W.O. Larsen Signature Vintage Mixture

The various deep tart and tangy citrus, strawberry, honey, creamy vanilla, caramel, and floral perfume-like toppings are the star attractions. Their potency reduces the effect of the Virginias and burleys quite a lot, but they don’t drown them out. The Mexican and Kentucky burleys provide plenty of earth, wood, sweet nuts, bread, and very light spice. They are a couple steps away from giving full support, so I categorize their effect as secondary support players. Just above the condiment line are the Malawi and American Virginias which produce some ripe tangy dark fruit, tart and tangy citrus, earth, wood, grass, sugar, bread, vegetation, and light floral notes with a pinch of spice. The strength is a couple of notches past the mild mark. The nic-hit is light. The taste level is a slot past the medium threshold. No chance of bite or harshness, and barely has a rough edge. Burns cool and clean at a moderate pace with a very consistent, deeply rich fruity, floral, creamy, nutty, mostly smooth flavor that extends to the pleasantly lingering after taste. The room room is pleasant. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires an average number of relights. Can be an all day smoke. Three and a half stars.

-JimInks

A great classic and mild tobacco, very well designed to give you an all-day smooth and somewhat classy smoke. It is also very popular among my non-smoker friends.

However, every time I smoke it, I always feel that something is missing… Although the pleasure is there, I would not venture to compare it to a Peterson "Nutty Cut", which gives me much more pleasure, while satisfying the non-smokers as well.

Finally, a note about its ageing : kept in the sealed tin, this tobacco can last for ages. But, once the tin is opened, the flavour vanishes very quickly… Which leaves you with an average "english-type" tobacco.

This blend is a relatively heavily flavored Danish aromatic. It is an excellent exemplar of the genre and where I turn when I want this type of blend. It does not bite when smoked slowly and to me has an intriguing cherry vanilla taste tinged with a fruity cordial. Nice to have on hand.

W.O. Larsen's Signature Vintage Mix.

POSITIVE: outstanding tin note. the fragrance is that of apricot and peach with a hint of citrus. I spent a good 5 minutes just sniffing it. The flavor lives up to the tin note. the flavoring does not mask the tobacco flavor, it compliments it in a very nice way. the room note is very nice. it reminded me of my grandfather and brought on an instant nostalgic feeling. the flavor is of a deep tangy fruit with the right amount of caramel. It reminded me of peach cobbler. the flavor lasts all the way through the bowl. The flavors develop nicely as you smoke. the caramel and buttery flavors come out towards the end and you may find your self surprised that the bowl is finished and may even consider packing a bit more.

NEGATIVE: the cost is way to high. were I live, it cost $135 per 100 grams. out of tin it is a bit moist and took several re-lights. drying may be needed as it is in my case.

Overall, I recommend this blend to those who fancy aromatics. it is worth trying (except for the price)

It requires to be smoked calmly or else you're BURNED. After many years, I' tried to re-smoke it. Burley, Black Cavendish, Virginia. It was a present form aunt Rania. Once you open the tin, you get crazy with its aroma. It was quite moist, even though I had it for at least a year. If you don't smoke it calmly, it causes tongue-bite. The nicotine dose is efficient. Quite thickly cut, which helps for slow burning. It does not easily fill the bowl and the aroma (rum, vanilla, strawberries) is quite tiresome. As for the room note, it is needless to say…one of a kind. The price is a bit spicy.

My tin was not wet nor in need of any drying time. The tin note is quite pleasing. Vanilla, Cherry, and almonds. Taste, cherry, vanilla, hay, and strawberries.

I've been tooting on pipes for 40 years, I still couldn't tell you the various things others taste, hints of this hints of that etc. I either like a tobacco or not. Virginia's are sweet that I know. What kind of sweet? No idea. I smoke for nicotine, I get my fix from this blend without torching my tongue and can do several bowls in a day. There is a pleasant feel to this blend, its smooth. Bottom line is that it is good, very good. I bought another after smoking first tin. If I buy 2 you should buy 1.

Updated January 23rd, 2023.

Tin note: Strong smell, which kinda resembled the other two W.O. Larsen’s I’ve had, namely 1864 Mixture and 2018 Limited Edition. Has a strong vanilla smell, with some hints of chocolate and fruit/dark fruit. You smell and know it’s a W.O. Larsen blend. You smell it and you directly detect the generous amount of black cavendish.

Cut & Tobacco: The tobacco is a short ribbon, moist enough. Has mostly brown and black leaves with some golden ones here and there.

Burn: Burns ok’ish, yet will require some relights, because it will bite if you don’t use a filter and try to keep it lit by puffing too much. Better relighting than puffing too much. After all, a cool dry smoke is what we’re after and it will deliver it, but you need few relights.

Taste/Flavor: Oh, there’s a lot of flavor here! In the beginning you get vanilla and raspberries (maybe some strawberries as well) with a bit of caramel, but as you progress, more flavors come, such as dark fruit, apricots, plums and a bit of citrus, but it’s more like a citrus with sugar, like one you’d taste in a well-made Amaretto Sour. And speaking of Amaretto, this blend sometimes give you hints of almonds and nuts as well, maybe hazelnuts. Also, to some extend, it has some light floral notes. Doesn’t taste very chemical like other aromatics, this is the danish style, the W.O. Larsen style. You can even detect the tobacco taste, you can find the virginia, the burley and cavendish. This shows that it has been blended so well that the balance is just perfect.

Room note: Strong but very pleasant, fills the room with a creamy fruity and vanilla smell. Even at a terrace it can be enjoyed by others.

Low on nicotine, it delivers a cool and full of flavor smoke, yet I don’t recommend using a pipe with P-lip, as it will make the centre of your mouth feel creamy/buttery and... soapy. Smoke it from a fishtail and you’ll avoid this. For me, as a non aromatic smoker, I’d say this is a medium to full flavor and taste but perhaps for an aromatic smoker this would be a medium. You really get to taste lots from this one. Good aftertaste, but doesn’t stay long.

All in all, a very well made aromatic that deserves at least 3 stars here.

The first pipe tobacco I ever tried was Borkum Riff, which left me very sceptical of Danish aromatics in general. However, I decided that I should at least give this classic a try before giving up on the genre entirely.

The tin aroma is absolutely delicious, like red fruit with a touch of cream. This is the only tobacco I have tried which literally smells good enough to eat. The taste is very similar to the tin aroma, which is a good sign. Not much tongue bite, even when smoked fast.

All in all, an extremely good tobacco. I wouldn't buy it again, as I prefer other types of blends. However, if you like sweet Danish aromatics, you would have difficulty finding better than this.