Dan Tobacco Milonga

Popping the round tin top I immediately noticed something tropical akin to coconut and caramel. There was also something floral and citrus. Not Lakeland floral, but like that of wild honey.

On a second sniff, Thomas Radford?s Sunday?s Fantasy came to mind. Whatever the aromas, they are alluring, unlike the jar-stank of funky aromaplastics on many a tobacconist?s shelf. This is also perfectly humidified.

This blend must start as a flake, and some flake pieces remain in this light to medium dark mixture with scattered blacks and browns.

My first dozen puffs of my initial bowl were reminiscent of Bjarne?s Flake de Luxe with the addition of moderate casing and top note. As I continued to smoke it in different pipes, I am satisfied that it starts out in it life as a nice, bright flake that is rubbed-up and mixed with a cultured black Cavendish. Some portion of it is cased and the whole topped.

The aromatic flavors change as the bowl burns. Citrus notes, honey, perhaps vanilla notes. This has significant tobacco aroma and taste with accentuating flavoring added. This is a mature-taste aromatic of an exquisite sort. No attempt here to hide tobacco flavors from neophytes or sugar spark the hypoglycemic.

It can be abused (nothing like its Mac Baren peers), so puff with care and out of the wind. It might not get all the same laud other more benign aromatics receive from non-smokers, but it shouldn?t get one removed from the premises, either.

UPDATE TO REVIEW BELOW Turns out my suspicions below were partly correct, in that this performed much better in different pipes. It also packs a little differently tha other tobaccos I've smoked. It needed a lighter hand.

So if I smoke it in a medium to large bowl, and pack lighter than I usually do, it performs just as well for me as it did for everyone else.

ORIGINAL REVIEW I have only been a dedicated pipe-smoker for a few months, now, but my palate is getting trained, and most of the reviews "scan" for me.

With those caveats, I have to respectfully dissent on Milonga. It lit unevenly for me, burned hot, and bit. The flavor of the casing was also muddy.

That said, my initial smokes were in a pipe with a smaller bowl which I reserve for aromatics. It did perform better in a large bowl: The light was more even, and the development of the profile apparent. Oddly, for me so far at least, the casing was more pleasant and interesting in the large bowl as well.

As it is awfully cheeky for this neophyte to offer such a dissent, I can only assume that with a little cellar time on it my impressions of Milonga will likely be as lauditory as the others here.

Original Post 1-25-7 What a fantastic smoke! After falling in love with Blue Note, I decided to try Milonga. I could not be happier with it. It has an excellant Vanilla and Caramel flavor that very slowly fades to reveal high-quality VA and Black Cavendish tobaccos. It will bite if smoked to rough, but its less of a bite than if you treat Blue Note rough. (I think of these tobaccos as classy ladies, and try to treat them as such.) Overall, a must-try for aromatics lovers, and a good idea for those who hate aromatics!

Update 1-15-08 This is the one tobacco I wish I could give 5 stars. As the tin was opened and had a chance to mellow this became a bite-free aro with excellant flavor. I wish this was easier to find here in Cleveland. Rates a 12.5 out of 10

this is a great blend, you can taste the caramel and vanilla... the only problem is this blend burns to hot so take your time. I really haven't got a bite out of it yet so that might be a good thing. finding the right pipe to go with it wont make it burn to hot.

This is without a doubt one of my favorites. One of the first flavored tobaccos I tried that actually had flavor. I could taste the caramel on the first draw! It is a light bodied and delightfull smoke that I recommend to all my bowl brothers. I detected no bite and no heat, nice and smooth. A quality smoke and the chicks dig the room note! Enjoy it at the club, and everyone else will too. One thing to be aware of though, this is best when it's fresh and moist. It doesnt seem to keep well. If it gets dry, it loses it's appeal.

I recently ordered 3 different Dan aromatics. This is the only one I even remotely care for.

A sweet and delightful caramel/vanilla flavor and aroma. But alas, it smokes hot and bites.

Try Trout Stream instead.

As a general rule I'm not a big aromatic fan, but I saw this tobacco listed while I was purchasing another Dan product, and frankly any new Dan tobacco is worth a try, IMO.

After a tin of this, I must say I really enjoyed this smoke. It packs well, lights easily and stays lit. When the smoke is done there is nothing left but a clean light gray ash - no mess to pry out of the pipe! I was most impressed by the fact that this wasn't all just "sweetness and light", I could actually taste a really fine tobacco beneath the casing, which increased as the bowl burned down.

As with most aromatics, this was a bit too sweet for me to use on a regular basis, but I did find it a very enjoyable smoke. In fact, I bought additional tins. Very worthwhile.

This is brand new on the market and I had to add it to the review board..This is one hell of a smoke, once agian we have to tip our hats to CAO for hitting a home run with this one, as well as Devils Holiday, which I reviewed earlier. This has a genuine rich smoke that has flavors of Caramel and Vanilla, which is very highly apparent in the roomnote that follows this bellow of smoke. It has a great taste and will make your mouth water as you are packing your bowl. This is a perfect after dinner smoke with just the right sweetness to fullfill your cravings. It is a highly recommended tobacco to add to any high end collection. CAO is def the king of aromatic leaf! MZMN