Peter Stokkebye Natural Dutch Cavendish (No.301)

Peter Stokkebye - Natural Dutch Cavendish.

In the pouch: well rubbed, fairly uniform, medium brown, ribbons. There's not much of aroma, there's a slightly sharp sweetness, but nothing exactly potent. The moisture of this pouch was good when it arrived.

At first, the leading flavour, to me, is the sweet Cavendish. It takes until the burn's settled for a sort of lemony sharpness to be introduced. This breathes life into the smoke, and doesn't allow it to taste lazy. The Burley fills the smoke out, with its no-nonsense nutty character. The burn from N.D.C. is exemplary in its consistency, but in my opinion could do with being much cooler.

The room-note's pleasant enough, but not exactly my thing, and the nicotine's mild to medium.

Because of a few things, mainly the heat, I'll only somewhat recommend this:

Two stars.

I really enjoyed this Cavendish. Its name pretty much says it all. I was not aware of any casing, it tasted like nutty, flavorful tobacco. It's mild and doesn't pack anything beyond good tobacco flavor. I'll definitely use this one to temper some of my stronger aromatics.

The room note was quite pleasant, warm and nutty. The tobacco smoked dryly and never bit; even with aggressive puffing.

While my favorite Cavendish is Savinelli's - this one rates four stars as well.

A quality natural tasting burley & Virginia based tobacco that is perfect for a quicker, slightly sweet & pleasant smoke. Reminiscent of blends like Mac Baren Mixture Modern & Davidoff Danish Mixture, the Virginias are grassy with notes of citrus peel, honey and toast. The cavendish & burley add backbone, depth and a bit of spice to the mix. The nicotine strength is a notch below mild to medium and the overall flavor strength is a tick above that. As a few others have mentioned, the thinner straight cut sugary leaf presents a potential for bite, so pack this one a bit on the tight side & take your time. That aside, this is an enjoyable mixture with a sweet tone, fairly pleasant aroma and good balance between bright and dark tobacco flavor.

Very impressed. I bought a couple of oz's in my search for an economy work day smoke. At $24 a pound ($1.50 an oz) i think this is excellent value. While not complex at all there is reasonable depth and flavour to this. Better than many much more expensive tobacco's ive bought. I'll definitly get some more. Good working man's smoke.

This is my first tobacco review. The fact that I've chosen NDC I guess is because it has slowly become my go to all day smoke. I enjoy a wide variety of blend styles. The price is right and the bulk only product has always remained consistent in my opinion. When I'm in the mood for a nice Vaper I should say that I mostly smoke PS Luxury Navy Flake (Maybe my next review). Again the consistency with it always keeps me coming back for more topping off my jars when needed.

When I want anything aside from a vaper I find myself going for NDC. It has made it to my ''smoking desk'' where only a few other tobacs have landed (LNF flake and Plum Pudding SR being the others). It just hits every mark for me satisfaction wise with the only exception being that of Latikia because there is none here obviously.

For some reason I always think of this blend as the Danish version of Half and Half. The cut and the taste are not exactly the same but the similarities for me are this: Half and Half used to be an all day walk around tobac for me and now NDC is. And the toppings are similar to me. I could never quite put my finger on it with H and H and the same goes here with NDC. Nonetheless I quite enjoy it and if pressed to describe it would be a sweet smoky and nuttiness. I'm not usually drawn to anything with Cavendish in the name either as it is not typically what I am looking for. I'm glad I went for it though about a year or more ago and have stuck with it. The room note is tolerable but does seem a little bit like cigarette at first but mellows quickly enough to a more pipe like smell. One of my only drawbacks with this blend is that it is bulk only as far as I know. I would love to have a go to blend that has a ''label'' or be able to have a few tins around. This is not that bad of a drawback however... I'd give it 3.5 stars.

I sometimes purchase a tobacco due to its name. Natural Dutch Cavendish (No. 301) sounds like the Indies, old sailing ships and the sea. Some say this is similar to Amphora which was one of my first tobaccos to smoke but it has been so long I do not remember. I like it, but my palate has been jaded for so long with strong coffee, strong tobacco that of course this comes across extremely mild which is fine and the way it should be. Smokes fast with a little nuttiness and natural flavor. It is a simple smoke that is a great change of pace. Rating pipe tobacco for me is hard, I do not always notice the exotic fruits, nuts and berries that reminds me more of a wine review from others than a pipe tobacco. It is a good basic 'natural tobacco'.

Comes ready to light, straight from the tin. On the mild side, flavor wise and nicotine. Some plum, nuts and straightforward tobacco flavors. A little peppery spiciness. No bite, burns great. Quite tasty and enjoyable

I agree with earlier reviewers who compare this to Sail. This is light to mid brown tobacco, a fairly short, fine ribbon cut. It would probably make a good RYO tobacco for those so inclined.

It has a neutral tobacco smell in the bag, with some sweetness of a molasses/raw sugar/maple type character. Once lit it also has a (not disagreeable), almost funky, vegetal smell. This is, literally, a one light tobacco.

Overall, a light and sweet smoke with a fair amount of sourness, giving it a decidedly top note character. Aside from the earlier mentioned funk, there isn't much happening in the mid and bottom range of this tobacco. Like Sail, the acidity is out of whack for my palate and I found it harsh in the mouth. YMMV. On its merits a 2, but for bargain hunters, a reliable 3 stars because it comes at a very good price.

Edit November 2017. After nearly 3 years of smoking this tobacco it has settled into being a regular for me. It is an absolutely dependable, no fuss, no nonsense tobacco. Upped the rating to 3 stars. The faults mentioned in my earlier review strike me now as nitpicking.

I seem to be fond of most Danish tobaccos, so I had a brain fart and gave this one a go, when I saw the keyword 'Dutch'.

It gives off a light, whole grain - Virginia hay aroma, has a nice dry, thin ribbon texture, and is presented as an approachable all day smoker. For being listed a Cavendish blend, it sure seems Burley. Once lit, you get a mild and clean smoke without any fanfare.

I'd say it was pretty boring, but I could see wanting it on days when you just want some plain toast (without any butter mind you), or you need to mix this into another blend to tame it down and extend it.