Tabacos Cisne Branco Finamore Ltda. Irlandez

(2.31)
Probably the most traditional and well known Brazilian drugstore tobacco house. The IRLANDEZ "family" used to has on its mixture a balanced blend of burley, golden and medium Brazilian Virginia tobaccos. Similar to: https://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/12675/tabacos-cisne-branco-finamore-ltda-chocolate-alpino
Notes: Produced since 1937, is one of the more Antique Brazilian Blends. Now is produced by "Tabacos Cisne Branco Finamore", new name of the antique "Tabacos Wilder Finamore".

Details

Brand Tabacos Cisne Branco Finamore Ltda.
Blended By Tabacos Cisne Branco Finamore
Manufactured By Tabacos Cisne Branco Finamore
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Black Cavendish, Cavendish, Virginia
Flavoring Alcohol / Liquor, Vanilla
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 50 grams pouch, 200 grams tin
Country Brazil
Production Currently available

Profile

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

Average Rating

2.31 / 4
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Reviews

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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 19, 2008 Medium to Strong Medium Medium Tolerable
Being a pipe smoker in Brazil, where it's hard to find most of the great range of pipe tobaccos existing in the world, one always end up trying some of this, avaiable in many places, at affordable cost. It's our "drugstore" tobacco for exelence. In my opinion, it stays in middle term between aromatic and non-aromatic tobacco. Definitly, it's not an english blend, but also not an full aromatic. The tin aroma is very sweet and it comes with right humidity. Easy to pack and light,it stays lit to the end of the bowl, with no bite at all, sometimes some harshness at the end, if you're not carefull. Better if smoked in a medium size bowl. An all-day smoke, honest, wich main characteristic being regularity.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 03, 2012 Very Mild Mild to Medium Medium Pleasant
Cavendish, Cavendish everywhere... I am not a big fan of Cavendish, as I feel it gives a stronger tongue bite even if the tobacco smokes cool (and it does smoke very cool).

However, this is a very nice mixture of Virginia and Cavendish, however as the precedent review states, this is not an English mixture. I bought this tobacco when I was on holidays in Brazil, and as I said it is very mild and quite impressive because I am not a big fan of aromatics and Cavendish tobacco.

This tobacco smokes cool and with relatively little tongue bite. The cut is slightly thicker than your regular ribbon cut and burns a bit unevenly. It tastes a bit like honey and vanilla and is very sweet.

Recommended for novice pipe smokers and fans of cool aromatics and Cavendish.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 17, 2012 Mild Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
It is NOT an English type tobacco. But this doesn't mean it is not pleasant.

If you get it in proper moist level, it doesn't bite, it has a good flavor, nobody complained about its smell, so I guess the room note is ok.

Yes, it is a drugstore tobacco, but I say it's one of the best around. And it's cheap! =D
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 07, 2012 Mild Mild Mild Very Pleasant
This is a mild golden Virginia/Burley Mixture, with some golden cavendish tobaccos. It haves a liquor and Vanilla taste and flavour. Is a good tobacco for begginers, and in Brazil is the more easy to find, the main "Drugstore" Blend. However it is so-called "Tipo Ingles" (English Type), this is an uncertain info, since the true "English Mixtures" contains Latakia tobaccos and this not. However, this is an Aromatic Tobacco. The words "Tipo Ingles", "English Type" is because this is one of the more antique Blends in Brazil, and when it begins to be made, nearly 80 years ago, Brasil only had acess to aromatic mixtures that were imported from England. As many other Brazilian Tobaccos, from many companies, this is sold in a good aluminized paper pouch, that preserves the flavour of the tobacco.

Re-Evaluation: The Blend is modified, now, is less flavoured, bu remains still Good. 3 Stars.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 29, 2015 Mild to Medium Medium to Strong Mild Very Pleasant
It's been 10 years since I bought my first pipe, back in Brazil, and had my first bowl of Irlandez. Oh well! those were good times. It's really hard to find good tobacco there and I think many among us, Brazilians pipesmokers, have had their first puffs with Finamore tobaccos. So even if nowadays Irlandez woudn't be my first choice I can say that it is not a bad blend.

It comes in pouches and when you open up you can smell chocollate and vanilla. The cut is more like shaggy then ribbon. It packs well and it's easy to light, despite the moisture.

The smoke is consistent through the bowl, very sweet and hot. No much complexity here. The after smoke leaves a nice room note. And I would say that this tobaccos leaves a ghost in the pipe that remains for a long long time.
Pipe Used: Bertoldi Briar
PurchasedFrom: Local Tobacconist
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 03, 2015 Medium Medium Medium Pleasant
Irlandez is a very, very tradicional blend in Brazil. My great grandfather and my grandfather smoked it and so do I, but not for tradition itself. This blend has a lot of personality in it, as the Virginia taste is a bit herbal and the hints of brandy tends to leave the impression of a fruity blend, which is not. Indeed, it is mildly flavored but has a lot of presence when exhaled, heavy sometimes in a sour, milky caramel note, that might be interpreted as a "stinky" note commonly found in milk flavored Goods. Its cut is fine very short ribbons, with bits varying in shape and color, generally golden and fresh but not moist. To me it is very pleasant, I would call it a half natural - half aromatic blend, made from good quality Virginias. Does not bite if well accomodated and gently puffed. It is not spectacular or amazing, but it has so much personality in it that it reserves respect. It's neutral enough to be smoked while drinking a decent smoked Leaf tea.
Pipe Used: Bertoldi
PurchasedFrom: Tabacaria Rodoviária - Itapetininga (SP)
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 28, 2009 Mild Mild Mild Pleasant
Unfortuanelly not a good pipe tobacco. Calling it English Mixture is a heresy. There is no latakia here whatsoever and hrdly some decn virginia as well. The base of this blend is a coarse cut burley topped by a casing that resembles matured condensed milk. Burns a bit hot tooo... Cannot recommend this.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 10, 2009 Mild Medium Extremely Mild (Flat) Tolerable
poor, flat, and a bit stinky for some noses. Finamore has some nice tobaccos, specially to be used in home-made blends, but this specific one is pretty bad, made me feel like i was smoking not a pipe, but a cigarette... maybe i was in a bad luck and bought a specially dry and poor pouch, but i doubt so.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 02, 2006 Medium Mild to Medium Medium to Full Tolerable to Strong
I just could'nt like this blend, the flavor was a bit too strong and it made me a little dizzy after smoking a bowl. I guess I don't like brazilian tobacco, since I also tried Finamore's extra mild cavendish and I still can't finish that one either (also too strong for my aromatic tastes). Not my kind of thing, but I'm sure that many may still find it a great mix, it's up to your tastes, so I'm not gonna say it's a bad quality tobacco, I just did'nt like it.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 03, 2005 Medium Mild to Medium Medium Tolerable
"English Class" stands the 200g tin. But this is hardly an English Mixture. It's an aromatic tobacco, may be the oldest in production in Brazil. Its a very good tobacco. The foundation is a light yellow Virginia, supplemented by some Burley and Cavendish. It's topped with some kid of syrup that is a family secret for generations: the Finamore's blend tobaccos in Brazil since early 1900. I can fell chocolate, run and herbs. It comes fresh but not humid, but it do not light easy. Once lighted it remains burning very well, without any bite. For near 30 years of smoking it I can bear my witness for its quality, which justify its popularity in Brazil and, although not a superb blend, you know what you get from it. But its harshness at the end of the bowl is what keeps me from rating it three stars.
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