of Larsen tobaccos they all have a unique character.The Old Fashioned has a smooth blend of Virginias and Burleys which give a pleasant taste and nicely filling.The topping is a hint of chocolate with a taste of a richly buttered poundcake which accomodates a pleasant smoking experience,pure heaven as an aromatic..it's a shame it's not made anymore,my only gripe is that the tobacco isn't long burning,but who knows maybe it's me just savoring the flavor a little too quickly:)

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	orka (66)	2008-08-28		Very Mild	Mild	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

The tin aroma is gently sweet, with coffee and creamy chocolate notes. Some times I pick up on a discrete fruity undertone. Certainly an appealing impression. The tin aroma does indeed promise a savoury smoke, and true enough, the tin description is right - this is a mellow and pleasant tobacco. Very smooth and well balanced, even if it's the burley that is the main player rather than the cavendish and va (which plays a minor role in the composition).

I usually find myself smoking this while reading. It's very low maintenance and with excellent burning properties, which allows me to focus more on the book than the smoke. It seems to benefit from a larger bowled pipe and a little tighter packing. Further more, it's incredibly easy on both tongue and palate. The room note is very pleasant and relaxing.

I do have a couple of gripes with it, however. There is a licorice taste to it which I'm not always agreeing with, and I wouldn't have minded a little more body and nicotine punch. But all in all, it's a pretty nice aromatic that isn't too sweet. Its mildness and lack of texture keeps me from awarding too many stars, however. Although it is pleasant and fairly tasty, there simply isn't enough here to more than briefly pique my interest.

But people looking for a mild all-day aromatic might find what they need here.

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	PipePaladin (78)	2008-02-24		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This blend is one of my favorites! A real adventure of quality tobacco!

If you want to make a pipe smoker a present buy him this blend and make him a happy man!

This could easily be my desert island tobacco!!!

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2007-02-15		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Long story short: I just tried a bowlfull late at night and I am hooked. I agree that this is the perfect one for an after dinner puff. The heavier the dinner the better!!!!

I promise to comment again after a few bowls - or after I finish the tin. (Which might take some time: "Ultimate Luxury", as the blend series title goes, perfectly describes it. Hence one should indulge sparingly - just out of reverence for the high quality!)

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-07-03		Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

I get this tobacco recently. I smoke aromatics mostly, but I really like this one. It have some coffee/chocolaty flavoring with sweet taste. Sometimes you get your tongue bitten, but only if you puff to quickly:) I didnt try pure Virginia yet, (I am new piper:)) but I guess that I can tell Virginia in this one:)

Very pleasing tobacco.

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	dixcreek (182)	2021-11-04		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

Old Fashion mixture is an excellent example of a Danish Aromatic. Quality grassy Virginia and nutty Burley topped with Caramel and some hints of nuts and butterscotch. This combination puts me in mind of good English Toffee. The topping is there but gives just enough sweetness to enhance the tobaccos, and that is pleasing, to say the least. I am reviewing the blend that has been sealed in a mason jar for over two years. That has improved the overall experience for me. When I first popped the new tin I was not a fan of the smoke. Was kind of damp and was a younger torcher. It has now mellowed into a very good smoke. Packing this fairly tight and slow smoking has enhanced the overall appeal immensely. Can be an all day smoke, and has been for me now a couple of days. Overall a 3 for me. Mild, tasty and fragrant.

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	Appalachian Chef (52)	2015-01-02		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I was sooooo looking forward to this one, but, sadly, it came up short. Great tin note, excellent room note, but it bit me like a rabid dog. My tongue took two days to heal. I tried it again, smoking slowly and sipping water and it was better, but I noticed a charred taste halfway through. The vitamin n was very low and the flavor in the beginning was great. I'm putting the rest in the cellar to hopefully edit this review later...somewhat recommend for now, leaning on the fence...

Pipe Used: Falcon and Brebbia

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2013-07-20		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

This blend has a great smell and taste. It will bite, if not smoked s-l-o-w-l-y. Several different cuts makes for a really pretty tobacco in a jar and no doubt this is a high quality tobacco. I don't rotate it as I once did, as I find it a little pricey compared to what I consider superior blends.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2013-02-20		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Pleasant

Good sweet and easy tobacco. Smokes well in any pipe.

