Stanwell Melange
(3.13)
A modern approach to a traditional mixture. Black cavendish, toasted burley, Orientals and bright Virginias are gently mixed with apricot and natural sweetness. Soft and mellow with a pleasing aroma and a delicate taste.
Details
| Brand | Stanwell |
| Blended By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Cavendish, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Apricot, Vanilla |
| Cut | Broken Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch and tin, 4 ounce bag |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.13 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 26, 2010 | Mild | Medium | Mild | Tolerable |
I don't give it one star, since to me that would be reserved for blends like butt. But Melange was not great. Problem? It was like gummy steam to taste, and the smell was just cloying. I bought it for the room note recommendation alone, so you can imagine how disappointing it must be to write that. Really though, it smells like hot mug of saccharine-choked apricot concentrate. I hated smelling this stuff on my clothes, and it seemed to stick indefinitely. And it took a LONG time to work its influence out of my pipe.
Maybe you should miss this one. That is unless you like smoking rank fruit kool-aid, and coming from an aromatic smoker that's a pretty lousy thing to say.
Update: I lied. On reflection, this stuff probably deserves one star.
Maybe you should miss this one. That is unless you like smoking rank fruit kool-aid, and coming from an aromatic smoker that's a pretty lousy thing to say.
Update: I lied. On reflection, this stuff probably deserves one star.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jul 10, 2009 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Very Pleasant |
I want so much to like this tobacco. I'm an aromatic smoker and love the likes of Benjamin Hartwell's Evening Stroll and W.Ø. Larsen's Signature. The pouch and room note are wonderful and taste is pleasant. So what's keeping me (and you, if you're wise!) away from this blend. In a word - BITE!!!! 100 fire ants on my tongue, even when you smoke it carefully. Too bad.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jul 08, 2008 | Mild to Medium | Very Strong | Medium | Pleasant |
I like aromatics - I can even appreciate the really cased ones as occasional dessert smokes (i.e., Blue Note). But this stuff? Tastes like a cheap apricot-scented candle and burns your tongue like one too. Truly disgusting. If this was the last pipe tobacco on Earth, I would stop smoking.
Thank goodness this was only a free sample pouch - at least I did not pay money for this. STAY AWAY!
Thank goodness this was only a free sample pouch - at least I did not pay money for this. STAY AWAY!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 09, 2023 | Very Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild | Pleasant |
14 years ago, this was the very first aromatic tobacco that charmed me to start my pipe smoking journey. For the sake of trying new tobaccos every time, I did not return to this on. Until now. I cant tell how disappointed I was. I had so high expectations, but the results were just, meh... Artificial smell from the pouch, artificial smelling smoke. Hot and unpleasant. Reminds me of Vauen tobaccos, that I avoid of all costs. I regret trying it again. Should have left the memories of a good smoke in my dreams...
Pipe Used:
Various
PurchasedFrom:
Nemzeti dohány shop in Hungary
Age When Smoked:
new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Aug 22, 2016 | Very Mild | Very Strong | Very Mild | Tolerable |
This is just awful. Smell out of the tin is offputting. It is the same smell I notice with a lot of the STG modern aromatics.
In Germany, we have a souce called Maggi Würze (Maggi seasoning like maggi herb / Lovage). I just hate that in my tobacco.
Unfortunately, this smell is quite dominant in the taste, and it is there till the end of the bowl. Even after airing it out it stays.
In the very background there is some vanilla and maybe an hint of latte taste? But not very distinctive.
The tobacco base seems ok, but not great (black cavendish is dominant).
Awful, awful, awful.
In Germany, we have a souce called Maggi Würze (Maggi seasoning like maggi herb / Lovage). I just hate that in my tobacco.
Unfortunately, this smell is quite dominant in the taste, and it is there till the end of the bowl. Even after airing it out it stays.
In the very background there is some vanilla and maybe an hint of latte taste? But not very distinctive.
The tobacco base seems ok, but not great (black cavendish is dominant).
Awful, awful, awful.
Pipe Used:
Briars with / without filters, Falcon Pipe
PurchasedFrom:
Age When Smoked:
fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 10, 2015 | Mild | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
This one ended in the bin. It burned like a rocket and the taste is dominated by heavy caramel and vanilla, of which I know now I am not a big fan. The tobacco might have been of a certain quality, but I failed to recognize this because of the constant fear of tongue bite.
Pipe Used:
Stanwell
PurchasedFrom:
Age When Smoked:
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 08, 2022 | Medium | Medium to Strong | Full | Very Pleasant |
Because I so enjoy Stanwell Vanilla, I was compelled to just finally try the Mélange. I agree with many others regarding the early notes in the tin, but for me that's where it ends. While it does have wonderful fruit notes and they are detectable in the first 1/3 of the bowl; it just became too acidy for me and also smokes entirely too wet. I have dried it out and still ended with the very same results. All said it's just not very appealing to me like their wonderful vanilla and therefore I won't purchase again.
Pipe Used:
Savinelli freehand
PurchasedFrom:
Local tobacconist
Age When Smoked:
3-Months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 14, 2021 | Mild | Medium | Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
I've tried this fresh from the tin and also aged for a month and both times the smell was so strong and unpleasant that I simply couldn't finish more than a handful of puffs. The tin strength is very strong IMHO and the smell from the pipe is just a few notches below that. I had to spray a strong air deodorizer to remove the smell.
