W.O. Larsen Simply Unique
(2.97)
A mixture with a base of Old Belt Virginia, Tennessee burley and Orientals. These have been slowly fermented into a perfect black cavendish. A mild aroma of vanilla, chocolate and walnuts.
(A very velvety black cavendish from Old Belt Virginia and Tennessee burley makes the base of this loose cut mixture. Virginia tobaccos from Africa and U.S.A. and broad-cut bright Virginia of Brazilian origin combined with fine aromas of walnut and vanilla offer a tasting experience of a deeper, finely sweet note.)
Details
| Brand | W.O. Larsen |
| Series | Classics |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Cocoa / Chocolate, Vanilla, Walnut |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch |
| 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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2.97 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2018 | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Unnoticeable |
Probably the weakest of the excellent Larsen's range I've encountered so far.
That's assuming I have the right pouch. My pouch is blue and just says 'unique'. I am therefore asuming that either the pouch has been updated since the stock picture was uploaded or I have got the wrong tobacco.
Either way, as I said, this is a pretty mild almost flavourless mixture. The strands are dark black/brown with an occasional blonde fleck. It's also dry, even straight out of the pouch, and is a bugger to keep lit.
Having said that I have a strong liking for Larsen's tobacco range overall and this blend certainly has the Larsen's Danish characteristics if not taste. But certainly from the pouch I have there's very little to mark it out as anything special.
The most positive thing in it's favour is the price. When you compare it to one of BBB's expensive blends this is a third of the price. And I for one, couldn't tell the difference.
That's assuming I have the right pouch. My pouch is blue and just says 'unique'. I am therefore asuming that either the pouch has been updated since the stock picture was uploaded or I have got the wrong tobacco.
Either way, as I said, this is a pretty mild almost flavourless mixture. The strands are dark black/brown with an occasional blonde fleck. It's also dry, even straight out of the pouch, and is a bugger to keep lit.
Having said that I have a strong liking for Larsen's tobacco range overall and this blend certainly has the Larsen's Danish characteristics if not taste. But certainly from the pouch I have there's very little to mark it out as anything special.
The most positive thing in it's favour is the price. When you compare it to one of BBB's expensive blends this is a third of the price. And I for one, couldn't tell the difference.
Pipe Used:
All
PurchasedFrom:
DanPipe, Germany.
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jun 07, 2019 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Medium | Pleasant |
Presently the pouch is black and the name is Unique, but the tobacco is the same. The description you can find at the top (in the profile) is correct: Black Cavendish, Virginia, Burley and Oriental. Black Cavendish is strongly flavored and it is leading, predominant. Virginia exists, Burley and Oriental are irrelevant. A poor quality commercial blend where chemical flavorings dominate the scene and the tobacco taste is hidden. Mild in strength. Nearly horrible, nearly cloying, nearly disgusting. Not entirely, but almost. In my opinion of course. Give it a chance, … even not. To try only for strongly flavored mixtures’ lovers. In my personal rating system (from 1 to 10) my score is 4 and only one star.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mar 20, 2009 | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
In my opinion, this is definitely not a tobacco to recommend to anyone (I mean even beginners). The very complicated mixture description from WO Larsen hides a very mild dull taste. Very mild, aromatic, and tongue bite if you tend to smoke too fast.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mar 04, 2008 | Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Tolerable |
My first review!
Upon opening the pouch, I felt a quite pungent smell, not too bad, but on the same note, not to exiting either. Tobacco was a bit dry.
Easy to pack and light, I rarely need to relight though.
Now, As this is a quite mild smoke, maybe I puffed a bit to hard, the result was a very hot pipe, and tounge bite. Although the tobacco was dry, my pipe got a very very bad case of emphysemic gurgles.
I tried to add a bit of moisture and put the tobacco in an old resealable tin. I then let it rest for a day. The moisture of the tobacco was now more like the usual tobaccos I smoke. Now the tastes came out a bit more, a boozy top note I did not care for. The pipe now got scolding hot, the varnish on my pipe bubbled upp and came off!! Putting the pipe down I could pour out clear liquid, and lots of it. Loading it into a church warden pipe from peterson did help a bit. But the tounge bite was nasty, never been bitten at all using the church warden before.
Anyway, stay clear of this one. I have only smoken one worse tobacco in all my life, and that is orlik club. Even the raw tobacco from my garden tastes better after only a dry out in the oven.
Upon opening the pouch, I felt a quite pungent smell, not too bad, but on the same note, not to exiting either. Tobacco was a bit dry.
Easy to pack and light, I rarely need to relight though.
Now, As this is a quite mild smoke, maybe I puffed a bit to hard, the result was a very hot pipe, and tounge bite. Although the tobacco was dry, my pipe got a very very bad case of emphysemic gurgles.
I tried to add a bit of moisture and put the tobacco in an old resealable tin. I then let it rest for a day. The moisture of the tobacco was now more like the usual tobaccos I smoke. Now the tastes came out a bit more, a boozy top note I did not care for. The pipe now got scolding hot, the varnish on my pipe bubbled upp and came off!! Putting the pipe down I could pour out clear liquid, and lots of it. Loading it into a church warden pipe from peterson did help a bit. But the tounge bite was nasty, never been bitten at all using the church warden before.
Anyway, stay clear of this one. I have only smoken one worse tobacco in all my life, and that is orlik club. Even the raw tobacco from my garden tastes better after only a dry out in the oven.
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