Brebbia Romanza (Mixture No. 21)
(2.50)
A selection of the best light and aromatic high quality Virginia tobaccos. The fragrant fruity bouquet of delicately cool, aromatic brilliance guarantees superb smoking pleasure.
New Tin Description: Selection of high quality light and aromatic Virginia tobaccos. The gently orange bouquet ensures fresh piping (translated from Italian).
Details
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
|
2.50 / 4
|
Reviews
Please login to post a review.
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2010 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Romanza no. 1 is something very different from what I did expect from the description when, in August I bought, after looking at the catalogue of the Brebbia's at my local tobacconist… Not a Virginia blend with some delicate topping, but a full aromatic in the most tipical European vein, Black Cavendish included. I'm working slowly and with some difficulty through the pouch, and sure I will not buy it again. Radford's Sunday Fantasy, or Cellini Forte are something similar in my memory, and all three are not my cup of tea.
Nevertheless I cannot truly say Romanza is a poor quality blend, not at all. It burns well, cool and dry, delivering a mild-to-medium smoke having well balanced fruity/spicy flavours never covering the tobacco completely. The first puffs smelling to me like powder (I mean face powder). Not bodied, nor sweet, the same way the aromatics commonly are. Does not turn bitter and doesn't bite.
Some small chunks of Toscano cigar and a couple of pinches of Cuban picadura were my remedy.
Two stars.
Nevertheless I cannot truly say Romanza is a poor quality blend, not at all. It burns well, cool and dry, delivering a mild-to-medium smoke having well balanced fruity/spicy flavours never covering the tobacco completely. The first puffs smelling to me like powder (I mean face powder). Not bodied, nor sweet, the same way the aromatics commonly are. Does not turn bitter and doesn't bite.
Some small chunks of Toscano cigar and a couple of pinches of Cuban picadura were my remedy.
Two stars.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Nov 25, 2006 | Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Medium | Pleasant |
I wanted to like this mix but it was far to sweet. Not sweet in the sense of sugar-sweet but sharper like an acid-drop or tartrazine. I'll leave it for a while and come back to it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Sep 01, 2004 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I was offered a couple of bowls of this tobacco by my tobacconist: it's a decent German-style aromatic, not too goopy and actually quite sweet in the first half of the bowl and if puffed slowly (but it may become sour and bitter in the end). Nothing of particular interest to note: usual broken ribbons of varying sizes and colors, and the usually undistinguished fruity flavoring that is common to many european aromatics and that makes you wonder whether it's actual fruit or some chemical. As I said, not bad in its kind, but virtually undistinguishable from the thousands of pouched Larsens, Cellinis, Amphoras, etc. etc.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| May 03, 2019 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
As soon as the jar is opened, an intense sweet-and-sour fragrance, a mixture of flowers, fruits and citrus fruits is released. It reminds me, even if with less decisive tones, of a freshly baked cake. It burns quite regularly and easily, even if I find it a little damp. I liked it even if it won't be my everyday tobacco.
Pipe Used:
Brebbia serie X839
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Mar 09, 2019 | Mild to Medium | Strong | Full | Pleasant |
Romanza is not straight Virginia, but Virginia and Black Cavendish and it is a strongly flavored blend. There is casing (a lot) and there is topping (a lot). Mainly fruit and citrus aromas. Not bad but too strong. At times cloying. It could be heaven for aromatic mixtures’ lovers, but in my opinion it is too sweet and too flavored. In my personal rating system (from 1 to 10) my score is 6 and two stars.
target="_blank"
