W.O. Larsen Selected Blend No. 50 Maple Mixture

This is a quintessential danish mixture well suited for non aromatic smokers. The tobaccos and the maple chasing/topping are so well balanced, it is an absolute joy to light this stuff up and to - important - sip it. Nice bright Vas, nice nutty Burley, creamy Cavendish all stringing along with that top note.
I feel well reminded of Davidoff Dansih mixture.
The latter one, Orlik Club mixture and Gawith and Hoggarths American delight being the only aromatics I ever found enjoyable.

Highly recommended!

I tested a long list of tobaccos over the years but this is the first time I try the Larsen Blend. I chose the No50 because of the Maple. Every now and then I enjoyed smoking Rum and Maple. I found the taste somehow appealing, although the tobacco itself is quite average. In short, I was looking for an R&M taste in a higher quality tobacco.

Well..the taste of No50 is rather more towards toffee and milder then the tobaccos I use to consume.....but this is a very nice tobacco nonetheless. Mild, easy to smoke, not too sweet, very enjoyable indeed. Not shore I will stay with exactly that one, but I will check out the Larsons blend for the time to come.
...and it could be a long journey, as they produce a sheer endless list of mixtures.

A very aromatic mixture, well balanced, with a predominance of maple and caramel flavors. Very pleasant smell and good moisture in the tin. Beautiful presentation as always with W. O. Larsen. Nice smoke, doesn’t bite at all, very pleasant for a long smoke. A recommended tobacco, specially for winter and Christmas time.

I got a tin from my sister in law, who brought this to me from Scandinavia, where she lives. The tin is beautiful as with all WO Larsens blends. Opened and was greeted with a fresh whaft of light caramel and apricot preserve? Yep, nice hues of gold, brown and some black leaves, not too moist and ready to fill my chubby bent apple by VAUEN, oh one of my lovely ones... Packed carefully and stroke the first char of flames to make the tobacco grow a bit...tampedmdown and proceeded for a calm relaxing puff... Good and sweet... No bite, delicious aroma and a great companion for an unsweetened cup of strong black coffee from Brazil, where I hail. Burns without effort to the bottom of the bowl, developing a bit more of flavour as it progresses... No dizzimess here, light smoke... Good stuff...dry ashes by the end... I am a balkan and latakia lover, but this one sets a good one when in the mood for a n aromatic rotation, Danish style.

I got the100gms tin which doesn't have the warning on top of the lid but instead at the bottom round of the tin so I guess it's some what aged. Tin aroma is pleasant you can smell vanilla tops and some sweet maple. Burn very evenly and easily and a very pleasant all day smoke.

As far as quality and taste are concerned, the W.Ø. Larsen Selected Blend No. 50 comes very close to Davisdoff's Danish Mixture at a lesser price.

It, too, is an aromatic ribbon cut bleding Virginias, Burley and Black Cavendish. The pleasant tin note smells of maple syrup.

Using the Frank method, I find filling and lighting my pipe pretty easy. It usually takes only a charring and single true light to get the tobacco burning evenly. After that, apart from smoking gently, the pipe doesn't require much attention.

As long as you enjoy this tobacco coolly, you're rewarded with a sweet, balanced smoke that is surprizingly high on nicotine. Due to the light flavoring, there's a delicious taste reminiscent of caramel and honey, which still allows the natural sweetness of the Virginias and some nutty aftertaste from the Burley to shine through. However, if you draw too eagerly on your pipe, it'll turn shallow and harsh.

The room note is sweet and rich.

The tin I smoked this from was about 5+ years aged, and for Larsen tobaccos this blend was actually nice-a shame it's not made anymore.Lighting this tobacco became a maintenance more than a luxury.After drying out though and giving it another chance my tastebuds were rewarded with a tasty melange of virginias and cavendish giving a dark and sweet smoke and the topping can only be described as Brown Sugar and Honey the closest thing I can compare it to would be Graham Crackers.The topping is just present in the blend,it's not dominant probably first 5-7 puffs then it becomes very mild coming in and out.the room note is very nice I just hope it doesn't attract any bees!

To me this is Larsen's best. It has the aroma of Maple and Honey. Very little tongue bite if any, and burns to a clean dry ash. The tin aroma is just great, and the tobacco is not to moist. I seem to smoke this a lot in the winter time, because of it's wonderful room note, I love this stuff.

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Update I guess all good things must end. I am down to my last can and can not find anymore. This has been my favorite Tobacco for many years, and I just can not find any other blend that compares to this great old blend. To me this was the perfect Tobacco.

There have already been many astute reviews on this blend, but I will add what I am able. As previously stated, this blend is pretty mild and may take a bit for a flavour to kick in. It does indeed have light maple notes to it; I also detected a nutty taste. Contains very well balanced, high quality leaf. If you are a fan of good burleys and Cavendish, its worth a try. Virginia smokers, and certainly latakia smokers, may not be as happy with it.

Again, I am not the first to say this, but this blend would be a fine choice for a cool evening smoke.