J. F. Germain & Son Germain's Mixture No.7

(2.33)
A broad-cut mixture of Virginia, burley, and a small portion of black cavendish. A distinctive flavoring is added to slightly sweeten the smoke.

Details

Brand J. F. Germain & Son
Blended By Planta
Manufactured By J.F. Germain & Son
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Burley, Cavendish, Virginia
Flavoring Alcohol / Liquor, Coffee, Fruit / Citrus, Other / Misc
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 50 grams tin
Country United Kingdom
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

2.33 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 17, 2020 Medium to Strong Medium to Strong Medium to Full Unnoticeable
Palatable enough blend from Germains.

I had a pouch as well and, yet again, Dan Pipe has sent me another dry tobacco. You could hear it crunching inside the packet if you squeezed it.

The freshly opened pouch gives off a typically Danish assortment of sweetness. Sweetshop boiled sweets come to mind, yet with a small sense of a beefier chemical. It doesn't actually taste of any fruit, which seems to be so common in aromatic tobaccos, but it did bring to mind the slight backdrop of Ashton's winding road, which was meant to be apricot if I remember rightly.

Being dryer than the sahara means a short smoke which tastes somewhat chemically unbalanced at first, but then dies down to a more conservative aromatic taste so similar to others blends of this kind. Ten to fifteen minutes puffing this and you're left with a dense white ash.

There a strange aftertaste too, and I found it coated my tongue with this strange mixture that was reminiscent of dark bourneville chocolate with a hint of candy floss.

I've had very similar blends to this before, you know those pouches that seem to last forever and you pick up once in a while for a sweet shop blast.

This is a cross between something from Cellini's and Ashton's Rainy Day or Guilty Pleasure, with a bit of Colts thrown in to for good measure. It's not totally ghastly. I've had far better than this (Larson's) and far far worse (Dan Pipe aromatic concoctions).

Try it if you like aromatics, but I suspect you won't find anything different to the usual crop. For those undaunted it's best to use meers or cobs with small to medium filling volumes.
Pipe Used: Small volume meers
PurchasedFrom: Dan Pipe Germany
Age When Smoked: New oop
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 09, 2013 Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Extremely Mild (Flat) Pleasant
Sometimes I wonder if I have smoked the same blend as detailed above or smoked by other reviewers...

I bought it in Berlin, only available in a 50g pouch. Mention of fruit aroma on the label.

In the pouch it smelled like wax (shoe polish?). Smoking it I found not much aromatic particularities, neither fruit or red wine. Rather high nicotine touch which may satisfy some smokers.

That used probably to be a legendary blend but what I smoked is far from anything worth remembering. Perhaps if I found it in a tin I will have a try...
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 21, 2009 Mild to Medium Medium to Strong Medium Tolerable to Strong
many years ago, i smoked a tin of this weed, and found it strange, interesting, and not very much to my liking. unmistakingly germain's, and fine quality, of course.

this time round, i find it completely unrecognizable. it's a heavily cased (and top flavoured, too, i reckon) aromatic. a goopy and disgusting blend.

closer inspection of the paper disc inside the tin, reveals that it's made by planta. oh dear.

...and why in heaven's name did i buy a 100g tin?????
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 24, 2016 Mild to Medium Mild Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
The old steelcowboy and I seem to have the same palate when it comes to a lot of blends, but I reckon this isn't one of them. A broad-cut mixture of Virginia, Burley, and a small portion of Black Cavendish. A distinctive flavoring is added to slightly sweeten the smoke. I don't know what that flavoring is (kind of reminds me of coffee and cocoa), but it is squealin' good!

Pipestud
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 25, 2012 Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Medium Pleasant
Mixture No. 7 arrives quite wet in the tin smelling of cheap red wine. The tobacco appears to be of good quality, and is cut like many blends made by Germain, with very thin ribbons. Once it is dried out, the fruit like aroma takes over. It burns somewhat hot and as one other reviewer pointed out, it develops a nasty taste which for me started about mid bowl. It is very rare that I will comment on a blend without smoking at least an ounce or two, but I needed to show mercy on my taste buds. I don't know if Planta is still blending this as my tin said “Manufactured by J.F. Germain (not for J.F. Germain) It is hard to believe that Mixture No. 7 is made by the same folks that make great blends like Stonehaven, Penzance and the newest version of Balkan Sobranie. Mixture No. 7 may be from a bygone era and for me, it should have stayed there.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 20, 2010 Medium Very Strong Overwhelming Unnoticeable
Upon lighting, this promissed to be a nice sweet Va with some burley. But then about 5 minutes in, a strange aftertaste took over. Dunno if I can call it soapy or what, but was definitely distasteful to me. Just before the end of the smoke, the aftertaste dissapeared and it was a sweet Va. again. I tried this three times in different sized pipes and it happened every time. Very strange. I won't be trying this again.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 13, 2021 Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
The Virginia provides tart and tangy citrus, grass, bread, mild sugar, floralness, along with light wood and earth, and a pinch of spice as the lead component. The earthy, woody, nutty sweet burley is an important supporting player. The sugary black cavendish is just above the condiment line. I’m not certain about the various toppings, but they seem to have a mild wine-like essence along with a little cocoa, and small hints of coffee and vanilla. They moderately sublimate the tobaccos. The strength is in the center of mild to medium. The taste level is a step past that mark. It has a rather mild nic-hit. No chance of bite or harshness, and sports no rough edges. Burns cool and clean at a reasonable rate with a very consistent sweet, mildly floral flavor that lacks depth. Barely leaves any dampness in the bowl. Requires an average number of relights. Has a lightly lingering, decent, weak after taste, and room note. An all day smoke.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 26, 2010 Mild Mild to Medium Mild Pleasant
This is certainly a good tobacco, excellent quality, nice easy to smoke and burn cut, nice light casing, etc.

But again, this is not a tobacco for the experienced smoker unless you don't mind low doses of Vitamin N.

Apparently, this is the no 1 seller in Germany among pipe smokers. But then, I don't believe everything my tobacconist tells me ;-)I see Germans smoking something that has more character to it.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 03, 2009 Mild Very Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
used to be my everyday smoke but I changed it because I want to smoke more VA tobaccos. Burley is okay for me so far, but it makes the mixture a bit too mild for me at the moment. I too smoke in my office when there is time too think about things, with the chance people rushing in, without further notice, because they smell I am there. I have to stop thinking and smoking because most of my girls and boys do not smoke at all. And the mixture tastes ugly if I have to relight it after half an hour with half a bowl to work on. But not bad at all i recommend it for people who want to smoke good tobacco within a reasonable price range. Compared to more expensive mixtures - a good choice.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 31, 2005 Medium Mild Medium Pleasant
I never give Germain tobaccos a bad review - even if they deserve it. This is a very grassy, nutty, almost pure nature tasting blend. It is like King Charles Mixture sans the orientals and latakia.It has a naturally sweet taste by itself ,but is helped along by what I detect to be PURE HONEY as a topping.My good friend who also is a contributor here detects Heather.It really is very pleasant as an all day smoke.It should be enjoyed before a meal with a clean palate.Otherwise you might lose the subtleties of the blend. A truly warm and yummy smoke.A must try for Germain fans and a good offering for non-aromatic smokers who appreciate a natural blend w/o condimental leaf. Do not use DGT or it will burn slightly hot. 3 of 4 stars
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 09, 2016 Medium Mild to Medium Full Very Pleasant
tastes great, burns easy, fruity, not over aromated blend with an elegant note of vanilla or somehow creamy. more intense than for instance borkum riff original with more body. a solid, decent classic that desrerves a try.
Pipe Used: small group 1
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