W.O. Larsen Fresh & Elegant

Summer…. wind Sirocco, heat, humidity and saltiness; this makes forbidding smoking many pipe tobaccos and F&E is good in this way: a refreshing blend with citrus and drupe fruits fragrance (similar to Brebbia Sinfonia # 3).

A “beach” tobacco, nothing more.

Good quality aromatic tobacco, the kind you buy again, it's good to have it around.

I've just tested this tobacco. I can recommend this product to aromatic lovers, otherwise it doesn't satisfy your expectations, I presume.

Cem

Here in Japan the summer is approaching, the temperature and humidly climb to an 'uncomfortable' level (well for this Canadian anyway) and that's when a mix like Fresh and Elegant come into their own.

Light, fresh and citrus rather than 'sweet' which I find too heavy at any time of the year, make Elegant & Fresh an enjoyable SUMMER smoke. I wouldn't enjoy this on an brooding autumn day or in the cold crisp of winter, but while watching the sun set over the ocean, attempting to catch the slight, ever so slight, lowering of the summer heat as night approaches is a perfect setting for Fresh & Elegant.

Don't get me wrong a steady diet of this wouldn't satisfy, but sometimes it's just what the doctor ordered.

I bought a packet of this tobacco because I like W.O. Larsen's Sweet Aromatic so much. Given the more economical price, the tobacco was very good quality. The pouch aroma and taste are in line - citrus (lemony) with a sweetish undertone. The "Fresh" in the name is an accurate description. The tobacco smoked cool and for an aromatic seemed to be very low on bite. An interesting smoke but just from personal taste not one that I find myself drawn to.

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Bottom Line: An economical, "fresh" tasting aromatic, citrus in flavor with a slighty sweet undertone. Not my cup of tea but if you are drawn to the taste it is not a bad smoke.

Classic Danish blend with a perfect balance of Black Cavendish, Va and a precisely touch of burley. It takes a point of rich liquor, you can smell it when open the pouch. Cheap and a very well balanced tobacco.

I was given samples of 5gr. A nice flavored tobacco with a very distinct and strong taste, which I believe is a mixture of raisin, chocolate and lemon. I do not think that I will bother to find boxes of this mixture, without implying it is bad. Nevertheless, according to my taste, it is better than Signature, and definitely much cheaper.

My first blend to give me the perfectly clean burning, cool smoke sensation I always looked for in tobaccos. (I am a newcomer to pipe smoking with only a year of experience) Great, fresh flavour of lime and a hint a of powdered sugar complemented by the creamyness of blond virginias. No relights, no burns, no wet tin. 100% pure satisfaction from my side.

A nice aromatic with a very particular and strong flavor that I find it to be a mix of currant and lemon. Very cool burn and almost no tongue bite for such an aromatic, with a very consistent taste from top to bottom of the bowl.

If you're into aromatics, you need to try this one. If not, it's still a nice smoke to refresh your glossa from time to time so you can fully enjoy that lovely latakia and give your family and pets a break while you're at it.

Now if you really want to enjoy this blend, get somebody else to smoke it and stay close.

Update: down to two stars due to very strong flavoring. Similar and more subtle is Signature Vintage Mixture.

This is my first time with this famous danish brand, If you know me, you know I'm a big aromatic smoker, and I had heard wonderfull things about this company's aromatic blends, so when I finally opened my pouch, as expected the smell was delicious, something like chocolate and lemon, sweet and citric at the same time. the taste was so subtle and delicious, not overwhelming at all, nor bitey, just soft sweet pleasure, (as always I advice latakia purist to stay away from this kinf of mixes though) this is a solid mix with great quality tobaccos, not expensive at all considering the high quality of this aromatic blend. There's permanent rotation material here, and I'm already dying to try out the other blends by this house. Enjoy!!