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	albfneto (184)	2013-01-16		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

This is a "Sui Generis" Tobacco. High Quality Burley and Virginia, without Cavendish, Smoke flavour and taste.

Aromatic, but not so strongly flavoured. Typically a Danish Mixture. Mild Aromatic, Mildly Sweet... as an "semi-aromatic" mixture.

Well... However, it is not so Mild in Nicotine, my oppinion.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2013-01-03		Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant

Seems to be made out of good quality tobacco, but it is way too mild. I do like aromatics, but this one has got neither the raw tobacco taste nor the sweet aromatic flavouring. Not a bad tobacco, but just not "strong" enough.

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	maigret fan (76)	2012-01-16		Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

I bought a tin at Vienna airport duty free shop in July 2011 and opened it a couple of weeks ago. The content was quite dry so no problem about lightning it and keeping it burning. Nice smell of caramel in the tin, above the Burley and Virgina smells. I tried it in a small bowl, in a large bowl, but failed to find any interest in the tobacco. Yes, that is the kind of tobacco the beginner would like, as not too strong, or the chain smoking guy, as he may smoke quite a number of pipes in a go. Actually the room note is more pleasant than the smoke. One could recommend to add some Lataka or bits of an aromatic blend to give more strength to the mixture. So a bit disappointed by this blend from W.O. Larsen.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2012-01-06		Mild	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Its a good tobacco with semi aroma. I like this more than larsen signature and black diamond. i have a good taste, a bit aroma than let you taste the tobacco.

I ll buy it again.

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	Northern Pipes (22)	2012-01-03		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I read the reviews before trying this as it was given as a gift and was troubled by all the references to the tongue bite. I gotta say, I did not have any trouble with tongue bite. I found the tin scent very pleasing, the aroma was deep and delicious. I thought it was a great smoke and smoked cool and long. It had a nostalgia factor to it for me. It reminded me of the few times I smelled pipes being smoked as a kid, but then what do I know, I was a kid. This is definitely one to try. Maybe be a bit wary of tongue bite based on the other reviews, but I didn't have that problem.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-08-26		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I'm not a friend of many words. It's too stressful for the readers. I have a simple additional pattern for all tobaccos like this:

I rank:

taste on the tongue - 4,0, flavor of smoke - 5,0 staying power (of taste) - 5,0 pain the tongue - 4,5 glow(down)behavior - 4,5

from 1 (very bad) to 6 (excellent)

Little remark of particularities: It's a own taste

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-09-20		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

I find this blend to rather bland. The tobacco taste is lacking and so is the casing. There is no real flavor to this blend. Try WO Larsen's Signature blend instead.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-08-31		Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild	Pleasant

This tobacco smells like aromatics but doesn't taste like them. It is very lightly cased, it tastes Virginia and Burley, more Virginia to be honest, Burns a little hot and tends to bite. Clearly good quality tobacco, but too bland for me. I gave away the tobacco and kept the box, it's beautiful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-03-30		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Tolerable

