Stanwell Classic

I bought this in a pinch. I had run out of my favorite leaf (Stanwell Jubilee), and the tobaccoonist had as well. I figured I couldn't go wrong with a Stanwell blend called "Classic". Upon opening the tin, I was greeted with a pleasant Aroma reminding me of raisins. The moisture Content was just right, and the cut makes filling your pipe rather easy. The tobacco packs well and lights up on 2 matches. It burns well, leaving no dottle. The taste is pleasantly sweet, without overpowering the natural tobacco taste. The room note is a bit smokey, not as sweet as with some of Stanwell's other aromatic blends. It is certainly in no way offensive, but not as much of a crowd pleaser. My recommendation: Stanwell Classic is a good standby for smokers of aromatics. It is not a complex smoke, but neither is it bland. It can be smoked without problems by novice and expert alike.

I asked my wife to purchase some Melange for me and she brought me this instead.Before going crazy and asking for divorce,etc. I decided to give it a try and it turned out surprisingly good. It is not as sweet as the Melange,it has a bit more balance.The room note is great and it is very mild on the mouth.It is easy to pack,burns evenly and the price is great.If youy like aromatics, this is something you are not going to get tired of.

My only Stanwell tobacco to date.

This is an all around mild tobacco, more of a Danish aromatic as opposed to a heavy American. Not bad at all, but I probably won't buy again. To my taste there are plenty of better aromatics out there. (2.5 stars)

Is good , but not that good. Is tasty, but not that tasty. Is pleasant, but.... you know the drill... If you are curious - is interesting. But that's all!

Review Stanwell Classic

Ah! A blast from the past! One of the first tobaccos I’ve smoked! I used to love it, but do I still love it? Lets see.


Tin note:
Very sweet, molasses, lots of plum notes, dry prunes, blackberries and burley.

Aspect:
Short to medium ribbons, bright color with a few black ribbons which are the black cavendish. Excellent moisture for an aromatic.

Taste/flavor:
Blueberries and blackberries from the start with a kick of sugar, black grapes (?) and lots of plum and dry prunes. There are sometimes hints of lemon and honey.
I don’t know why on TobaccoReviews it says the flavoring is of brandy and coffee, because what I remember from the past, it was described as having rum and plum, but I may be mistaken and not remember well. It doesn’t have any brandy taste to me. Coffee? Maybe a medium roasted speciality Ethiopian coffee with floral and fruit notes.
You can definitely feel it has burley, from the tin note and the taste. It’s a bit nutty, with hazelnut and peanut.
It is a danish style blend but not like the ones from W.O. Larsen, this is milder in the casing/topping and doesn’t feel so chemical.
And for an aromatic it smokes very cool, it doesn’t bite, doesn’t get too hot and it doesn’t go off, and this is a big plus for me when it comes to aromatics.
The flavoring for me is medium, taste is medium as well and the room note is very nice, I’d say very pleasant or pleasant.
The room note smells like blackberries and blueberries and plum, and it’s sweet, and it’s not overpowering or strong, just very pleasant.

All in all, it’s a good blend, I’d say underrated and overlooked. Do I still love it? No. Because I’m not into aromatics. But it’s still one of the aromatics that I would smoke now and then. And it bring some nostalgia to it, but that’s too subjective.

It is not the best or top 3 tobacco for me, but is good tobacco. Classic and well balanced with the smoked plum/raisin aromathat I truly enjoy.