Savinelli Armonia

The quality of this tobacco is well below par, not to mention as regards the sugary, fruity taste. It is not foul or disgusting but this tobacco is dull, lackluster. In my humble opinion it could be a good choice for beginners and for cigarettes smokers who desire to change; but it would be a very bad pick for experienced pipe smokers. In my personal rating (from 1 to 10) my score is 4 and only a star.

This was above and beyond the absolute worst stuff I have ever had. The pouch smelled of sicky sweet apricot vinegar. The tobacco was extremely wet and clumpy. The smoke was extremely bitey and left a burnt rubber flavor in my mouth. The smoke was rancid in the air and i had to stop smoking it as it was just horrible to smell. I will NEVER try this blend again. do not try unless you are really really gutsy.

Perfect! It's a nice tobacco,with beautiful aroma. This italian mixture represents properly my country!

A sample of this "tobacco blend" was included with a recent pipe purchase, and a day or two after reading the scathing reviews of this product. Coincidence? No, it was fate. Forwarned by said reviews, I divvied up the sample between my son and me. I don't think that we smoked this substance for more than a minute or two before we came to an unspoken agreement to give it the deep six and clean out our pipes lest any remnants spoil future smokes. Savinelli has put their moniker on a loser, IMHO. Update (Sept. 2014): Still abominable after all these years.

It had been four or five years since I smoked any of this, and I recently came across a sampler I was given shortly after this blend was introduced (it was in the bottom of a small box loaded with pipe cleaners and balsa filters). I loaded it into a Grabow, curious to see if it was actually as bad as I remembered. It was. This is pretty close to being the worst tobacco I've ever put into a pipe. It's cloying, harsh, goopy, and has a bite that would make a great white shark flee in terror. The one "positive" note is that it has good burning qualities (in this case, though, that's a drawback since I can think of few pipe experiences more painful than actually completing a bowl of this). Hyperbole aside, guys: stay away from this stuff. It really is as foul as other reviewers have pointed out.

Our pipe smoking pastime is composed of an incredible array of personal tastes and opinions, and, for that, I am grateful. If you enjoy this shredded material in your pipe when lit, then enjoy it to its fullest, by all means. However, If I am faced with a choice between smoking Armonia and freshly squeezed canine feces, I am hard pressed and an immediate decision is unlikely to be forthcoming.

aj

"Ammonia" might have been more appropriate the name. Vile. What did Mr. T. say in Rocky III? "Prediction? ..PAIN."

Simply said: This is just another boring cased aromatic blend.It's billed as "natural".If you consider natural being 1/2 fruit casing 1/2 virginia and burley than I guess it's natural.I call it "Awful" and strongly suggest you look elsewhere...(I only wish there were a category WORSE than "not my cup of tea") Prep

I too received the free sample from Savinelli and I too think this is terrible. The tobacco had an overwhelming, fruit-like smell when the packet was opened. This tobacco is indeed heavily cased. The first half of the bowl burned with a very strong room aroma and taste that matched the packet's smell. By the last half of the bowl it mellowed out some and had a mild, sweet taste. By that time however, I didn't want to smoke any more of this. I wouldn't waste my money on a pouch of this.