W.O. Larsen Signature Vintage Mixture

Great tobacco!This is what a tobacco blend should taste like, mild to medium.The room note is fantastic.As a newbie pipe smoker,i like Aromatics and this is one of the very best that you could have.Be forewarned for this has a BITE if you're not careful for it is a "sipping" type tobacco and best if you smoke it real slow and just enjoy it w/ your favorite cup o' joe. It has some hints of vanilla & cherries in it.It lights good, keeps lit with very few relights.Great flavor and by the looks of the packaging you know this is Prime tobacco on your hands,the kind that whoever made this product KNOWS tobacco, front to back.This stuff is so good that right after you smoke you one bowl you'll want to smoke another, yup: IT'S THAT GOOD!!!

This is a decent product. It smells more like liqueur than caramel or vanilla .There is nothing very special about it. It seems more natural and not so aromatic that is a good thing. Very smooth burning with no bite. I think you should try it.

This is my first review. Most of what has been said is correct. My only problem is that I can never finish a bowl. What I mean is that I have tried to pack this differently many times, but about half way to a third of the way it goes out. So I scoop out what has been smoked and relight. But I still love it, flavoring is amazing.

EDIT: It makes a great outdoor smoke. You get alot more flavor from it and it helps keep it lit

This blend is of the highest quality. It is exceptional. I am a traditional aromatic smoker. When I lit this blend up it revealed to me what true tobacco should taste like. I could taste the tobacco and I could enjoy it without an overbearing casing flavor. It is my go to blend. It is worth every penny.

10/4/2010: __When this Signature tobacco gets close to the bottom of the bowl, I am noticing a very clever fermented natural tobacco taste which is similar to the taste that I get from Peterson Escudo at the top of the bowl before the spicy perique kicks in. This Larsen Signature is a very clever blend. How many tobaccos get better and better the closer you get to the bottom of the bowl so that you don't even want the bowl to end? You will not have any wasted tobacco with this vintage mixture if you smoke it in a dedicated pipe. __Once again I would like to point out that this Larsen tobacco does not like to share pipes with other tobaccos. If you do not have a dedicated pipe, the natural tobacco flavors will be extremely bland and you will think this is nothing more than an overrated bland aromatic blend. BUT, after you get done smoking an entire tin in a dedicated pipe, you will love the wonderful fermented tobacco flavors and you will think that this tobacco has only a mild flavoring, probably flavored aromatically with dried apples. I do not think this tobacco has a casing that is sprayed on like other flavored tobaccos.

9/14/2010: __I have smoked a few tins of Signature over the years. __I would like to point out that this blend will fool you if it has not been smoked in your pipe several times. You might have to smoke as much as one whole ounce of this blend in your pipe before the true flavors finally come out like they should. Dedicate one pipe to this blend, and after you finish the first tin, you will be hooked. __I practice a strategy with this blend which greatly enhances the flavor which I call "the never ending bowl." I basically just dump what is left at the bottom of my last bowl on top of the next bowl that I am preparing. This method produces a flavor which is absolute heaven once your pipe has been properly seasoned.

*Edit:

smoked one last sample through a new peterson system 314 i recently acquired. i must say this opened up a whole different experience. SWEET. SWEET! first one third very sweet with the berry of unknow origin punching along with. 2/3 still very sweet with the berry easing up. finished up nicely. no bite if taken leisure. with the system i could not believe the difference in sweet flavor. didnt sour in the stem either





a lot has been said about the flavors in this mix.

i have only smoked 5g. sample packs and most of what i have recieved has been very dry. i really need to purchase a tin to get a more objective view.

i like aromatics, if you dont like aromatics i cant see this being for you.

now to the mysterious and curious berry flavor mentioned. it is indeed puzzled. some say strawberries? i was more inclined to think cranberry or some other odd berry. almost like a boisenberry (for those of you familiar with the pancake syrup). etiher way it is indeed unique. raspberry? who knows?

if you like aromatics, i would recommend you trying this when possible.

Even though the aromatics are not my thing, I have to say that WO Larsen's Vintage Mixture it's great choice for an aromatic.

This is one of those rare blends that is extremely aromatic, yet retains it's tobacco character. I find that it does not bite, nor taste cheap like a typical Danish blend. A good after dinner smoke to satisfy your dessert cravings. (requires a dedicated pipe).

Upon opening the pouch my nose was greeted by fruit, vanilla, and licorice. This blend loads and lights easily. The aroma is aromatic perfume, and wafting through the house it brought favorable comments. The smoke was thick and creamy in my mouth, but I couldn't find the tobacco though, due to the heavy casings competition to dominate. It burned down to a fine ash and the pipe cleaner came out relatively clean. There are better aromatics on the market that let the tobacco stand proud while the flavorings whisper their presence.