A pure virginia with some disadvantages.In my opinion,if you don't blend it with an aromatic tobacco,it's quite hard to smoke.it tends to bite.It tastes somehow like a good cigarette tobacco,which i don't enjoy in a pipe tobacco. If you blend it with latakia,you can get a very nice mixture. I prefer to smoke it in combination 50-50 with Brebbia romanza which is fruity and sweet.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-10-23		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Love the tin and packaging. Popped open the 100g tin to find a fancy shiny sealed gold pouch, and a delicious butterscotch aroma. Tin says "Mellow & Pleasant" on it. As far as aromatics go, this one is not overly flavored - it's a subtle flavoring that works REALLY well. The tobacco smells slightly of caramel and butterscotch, but it doesn't taste very much like that while smoking. It just tastes "good". Sorry I can't be more descriptive. It wasn't overly moist (in fact it was a bit on the dry side) but I did let it airdry for 10-15 mins before smoking. It smoked great, only one or two relights per bowl. Burned down to ash and did not leave my pipe with an overly wet bowl. I'd say this is a great aro for those that don't normally smoke aro's, but maybe get a hankering every now and then. Don't expect it to completely rock your world and blow your mind, but do expect a classy and very well blended treat. Above average stuff that I definitely plan to buy more of. In fact, I may have to try other WOL blends as this is my first experience with them. Oh, I did notice this blend has a bit more nicotine than other aromatics I've sampled.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-10-22		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This 4 year aged tin when opened had a light, smooth flowing creamy (carmel/nutty) aroma to it.Had no overpowering fragence to it.The tobacco packed well, lites well, smokes wonderfully.However there is something in this tobacco that keeps bugging my taste buds .This is great tobacco to try,but for me it was lacking something.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-08-13		Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant

If you are looking for a real tobacco taste as I do, this stuff will not satisfy you.

It needs to be dried a bit before packing. After that it will light easily. With slow puffing it offers a comfortable smoke. It tastes and smells like a sweet shop and can be a very nice experience for the beginners. The aromatic fans must give this a try.

After I began enjoying non aromatic tobaccos with natural and real tobacco taste, I don't miss this one. It is a one star tobacco for my taste. I've added the second star because it worths trying by the beginners and aromatics fans.

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	DeadMensPipes (38)	2009-08-13		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

On a scale of one to five, I would rate this blend a three. I agree with the previous reviewer that "it is easy to pack, smoke flows freely, burns well, etc. No bite, although a bit warm." It does tend to get soggy towards the bottom of the bowl, and perhaps letting it dry out for awhile before packing your pipe may help. But in all honesty, once you start smoking non-aromatic/non-flavored blends, it is hard to go back - even to this one, which is top of the line as far as aromatics go. Like other aromatics, it still leaves a chemically aftertaste in your mouth, which after smoking "pure" tobaccos, is something you prefer to avoid. But it does come in a very nice tin.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-04-29		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This is one of the best aromatics on the market. Its main merit is its non-imposing, delicate scent (nutty-creamy) which stays throughout smoking the bowl and renders a round though mild smoke. This is an all-day smoke that will not surprise nor shock but will offer a low-key, aromatic experience.

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	Pipe4ever (204)	2008-11-07		Mild	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

This is a very nice Danish semi aromatic with honey like topping and chocolate casing, mild sweet creamy and enjoyable. Not as good as WO Larsen Signature, but worth a try.

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	Pipepundit (168)	2008-09-04		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Old Fashioned is a singularly attractive aromatic. A mixture of broken flake and broadly cut tobacco in various shades of brown, it arrives at the perfect moisture level for loading into the pipe. The tin aroma is subdued, not at all aggressive or in your face.

It takes fire easily and burns drily, not needing many relights. The taste is tobacco with the added flavouring of chocolate and maple ( according to the insert) present noticeably but subtly. The tessitura, so to speak, is low which gives the smoke its weight. The mouth feel lingers pleasantly when the smoke is done. Four stars in the realm of aromatics, three in the wider universe of discourse.

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	Max1a (38)	2008-07-21		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

This is a fine blend of very high quality tobaccos. If your into heavy english or a diehard VA/Per smoker, don't even bother. The Virginia appears throughout the blend as a medium dark rubbed out flake with a mixture of other tobaccos, some fine, some coarse, some ribbon cut. The reds and browns, blacks and yellows are thrill to look at in the sun light. As you may expect, this Danish tobacco smokes best in a large bowled pipe, such as a big Danish Freehand. The initial taste is sharp and you may wish to decide you don't like this tobacco right away. Don't! Tamp and relight and slowly sip this blend and you are in for a pleasant experience. It burns very well and I ofen set the pipe aside for a few minutes and return to a slow smoldering pipe that puffs up nicely without a relight an with a rewarding return of flavor that is hard to describe. The topping is present but stays in the background. This tobacco blend is what it says it is, nothing more-nothing less.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2007-06-23		Mild	Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

Perfect ! The most enjoyable tobacco in the world ? Maybe. It reminds me that tobacco doesn't have to stink, doesn't have to drive your wife mad and should be above all a pleasure. Latakia lovers not welcome!

