Dan Tobacco Sweet Vanilla Honeydew

This is a very nice aromatic and an example of why European aromatics are much more enjoyable than American. Sweet Vanilla Honeydew is flavored, but not too flavored so that the natural sweetness of the tobacco can shine through.

This blend packs easily and smokes well. It can use some drying as the more moist bowls of this can become a bit nippy on the tongue. The smoke produces a cool, sweet, vanilla flavor with some nice natural sweetness from the Virginia. It maintains a nice flavor throughout the bowl, although the last third of the bowl loses some sweetness. The room note left by this blend is wonderful and I find it to be delicious.

If you are a dedicate aromatic/sweet blend pipe smoker, this is certainly a good blend for you. I enjoy some aromatics and lighter blends to change it up between bowls of English blends. This is definitely a very nice tobacco that fits the bill when I want something sweet on my tongue and sweet for my lady.

I absolutely love this aromatic, the aroma/flavor is delicious, sweet honey/vanilla/flowers, feminine, smell similar to casharel perfume for girls and taste as good as my girlfriend leap steak!, the casing/flavoring seems to be natural without chemical after taste, the tobacco is good quality and easy to pack/smoke, I ordered this in bulk of 8oz pack and for sure I will be ordering more.

Tongue bite is not an issue if it is packed properly and smoked slowly.

Many anti aromatic smokers are negatively reviewing aromatic blends, I find this is nonsense; this is one of the best vanilla blend out there, taste tobacco, smell wonderful for vanilla lovers without any bite. Give it a try!

I absolutely love this aromatic, the aroma/flavor is delicious, sweet honey/vanilla/flowers, feminine, smell similar to casharel perfume for girls and taste as good as my girlfriend leap steak!, the casing/flavoring seems to be natural without chemical after taste, the tobacco is good quality and easy to pack/smoke, I ordered this in bulk of 8oz pack and for sure I will be ordering more.

Tongue bite is not an issue if it is packed properly and smoked slowly.

Many anti aromatic smokers are negatively reviewing aromatic blends, I find this is nonsense; this is one of the best vanilla blend out there, taste tobacco, smell wonderful for vanilla lovers without any bite. Give it a try!

I got a couple tins of this in recently, I should have ordered more.

I decided I needed to dive into some of my new baccy, and I was in the mood for something sweet. I popped open the tin and was greeted by a delicious tin scent. It almost smelled like strawberries (althought he baccy didn't taste like that at all).

I filled my new Savinelli Roma to the brim. It is somewhere between a ready rubbed and a ribbon. Had a good moisture content, but wasn't wet at all.

I didn't get much flavor right at first, but after about 5-10 minutes or so it picked up nicely. You could taste the natural sweetness of the virginias (and the VA flavor held out all the way down). And then, in addition to that, there was also a nice sweet, not overpowering vanilla flavor. For reference, if the vanilla presence in MB Vanilla Cream is a 6, this is a 3-4.

and then for the honeydew, I did not taste this while smoking, but I took a few draws after it had gone out (as I set it down a few times to do other things) and there was a definite honeydew melon taste, it was quite interesting.

All in all, I really enjoyed this tobacco. I smoked it all the way down to the bottom of the bowl. I've read on here that a lot of people had issues with tongue bite. I did not experience any at all, but I wasn't smoking fast. Just a nice relaxed pace, it never got hot, and it lit and stayed lit very easily.

If you like aros, or sweet VAs, I'd recommend this to you. I give it an 9/10 (4 stars).

I think this blend description is wrong - they are using white BURLEY here, NOT Virginias.

The tobacco taste and aroma in this one are identical to the drug store burleys I have smoked. In fact, when I first lit this one, I immediately thought "Hmmmmm, a nice staright burley".

Yes, I've read the description here and re-read the description on the tin,,,, But,,,, sorry, I don't buy it. This is NOT a VA, it is a burley cut and dried;)

Top note you say? Yes, it has one but it is my least favorite among the vanillas I have tried - and I like vanilla blends as a rule. This is the first one I have not recommended (one star). The "honeydew" part of the name (I suspect) is due to the sourness of the burley that overpowers my taste-buds. Vanilla? barely detectable after the first few puffs.

This is a high quality burley and if it had been marketed as such I would have given it at least 2 stars for the honesty.

But, such as it is, I only grant one star.

Try some from a friend (for free);) before you buy this porker.

Not recommended Vanilla / VA fans.

Good draw to You!

Ethan "Glorfindel" Dickey

PS: Why is this blend listed twice in the database?????????? Shot who with a what now?

You know those marshmallows that are covered with toasted coconut? Well, if you melted one of those over a fire, you'd have the general ambience of this tobacco. That flavoring is not that obvious to me in the tin. The tin aroma is kind of like dried fruit. The toasted coconut/marshmallow flavor and aroma is very evident as soon as the match hits the leaf. Smoke it slowly and pay attention and there is a melony taste in the background.

This was my first experience with this type of aromatic and, from a freshly-openened tin, it was a bit overwhelming. Even though I liked the taste and smell, it was just too much. It also has a tendency to bite if smoked too vigorously. Back off a little and that problem goes away. I put this tobacco away for a few months and found that a little age and a little drying mellows it out considerably.

The room note is a winner with the non-smokers I've smoked around. It also gives you a nice aroma to carry around with you on your clothes after smoking.

I couldn't see making this an all-day or even an every-day smoke but, once in a while, as with those coconut marshmallows, it's nice to have a taste.

Not overwhelming in vanilla like I anticipated but a nice ?sweet? vanilla as it?s title states. The statement in CaptnDan?s review about Blue Note sneaking up once in a while is right on. It seams that throughout the smoke, the flavor sort of wavers in and out with bites of the sweet vanilla. Before smoking this fine blend, I was curious of how the honeydew would come out as a flavor in pipe tobacco and yes, the honeydew flavor is there, but only as a backdrop which is a great addition to the sweet vanilla and Virginias. Will bite if smoked fast, but if smoked slow (the way it should be!), you will no doubt be pleased. I would not say this is a hot smoke or excessively bites. I don?t think that this blend can get any better. The tastes are very even and not overwhelming or weak. The room aroma is pleasing and sweet nectar smelling. Looking forward to smoking this on the patio on a summer night. Hell, I might even use this as a humming bird attractant! One of my favorites next to Blue Note.

Not overwhelming in vanilla like I anticipated but a nice ?sweet? vanilla as it?s title states. The statement in CaptnDan?s review about Blue Note sneaking up once in a while is right on. It seams that throughout the smoke, the flavor sort of wavers in and out with bites of the sweet vanilla. Before smoking this fine blend, I was curious of how the honeydew would come out as a flavor in pipe tobacco and yes, the honeydew flavor is there, but only as a backdrop which is a great addition to the sweet vanilla and Virginias. Will bite if smoked fast, but if smoked slow (the way it should be!), you will no doubt be pleased. I would not say this is a hot smoke or excessively bites. I don?t think that this blend can get any better. The tastes are very even and not overwhelming or weak. The room aroma is pleasing and sweet nectar smelling. Looking forward to smoking this on the patio on a summer night. Hell, I might even use this as a humming bird attractant! One of my favorites next to Blue Note.

I taste coconut macaroons more than vanilla.

This is a quality aromatic blend and well above average in that regard.

If I was forced to smoke aromatics, this would be in my top three. It does have a significant bite though and that keeps me from rating it any higher. I'll bet that a lot of people will like this though. I may try this again down the road.