Milan Tobacconists "Our" London Dock

Nothing out of the ordinary but a mild, pleasant smoke. Nice aroma. No bite. Recommended.

The "Original" London Dock is gone forever. I smoked it in the 60's and 70's on and off. It was my uncle's favorite pipe tobacco for decades.

In my opinion, the "original" contained "Rose Water Flavoring" in addition to Rum. It was the "roses" that kept me away from LD as my favorite smoke. Otherwise, I thought it had the most exceptional pouch aroma of all time.

Milan's "Our" London Dock is not similar. However, in that respect it is the "Original" minus what I did not like! Milan's presents an exceptional mild aromatic with good tobacco taste and aroma. If you are searching this is worth a try! In addition, the folks at Milan offer outstanding customer service and I recommend them to you!

I purchased Our London Dock from Milans (along with Lucky Leaf) because I was looking for a light cased aromatic blend to satisfy my fiancee's nose. Our London Dock does have a light aromatic taste, although it did taste somewhat flat to me. This is probably due to the fact that I have gotten used to English blends (Sultan's Blend, mmmmmm!). I did detect the rum flavor, and it was light (again, it may be the English familiarity). I would say that this is a good blend. Milan's is my "go to" for my pipe tobacco, and there hasn't been one blend from them that I haven't enjoyed at least somewhat. Our London Dock is no different. I would, however, recommend it to the aromatic smoker, as they would probably gather more joy out of it.

This is as close to the old London Dock that was produced by Middleton years ago. In fact, I think it's a little better. Stays lit, smokes cool, and is relatively dry. Not recommended for beginners as it does burn the toungue a bit. Puff gently!

This is a classic mild aromatic from the nice folks at Milan Tobacco in Virginia. There really isn't anything out there like it in my experience. Burley, Turkish and Perique blends are not common. The rum is a nice touch.

I really enjoyed this with some Irish breakfast tea on a cool morning. The customer service at Milan is top notch. It burned quite cool, and the Perique is there, but not strong.

Others have told me it isn't exactly like the old blend Middleton made. Some have told me this is better. It matters not a jot to me, as I never had the original. All I can tell you is that I liked it a whole bunch. In fact, I'm thinking of ordering some more...

John Middleton's London Dock (pouch version) was one of the first tobaccos I smoked 48 years ago. It was a regular smoke and was quite enjoyable and I was disappointed after it was discontinued. I purchased a 16oz sealed canister from Pipestud a while back. While it was the same artwork on the can as was on the pouches I was so familiar with, the smoking experience was not in any way the same. What I got was a true English mixture; meaning Latakia forward. After researching this, I found Middleton was not the original production house of this baccy (American Tobacco Co) and apparently changed the formula to what I was once familiar with. That being said, Milan's version is a close, but not exact, match as far as taste goes. I still have about an ounce of the Middleton version that came in one of those small, 1 ounce promotion cans John Middleton used to sell. If I use this Middleton as a reference rating of 10, Milan's is around 6. Don't get me wrong here. Milan's version, by itself, is a very nice smoke and recommended by me. It smoked relatively cool, without bite, and was a pleasant smoking experience. The pre-light draw had the "ghost" of what I was expecting and was also present (albeit ever so slight) with the light up. After that, it fell into the range of what I called 6/10 as what I was after was not present. Still a solid smoke; one I would classify as semi-aromatic as far as added flavorings go. A solid 3 stars.

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Never tried the original so I cannot compare, nor should it be. This is a nice "English" tobacco. It has a little topping, which I like. As for the "English", much more orientals than latakia.

This isnt bad, it has a nice flavor and aroma. It isnt as strong on the rum like the original and theres something else missing which i cannot put my finger on ? Its an ok smoke though and im sure some would really enjoy this blend. You can taste perique in the blend and can be a bit snappy if puffed too fast. Other than that its pretty good.