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2005-08-03		Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

A nice, refined blend from W.Ö. Larsen.

Quality tobaccos in a light, oh so light blend. But a good one at that.

The slightly bitter chocolate taste mentioned in the other reviews is there, alternating with a lovely, toasted (tea-like?) taste and a morning-coffee-like aroma (I personally don't like the taste of coffee, but its aroma suits me fine - like here). This one won't overpower your palate, quite the contrary.

The tea-room feeling comes to the fore quite often and proves equally enjoyable to the more candy-like aspects.

When outdoors, the more earthy notes come through much more pronounced, so this blend provides some variety there, too.

I'd say this is a perfect mixture for contemplative after-dinner moments. Makes a good compliment to a Christmas dinner too. Relax and smoke easy. (I.E. focus on the taste, and you'll get a great bowlfull out of this one).

Since it is very mild and light you need to check your puffing, as tongue-bite is just around the corner when going too fast.

I smoke it on occasion and would recommend this as a sidekick to an after dinner espresso.

UPDATE: For some reason or another, this one was left on the shelf for a while. And I only got back to it now in the Summer (04) time. I've been neglecting this one! A nice, finely refined quality tobacco. When the mood's (or the food's) right, this is superbly agreeable, and has that very relaxing "air" to it.

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	Tantric (321)	2005-03-23		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

Old Fashioned belongs to Larsen?s ?fancy-tin-range?, a series of very mild and light aromatic tobaccos, presented in wonderful tins, most of them depicting late XIXth Century illustrations. The illustration in this case represents a street scene in a market square, probably in Copenhagen, in a sepia background, stamped over a dark brown rectangular tin box.

Most of the tobaccos in this range are very mild and sweet, and have not much in common with the Selected Blend or the Master?s Blend range. I believe the former are designed for intermittent smokers who rarely light up a pipe, and then mainly to aromatize their surroundings or create a nice room atmosphere. The tins, on the other hand, are very attractive, useful to keep coins, pens or small papers inside, and collectable (they look great on a desktop or on a coffee table).

Personally I don?t like these tobaccos because I find them rather bland and lacking in character. However there are two exceptions: Old Tradition, and Old Fashioned.

Old Fashioned is a delightful mellow blend, very rich and tasty, with a hint of a hazelnut topping, rather discreet, which does not interfere with the tobacco taste. A traditional composition of Virginias, Burleys (some ready rubbed, others in flake or broken cake form) and some Cavendished leaf, it can deliver a fine smoke if puffed slowly and carefully. Remember, this is a very mild blend, but the taste and the richness of the composition is worth the effort.

Perhaps the tobacco that most resembles this excellent blend is Robert Mc Connell's Special London Mature (mixture), though even McConnell´s seems to me milder than Old Fashioned. The taste, texture and aroma, however, are quite similar. A quiet smoke, very nice, with a nutty Burley presence underlining the smooth Virginia sweetness. If every now and then you fancy a light aromatic smoke with enough tobacco flavour to enjoy it, give this one a try. You won't regret it....(and if you do, at least you get to keep the tin!) 03/05

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	Hemlock (65)	2005-01-18		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

I tried a small sample pouch a colleague brought back from Germany(shame that these are not available here in the Great White North).

This blend is a very mild aromatic blend which burns well and has a flavor with notes of raisins, fruitiness and vanilla, but these flavours are unobtrusive, very light and fleeting. It does not overwhelm and because of its virginia composition, I do find it satisfying as a real smoke, when compared to many other heavily cased aromatics. As other reviewers here have mentioned, it can burn hot unexpectadly with the careless strong draw. I would rate it an HPH 1.5. Burns down to a salt & pepper ash,

I would gladly keep some of this around, though it is not available readily around my locale. It doesn't stand out as an archetypal tobacco, so I won't be searching through the hills for a tin.

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