W.O. Larsen Old Fashioned
(2.64)
A blend of Virginia and burley leaf that has been selected from the best tobacco fields in the world. No effort has been spared as one part of the blend has been pressed into cakes and aged, while the other part is finished in different cuts. Finally the different parts are blended and top flavored by hand.
Details
| Brand | W.O. Larsen |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Other / Misc |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 100 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.64 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 21, 2008 | 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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 23, 2007 | 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!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 03, 2005 | 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.
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 23, 2005 | 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
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
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 18, 2005 | 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.
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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